
CGPS Collaborates to Meet Challenges of COVID-19
In 2020, all of education (higher education as well as K-12) has been grappling with the new realities of remote learning and “pivoting” to emergency remote teaching as schools and institutions are forced to close related to COVID-19. As an entirely online graduate school with years of experience delivering online...
April 24, 2020 | IDS Staff

Master of Healthcare Administration – New at UNE Online
A Q&A session with Matt Kaszubinski, Program Director for the Graduate Programs in Health Informatics about the brand new, 100% online, Master of Healthcare Administration program at UNE Online. What is an MHA? MHA stands for Master of Healthcare Administration. It’s a graduate degree that focuses on such topics as...
March 25, 2020 | Monique Gaudet

CEPH Accreditation in UNE Online Public Health Programs
UNE Online’s Graduate Programs in Public Health are excited to announce our successful reaccreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health. The Council met June 13-15, 2019 and awarded UNE a 7-year accreditation – the maximum amount of time possible under CEPH guidelines. The Council on Education for Public...
June 28, 2019 | Monique Gaudet
Alumni Spotlight: Lindsey Good, MSEd
This week, we are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by spotlighting of some of our students who have dedicated their professional lives to education. Teachers provide so much to their students and communities and have a profound impact on the lives they touch. We want to honor some of these very...
May 7, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Professionalism and Etiquette: Netiquette in Online Graduate Courses
It is important to recognize that the online classroom is, in fact, a classroom, and certain behaviors are expected when you communicate with both your peers and your instructors. Writing will be your primary means of communication in your online courses. You may be assigned videos and screencast presentation projects...
May 4, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Why Work in Public Health? Ten Reasons to Choose a Public Health Career
The field of public health is burgeoning with growth and opportunities. Work in public health is constantly evolving in response to the needs of populations around the world – because at its core public health deals with the issue of the health of people and their communities. Public health workers...
May 3, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Infographic: What is Health Informatics?
Learn more about the field that intersects healthcare and health technology to empower people to lead healthier lives. The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree at UNE Online centers its approach around the student experience and how each student experiences education. We pioneer our programs to be innovative through...
May 2, 2018 | Donny Wright
Faculty Spotlight: Stephen Dougherty, LMSW, Ph.D. – Social Work Program
Stephen Dougherty didn’t always intend to have a career in social work, but his propensity to help others in times of need made him a natural fit as both a practitioner and a professor. His involvement in human services began in the late ‘60s as a medic in the Air...
May 1, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Train Managers to Train
Increasingly, organizations are recognizing that workplace training and development are not only essential for retaining engaged and happy employees, but companies are also experiencing the positive impact that workplace training and development has on their bottom line. Employee engagement According to Forbes Magazine, employee engagement is defined as “the emotional...
April 30, 2018 | Vision Blog
Faculty Spotlight: Liz Zampino, Health Informatics program
Liz Zampino is an adjunct faculty member at UNE Online in the Health Informatics program and is long-time professional in the world of health informatics, focusing on mobile health application design and adoption. Recently we spoke with Liz about her background as a Health Informatics professional, and her experience at UNE...
April 25, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Meet our Team: Colby Averill
Colby Averill is an enrollment counselor at UNE Online and has been with the team since 2014. Colby obtained both his Bachelor’s degree and MBA from Thomas College. While at Thomas College, Colby was a superstar baseball player and went on to coach during his time as an MBA student....
April 20, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
1st Annual UNE Nutrition Symposium
UNE Online and the Graduate Programs in Applied Nutrition are excited to announce our first annual UNE Nutrition Symposium! The event will be held on Saturday, April 21st right here at Innovation Hall in Portland, ME. We have an exciting lineup of speakers and breakout sessions. Attendees will: Become familiar...
April 18, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Free Community Event: Screening of the Documentary Resilience
UNE Online and the Junior League of Portland have teamed up again this year and are proud to present the documentary Resilience: The Biology of Stress & Science of Hope. The event will begin 5:30 pm with opening remarks from Arabella Perez, LCSW of UNE’s Master of Social Work program, to...
