University of Maine at Presque Isle

For the Love of the Game
Read the New York Times story about the UMPI Men's Baseball Team.

UMPI's Wind Project
Learn about the 600 kW wind turbine we're installing on campus
Project Compass
Discover the work we're doing to meet the needs of our Native American students
Andy at UMPI exhibit
Explore a selection of the Andy Warhol photographs gifted to UMPI by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program

Community Offerings

Prometric Testing Center
A new computer-based testing facility has been established on the UMPI campus, allowing students and community members to take graduate school entrance exams and business licensure tests in a convenient, close-to-home location.

OAPI
Outdoor Adventure Program International provides opportunities to explore the great outdoors through hiking, rock climbing, caving, whitewater rafting and other outdoor adventure trips. It also provides summer camps for children.

Gentile Hall
Our comprehensive wellness center - with its climbing wall, pool, fitness center, elevated track, and multipurpose gymnasium - offers something for everyone.

Library
The University Library provides card members with three floors of books, periodicals and government documents. And, through our Interlibrary Loan service, a world of publications is at your fingertips.

Conferences and Special Programs
The Conferences and Special Programs operation provides you with a centralized system for securing University of Maine at Presque Isle facilities and services for groups and individuals desiring to hold conferences, seminars, meetings, and banquets on campus.

Built in 1992 as a central location for student events, cultural activities, and state and regional meetings and conferences, our Campus Center provides ample meeting spaces, the Reed Art Gallery, a snack bar, and a radio station booth where you can watch student DJ's at work.

Northern Maine Museum of Science
Want to learn about everything from fluorescent minerals and seismometers to Fibonacci numbers and Atlantic Leatherback Sea Turtles? The Northern Maine Museum of Science has a diverse collection of displays and nature areas that focus on themes of Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Agriculture and Forestry. And, while you're there, don't forget to check out the Maine Solar System Model - it starts at the entryway of Folsom Hall and stretches nearly 100 miles to Topsfield, Maine.

Engaged Learning
Learn about a teaching method employed at the University that may benefit your town, business or organization - our students complete courses that double as community service projects.

CACE
The Central Aroostook Council on Education is a partnership between several schools in Aroostook County and the University that pools resources to maximize professional development opportunities, savings on bulk purchases, and collaboration among elementary to post-secondary educators.

SAGE
Seniors Achieving Greater Education offers hands-on courses and field trips specifically designed for adults age 50 and older.

TRiO
TRiO Upward Bound, designed to help overcome class, social, academic and cultural barriers to higher education, serves high school students throughout Aroostook County.

Transitions
The University has partnered with Caribou High School to raise the educational aspirations of local students and prepare them for success in college. Learn more about the program and how it can serve as a model for college retention and success.