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T wo hundred and thirteen stu-dents graduated from theUniversity on May , duringthe Commencement Exercises – theUniversity’s Commencement cere-
mony. President Linda Schott conferreddegrees for the - academic yearupon students who participated in theceremony held in Wieden Gymnasium.
Ellis Paul, the nationally acclaimedfolk singer-songwriter, addressed thegraduates as this year’s commencementspeaker and also offered up a very specialmusical presentation. During the gradua-tion event, he was presented with anHonorary Doctor of Humane LettersDegree.
A veteran, constantly-touring trouba-dour, Ellis Paul is one of the most respect-ed artists in the folk genre. As one of thetop American singer-songwriters, EllisPaul has won numerous national awardsincluding an unprecedented BostonMusic Awards. His literate streak hasinspired the frequent use of his songs in
TV shows as well as several blockbusterHollywood films with stars such as JimCarrey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black.
He has performed with countlessacclaimed musicians, including: PeteSeeger, Arlo Guthrie, Patty Griffin, JohnMayer, Ani DiFranco, Dar Williams,Shawn Colvin, and the country band,Sugarland. At the
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Agrowing interest in triathlon and run/walk events inAroostook has brought together four County organi-zations, each working to improve thehealth and wellbeing of area residents, to
present a series of activities in northern Maine
this summer for all ages and ability levels.
After seeing the number of registrants
more than double for triathlons hosted for
both adults and youth from the first year they
were offered in The County (2012) to last
summer, a second offering is being added for youth.
Additionally, a swell in participation in 5K races and fun
run/walks throughout the region has spurred a new such
event, the return of one of the most popular and unique, and
the introduction of a half marathon for running enthusiasts in
the coming season.
The County Fit and Fun Summer Series
was announced at a press conference this
spring in the pool area of UMPI’s Gentile
Hall. Representatives from partner organiza-
tions UMPI, TAMC, CompetitorME, and the
Aroostook County Action Program’s Healthy
Aroostook Partnership were all present for
the announcement, along with participants who will take part
in the activity.
The summer series will both begin and
Community partners announce County Summer Series
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COLORPRESQUEISLE 5K
Class Marshals, Tyler Cavanaugh and JoshMacKinnon, lead the Class of 2014 in their
graduation march.
Ellis Paul receives his HonoraryDoctor of Humane Letters degree.
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The American Red Cross and UMPI’s Residence LifeOffice are teaming up to pull off the University’s sev-enth “Super” Blood Drive. The drive will be held from11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 30, in the Gentile
Hall Gym, and is sponsored by the University and cosponsored
by Pat’s Pizza, Big Cheese Pizza, Wal-Mart, and Country Farm’s
Market.
Each year, the UMPI Residence Life Office helps coordinate
three blood drives on campus, one in the summer, one in the
fall and one in the spring. Since 1987, 4,757 pints of blood
have been collected at UMPI. According to the American Red
Cross, the need for blood increases during the summer
months. The reasons are two-fold: People are more active dur-
ing the summer and thus are more likely to receive injuries that
require blood, and the amount of donations decreases during
the summer due to people being busy.
At the Super Blood Drive, all presenting donors can:
• Receive a new American Red Cross T-shirt,
• Receive a coupon for a FREE day pass to any
Maine State Park, and
• Enter a drawing to win a complete family
camping package from Eureka and a free week of camping.
Everyone is encouraged to help save lives at one of the
largest American Red Cross blood drives in Aroostook County.
Call 1-800-GIVE LIFE [1-800-448-3543] or log onto
www.newenglandblood.org and type 04769 in the zip code
field to make your appointment today. The goal is to collect at
least 300 pints of life-saving blood.
If you are not interested in donating, but would like to help
out, be a volunteer for one of the following tasks: 9-11:30
a.m.–Set up tables and chairs prior to the blood drive; 11:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m.–Escorting donors to the canteen and working the can-
teen; 5:30-8 p.m.–Taking down tables and chairs.
For more information about this event, call 768.9601. ★
request of Woody Guthrie’s daughterNora, Ellis was invited to the Woody
Guthrie archives, picked an unreleasedlyric and wrote the song God’s Promisewhich is an official co-write with his hero,Woody Guthrie.
In addition to performing more than shows annually for the past years,Ellis Paul has performed at the KennedyCenter in Washington, D.C., The Rock‘N Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio, CarnegieHall in New York City, as well as festivals,clubs, schools and community coffee-houses all over the globe. Through therecord label Black Wolf Records, which
he co-founded in , he has releasedover musical projects, as well as booksand films/videos.
Also during UMPI’s commencementexercises, University of Maine SystemBoard of Trustees Chair Samuel W.Collins delivered greetings. Stephen D.Richard, UMPI Board of Visitors Chair,William A. Breton, UMPI FacultyAssembly Chair, and Joshua C.MacKinnon, President of the Class of, offered remarks on behalf of eachgroup, respectively.
