University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI)

UMPI will host a special event on Friday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m., honoring the life and legacy of former UMPI President Don Zillman and First Lady Linda Zillman. We will host an unveiling and dedication ceremony for a memorial sculpture created in honor of the Zillmans by longtime UMPI faculty member Dr. Leo-Paul Cyr. The […]

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present its biennial writers symposium Voices in the North Country on Thursday, Oct. 15, 1:30-3:45 p.m. and 6 p.m., in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room, featuring Maine writers Morgan Talty, Julia Bouwsma, and Barry Wright, and UMPI students. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Writing the […]

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present national-bestselling author Morgan Talty as the next speaker in the Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m., in the Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room. His talk is titled “We Are Made of Place.” In this talk, drawing on his bestselling books “Night of the […]