Dear UMPI Community,We learned this morning that a case of COVID-19 has been identified within our campus community. Contingency plans were immediately set in motion and Maine Center for Disease Control protocols are in place. The residence hall student tested … Read More
By Melanee Terry Students living on campus at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will be adapting to another change in their lives as they travel back home for the holidays. Halle Garner, a sophomore Education Major will be … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, With just a few days left before our shift to remote learning, UMPI is again in an exceptional situation. We’ve learned that our first known case of COVID-19 has been declared a false positive. Our testing provider … Read More
Dear UMPI Students, First and foremost, my thanks to each and every one of you who took in-person classes and/or resided on campus this semester for contributing to a safe and secure environment. And my continued best wishes to … Read More
The University of Maine at Presque Isle welcomed 9 new faculty and staff in the first part of the 2020-2021 academic year.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle hosted its seventh annual Take Back the Night event, a peaceful, socially-distanced candlelight walk to raise community awareness for sexual and domestic violence on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., in front of South Hall. This annual event was co-sponsored by the UMPI Black Student Union and Student Organization of Social Workers. The gathering was free to attend and everyone who participated followed social distancing guidelines.
Dear UMPI Community, Tomorrow we celebrate Veteran’s Day and all of those who have served this nation honorably during times of conflict or in peacetime. Veteran’s Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919– the very first anniversary of … Read More
This school year has been difficult for every college student, especially UMPI Post-Baccalaureate student Emily Miller, who is adapting to online learning from outside of the country in Canada. Emily is from Nova Scotia and is in her first year … Read More
To mark the completion of a brand new, 1,800-square-foot Nursing lab at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, officials held a small, socially-distanced gathering on Oct. 29 to formally dedicate the space as the John Lisnik Nursing Simulation Center. This state-of-the-art learning space was made possible through voter-approved bond funding and was named in honor of Presque Isle native John Lisnik, a longtime advocate for Maine students who served as the University of Maine System’s liaison to the Legislature for more than two decades.
Dear UMPI Community, I write to confirm that, as planned, all classes and campus offices and services will resume normal operations on Monday morning. My thanks to everyone for the immediate and remarkably efficient response to this situation. My special … Read More