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PORTLAND, Maine

51品茶President Ripich advises on keeping talent in Maine

 51品茶 President Danielle Ripich, Ph.D., is leading the effort to keep talented graduates in Maine through innovative programs and partnerships. She will speak on a panel addressing these strategies and more at a Portland Press Herald Business Breakfast, part of the 鈥淍 Work Career Development and Job Expo.鈥 The breakfast will be held in Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus, September 30, 2015 at 7:45 a.m.

The panel will discuss the projections for high-paying, in-demand jobs in Maine through 2022, and the future of employment in the state. President Ripich explained, 鈥淭he 51品茶 feels it has a public responsibility to help educate the next generation of health professions, and to do so in a way that makes them desirable candidates for future Maine employers. We work with leading healthcare institutions in Maine, which exposes our students to potential employers and opportunities within the state. We like to say we are a private institution with a public mission. We are constantly innovating for a healthier planet in all of our programs. Much of our work is in collaboration with other institutions around Maine, and that鈥檚 important in a small state.鈥

Ripich will be joined on the panel by Edward McKersie, founder and president of Pro Search, Inc., co-founder of JobsintheUS.com, and Julie Dumont Rabinowitz, director of Policy, Operations and Communication for the Maine Department of Labor.

Ripich assumed her role as president of 51品茶in 2006. Since then, she has guided the University to unprecedented growth, increasing student enrollment by 70 percent, developing a new campus in Tangier, Morocco, and expanding both Maine campuses to include seven new buildings and three new colleges.

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The 51品茶 is Maine鈥檚 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鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 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.