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…
“Happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”–Frederick Koenig (German inventor, 1771-1833) I thought that Koenig’s quote is particularly appropriate to teaching and learning and working one week into the “new normal” at UMPI. I think of all the things we…
Happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. –Frederick Koenig (German inventor, 1771-1833) I thought that Koenig’s quote is particularly appropriate to teaching and learning and working one week into the “new normal” at UMPI. I think of all the things…
I’ve lived in Maine now for nine months, and never have I lived in another part of the world that is as welcoming to those who are from another part of the country, as I’ve been in Maine, and I hope that it stays that way. —Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine Center for…
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,…
As we approach the end of this fall semester and the beginning of a season of holiday and reflection, it seems an appropriate time to express my gratitude to all of you within our University of Maine at Presque Isle community. I am grateful to our students. Your efforts and dedication inspire and challenge all of…
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…
First off, my congratulations to the UMPI Student Government and its Board of Trustees Representative for organizing this year’s remarkable UMS Student Government Conference: 21st Century Leadership: LEADing with Purpose, held right here at UMPI this past Saturday and Sunday. Evan Zarkadas (BOT student rep), Matt Payan (President), Adam Weyeneth (VP), Rebecca Dilenback (Treasurer), Dacian…
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…
