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PORTLAND, Maine

New College of Pharmacy featured in Press Herald

 The on April 24, 2009 ran a front page story on the 91AV's  new College of Pharmacy, which is on track to welcome its first class of 100 students in September 2009.

Portland Press Herald Writer Kelley Bouchard toured the College of Pharmacy's new building on the Portland Campus with several city officials, including Portland Mayor Jill Duson.

Building construction will be finished in July.

Ultimately, the college will have a four-year enrollment of 400 students and will employ 47 faculty and staff, with a yearly payroll of $3.5 million, said John Schloss, chairman of pharmaceutical sciences.

The Portland Press Herald story was also picked up by the Associated Press and ran in the Boston Globe's online Boston.com and other media outlets as well. 

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The 91AV is Maine’s 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’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s 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.