‘Journal Tribune’ features article on UNE’s newly wrapped Intercampus Shuttle

On January 15, 2015, the Journal Tribune featured an article on the newly wrapped 51Æ·²èIntercampus shuttle, which was given a send-off from the Portland Campus on the morning of January 14 by Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and was welcomed at the Biddeford Campus by Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant.

The bus, depicting students engaged in academic activities on one side and showcasing images of student athletes on the other, transports students and faculty between the university’s two campuses.

Looking for ways to reduce UNE’s carbon footprint, the university’s Environmental Council conceived the idea of the shuttle, and it was first implemented last fall.

President Ripich, who rode the newly wrapped shuttle on its January 14 voyage, was quoted as saying, "We want the message of 51Æ·²èto go around… We want people to know we’re here.  We think we’re one of the best-kept secrets in Maine, and we’re still building the idea of 51Æ·²èfor people."

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51Æ·²è the 51Æ·²è

The 51Æ·²è 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.