Dear UMPI Community, On behalf of Allen Salo, President of the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s AFUM Chapter, and the entire Associated Faculty of the Universities of Maine, I am very pleased to forward the organization’s statement on Racial Injustice, Black Lives Matter, and the death of George Floyd. As the statement (attached) notes,…
Dear UMPI Community, This time of year brings the promise of renewal and rebirth, from the spring equinox of just three weeks past, to Easter and Passover, Vaisakhi and the Bengali and Tamil New Years, and the celebration of Lailat al Bara’ah. As challenged and disrupting as these days and weeks have been, we wish…
Dear UMPI community, Most of you have probably heard by now that the University of Maine System took a historic step toward a unified accreditation inclusive of all seven of our institutions at Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting in Orono. This is a transformative opportunity for our universities and the students and communities we serve,…
Dear UMPI Community, It is my distinct pleasure to announce that UMPI is the recipient of the largest awarded grant in its history following the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that the University was selected for a 2019 Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant worth nearly $2.25 million over a five-year cycle. The grant will allow…
Dear UMPI Students, Friends, and Colleagues, We witness far too much tragedy as a result of violent human actions in our world, both at home and abroad– in our own communities and those far removed. The violence visited upon the worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand today is but the latest international example of…
All— Although clearly not the main topic of the article, members of UMS administration were interviewed for this, including the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and myself. The article appears in this week’s print edition and online. As the writer knew of our efforts, at the System broadly and at UMPI particularly, we were asked about how we…
Dear Campus Community, As a new semester begins, I wish to highlight an especially important issue for the University of Maine at Presque Isle as well as all universities across the country: preventing sexual assault and all forms of sexual violence and discrimination. It is estimated that nationally one in five women and one in six men…
Friends and Colleagues, Under Question 4 on the November 6th ballot, the University of Maine at Presque Isle would receive $4.5 million, specifically designated for expanding or developing programs that meet our state and nation’s workforce needs and provide you with competitive jobs and salaries for years to come. These infrastructure improvements will include major renovations in both…
Dear UMPI Community, Yesterday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a gunman killed 11 worshippers within the Tree of Life synagogue while espousing virulent rhetoric toward those individuals. We have, sadly, become all too accustomed to such horrific acts, committed in our schools and universities, our places of worship, and venues of entertainment, in which violence is exercised…
Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that this Monday’s Meeting of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee of the BOT will take up the resolution to establish the Dr. Robert Vinton Akeley Chair of Agricultural Science and Agribusiness at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The Chair is made possible by a gift of…