This year’s Commencement was livestreamed on the University’s website sofamily and friends who couldn’t attendwould have the opportunity to see theClass of graduate. Viewers fromaround the world were expected to tunein for the ceremony.
Another special component of thisyear’s event was the first-ever pinningof all marching graduates with a specialsymbol of campus. Each graduate wasgiven a lapel pin depicting a snowy owlwith its wings outstretched in flight.Meant to symbolize how each of them
are spreading their wings and soaringon to great heights, graduates wereasked “Where will your wings takeyou?” They will have the opportunityto share their stories—about contribu-tions they make in their career fields,ways that they serve their communities,and adventures that they have aroundthe world—on a new website that hasbeen created, www.umpi.edu/your-wings. All alums, not just this year’sgraduating class, are encouraged to addtheir stories on this site.
A reception for graduates, family andfriends was held in the Campus Centerimmediately following the ceremony. ★
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UMPI, Red Cross to host Super Blood Drive
Dr. Jason Johnston pins a snowy owl to agraduate’s gown during commencement.
Members of the Class of 2014 sing thealma mater “Rise Up, Presque Isle” that
Ellis Paul wrote for UMPI.
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University of Maine at Presque Isle North of Ordinary
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T he road to a collegedegree can be long formany college students,but it usually doesn’t involve a,-mile, three-day road tripeach way with a spouse andthree kids in tow. But that’sexactly the journey that UMPIOnline English major HeatherHerbert and her family took—from their home in Cumming,Georgia, which is north ofAtlanta, to Presque Isle—so shecould receive her Bachelor’sdegree in person.
Herbert is the first studentfrom UMPI to earn her degreecompletely through onlinecourses and then travel tocampus to participate in itsgraduation ceremonies. Shereceived her Bachelor of Artsdegree in English, with a dualminor in psychology andhumanities.
“This is my first Bachelor’sdegree,” Herbert said, explain-ing why her family opted forthe journey. “I want my kids tosee what happens when you getyour degree. All they know is
that mum has been living in thebasement office for the last year,and I want them to see the payoff after the hard work.”
Getting her Bachelor’sdegree is an important careerstep for Herbert, who worksonline for Darton StateCollege in Albany, Georgia,which is miles away fromwhere she lives. Herbert servesin the college’s Online WritingCenter and as a Phi ThetaKappa advisor. About a yearago, she was at the pointwhere she’d earned threeAssociate degrees, and knewthat, if she was going toadvance in her career, shewould need to pursue aBachelor’s degree. However,earning it at the nearest school
with the program she wantedwould mean a three-hourcommute. She found about institutions that offered onlineEnglish degree programs, butfound UMPI’s program to bethe best fit.
Herbert said she has beenimpressed with the professorsshe’s had the chance to workwith during her time atUMPI, and that she’s appreci-ated the opportunity to gointo more depth in topics inher classes. Traveling to cam-pus and meeting the profes-sors and staff members she’sbeen interacting with over thelast year, she said, just felt likethe right way to cap off theexperience.
And she already has plans
for what comes next—earningher graduate degree so she canbecome a college professorand hopefully teach at DartonState. She’s been accepted toan Online Master’s Degreeprogram in English forLanguage Arts Teachers atValdosta State University, inthe south of Georgia. The pro-gram only admits about fivepeople with each cohort, soHerbert says she’s delighted tohave been accepted.
Clearly, Herbert’s highereducation journey isn’t overyet, but she did take time toenjoy her achievement and herbig day.
“I can’t even believe I’mdone. Just over a year ago, Istill didn’t know if I would beable to do my Bachelor’sdegree. I’m so glad I foundUMPI’s program. It’s just ahuge relief to reach this mile-stone. I’m just so pleased. It’sfantastic. I’m delighted. Andnow, thanks to UMPI, I’mready to start my Master’sdegree.” ★
Asmall delegation from UMPItraveled to Beijing and Xi’an,China, in May to renew part-nerships and develop new ones with
several Chinese universities and educa-
tion groups. The delegation consisted
of President Linda Schott and her hus-
band Tom Fuhrmark; Dr. Ray Rice,
Interim Provost and Vice President for
Academic Af fairs; Rachel Rice,
Director of Community and Media
Relations; and Dr. Zhu-qi Lu, UMPI
Professor of Math and his wife Huidu
Lu. Dr. Lu and his wife served as inter-
preters and guides.
The goals of the trip were to meet
with Chinese education of ficials,
determine where new collaborations
could be made, interview students
considering UMPI, and experience as
much Chinese history and culture as
possible. The trip also provided the
opportunity to visit with several UMPI
alums now living and working in China
and to connect with the visiting schol-
ar from Siyuan University who will trav-
el to UMPI in September and work on
campus for the fall semester.
