Messages from the President of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Dear UMPI Community, As the new academic year gets underway, I wanted to provide another short update about our Houlton Center. With a new owner, Community Living Association, the work in the building has shifted to include more than higher … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, I wanted to provide you with an update about the Houlton Center. Through the support of University of Maine System leadership and the Board of Trustees, and the deft handling of the property sale by the Procurement … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, The University of Maine at Presque Isle stands with those across higher education in our unequivocal condemnation of the assassination attempt and consequent loss of life that occurred yesterday in Pennsylvania at the political event held by … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, With our 115th Commencement Exercises behind us, I am so pleased to share with you the last important component of celebrating our Class of 2024 this graduation season: our virtual graduation ceremony, designed to honor all those … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, As many of you may have seen in the news recently, UMPI will be selling the Houlton Higher Education Center building at 18 Military St. in Houlton to the Community Living Association (CLA). This sale is the … Read More
Dear UMPI community, It’s hard to believe we’re less than two weeks away from our 115th annual Commencement Exercises. We’re so pleased to be gathering on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. in Wieden Gym to celebrate our Class … Read More
University of Maine System remembers Pat Collins, former chair of Board of Trustees and ‘a force in our community’ ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) is mourning the loss of Patricia Collins, of Caribou, who died Tuesday … Read More
UMPI Colleagues, Today is National Employee Appreciation Day and I want to take a moment to extend my heartfelt appreciation to each one of you. Your hard work and unwavering commitment to service excellence and an outstanding education are the foundation … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, As we enjoy Maine’s recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day, it is especially important, on this day as every day, that we be ever mindful that UMPI’s sites and facilities are located on the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet nations, … Read More
Dear UMPI Community, It is with a most heavy heart that I share the news of Donald N. Zillman’s passing early this morning. Don served as UMPI’s president from 2006-2012 and was a beloved leader, not just on our campus, … Read More