Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center opens at UMaine to address student demand, employer needs
The Ferland’s gift in 2018 was an important catalyst for the center funding, said University of Maine Foundation President Jeff Mills.
“Their generosity and vision inspired others which led us to the finish line for completing this state-of-the-art center,” Jeff Mills said.
With the grand opening of the E. James and Eileen P. Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center (Ferland EEDC) at the University of Maine, a new chapter begins in engineering education to better meet the needs of students and employers, including the innovation to advance research and economic development.
Upward of 500 people from throughout the state attended the grand opening ceremony for Ferland EEDC on Aug. 24. The late-morning program was followed by a ribbon-cutting and an open house with students and faculty greeting guests on the three floors of the $78 million facility — the largest project of its kind in UMaine history, made possible with the support from more than 500 donors and a $50 million investment from the state of Maine.
A recording of the event livestream is online.
Ferland EEDC is home to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Program, and includes teaching laboratories for the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program.
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