To read about the delegation’s
experience and to see pictures from
the trip, check out the UMPI in China
blog that was created during the trip:
http://wp.umpi.edu/umpiinchina. ★
UMPI delegation travels to China
UMPI student travels 1,450 miles to graduate
Heather Herbert, right, and her family enjoy a moment of fun in the UMPIlibrary after traveling 1,450 miles so she could march in graduation.
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ends with the triathlon events at UMPI. The return of the pop-
ular Tri-Aroostook for adults on the morning of Saturday, June
28, was added to this year with the first-ever Tri-Aroostook Kids
contest following the adult competition in the afternoon. Both
of these events, the only sanctioned by USA Triathlon in north-
ern Maine, were coordinated by CompetitorME, a new County-
based organization, along with lead partners TAMC and UMPI.
Youth will have another opportunity to experience a kid-
friendly triathlon at the summer series closing event on
Sunday, September 7. Like the Tri-Aroostook events, the third
annual REDY . . . Set . . . Let’s Go! Youth Triathlon, hosted by
ACAP’s Healthy Aroostook Partnership, TAMC and UMPI, is
based on the University campus, specifically Gentile Hall.
“We are so pleased to have two of the region’s premier
triathlon events return to our campus at the start and end of
the summer and to see even more health and wellness-focused
activities happening in between,” UMPI President Linda Schott
said.
The County Fit and Fun Summer Series will feature two first-
time events, coordinated by CompetitorME. The Midsummer’s
Night Glow Run, on Saturday, July 12, will include both a 5K
and 10K road race departing from the Gehrig Johnson Athletic
Complex at Presque Isle Middle School just prior to sunset and
winding through the streets of Presque Isle.
The second event will bring a half-marathon to the region
on Sunday, August 31. The Harvest Half Marathon (13.1 mile
distance) is for all ages and will start and finish on the UMPI
campus, extending through the City of Presque Isle and area
countryside.
The sixth event to be included in The County Fit and Fun
Summer Series will be the second annual Color Presque Isle
5K co-hosted by UMPI and the Wintergreen Arts Center.
Color Presque Isle, on Saturday, Aug. 30, combines fun, fit-
ness and the arts, and begins and ends at Riverside Park.
Proceeds from the benefit support arts programming at
UMPI and the Wintergreen Arts Center. Last year’s event was
among the largest fun run/walks in the region, drawing over
400 participants.
Organizers hope that by promoting the County Fit and Fun
Summer Series collectively, event planners are further helping
to establish northern Maine as a destination for running and
fitness enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada.
For more information about Tri-Aroostook, Tri-Aroostook
Kids, Midsummer’s Night Glow Run/Walk, or Harvest Half
Marathon, visit www.competitorme.com. For more informa-
tion about Color Presque Isle, visit www.umpi.edu/color-
presqueisle5k. For more information about REDY . . . Set . . .
Let’s Go! Youth Triathlon, visit www.redyyouthtriathlon.org. ★
Nationally acclaimed singer-song-writer and Presque Isle native EllisPaul delivered a hometown con-cert in UMPI’s Campus Center on May—a performance that featured lots ofaudience participation and had attendeeson their feet several times throughout theafternoon.
The fun started with a special VIPreception with Ellis Paul at .. in theAlumni Room prior to his concert. Thisspecial music lovers’ reception included aCD signing session, Americana themedrefreshments, and a chance to participate ina short jam session with Ellis Paul.
To kick off the .. concert, localmusician Travis Cyr provided the openingact. Cyr won this opportunity by partici-pating in the “Snag the Spotlight withEllis” contest, conducted on UMPI’s face-book and twitter pages.
Then, Ellis Paul took the stage, offeringsome of his most beloved songs and tellingmany a crowd-pleasing story in between.
Audience members especially loved his“Johnny Cash” song, which involvedsinging parts for the crowd, as well as hisdecision to call up local elementary schoolstudents to help him sing some of his chil-dren’s songs.
Ellis Paul’s performance took place dur-ing the same weekend that he served asUMPI’s graduation speaker and honorarydegree recipient. This special concert servesas a fundraiser for UMPI’s AuditoriumRenovation Project.
Ellis Paul has spent more than yearstouring as a musician and is one of themost respected artists in the folk genre. Hehas won numerous national awards includ-ing an unprecedented Boston MusicAwards. Through the record label BlackWolf Records, which he co-founded in, he has released over musical proj-ects, as well as books and film/videos. ★
Ellis Paul delivers hometown performance
Fans young and old were entranced by EllisPaul during his hometown concert on May 18.
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High school sopho-mores in TRiOUpward Bound atUMPI will have the opportuni-
ty to participate in a two-
week learning experience on
climate change as a part of
the summer residential pro-
gram thanks to a $3,000
mini-grant from the Maine
Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive
Research [EPSCoR].
