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The University of Maine at Presque Isle and Wintergreen Arts Center are teaming up to present Empty Bowls—a fundraiser that offers up hand-crafted ceramic bowls and homemade soup to fight hunger on a local scale—and are asking community members to save the date and consider helping out. The event, returning after a seven-year hiatus, will take place on Friday, April 25, 5-7 p.m. at Wintergreen Arts Center in the Aroostook Centre Mall.

Junior Achievement of Maine will host its 19th Annual JA Titan Challenge for high school students on Thursday, April 3, with the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) serving as the northernmost location.

One thousand one hundred and ninety-five students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester, according to Alana Margeson, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle welcomed nine new staff members during the Spring 2025 semester.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present Maya Williams, former poet laureate of Portland, Maine, and New England Book Award and Maine Literary Award finalist, as a 2024-2025 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series speaker on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center. Williams will deliver a presentation titled What’s So Wrong with a Pity Party Anyway? The public is encouraged to attend this free event, which will also be offered virtually through Zoom.

Students from across the University of Maine System gathered in Aroostook County earlier this year for a week full of hands-on learning experiences connected with tourism, recreation, and surviving outdoors in the winter, thanks to the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s participation in a statewide program focused on growing Maine’s tourism industry.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Central Aroostook Council on Education (CACE) are working to increase teacher retention in the region through a unique new program, the New Teacher Mentor Program, which is designed to support new … Read More

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present Meg Bolger, expert facilitator and co-founder and head of the company Facilitator Cards, as a 2024-2025 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series speaker on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

With a focus on meeting state workforce needs and providing working adults with a direct, affordable, and entirely online pathway to a postgraduate degree and subsequent career advancement, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is establishing a Master of Science in Business (MSB) degree program. As UMPI’s second-ever master’s degree, the high-demand program includes 10 associated concentrations and serves as the newest addition to UMPI’s YourPace offerings.