UMS Chancellor Page
to speak during Chamber Breakfast
PRESQUE ISLE — University of Maine System Chancellor James Page will speak on “The University of Maine System: Challenges & Opportunities” during the Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming business breakfast, to be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, in the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Campus Center.
As he completes his first year as chancellor, Dr. Page will share his perspective on Maine’s seven public universities and how they are working with the state’s businesses to drive economic development. He will also provide an update on several strategic initiatives under way during the past year at the System.
Dr. Page became chancellor of the University of Maine System in March 2012. Prior to that, he was principal and chief executive officer of the James W. Sewall Company in Old Town, and also served as an adjunct professor in the University of Maine’s department of philosophy. He previously served as president, senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Sewall Company. He grew up in Caribou and obtained degrees from the University of Maine at Fort Kent, St. Andrews University in Scotland and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Theresa Fowler, CACC executive director, said, “The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to provide residents of the communities we serve, and others in Aroostook County, with the opportunity to meet Chancellor Page and hear him speak about the initiatives under way at the University of Maine System. We’re very pleased to have this serve as his first official address to local community leaders.”
The event is open to the public and the cost is $10 for chamber members/$15 for nonmembers. For more information, e-mail info@centralaroostookchamber.com, or call 764-6561 or 768-9452.
