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BIDDEFORD, Maine

President Danielle Ripich interviewed by β€˜Journal Tribune’ for front page article

President Danielle Ripich
President Danielle Ripich

911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν President Danielle Ripich was spotlighted in the front page story of the Journal Tribune’s June 5, 2016 issue. She was interviewed for the article, which focused on her career at 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν and her upcoming retirement.

Ripich, who has guided the University through a 10-year strategic plan, announced last month that she will be stepping down as president at the end of the 2017 academic year. β€œI think sometimes it’s good for change,” she told the Journal. β€œChange is the future… I’ve always… believed organizations go through cycles, and I think they’ve gotten my best thinking and it’s time for a change.”

911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν has undergone tremendous growth during Ripich’s tenure, adding pharmacy and dental schools; a campus in Tangier, Morocco; new buildings; and athletic facilities, and growing the medical school, liberal arts and sciences offerings, and online courses. In fact, Ripich has been at the helm as 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν grew its enrollment from 6,000 to more than 10,000 students.

β€œWe’re sort of cutting edge,” she said. β€œMaine is a place where people are basically modest, and we haven’t gotten around to sort of bragging… I tell people to shout humility.”

Ripich reported that she intends on spending her retirement visiting with family and spending time on her farm in Cork, Ireland.

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About the 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν

The 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν 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.