Dear UMPI Students, I’m very pleased to share with you plans we’re putting in place for this year’s Commencement Exercises. As you know, our charge has been to prepare for a virtual commencement on May 9 as no “live, in-person” … Read More
Dear UMPI community, As we enter the third week of our return to (distance!) classes, and aim to transition as well as we can to our “new normal,” I wanted to provide you with an update on a few items … Read More
Dear UMPI Students, I wanted to update you this morning on the work that the Commencement Committee has been doing since the Chancellor’s announcement that no “live, in-person” commencements will be occurring on May 9. I asked the committee, which … Read More
The Wieden Hall Gym at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will serve as a temporary wellness shelter for individuals currently experiencing homelessness in Aroostook County thanks to a unique collaboration between Aroostook County Action Program, UMPI, Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency, City of Presque Isle, Maine State Housing Authority, and Homeless Services of Aroostook.
Dear UMPI Students, Faculty, and Staff, It is with great regret that I write to inform you that the University of Maine at Presque Isle and her fellow institutions in the University of Maine System will not be able to … Read More
“Happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”–Frederick Koenig (German inventor, 1771-1833) I thought that Koenig’s quote is particularly appropriate to teaching and learning and working … Read More
Happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. –Frederick Koenig (German inventor, 1771-1833) I thought that Koenig’s quote is particularly appropriate to teaching and learning and … Read More
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Owl’s Roost March 24, 2020 I’ve lived in Maine now for nine months, and never have I lived in another part of the world that is as welcoming to those who are from another part of the country, as I’ve … Read More
I’ve lived in Maine now for nine months, and never have I lived in another part of the world that is as welcoming to those who are from another part of the country, as I’ve been in Maine, and I … Read More