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#OwlHero assisting students at the Houlton Center

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By Melanee Terry It has been a difficult year for University of Maine at Presque Isle students taking classes through the Houlton Center, but Tracy Rockwell and the whole team there have been alleviating those challenges for students. Though theRead More

#OwlHero mentoring and motivating students

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By Melanee Terry At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Ralph McPherson has been helping students navigate the changes to their education and social life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the campus counselor, Ralph has been busy sinceRead More

#OwlHero working hard for student athletes

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By Melanee Terry Student athletes across the country have dealt with a lot of changes to their sports this past year and the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s athletic director, Dan Kane, has been helping his athletes with thoseRead More

Nominations open for Young Professionals Institute 2021

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The region’s premier leadership development training experience is returning after a year on hold with a virtual format and a focus on Resilient Leadership. This year’s Young Professionals Institute, a partnership between the University of Maine at Presque Isle and MMG Insurance, will run on Wednesdays from April 14 to June 2, 4-5:30 p.m.

AFUM announces two George Floyd Scholarship recipients

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The Associated Faculties of the University of Maine (AFUM) chapter at the University of Maine at Presque Isle has named two UMPI students as recipients of the UMPI AFUM George Floyd Memorial Scholarship. Renee Browning and Ines Ngoga each received a $300 scholarship.

#OwlHero in Health Services

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By Melanee Terry Health and safety have been top priorities for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic and Linda Mastro of the University of Maine at Presque Isle has ensured that with the school’s students. She has managed the University’sRead More

UMPI receives MOT grant for Maine Solar System Model

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle has received a $7,500 enterprise marketing grant through the Maine Office of Tourism (MOT) Marketing Partnership Program to promote the Maine Solar System Model. The largest scale model of the solar system in the western hemisphere, and the second largest such model in the world, the Maine Solar System Model extends for nearly 100 miles along U.S. Route 1, from the Sun at UMPI to the dwarf planet Eris in Topsfield.