The University of New England is a private research university in Portland and Biddeford, Maine, United States. It traces it historical origins to 1831 when Westbrook Seminary opened on what is now the UNE Portland Campus.
Former names: As St. Francis College: · College Séraphique (1939–1952) · St. Francis College (1952–1978) · As New England College of Osteopathic Medicine: · New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (1978) · As Westbrook College: · Westbrook Seminary (1831–1933) · Westbrook Junior College (1933–1973) · Westbrook College (1973–1996)
Motto: Lucens et ardens (Latin)
Motto in English: "Ardor for light" · More loosely translated the motto means "passion for learning or enlightenment". The significance of the motto is incorporated symbolically in the lighted lamp of knowledge in the top right quadrant of the university's seal.
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