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PORTLAND, Maine

Richard Parent invited to participate in Breakthrough Models Academy

Richard Parent, Ph.D., director of Pedagogy and Assessment for ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s Online Worldwide Learning (OWL) program, was recently accepted into the Innovators Track in the EDUCAUSE Institute Breakthrough Models Academy.  Parent will be attending The Academy Residential Program in Chicago, Illinois on July 13 –17, 2015. 

The Breakthrough Models Academy is an organization working to develop the next generation of higher education leaders who will challenge traditional thinking and design of higher education models. 

Candidates are selected to participate in The Academy based on several criteria including:

  • Management experience or demonstrated leadership in campus or departmental projects
  • Ability to navigate and work with diverse stakeholder perspectives
  • Commitment and interest in academic transformation and innovation

About the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ

The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.