April 17, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
UNE Online's 2018 Portland, ME City Guide & Map
Portland is a bustling city on Maine’s southern coast, renowned for its restaurant scene, a plethora of breweries, beautiful coastline and opportunity for hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and most anything having to do with getting outdoors to experience nature. Our team at UNE Online has curated this post with their...
April 16, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Student Spotlight: Dr. Puneet Saini, MPH Program
Dr. Puneet Saini is a native of Madison, WI, and a second-year MPH student at UNE Online. Having completed his M.D., he is looking to complement and add more value to his education, and also delve more deeply into the realms of public administration and policy-making in order to bring...
April 13, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Faculty Spotlight: Judith Boudman, MSW – Social Work Program
Community service has been part of Judith Boudman’s family for centuries. “Most of my ancestors were doctors,” she explained. “I feel as though community service is in my genes.” Her intrinsic passion for improving public welfare has translated to a number of roles within the realm of social work, proving...
April 12, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Health Informatics Trends – with Liz Zampino
Liz Zampino is not only an adjunct faculty member at UNE Online in the Health Informatics program – she is also a long-time professional in the world of health informatics in the realm of mobile health application design and adoption. Last year she led a #HITedu Twitter Chat on behalf...
April 11, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
4 Steps to Create Engaging Presentations and Materials for Adult Audiences
Whether you’re in a professional role that involves human resources, education, training or professional development, many of us are tasked with providing education and/or training for adult colleagues and peer professionals. If you’ve ever felt like your lesson, training or presentation did not leave a lasting impression on your audience,...
April 9, 2018 | Vision Blog
Ambassador Spotlight: Melina Paiewonsky, MSW Program
Melina Paiewonsky is a student in the Master of Social Work program at UNE Online. Since last fall her family has endured two category five hurricanes and has been evacuated and relocated three times. Through it all, she was able to face these challenges and still stay on track with...
April 6, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Making Text Look Normal in Blackboard
Have you ever pasted text into Blackboard and found that it just doesn’t look right? It might be that the font has changed, weird symbols have replaced some letters, background colors have suddenly appeared, or your spacing and lists are all wrong. It can be maddening when all you want...
April 5, 2018 | Mike Trombley
Learning efficiently: 6 steps to success in your online graduate education
The best thing about a self-paced program is that its self-paced. That’s also the worst thing about online learning. You’re a working professional, and odds are, you’ve worked from home before. Studying at home, just like working from home, is wonderful, convenient, and comfortable. It’s also easy to get off track. 6...
April 4, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Student Spotlight: Kylie Bragdon, Ed.D. Program
Recently, we spoke with UNE graduate Kylie Bragdon ’11, Ed.D. ’18 who is running for the Maine State House of Representatives in District 136 this coming November. Bragdon has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from UNE and is currently working on her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) here at the College of...
March 30, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Joseph Walton, PharmD, MS, BCPS – Health Informatics
Dr. Joseph Walton is a faculty member in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies in the Health Informatics program, and has some fascinating projects going on in his professional career. We spoke with Dr. Walton recently about his work in the field of Health Informatics, and how he creates...
March 29, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Amy Storch, BSW, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW – Social Work Prog
Broadening perspectives. Fostering community. These missions have guided Dr. Amy Storch for nearly a decade as she’s taught foundational and practical courses, created landmark programs, and has advised hundreds of future social workers throughout their academic journeys and into their careers. She approaches her work from the rich vantage point...
March 28, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
The Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) Credential
Along with an increased awareness of the need for proper nutrition comes an increased demand for skilled nutrition professionals such as Certified Nutrition Specialists to provide care for patients with various medical conditions and to advise people who desire to improve their overall health. We all know that eating a...
March 26, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Articles We've Been Reading - 3/23/18
Every now and then, we like to draw attention to the links to the articles that we instructional designers have read and found interesting during the previous few weeks. The opinions expressed in these articles don’t always reflect our own. Rather, we share them because we think they compel conversation, which we’re happy to have...
March 23, 2018 | Monique Gaudet
Health Informatics: New Focus Areas!
The Health Informatics program at UNE Online offers two options – a 36 credit-hour Master of Science in Health Informatics program that can be completed in as little as two years, and a Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics that can be completed in just one year. Both programs are 100%...
March 22, 2018 | Monique Gaudet