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Reed Art Gallery to present tribute exhibition

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of longtime art patron and collector David Hitchcock. Titled Selections from the Carl and Alice Hitchcock Collection: A Tribute to David Hitchcock, the exhibition will open Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. during the Presque Isle First Friday Art Walk.

UMPI hosts Community Night July 8

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The Maine Mobile BIOLAB will stop at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in July, offering local middle school students hands-on STEM lessons and giving the community a look inside one of Maine’s most recognizable rolling landmarks. As partRead More

UMPI hosts 116th Commencement

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One thousand two hundred and seventy-eight students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday, May 10, during the University’s 2025 Commencement Exercises—more than double the number of students who graduated last year and, for the second year in a row, the largest-ever graduating class in the institution’s history.

Breen to speak during UMPI’s 116th Commencement

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University of Maine at Presque Isle President Ray Rice has announced that Yellow Light Breen, President and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation (MDF), will deliver the commencement address. In addition, Breen will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the University’s 116th Commencement Exercises, to be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

UMPI hosting two Commencement ceremonies

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To accommodate the nearly 400 students who plan to march in graduation this year—more than double the number that marched last year, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host two in-person graduation ceremonies for the first time in its history.