TRiO College Access
Services received a Maine
EPSCoR Year 5 Workforce
Development grant for their
project “Examining Climate
Changes: An Interdisciplinary
Learning Experience for
Upward Bound Students.”
The grant will provide fund-
ing to support staff and facul-
ty for the two-week unit.
“We are really excited
about this approach we’re
taking with our rising sopho-
mores,” Darylen Cote,
Director of TRiO College
Access Services, said. “This
opportunity will connect stu-
dents with ideas about what
exciting STEM career fields
they might pursue that would
involve all their skills in sci-
ence, math and English.”
Cote said the goal of this
unit is to make a significant
impact on the students’ aca-
demic choices and mindset.
Students will be able to docu-
ment the direct impact of cli-
mate change on their habitat,
be inspired to take positive
action to promote and live in
ways that reduce
their own carbon
‘footprint,’ and
take what they
have learned to
their communities.
The 30 students
directly involved will study cli-
mate change through the lens-
es of climate science/biology,
literature and presentation
skills, and mathematics, work-
ing as a team to address the
effects of climate change on a
specific element of the ecosys-
tem, such as birds, wildlife,
trees, and insects.
A centerpiece of the expe-
rience will consist of a week-
end field trip to the Deboullie
Lakes Ecological Reserve in
northern Maine. Other trips
include visits to the Fort Kent
Bog, the Honey Bee Research
and Nature Center in
Madawaska, and several
shorter field trips to hear and
see about climate change
first-hand.
The students will be intro-
duced to several basic mathe-
matical, scientific, and English
concepts and skills taught by
three certified teachers. Dr.
Carson Dobrin, local high
school science teacher, LeAnn
Abbot Fereshetian, math
teacher from Mars Hill, and
Anna Tremblay, retired
English teacher from Fort
Fairfield, are the primary fac-
ulty teaching and planning
this integrated unit. ★
TRiO receives EPSCoR grant
Shapiro offers thunderstorm workshopThe University will host a ThunderstormSafety/Spotter Workshop with WAGMChief Meteorologist Ted Shapiro onWednesday, June 25 from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in
Folsom Hall Room 303. Campus and communi-
ty members of all ages are encouraged to
attend this free event.
“I’ll be sharing some important weather-
watching skills everyone should know to help
them identify impending thunderstorms so they
can properly prepare for them,” Shapiro said.
“I’ll also teach folks about clues they can look
for in the morning, hours before thunderstorms
have even developed!”
While Northern Maine experiences severe
thunderstorms every year, even non-severe
thunderstorms can be deadly, so it is critical to
know the signs that a storm may be brewing,
Shapiro explained.
While many people think that lightning
causes the greatest loss of life in thunderstorms,
it is actually flash flooding during these storms
that causes the most fatalities, and, to illustrate
that point, Shapiro will show some incredible
video of a rapid road washout.
“I would love to see parents and teachers
bring their school-age kids to this workshop to
learn about thunderstorm safety,” Shapiro said.
“My motto is: Be prepared for thunderstorms
this summer . . . know the signs ahead of time!”
Ted Shapiro was born and raised near
Washington, D.C. He has served as Chief
Meteorologist at WAGM-TV in Presque Isle
since 2006. He also teaches a field course in
weather observation at UMPI.
This workshop is part of UMPI’s
StormReady efforts. In 2007, UMPI received a
federal designation as a National Weather
Service StormReady University, making it the
second campus in New England, after Harvard
University, and the 21st campus in the nation
to receive this designation. Established in
1999, StormReady helps arm communities
with the planning, communication and safety
skills needed to save lives and property before
and during storm events. Program “communi-
ties” can include cities, towns, universities,
Indian Nations, and government and private
entities. Among the requirements that must
be met to maintain a StormReady designation
is promoting the importance of public readi-
ness through community seminars.
For more information about this free event,
please contact UMPI’s Community and Media
Relations Office at 768.9452. To confirm your
attendance, please contact Shapiro at
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The University held a memorial for Evelyn Kok, alongtime member of the UMPI community, onJune . Kok, , passed away in Presque Isle onApril , , with herhusband and her niece byher side. She was born inBelmont, Mass., on April, , the daughter ofAnton and Cora (Wing)Olsen.
A “Celebration ofEvelyn’s Life” was held atUMPI to provide the
region with an opportunity to gather, share remembranceremarks, and recollect a lady who, with her husband, had apowerful impact on the community. A similar gatheringwas planned for Stonington, where Evelyn and her husbandJan summered from to .
The Koks had been fixtures of the UMPI campus sincearriving in , when the institution was known as theAroostook State Teachers College. Jan Kok, who came tothe school with a Master’s degree from Harvard University,
joined the faculty as a music professor. Evelyn Kok, whotrained as an artist and medical illustrator, joined the staffas a librarian. In the decades since then, they shared theirlove for music and art with the entire Aroostook Countycommunity.
