Nominations open for YPI 2023
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The region’s premier leadership development training experience returns for its 15th year with the theme The Leading Role.
UMPI receives fifth top ranking from U.S. News
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Officials at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are pleased to announce that the institution has garnered a fifth top ranking from U.S. News and World Report as part of its 2023 Best Colleges list.
UMPI welcomes new faculty and staff
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle has welcomed 15 new faculty and staff members between last spring and the Fall 2022 semester.
Belle Isle Books publishes Zuras’ fourth book
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University of Maine at Presque Isle Professor of English and Creative Writing Richard Lee Zuras has a new book—his fourth—that will be released on Dec. 7. Mining Your Past: A Creative Writing Professor’s Guide: Writing Stories, Poetry, & Song Lyrics, published by Belle Isle Books, will be available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
UMPI hosts seminar on rare earth elements discovery
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle Lunchtime Science Seminar series will host a talk by Dr. Chunzeng Wang, UMPI Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in Folsom Hall 201 (the GIS Lab).
Reed Gallery presents Warhol Revisited
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery will present Warhol Revisited, a selection from its collection of original artworks by renowned American artist Andy Warhol, from Dec. 2, 2022, to Jan. 27, 2023. The exhibition will feature black-and-white photographs, Polaroids, and original screen prints.
Veterans Day Thanks and Recognition
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Dear UMPI Community, On November 11th, 1919, the United States first celebrated Armistice Day, signifying the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Armistice Day was intended both to honor all of those who served this great nation, … Read More
Indigenous People’s Day and the University of Maine at Presque Isle
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As Maine’s recognition of Indigenous People’s Day comes to a close, it is especially important, on this day as every day, that we be ever mindful that UMPI’s sites and facilities are located on the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq … Read More
UMPI launches bold, new campaign
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle has launched a bold, new ad campaign today, embracing vivid colors, striking imagery, and compelling student stories as it shares what makes the campus so special.
Writer Cynthia Anderson serves as next LDLS speaker
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present writer and Maine native Cynthia Anderson as the first speaker in its 2022-2023 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center.