The JMG program launched at Thomas in 2014 as a way to help high school students transition into the college environment.
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Recalling Waterville’s old hockey days as Colby’s Alfond Athletic Center comes down
Waterville City Manager Michael Roy and former City Councilor and Mayor Dana Sennett share memories of playing hockey on the ice arena for many years, as they watched the facility being demolished Thursday.
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Thomas College announces new programs, partnership using grant from Alfond Foundation
Ed Cervone, executive director of the center for innovation in education at Thomas College, said the new programs and initiatives the school has launched using a grant from the Alfond Center are “a considerable investment for us and for Central Maine.”
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$6 million challenge grant from Alfond Foundation to help fund Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville
Once the Waterville Creates! fundraising effort passes $1 million, the foundation will match it with a $6 million grant as part of its $500 million investment in Waterville and Maine.
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Colby College receives $2 million family gift for new arts, athletics centers
Dana L. Schmaltz and Kate Enroth donated to name the Colby College Museum of Art’s gallery in the art center and the welcome pavilion in the new recreation center.
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Waterville’s Alfond Youth Center dedicates Peter G. Alfond Pathway to Wellness project
“Thanks to the Harold Alfond Foundation, we are able to bring Peter’s vision to reality,” Ken Walsh, chief executive officer of the Alfond Youth and Community Center said as the addition to the center to house the project was celebrated.
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Colby College to use $101 million Alfond grant for Waterville downtown efforts, campus athletic center
The $101 million grant to Colby College in Waterville from the Harold Alfond Foundation is part of a $500 million Alfond grant to Maine institutions.
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Thomas College receives $13.5 million Alfond grant for scholarships, new programs
The Waterville college also announced its $27 million ‘Guarantee the Future’ campaign has less than $1 million more to raise to reach its goal.
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UNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant
The grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the city campus.
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Portland’s Roux Institute to receive $100 million from massive Alfond grant
The donation will provide financial aid for graduate students, funding for postdoctoral research and support for cooperatives with Maine employers.