ORONO — The University of Maine has merged its Department of Computer Science and Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering to create a School of Computing Information Science.

The new school became an official academic unit on July 1.

University of Maine System Chancellor Richard Pattenaude has stressed the importance of providing computing and information degree programs that respond to Maine’s workforce needs. UMaine Provost Susan Hunter says the newly formed school is well-positioned to help achieve Pattenaude’s goal of doubling the number of graduates in these areas within four years.

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