University of Maine at Presque Isle Professor of English and Creative Writing Richard Lee Zuras has a new book—his fourth—that will be released on Dec. 7. Mining Your Past: A Creative Writing Professor’s Guide: Writing Stories, Poetry, & Song Lyrics, published by Belle Isle Books, will be available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle Lunchtime Science Seminar series will host a talk by Dr. Chunzeng Wang, UMPI Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in Folsom Hall 201 (the GIS Lab).
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery will present Warhol Revisited, a selection from its collection of original artworks by renowned American artist Andy Warhol, from Dec. 2, 2022, to Jan. 27, 2023. The exhibition will feature black-and-white photographs, Polaroids, and original screen prints.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle has launched a bold, new ad campaign today, embracing vivid colors, striking imagery, and compelling student stories as it shares what makes the campus so special. The campaign—EXPECT the unexpected—illustrates how UMPI provides, as the tagline says, “An education that defies expectation.”
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present writer and Maine native Cynthia Anderson as the first speaker in its 2022-2023 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center.
Officials at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are pleased to announce that the institution earned four top rankings on U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges list. In this year’s annual rankings, UMPI was named among the top tier of Best Regional Colleges in the North, the 20 Top Public Schools in the North, the top 10 Regional Colleges in the North for graduates with least debt, and the top 30 Regional Colleges in the North for Social Mobility.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a special evening in three parts as two County writers help to celebrate this singular place called home during The Heart of Aroostook: A Book Reading & Auditorium Naming event, which takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Center.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is bucking many state and national enrollment trends in the wake of the pandemic, welcoming more than 1,200 students to the Fall 2022 semester, or a 10% increase over last year.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Alumni Association will present six awards of distinction during the upcoming Homecoming 2022 activities.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present Homecoming 2022: Spirit Week + Alumni, Friends, and Family Weekend from Sept. 19 to 25, featuring sporting events, the Snowy Owl Marketplace, a concert by Star City Syndicate, the Alumni Awards Gala, and lots more!
