Strategic Investments
To achieve the goals outlined in our Strategic Plan, we have identified three priority investment areas: Infrastructure, Programs, and People. To learn more about giving opportunities, please contact Jessica Hosford, our Philanthropy Officer, at 207-581-5100 or jessica.hosford@maine.edu.
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Replace the large pier and update the flowing seawater system, including the pumphouse and the DMC’s oldest flowing seawater laboratory.
- Construct a new Marine Science Education Center to replace aging and scattered infrastructure.
- Construct a new maintenance facility and revitalize the vessel operations center.
- Replace the large vessel used for research and education.
- Increase high quality housing options for students and visiting researchers.
- Enhance connectivity to enable collaborative teaching, learning, and research across the state and beyond.
- Construct a new Community Engagement Center to serve as the administrative and public gateway to the campus.
PROGRAMS
- Enhance academic and research collaborations with other UMS campuses in ways that leverage the unique setting and capabilities of the DMC.
- Develop and/or host graduate and professional-level short courses in areas of identified need where the location and facilities of the DMC offer particular advantages.
- Catalyze knowledge synthesis, communication, and application by UMaine researchers, students, and our partners in research, education, industry, government, and local communities.
PEOPLE
- Ensure a strong core of faculty, staff, and students are in residence year-around.
- Promote and expand access to the DMC by graduate students, junior faculty, and other early career investigators.
- Develop shared technical support for DMC-based research and education activities.
- Enhance capacity for community engagement to ensure our science is accessible to communities and industries throughout the state and beyond.