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The University of Maine at Presque Isle is welcoming eight new staff members this Spring 2026 semester.

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.

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.

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 10^th president and first lady.

For a second year, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a Trent’s Tree in its Campus Center as part of a statewide initiative created for those who are coping with grief and loss during the holidays.

The Reed Art Gallery at the University of Maine at Presque Isle proudly presents “Visions Real and Surreal: Paintings by Roger Morin (1944–2019)” from Dec. 5, 2025 to Feb. 21, 2026.

Anderson Giles, a retired University of Maine at Presque Isle Art professor who has dedicated more than 30 years of his life to preserving the history of World War II and led numerous trips to the Pacific islands where historic battles were fought, is part of a documentary now nominated for a regional Emmy award in Florida.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present digital artist Sarah Sweeney as the next speaker in its 2025-2026 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center and via Zoom.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will celebrate educational innovation in Maine schools when it hosts a Learning from Maine screening and panel presentation on Monday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Campus Center.