The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present a special evening with award-winning author Cathie Pelletier on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m., in UMPI’s Campus Center, when it hosts a reading and book signing focused on her latest book, Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952.
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Nominations open for YPI 2023
The region’s premier leadership development training experience returns for its 15th year with the theme The Leading Role.
UMPI receives fifth top ranking from U.S. News
Officials at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are pleased to announce that the institution has garnered a fifth top ranking from U.S. News and World Report as part of its 2023 Best Colleges list. UMPI is a top 15 U.S. school with the lowest cost for international students.
UMPI welcomes new faculty and staff
The University of Maine at Presque Isle has welcomed 15 new faculty and staff members between last spring and the Fall 2022 semester.
Belle Isle Books publishes Zuras’ fourth book
University of Maine at Presque Isle Professor of English and Creative Writing Richard Lee Zuras has a new book—his fourth—that will be released on Dec. 7. Mining Your Past: A Creative Writing Professor’s Guide: Writing Stories, Poetry, & Song Lyrics, published by Belle Isle Books, will be available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
UMPI hosts seminar on rare earth elements discovery
The University of Maine at Presque Isle Lunchtime Science Seminar series will host a talk by Dr. Chunzeng Wang, UMPI Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in Folsom Hall 201 (the GIS Lab).
Reed Gallery presents Warhol Revisited
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery will present Warhol Revisited, a selection from its collection of original artworks by renowned American artist Andy Warhol, from Dec. 2, 2022, to Jan. 27, 2023. The exhibition will feature black-and-white photographs, Polaroids, and original screen prints.
UMPI launches bold, new campaign
The University of Maine at Presque Isle has launched a bold, new ad campaign today, embracing vivid colors, striking imagery, and compelling student stories as it shares what makes the campus so special. The campaign—EXPECT the unexpected—illustrates how UMPI provides, as the tagline says, “An education that defies expectation.”
Writer Cynthia Anderson serves as next LDLS speaker
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present writer and Maine native Cynthia Anderson as the first speaker in its 2022-2023 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center.
UMPI receives 4 top rankings from U.S. News
Officials at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are pleased to announce that the institution earned four top rankings on U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges list. In this year’s annual rankings, UMPI was named among the top tier of Best Regional Colleges in the North, the 20 Top Public Schools in the North, the top 10 Regional Colleges in the North for graduates with least debt, and the top 30 Regional Colleges in the North for Social Mobility.