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  • UMPI Alumni Accomplishments Wall unveiled

    University of Maine at Presque Isle officials, several distinguished alumni and members of the campus and community were on hand Monday afternoon for the ceremonial unveiling of the newly installed Alumni Accomplishments Wall in the Preble Hall front entr...
  • Modular Origami exhibit, workshops coming to UMPI

    This spring at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the founder of the Maine Origami Society will present an in-depth and interactive modular origami display and offer a series of workshops to teach members of the campus and community about the art fo...
  • Blistered Fingers to perform Jan. 30

    The sounds of Bluegrass will fill Wieden Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. when Blistered Fingers performs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Blistered Fingers is a fast-moving traditional Bluegrass Band from the Central Maine area that ...
  • University kicks off College Goal Sunday

    One week before the Super Bowl and all the festivities surrounding it, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host an annual party of its own for high school and college students - College Goal Sunday. Staff members will be on hand Sunday, Jan. 31 ...
  • Philip Mentor to perform at UMPI

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle presents classically trained baritone Phillip Mentor on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center for a concert titled "A Spiritual Odyssey." Mentor's performance will take an introspective look at African-Am...
  • Reed Fine Art Gallery presents “Recent Acquisitions”

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle's Reed Fine Art Gallery will present as its first exhibition of 2010 a show titled "Recent Acquisitions," presenting several newer pieces from the University's art collections. Many of these pieces - including works...
  • Felini, Bair present installation performance piece in downtown Presque Isle

    Motorists and passersby on Main Street may have noticed something unique happening this week in one of the downtown Presque Isle storefronts: a wall of calendars - 365 to be exact - and a young man crossing out particular days on those calendars. This ar...
  • President’s books adding to the global conversation on energy

    Two books on energy and sustainability issues that University of Maine at Presque Isle President Don Zillman helped to write are taking on new life online and have even helped add to the global conversation surrounding the United Nations Climate Change Co...
  • Gentile Hall installs more than $60,000 in new equipment

    More than $60,000 in new equipment has been installed at Gentile Hall thanks to the Legacy Gift given to the institution earlier this year by the late Caroline D. Gentile, the University of Maine at Presque Isle's longest serving faculty member. The equip...
  • Gift given in memory of Edgar Doak

    An Aroostook County family recently honored the memory of their father and grandfather, Edgar Doak - and his example of service to his community - with the donation of an electric scooter chair to the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The scooter chai...
  • Dr. Wood presents special workshop in Denver

    Dr. Bonnie Wood, Professor of Biology at the University of Maine at Presque, was recently in Denver, Colorado, to present a Special Workshop entitled Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership between Science Educators and their Students at the 2009 Pr...
  • Putnam presents on inclusive special education in Spain

    An Education professor at UMPI recently was in Spain to present at the Global Conference on Inclusive Education, an event organized by Inclusion International, a global federation of organizations advocating for the human rights of people with intellectua...
  • UMPI hosts dedication of new GIS lab

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle hosted a dedication ceremony for its new GIS laboratory, the Geospatial Information Technology Center, during World GIS Day on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. ...
  • UMPI to host GPS workshop, dedication of new GIS lab

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle will dedicate its new GIS laboratory, the Geospatial Information Technology Center this November, and host a GPS workshop in the same day. Both the GPS workshop and the lab dedication will take place on Wednesday, ...
  • Composer Samuel Hazo to speak on music advocacy

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle brings to campus a musical composer whose work has been performed with Brooke Shields and James Earl Jones when it hosts Samuel Hazo as its third Distinguished Lecturer of the 2009-2010 academic year. Mr. Hazo will...
  • UMPI Professor honors veterans with trips to Saipan, Guadalcanal

    A professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle has found a unique way to honor the veterans of World War II and ensure that their service to their country is never forgotten. Each year without fail, Professor Anderson Giles makes at least one pil...
  • Braden Theater to host official film premiere on UMPI’s Wind Project

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle's wind project will appear on the big screen for one night only when the Braden Theater hosts the official film premiere of Wind 101: The University of Maine at Presque Isle Builds a Wind Turbine on Thursday, Nov. 1...
  • UMPI to offer energy courses starting this spring

    With its wind turbine spinning and lots of questions about renewable energy, the environment, climate change and sustainability in the air, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will offer during the Spring 2010 semester the first of many energy courses...
  • Koks honored during November reception

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle hosted a special reception on Nov. 3 - including the surprise unveiling of a granite table and benches in front of Wieden Hall - to honor two long-time members of the UMPI community for their decades of service. Ja...
  • GIS Mapping project underway at Fairmont Cemetery

    Officials with the University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Fairmont Cemetery Association are partnering on a unique project that is helping to preserve important information about a local cemetery for future generations. Drs. Michael Sonntag, Lynn El...