Colleagues, With the closure, announced today, of Aroostook County K-12 schools, as well as many preschools and daycares, we understand that some of you will need to stay at home to care for your dependents.  We ask that you work with your supervisor to determine if you can conduct your work at home, adjust your…

Dear UMPI Community, As part of our response to the evolving COVID-19 situation and to best protect the health and well-being of our campus and the community, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is implementing a policy that limits the use of all public spaces on campus. As of Monday, March 16, all public…

UMPI Students, As promised, we are offering open meetings to ALL students to answer questions and to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community during this transition to all online courses. We are offering two different meeting times, students are welcome to attend either meeting.  Both meetings will be hosted in Wieden Auditorium.…

Dear UMPI Community, As we adjust to all the changes happening on campus because of our Coronavirus response efforts, I have three important updates to share with you. First, we’ll be offering several campus forums to help answer any questions you may have about our transition to distance/online classes and residence students moving out of…

Good evening all, Reminder that I need all on campus residents to complete this form as soon as possible: CLICK HERE FOR FORM   You must fill out this form: if you are requesting approval to stay on campus, if you need to arrange a pick-up date for belongings, or to let us know when you’re…

Dear UMPI Community, As we’ve seen this week, the COVID-19 situation has been continuously evolving. Because of that, University of Maine System leadership and campus Presidents have made the determination to move all classes online as of March 23. You may have seen a message from the Chancellor about this already, but I wanted to…

UMPI On-Campus Residents, As a follow up to President Rice’s email, we are working hard to help students make plans to move out of their rooms and/or to make appropriate living arrangements. We will be hosting meetings tonight for all ON CAMPUS residents to answer questions about moving out of rooms, timeline for moving, available…

Colleagues, I am including the UMS Directives issued this morning by Chancellor Malloy with this email as an attachment.  Please see my earlier email to the entire UMPI community regarding the overall contents of these directives and impact upon our University; I highlight four specific issues within those directives here in greater detail as they…

Dear UMPI Community, As a follow-up to the message you received from the Chancellor this morning, I would like to provide some further detail about how the University of Maine System COVID-19 Planning and Travel Directives impact our campus. First, please see below for a University of Maine System press release on the matter, which…

Good morning UMPI residents, Spring break is almost here!  I wanted to share a few important notes with all residents, particularly for folks with questions about spring break accommodations in response to concerns about Coronavirus/Covid-19. Campus is open over spring break and there is no charge for students to stay on campus. If your spring…