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In support of a Planet Head Day (PHD) event happening in Szczecin, Poland on June 15, Kevin McCartney, retired Geology professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, recently participated in a video recording—featuring him getting his head shaved and painted in the likeness of Pluto—that will be shown as part of the European festivities. The event in Poland is inspired by a similar one that McCartney originated at UMPI in 2007.

Hannaford Supermarkets and the University of Maine System (UMS) today announced a new partnership that will offer significant savings to associates of the grocery retailer who wish to pursue postsecondary education and training through Maine’s public universities, including the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI).

Following an official request for proposals process this spring, the University of Maine at Presque Isle has selected Community Living Association (CLA) as the buyer for its Houlton Higher Education Center building at 18 Military St. in Houlton. The nonprofit organization, which serves adults with intellectual disabilities, will purchase the building for $525,000 and plans for the space to continue its role as a community resource. The purchase will allow UMPI to maintain a higher education presence in the building while simultaneously decreasing its property footprint.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle honored several employees for their years of service during the Employee Recognition event on May 7. This year’s event recognized employees who marked a milestone anniversary in 2024. Twenty-four employees were recognized for their combined 285 years of service to the University.

Five hundred and thirteen students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday, May 4, during the University’s 2024 Commencement Exercises—the largest-ever graduating class in the institution’s history.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery presents the 2024 Fine Art Senior Thesis Exhibitions by Fine Art majors Amanda Giberson and Lila McCrum from Friday, April 26 to Friday, May 24, 2024. The public is invited to view the exhibition throughout the show’s run and meet the artists during the opening reception on Friday, April 26, 6-8 p.m.

University of Maine at Presque Isle President Ray Rice has announced that Cathie Pelletier, nationally-acclaimed author and County native, will deliver the commencement address. In addition, Pelletier and David McCrea, former Maine State Representative, local educator, and UMPI alumnus, will receive Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degrees during the University’s 115^th Commencement Ceremony, to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

From Sunday, April 7, until Wednesday, April 10, artist Abigail DeVille’s Lunar Capsule (2023), an interactive sculpture, will go on view at the Houlton Higher Education Center in Houlton, Maine. This collaboration between Bowdoin College and the University of Maine at Presque Isle at the Center offers an exciting complement to a breadth of special programming in association with the upcoming eclipse on Monday, April 8.