President James Herbert interviewed by 'Mainebiz;' discusses UNE鈥檚 upcoming pursuits

President James Herbert
President James Herbert

Mainebiz recently interviewed 51品茶President James Herbert, Ph.D., and published excerpts from the interview in its October 11 issue.

In the interview, Herbert spoke about what the University seeks to accomplish in the near future and why the strategic planning process is crucial to an educational institution鈥檚 survival. 鈥淗igher education has become very competitive for lots of reasons,鈥 he explained. 鈥淭o stay ahead of that, and to make sure you鈥榬e vibrant, you鈥檝e got to be very nimble and have a plan that allows you to be flexible as well as strategic.鈥

Among the specific goals that Herbert mentioned are building on the strength of the University鈥檚 Interprofessional Education program; creating new programs, such as big data and data analytics programs, to keep up with market needs; strengthening UNE鈥檚 commitment to being a 鈥済lobal university;鈥 and developing more interdisciplinary programs.

 

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