Tim Brokaw, vice president for finance and administration at the University of Maine at Augusta, says the university is working with a Portland-based developer to build and operate a dormitory slated to open in 2017.

Runners go past the Katz Library on the campus of University of Maine at Augusta campus, where officials hope to someday build student housing.

The Randall Student Center at University of Maine at Augusta is a key landmark on campus and officials hope to offer student housing for UMA students in the future.

Officials at the University of Maine at Augusta would like to a private developer to build on-campus housing that would be available for students in 2017.