Messages from the President of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
This week, UMPI will hold two commencement ceremonies in a single day in Presque Isle with more than 550 graduates crossing the stage. Behind those caps and gowns are 1,752 people who have submitted their materials for graduation this academic year, the largest class in our university’s history.
Dear YourPace students, You may have seen this weekend’s Washington Post article on accelerated degree programs, which features UMPI and YourPace prominently. While receiving this kind of attention underscores the significance of our program within the national higher education landscape, … Read More
To the UMPI Community, I write this morning following yesterday’s tragic violence and loss of life at Brown University and amid the continuing reality of political violence impacting college campuses across the nation. Acts of violence have no place in higher … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, It is with sadness that I share the loss of a longtime member of our campus community. E. Clifton Boudman, Professor Emeritus of Art, passed away on Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 83. Clif, as … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, Each year in early November, colleges and universities across the country come together to celebrate First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) Day. The day marks the anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965, signed by President Lyndon B. … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, On November 11th, 1919, the United States first celebrated Armistice Day, signifying the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Armistice Day was intended both to honor all of those who served this great nation, often protecting democracy and freedom far across the … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, As we near the end of the Fall semester, I wanted to provide another update about the Houlton Center. Since my last email in May, when I shared plans to transition out of the building by the … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, In August, I wrote to you that we’d be celebrating an important milestone this fall–our first ever fall virtual graduation. I am so pleased to share the details of that event–which is just under two weeks away–with … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, As we enjoy Maine’s recognition of Indigenous People’s Day, it is especially important, on this day as every day, that we be mindful that UMPI’s sites and facilities are located on the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet nations, who … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, I am saddened to share with you news of the passing of Dr. Royal Goheen, known by so many of us here at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and throughout Aroostook County for his long … Read More