They were both members of the Presque Isle RecorderConsort and were always eager to share their love of musicby visiting local elementary schools. Jan Kok also estab-lished the musical groups the Hilltop Carolers and theRen-Bar (for Renaissance-Baroque), and for more than halfa century was involved in the Kiwanis Talent Revue.
In addition, Evelyn Kok gave water color lessons andguitar lessons in her home. She also created a map ofAroostook County for the County Chamber ofCommerce, which conveyed her love of the region.
The couple was honored in with a LifetimeAchievement Award from the Central Aroostook Chamberof Commerce.
Evelyn is survived by her husband, Jan Kok, their son,“Mac” in Fort Collins, Colorado, Mac’s wife, Peggy TsaiKok, their children, Ada and Aaron, and by Evelyn’s niece,Christina Shipps in Stonington. ★
UMPI representation was strong atthis year’s American CancerSociety Relay for Life event heldon Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7 onthe track at Caribou High School. Theannual event starts on Friday evening andinvolves hundreds of people taking turnswalking around the track throughout thenight and into the morning. The event asa whole raised more than $123,000 andthe UMPI Owls Relay for Life team wonthe top prize for most money raised by anon-profit team for the third year in a row,raising more than $12,400 for the event.Additionally, UMPI Owl team memberLaurie Boucher was one of the top threeindividual fund-raisers from AroostookCounty.
Boucher estimated that the team hasraised nearly $47,000 in the past five yearsfor the American Cancer Society throughRelay for Life.
This year’s event included a survivorlap, activities throughout the 16-hourevent, and a luminary display—more than1,400 luminaries were lit, each showcas-ing the names and pictures of those whohad successfully fought the disease andthose who lost the battle.
This year’s UMPI team had about 40members, including family and friends,and about a dozen of them stayedovernight so that someone was alwayswalking laps around the track. In addition,
the UMPI Relay for Life team was the onlyteam with a service dog who actuallywalked during the event. Saint Lowman,who assists Dr. Jacqui Lowman, raisedover $650, and they walked a lap for everyperson that made a donation on theirbehalf.
According to team member Dr. LisaLeduc, these funds support research aswell as patient services nationwide. InMaine, residents use ACS services to gettransportation to treatments and for lodg-ing during treatments. In fact, Mainersuse the Hope Lodge in Boston—fundedcompletely by ACS money—more than anyother out-of-state residents. The fundsalso support other patient services like the1-800 support line and are used to awardresearch grants, like the ones the JacksonLaboratory has received. For more info onwhat the ACS does with the funds it rais-es, please visit www.cancer.org. ★
Evelyn Kok remembered during memorial
UMPI team participates in Relay for Life
The UMPI Owls Relay for Life team won thetop prize for most money raised by a non-profit team for the third year in a row duringthis year’s Relay for Life event in early June.
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University of Maine at Presque Isle North of Ordinary
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Students honored during Convocation 2014
More than 70 students were honored during the University’s 2014 Awards Convocation, held on April 27 in theCampus Center. The annual convocation event includes student awards for outstanding achievement in aca-demic areas, scholarship announcements, and the recognition of the Student Senate, UMPI’s Maine PolicyScholar, Honors Program participants, and those named to the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities &
Colleges. The Distinguished Teaching Award and Distinguished Staff Award also are given during the event.
Departmental AcademicArea awards andscholarships:ROWENA FORBES, ArtHistory Award
HEATHER HERBERT,English Book Award
MARC KNAPP, FilmScholar Award
MIRANDAH AKELEY, FineArt Talent Award
KATI CHRISTOFFEL, FineArt Talent Award
