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A #SafeReturn back home for students

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By Melanee Terry Students living on campus at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will be adapting to another change in their lives as they travel back home for the holidays. Halle Garner, a sophomore Education Major will beRead More

UMPI holds 7th Annual Take Back the Night

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle hosted its seventh annual Take Back the Night event, a peaceful, socially-distanced candlelight walk to raise community awareness for sexual and domestic violence on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., in front of South Hall. This annual event was co-sponsored by the UMPI Black Student Union and Student Organization of Social Workers. The gathering was free to attend and everyone who participated followed social distancing guidelines. 

A virtual #SafeReturn for Canadian Emily Miller

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This school year has been difficult for every college student, especially UMPI Post-Baccalaureate student Emily Miller, who is adapting to online learning from outside of the country in Canada. Emily is from Nova Scotia and is in her first yearRead More

UMPI dedicates John Lisnik Nursing Simulation Center

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To mark the completion of a brand new, 1,800-square-foot Nursing lab at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, officials held a small, socially-distanced gathering on Oct. 29 to formally dedicate the space as the John Lisnik Nursing Simulation Center. This state-of-the-art learning space was made possible through voter-approved bond funding and was named in honor of Presque Isle native John Lisnik, a longtime advocate for Maine students who served as the University of Maine System’s liaison to the Legislature for more than two decades.