There are opportunities for cross-fertilization. The under girding should be a strong humanities undergraduate education. We must be accessible and affordable. Projects included will benefit USM, including two big capital expenditures - Bailey Hall renovations and a Portland campus community center and parking garage. We must have one voice as a system going to the Legislature.
Task forces are already at work.
Ninety-five percent of our graduates stay in Maine. Historically, USM has been held to twenty-five percent of the UMS funding. USM needs a fairer share of the funding and recognition of the change in the economy. Raising the quality may keep more students in Maine. More support may mean internal reallocations and savings, legislative support, support from the private sector.