KELSEY CHURCHILL, GeneralBiology I Award
MICHAELA BRAGG,HumanitiesScholarship Award
DASHI LI, Mathematics-Science ScholarshipAward
KAYLA AMES,OutstandingAchievement inProfessionalCommunication andJournalism
KIMBERLY ENGLUND,OutstandingAchievement in theField of Accounting
MATTHEW TOMPKINS,OutstandingAchievement in theField of Accounting
JOSIAH BRAZIER,Outstanding
Achievement in theField of BusinessManagement
HENRY PELLETIER,OutstandingAchievement in theField of ProjectManagement &Information Systems
LUCAS BARTLETT,Outstanding AthleticTraining Major Award
ALEX CSIERNIK,Outstanding AthleticTraining Major Award
BENJAMIN HAMILTON,Outstanding CriminalJustice Major Award
DANELLE GRENIER,OutstandingElementary EducationMajor
DESIREE GENTHNER,Outstanding HistoryMajor Award
JUSTIN HOWE,Outstanding HistoryMajor Award
RANDI KAPLAN,Outstanding PhysicalEducation MajorAward
AMANDA DOIRON,Outstanding Post-BaccalaureateEducation Student
TIFFANY FRASER,
Outstanding Post-BaccalaureateEducation Student
WHITNEY FLINT, PhysicalTherapist AssistantProgram AcademicAchievement Award
KEVIN HUSTON, PhysicalTherapist AssistantProgram AcademicAchievement Award
JOEY BARD, OutstandingRecreation Major
HILARY SAUCY, RuelParks “Rising Star”Memorial Scholarship
NICOLE DUPLESSIS,University TimesAdvisor Award
STEPHANIE JELLETT,University TimesAdvisor Award
Twenty-eight studentswere recognized fortheir activity in theHonors Program:MIRANDA BICKFORD,JENNY BLAISDELL,BRANDON BONNEY,MAKAILA BOURGOINE,HANNAH BOYCE, ASHLEYCHRISTIE, KELSEYCHURCHILL, JESSICACOPPOLA, TIFFANYCURTIS, MALLORIE CYR,HAZEN DAUPHINE,ELIZABETH DAY, ASHLEY
DROST, TAYLOR DWYER,DYLAN HACKWORTH,ERICA HEMPHILL, KATELYNHEWITT, VANNESSAHIGGINS, ANDREW HUNT,DAVID HUNTLEY,KATARINA JENSON, JAMIEMARTIN, ALEXANDERMETRANO, THOMASPIETROSKI, NATASHASMITH, MICHELLE TARDIFF,NICK WHITEHEAD, andDALE WINSLOW. This year’s Maine PolicyScholar, ANGELINAJACKMAN, was recog-nized for her work dur-ing the 2013-2014 aca-demic year.Ten students were rec-ognized for beingnamed to Who’s WhoAmong Students inAmerican Universities &Colleges:LUCAS BARTLETT,ZACHARY BENNER, MARKCAVANAUGH, COURTNEYCRAY, ALEXANDERCSIERNIK, SARAGENDREAU, MOLLYLINDSEY, STEVENMCDOUGAL, DONNAROBICHAUD, andMICHAEL WARNER, Esq.Four Student Senatescholarships were pre-
sented. Alan ArmanMemorial Scholarship:ZACHARY BENNER.Monica G. GilbertMemorial Scholarship:COREY LEVESQUE. StevenEdward Eagles MemorialScholarship: CODYTOMPKINS. T.W. MorrisonScholarship: KATHRYNPATENAUDE. Student Senators for the2013-2014 academicyear were honored fortheir contributions tostudent government:JESSICA COPPOLA, WENDYGENTHNER, DYLANHACKWORTH, JEFFREYJAMIESON, THOMAS JEH,MICHAEL MUIR, RYANOUELLETTE, CRAIGPULLEN, and LEAHRODRIGUEZ.The DistinguishedTeaching Award waspresented to BARBARABLACKSTONE,Coordinator of AthleticTraining Education andChair of the College ofProfessional Programs;the Distinguished StaffAward was presented toKEITH MADORE, Directorof Alumni Relations andDevelopment. ★
ABOVE, FROM LEFT: Heather Sincavage, Hyrum Benson, Kati Christoffel, Mirandah Akeley, Rowena Forbes; Kelsey Churchill; Dashi Li; Matthew Tompkins,Kimberly Englund; Josiah Brazier; Lucas Bartlett, Barb Blackstone, Alex Csiernik; Benjamin Hamilton. BELOW, FROM LEFT: Danelle Grenier & daughter; Desiree
Genthner; Randi Kaplan; Amanda Doiron & Tiffany Fraser; Kevin Huston & Whitney Flint; Hilary Saucy; Ray Rice, Stephanie Jellett & Nicole Duplessis.
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Employees honoredduring recognition
eventThe Universityhonored severalemployees fortheir years ofservice during theEMPLOYEERECOGNITIONRECEPTION held onMay 15.Twenty-five employeeswere recognized fortheir combined 490years of service to theUniversity. Employeeswere honored with vari-ous tokens of apprecia-tion, from clocks toframed art.40 years of service:CHARLES HOLMQUIST andELDON LEVESQUE.35 years of service:ANDY GILES and DONNAUNDERWOOD.30 years of service:Virginia Fischer. 25 years of service:BARBARA DEVANEY,CLARE EXNER, BARBARALAMBERT, PHILIP PARKSand CHRISTOPHER SMITH. 20 years of service:NOLA BELANGER.
