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V O L . X X V I N O. X X A U G U S T 2 4 , 2 0 2 0 20 G R E A T E R B A N G O R / N O R T H E R N M A I N E F O C U S Husson lays groundwork for higher profile in business education s Husson University prepares to welcome stu- dents back to campus this month, the Bangor school is also laying the groundwork for its longer- term future with a new College of Business building currently under construction. Classes are set to resume Monday, Aug. 31, with a mix of in-person and online course offerings, with an emphasis on safe classroom instruction for about 2,900 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. "We are filling in little details as we continuously monitor the situation," says Husson University President Robert A. Clark, who has led Husson for more than a decade. Like many institutions, Husson will reopen with new policies around face coverings and physical distancing as well as extra cleaning and sanitizing. Classrooms will also be adapted to create more learning space, though one school official notes that REGIONAL REGIONAL Roundup Husson building blocks, novel nurse sponsorship program, central Aroostook business boom & MDOT project update B y r e n e e c o r d e S A P H O T O / JA S O N PA I G E S M I T H R E N D E R I N G S / C O U R T E S Y H U S S O N U N I V E R S I T Y Husson University www.husson.edu / Based in Bangor Founded: 1898 Bangor campus: 208 acres Student body: 2,900 undergraduate and 800 graduate students Programs: 52 undergraduate and 18 graduate programs Competitive edge: Home to Maine's largest business college Average class size: 19 students Post-grad success: Graduates employed or in graduate school within a year of graduation: 96% to 98% Southern Maine campus: Westbrook Husson University President Robert A. Clark at the construction site of a state-of-the-art College of Business building, which broke ground in June and is slated to be ready by fall 2021. Due to be completed in 2021, Husson's future College of Business building will include 42,500 square feet of classrooms and offices supported by advanced technology, learning spaces devoted to augmented and virtual reality and a large space for mock trials. Sheridan Construction Corp. is the builder, while the architects are Harriman and Goody Clancy.