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UMPI’s Libra Series presents Kyle Poissonnier

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present Kyle Poissonnier, founder of Catalyst for Change (CFC) Wear, as the next speaker in its Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. 

Empty Bowls taking place April 10

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle and Wintergreen Arts Center are teaming up to present another round of Empty Bowls—a fundraiser that offers up hand-crafted ceramic bowls and soup to fight hunger on a local scale—and are asking people to bring their love of art and their appetite.

UMPI professor awarded Maine Sea Grant

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Dr. Anna Vinton, UMPI Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Sustainability, has received a $5,000 Maine Sea Grant to collaborate with state and nonprofit partners in developing a new qualitative tool that will help identify the best combinations of salmon populations for restocking the Kennebec River. TheRead More

Shakespeare & Co. to perform Hamlet

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle is proud to present Shakespeare & Company for a one-night-only performance of the Bard’s iconic tragedy “Hamlet” on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Gauvin Family Center for Cultural Arts.

UMPI’s Libra Series presents Mel Allen

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present author and longtime Yankee Magazine editor Mel Allen as the next speaker in its 2025-2026 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room and via Zoom. During his talk, titled “Listening to New England,” Allen will draw from his nearly half-century of reporting and writing about the unique people and places of New England and bring them life with a story telling and visual presentation that will allow attendees to see and feel the region as never before.

UMPI announces $2.1 million Zillman gift

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle announced on Tuesday that the institution has received the largest single donation in its history: a generous $2.16 million gift from the estate of the late Donald and Linda Zillman, UMPI’s 10th president and first lady.