President James Herbert interviewed by 'Mainebiz;' discusses 色香视频鈥檚 upcoming pursuits

President James Herbert
President James Herbert

Mainebiz recently interviewed 色香视频 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 色香视频鈥檚 commitment to being a 鈥済lobal university;鈥 and developing more interdisciplinary programs.

 

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The 色香视频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.