15 years of service:BARBARA BLACKSTONE,BARBARA CHALOU,MITCHELL JAMES,MARTEEN HESTER,DEBORAH HODGKINS,LINDA MASTRO, JAYROBINSON, and GREGSHAW.10 years of service: ERICBRISSETTE, DARYLENCOTE, and DAVIDOUELLETTE.5 years of service:JANNIE DURR, CAROLYNDORSEY-DUREPO, andWILLIAM MORE.During the RecognitionReception, officials alsohonored seven retirees:LAURA BOUCHARD,Administrative Specialistwith TRiO UpwardBound; BARB CHALOU,Professor of Education;MALCOLM COULTER,Lecturer in Math; CLAREEXNER, Professor ofBusiness Management;ANDY GILES, Professorof Art; LINDA GRAVES,Professor of MedicalLaboratory Technologyand Program Director;and ROBERT PINETTE,Professor of Biology. ★
pictured:40 years - Charlie
Holmquist &Eldon Levesque
35 years - DonnaUnderwood
30 years - VirginiaFischer
25 years - BonnieDevaney & BarbLambert
20 years - NolaBelanger
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15 years -Linda Mastro,Barb Chalou,MarteenHester, BarbBlackstone,DebHodgkins,and JayRobinson
10 years - Dave Ouellette, Darylen Cote, Eric Brissette 5 years - Carolyn Dorsey-Durepo & Jannie Durr
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UMPI hosts annual Athletic Awards BanquetThe University held its annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7. All 12 intercollegiate athletic programs at UMPI gatheredin the Wieden Hall Gymnasium for the event. Each team honored a “Rookie of the Year,” “Most Inspirational” and “MostValuable Player” student-athlete in addition to several other department-wide awards for the 2013-2014 school year.
In WOMEN’S BASKETBALL,Brigitte Pratt received theCAPTAIN’S LEADERSHIPAWARD.
The ATHLETIC TRAINING “RISINGSTAR” AWARD was given toMolly Lindsey.
The ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENTOF THE YEAR AWARD wentto Alex Csiernik and LucasBartlett.
The AL ARMAN (MAKE ADIFFERENCE) AWARD wentto Lucas Bartlett, men’ssoccer, and KathrynPatenaude, volleyball, bas-ketball, and softball.
The STANLEY H. SMALL COACHESAWARD was presented toJoshua MacKinnon,Assistant Coach for men’ssoccer.
The DONALD N. ZILLMANCHARACTER AWARD waspresented to KathrynPatenaude, women’s vol-leyball, basketball, andsoftball.
The ROYAL GOHEEN AWARD forhighest team GPA wasgiven to the Women’sCross Country team.
The SHARON ROIX AWARD formost improved GPA wentto the Men’s Soccer team.
The RUEL PARKS COACHESAWARD was given to DarbyToth, women’s basketball.
The evening culminated withtwo awards: MichaelWarner received the presti-gious MALE ATHLETE OF THEYEAR honor and OliviaMcNally was named theFEMALE ATHLETE OF THEYEAR. ★
Most ValuablePlayers
Men’s Cross CountryPhilip Boody
Women’s CrossCountry
Kayla Legassie
Men’s GolfMichael Balmer
Men’s SoccerLucas Bartlett
Women’s SoccerJen Ouellette
Women’s VolleyballShannon Brown
Men’s BasketballMichael Warner
Women’s BasketballOlivia McNally
Men’s Nordic SkiingEthan Burke
Women’s NordicSkiing
Lydia Streinz
BaseballJosiah Brazier and
Alex Csiernik
SoftballKrista Coffin
MostInspirational
Men’s Cross CountryCorey Hebert
Women’s CrossCountry
Ghazaleh Sailors
Men’s GolfDJ (Kenneth) Conley
Men’s SoccerSeth Cote
Women’s SoccerJasmine Cote
Women’s Volleyball
Shaina Hood
Men’s BasketballAlex Jardine
Women’s BasketballKathryn Patenaude
Men’s Nordic SkiingAndrew Nesbitt
Women’s NordicSkiing
Natasha Smith
BaseballBryan Lucas Molloy
SoftballKathryn Patenaudeand Taylor Cochran
Rookie ofthe Year
Men’s Cross CountryJessie Sandstrom
Women’s CrossCountry
Destinee Neureuther
Men’s GolfEric Depner
Men’s SoccerErik Gumaer and
Derek Healy
Women’s SoccerTaylor Gardner
Women’s VolleyballAbigail Jewett
Men’s BasketballThiago Conceicao
Women’s BasketballKristin Thompson and
Sydney Churchill
Men’s Nordic SkiingZacharia Veayo
Women’s NordicSkiing
Lydia Streinz
BaseballAdam Begos
SoftballShannon Brown
Michael WarnerMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Olivia McNallyFEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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First Charles BoninWork Ethic AwardThe first Charles Bonin WorkEthic Award was presented onMay 15, at the EmployeeRecognition Reception, to Dr.
Ray Rice,InterimProvost andVicePresident forAcademicAffairs. OnOctober 3,2013, inhonor ofCharlie
Bonin’s retirement, PresidentSchott established this employ-ee award. The Charles BoninWork Ethic Award was estab-lished to recognize an employ-ee who demonstrates strongwork ethic–including diligence,reliability, and initiative–andhas strong principles that ben-efit the University of Maine atPresque Isle. Congratulations,Ray!
