Medical Director of UMPI’s Athletic Training program featured on CNN

The Medical Director of the University's Athletic Training Education Program, Dr. Eva Shay, recently was featured in a story on CNN. Dr. Shay is spending this month working in Haiti. Click here to view the CNN news story. You can also read Dr. Shay's blog about her experiences in Haiti by visiting her website at www.wellspringhealthcenter.com. When Dr. Shay returns to Maine, she will be speaking to students in the Athletic Training program about her Haiti relief work.

UMPI Distinguished Lecturer Judy Wicks to speak on local living economies

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to present Judy Wicks - the founder of the White Dog Café in Philadelphia, the co-founder of the nationwide Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and the founder of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia - as its next Distinguished Lecturer.

Wicks will deliver her talk Local Living Economies: Green, Fair and Fun on Wednesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the UMPI Campus Center.

UMPI, Presque Isle Middle School students to host Medieval Faire

Students from the University of Maine at Presque Isle's Medieval History class will be joining with middle school students in Presque Isle Middle School's History Club and members of the Society for Creative Anachronism to host a Medieval Faire for area middle schoolers on Tuesday, March 23 in Wieden Gymnasium.

More than 400 middle school students from across central Aroostook County have been invited to take part in this one-of-a-kind learning opportunity during morning and afternoon sessions. In preparation for their visit, organizers are transforming Wieden gym into a medieval village, complete with a castle, monastery, peasant home, and workshops.