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Orono, ME-based University of Maine has Promoted Megan Sanders as Vice President for Human Resources
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The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state`s land grant, sea grant and space grant university. It is located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation. As Maine`s flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is the state`s only public research university and among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast. It attracts students from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. UMaine currently enrolls 11,741 undergraduate and graduate students who have opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research with world-class scholars. UMaine offers more than 100 degree programs through which students can earn master`s, doctoral or professional science master`s degrees, as well as graduate certificates. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide to conserve energy, recycle and adhere to green building standards in new construction.
About the Person
Megan Sanders is the Vice President for Human Resources. She is also the Chief of Staff effective Aug. 1, 2014. She joined the University of Maine Department of Human Resources in 2012, serving as Assistant and Associate Director, and has an integral role in the delivery of human resources-related guidance and counsel to individuals positioned at all levels of the institution. Prior to joining UMaine Human Resources, Vice President Sanders practiced law for five years at one of northern New England’s largest firms, focusing on labor and employment matters. She graduated from the University of Maine School of Law (magna cum laude), and has a bachelor’s degree in history and psychology from Bates College (summa cum laude).
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