YourPace Students

Thank you, Big Sky Country. Maine native David Falls enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Management and Leadership concentration online program at the University of Maine at Presque Isle after moving across the country to Billings, Montana, in January 2017. After returning to Bangor in late 2018, he got a job as … Read more

Meaghan Cote hopes to someday own and operate a home-based equine therapy school for children with disabilities. She took a major stride toward achieving that goal by graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Management and Leadership concentration from the online program at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in May 2019. … Read more

After graduating from the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) with a dual bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and behavioral science-sociology in 2011, Chris Ferranti came back for seconds. Ferranti earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Management and Leadership concentration from the online YourPace program at UMPI. He completed his second bachelor’s … Read more

Jason Ennis wanted to build his credibility. His career arc led him to pursue a degree that would help solidify his leadership skills. “I earned this degree to add more business and leadership focus to my technical background. I would like to be seen as someone that is well rounded in business and technology leadership,” … Read more

It didn’t take long for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) to make its way into Valentina Annunziata’s heart. “I was in town for a cross-country race while I was in high school,” she said. “I stumbled upon the campus and found out that UMPI was the only college that had a ski … Read more

Kyle MacCallum moved from one border region of North America to another after earning his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) in December 2017. “In my last year of college, I applied to the United States Border Patrol,” he said. “I started taking summer classes to … Read more

St. Nicholas Burrus has made a habit out of living up to his name. “When I was born, the doctor told my parents not to expect me to live through the night,” he said. He was released from the hospital, but he stopped breathing at home. The doctor then gave him a year, with Burrus … Read more