UMPI Students, Faculty and Staff, To prepare Gentile Hall for a safe reopening, we have worked to keep the health and safety of our students, employees, and community members as our highest priority. Gentile Hall will open to current UMPI students, faculty, and staff on Monday, August 10. We are not opening to our community … Read more
Dear UMPI Students, I write as a follow up on my message to you last week about the different ways that courses will be offered this fall. By this time, you may have viewed some of the changes in your MaineStreet Student Center, which now reflects our updated course modalities. We know that there are … Read more
To the UMPI Community, After months of planning on the best way forward, the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Athletics Program is announcing today the plans for a safe return to all fall athletics and the intention to continue to plan for limited external competition. These decisions have been made following the Program’s close … Read more
Dear UMPI Students, Over the past several weeks, your faculty have worked to ensure that UMPI is able to provide the range of courses in the form and delivery modes which you have indicated you need. These decisions were based both upon our dedication to providing a safe learning environment (with social distancing guidelines in … Read more
Dear UMPI community, After many weeks of work by many individuals on our campus, I am pleased to be able to share with you our UMPI Safe Return plans. As we’re covering every aspect of our day-to-day campus operations, we understand that this may be a lot of information for you to take in … Read more
Dear UMPI students, We have been busy with planning and preparations for your safe return to campus by the time the fall semester starts on Aug. 31. I’ll be sharing more information with you about that planning next week, but please know that we’re taking everything into account to ensure your health and safety–from hybrid … Read more
Dear UMPI Community, I am including the message that came out just this morning from the Chancellor in regards to plans at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and across the Maine System to be prepared to open our campuses this Fall 2020 as planned in our academic calendars. This means that “normal” classes would commence, … Read more
Dear UMPI Community, Just wanted to share with you this evening some words of both encouragement and compassion from our own Ralph McPherson, LCSW, and UMPI’s professional counselor. You can view it here or through the video attached with this email. As Ralph says, “All of us can reflect on what’s important in life and … Read more
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 … Read more
Dear UMPI Students, I’m very pleased to share with you plans we’re putting in place for this year’s Commencement Exercises. As you know, our charge has been to prepare for a virtual commencement on May 9 as no “live, in-person” commencements will be taking place next month in the University of Maine System. Here is … Read more