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UMPI Physical Education Major teaching lessons to local day care children

UMPI Physical Education Major teaching lessons to local day care children

University of Maine at Presque Senior Physical Education major Emily Staples is getting hands-on experience working with local kids right on campus during the Fall 2012 semester. Under her faculty advisor’s direction, Staples is providing quality physical education lessons twice a week to the children attending the KuriouCity Childcare and Learning Center, located on the University campus on the first floor of Kelley Commons.

University hosts annual fall blood drive

In conjunction with the American Red Cross, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will hold its annual fall blood drive on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The drive will run from Noon until 5 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Door prizes will be given away during this time. Members of the campus and community are invited and encouraged to participate in this free event.

OAPI announces slate of events for Fall 2012

The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Outdoor Adventure Program International [OAPI] is offering a series of fall adventures and activities for campus and community members to enjoy, including an overnight trip to Deboullie and a caving trip to New Brunswick.

UMPI’s Distinguished Lecturer Series presents Dr. Jonathan Bassett

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host Dr. Jonathan Bassett, Associate Professor of Psychology at Lander University in South Carolina and Terror Management Theory researcher, as the next speaker in its 2012-2013 University Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Dr. Bassett will deliver his talk Scared of Death: The Role of Existential Terror in Human Psychology on Friday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Campus Center. He will speak about Terror Management Theory – the idea that human behavior is motivated mostly by fear of mortality – and how it impacts views on everything from self-esteem to racial prejudices. Bassett’s lecture is free and the public is invited to be a part of this special evening.

Reed Fine Art Gallery presents Of Our Elaborate Plans

The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Fine Art Gallery will present Of Our Elaborate Plans by Christopher Lavery from Oct. 15 through Nov. 25, 2012. The exhibition debuts Lavery’s work to Aroostook County. The public is invited to view the exhibition throughout the show’s run and gather for a Gallery Reception, being held in conjunction with the Presque Isle First Friday Art Walk, on Nov. 2 from 5-7 p.m.

Gentile Hall hosts Breast Cancer Awareness Week

The staff at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s health and wellness facility are celebrating National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with a week’s worth of activities meant to educate, pamper, focus on healthy living, and celebrate life. Gentile Hall’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week will be held from Oct. 15 to 18, with a different event each evening between 6 and 8 p.m. All events are free and campus and community members of all ages are invited to attend.

Gelder involved in three international publications

As one of the world’s leading researchers on branchiobdellidan annelids (crayfish worms), Dr. Stuart R. Gelder, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, collaborates with scholars around the world on all aspects of crayfish worm biology. Recently, this has led to three publications with co-authors in North America, Europe, and the Far East.

UMPI, NMCC to host presidential debate events

The University of Maine at Presque Isle and Northern Maine Community College will mark the 2012 Presidential Election with a series of U.S. presidential debate events during the month of October to provide campus and community members with a unique educational opportunity focused on the political process and public discourse. The public is invited to attend these free events, which will include viewings of the 2012 U.S. Presidential Debates between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, a public discussion afterward, and interactive audience polls before and after the debates.

NMCC and UMPI officials have joined together to offer these evenings of friendly and civil political discourse – which will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 3, Tuesday, Oct. 16, and Monday, Oct. 22 – for several reasons.

Gelder delivers worm identification course and seminar in Illinois as part of National Science Foundation-funded project

Dr. Stuart R. Gelder, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, recently traveled to Southern Illinois University Carbondale to give a three-day crayfish worm identification course and deliver a seminar on branchiobdellidan annelid (crayfish worms) biology as part of a National Science Foundation-funded project. Dr. Gelder is one of the world’s leading researchers on this group of worms.

Dr. Liliane Willens to serve as first Distinguished Lecturer of 2012-2013

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to announce that it will begin its 2012-2013 University Distinguished Lecturer Series with a talk by scholar, memoirist, and humanitarian Dr. Liliane Willens.

Dr. Willens will deliver her talk Stateless in Shanghai: A First-Hand Account of Life in China through WWII, Chinese Civil War, and Communist Takeover on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center. Willens’ lecture is free and the public is invited to be a part of this special evening.