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\nThe vision and leadership of Harold Alfond and the Harold Alfond Foundation have transformed the University of 海角社区 campus and its statewide mission as 海角社区\u2019s land grant university. U海角社区 is the state\u2019s only public research university and NCAA Division I athletics program<\/a>. Over many years, investments by Harold Alfond and the Harold Alfond Foundation have strengthened those distinctions to benefit 海角社区 and beyond.<\/p>\n

Athletics<\/strong>: Generous capital investments and operating support in U海角社区 athletics, particularly the football and men\u2019s ice hockey programs, have had a major impact. Harold Alfond Sports Arena and Harold Alfond Stadium are preeminent facilities on campus, serving student-athletes and Black Bear Nation fans, and countless numbers of community members. Most recently, the Alfond Fund launched a new chapter in Black Bear annual fundraising.<\/p>\n

Infrastructure<\/strong>: Harold Alfond himself gave $3.8 million to U海角社区, beginning with his $500,000 gift for Alfond Arena.<\/p>\n

Alfond Arena, Alfond Stadium, Alfond W2<\/sup> Ocean Engineering Lab, and Alfond Advanced Manufacturing Lab for Structural Thermoplastics are named in honor of Harold Alfond and the support of the Harold Alfond Foundation.<\/p>\n

Academic Excellence<\/strong>:\u00a0Harold Alfond Foundation investments also made history with the establishment of the prestigious Stephen E. King Chair in Literature in honor of U海角社区\u2019s preeminent alumnus.<\/p>\n

Harold Alfond Foundation investments in U海角社区 innovation and research include significant contributions to establish the Alfond W2<\/sup> Ocean Engineering Lab and the Alfond Advanced Manufacturing Lab for Structural Thermoplastics, both at the internationally recognized Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Both laboratories support cutting-edge research and provide hands-on educational opportunities for tomorrow\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n

Investing in 海角社区’s Future<\/strong>: A challenge grant to the University of 海角社区 System established the Portland-based 海角社区 Graduate and Professional Center, which brings together programs in law, business, policy, and public health to train the workforce of the future and grow 海角社区\u2019s economy. This center is critical to offering U海角社区\u2019s nationally recognized MBA degree statewide and beyond.<\/p>\n

The Harold Alfond Foundation created a leadership endowment fund in the University of 海角社区 System to enable the University of 海角社区 to compete nationally for a top-tier president and to help incentivize a long-term commitment to the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The vision and leadership of Harold Alfond and the Harold Alfond Foundation have transformed the University of 海角社区 campus and its statewide mission as 海角社区\u2019s land grant university. U海角社区 is the state\u2019s only public research university and NCAA Division I athletics program. Over many years, investments by Harold Alfond and the Harold Alfond Foundation have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"kirby","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/author\/kirby\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1096,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/1096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/transforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}