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.

Andy at UMPI exhibit
Explore a selection of the Andy Warhol photographs gifted to UMPI by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program
Cultural Events Calendar
Check out the Spring 2009 Cultural Events Calendar for upcoming performances, lectures and art shows
UMPI's Wind Project
Learn about the 600 kW wind turbine we're installing on campus

University hosts environmentally-friendly wind turbine commissioning ceremony

State and local dignitaries joined the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Thursday, May 14 in celebrating the official commissioning of the campus's 600 kW wind turbine - the very first midsize wind turbine to be installed on a University campus in the State of Maine.

The midday event included a short presentation on how the University's wind turbine will transform wind into electricity and how that electricity will be delivered to the campus buildings it will power, as well as a Native American drumming song at the turbine site, and a ribbon cutting featuring the release of environmentally-friendly balloons.

University of Maine at Presque Isle marks 100th Commencement

Three hundred and forty-five students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday, May 16, during the 2009 Commencement Exercises - the University's 100th Commencement ceremony. President Donald Zillman conferred degrees for the 2008-2009 academic year upon 149 students who participated in the ceremony held in Wieden Gymnasium.
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University officials announce Gentile Legacy Gift

Officials with the University of Maine at Presque Isle and its Foundation Board announced on Friday that through gifts and the estate of the late Caroline D. Gentile, the University's longest serving faculty member, UMPI has received a legacy gift of more than $1 million - making it the largest gift that has been given to an educational institution in the County's history.

Gentile, known to many as Miss Gentile, dedicated herself in many ways to the institution over the course of her 56-year teaching career and gave more than $500,000 several years ago to help build the wellness center that now bears her name. Including the legacy gift that she bequeathed to the campus, her gift to the University totals approximately $1.1 million.