UMPI Spirit PhotoContest WinnersThanks go out to everyonewho participated in the UMPI
Spirit Photo Contest. Students,faculty, and staff submitted 59photographs – the most eversubmitted. Students, faculty,and staff voted for theirfavorite photos; here are thewinners. Most creative photoof UMPI was Lydia Streinz (stu-dent) – Snowman and theWindmill; James Stepp (Deanof Students) – top vote getterin the contest, Hot Air Balloonover Merriman Hall (Note:Stepp wanted to participate inthe contest but declared him-self ineligible to win since heco-sponsors this contest); andFrank Thompson (faculty) –Owl Sculpture in Winter.Having Fun at UMPI photo wasYing Zheng (student) –Students Enjoying MickeyMouse Ice Cream Bars, andLenny Cole (staff) – Studenton the Rock Climbing Wall.Best Photo of UMPI wasZipeng (Nix) Lieu (student) –Campus Center Shines on aBlue Cloudy Sky; Lydia Streinz(student) – Snow CoveredCampus Center Walkway; andLanette Virtanen (staff) – OwlSculpture in Autumn.Congratulations to all the win-
ners and thanks to students,faculty, and staff who submit-ted photos showing their UM-Presque Isle pride!
Dr. Cohen attendingbook fairDr. RichardCohen hasbeen invitedagain to thelargest bookfair in Maine,“Books andBoothbay,” onJuly 12. Amongthe adult fictionauthors, heldbetween 1 and 4 p.m., he willbe presenting his latest novelfor sale to the public, Our Seasof Fear and Love. He alsorecently conducted an inter-view with Ramon Renteria ofThe El Paso Times, which canbe found under his full name,Richard Shain Cohen. Also, inthe March issue of TheMidwest Review, there is areview under “Book Watch.”
UMPI VolleyballCampThe Women’s Volleyball Teamand Head Coach Mark
Kornachuk will be sponsoringa volleyball camp for all thoseinterested in learning orimproving their skills in thissport, June 23-27. The camp isopen to all volleyball playersin grades 6-12, male orfemale, and any skill level.The camp will run each dayin Wieden Hall Gym from10 a.m. – 3 p.m. with anhour for lunch. The campwill include instruction insetting, serving, blockingand hitting. They will alsoprovide training in team
play like offense and defense,position, and coverage for hitsand blocks. The total price is$60, which includes a campTshirt. If a team of at least 6register, they get a discount of$10 off per person. FMI, con-tact Mark Kornachuk [email protected] or999.9836.
Students enjoy afinals stress relieverOn Monday, May 12, in theLibrary, students enjoyed a lit-tle bit of stress relief for finalsas Bonnie Wood, a retired biol-ogy faculty member, brought
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Biology Students attend 41st MaineBiological and Medical SciencesSymposiumSeven biology students from UMPI attended the 41stMaine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposiumat the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory inSalisbury Cove, ME on April. 18. Five of the stu-dents presented a poster from their independentstudy project which was based on a short coursethey had taken in January at MDIBL as an exten-sion of their UMPI Genetics course. Their posterwas titled: “Mapping the germ granule misexpres-sion transgene elt2-p::PGL-1::GFP + myo-2p::mCherry in Caenorhabditis elegans,” and the poster described genetics experiments with roundworms asa model system to study genes. Pictured above, left to right: Dr. Judith Roe (UMPI Genetics instructor), JulieKnight, Shane Rucevice, Haleigh Argraves, and Jeff Jamieson (not shown is Errol Ireland III). The short coursewas supported by Maine INBRE, which is an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the NationalInstitute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Dustin Updike was the
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in her dog Daisy (yellow lab).Daisy is a certified therapy dogand loves to be petted andhelp people relieve their stress.Bonnie was also able toanswer questions on what ittakes for a dog to become atherapy dog. Hopefully, finalswere a little easier!
Office of Safety andSecurity offers newprogramThe Office of Safety andSecurity is offering a new pro-gram to members of the UMPICommunity. A new form hasbeen added to the CampusSecurity web page,www.umpi.edu/security. The
form is for anyone who wantsto register their personal prop-erty (cell phones, personalcomputers, etc.). Once youcomplete the form and sub-mit, the Safety and SecurityOffice will have a record ofmake, model, serial number,color and a description of theitem on file. If an item is lostor stolen, this information willbe available to provide to yourinsurance company or thepolice. The link is listed under“Personal Property RegistrationForm.” If you have any ques-tions, please contact FredThomas at 768.9580 or [email protected]. ★
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At left: Students from Lisa Leduc’s Women &Crime class are pictured at the MaineCorrectional Center after they delivered servicelearning donations to the Women’s Center.Thanks to people’s generosity and support, theybrought over 8 boxes of toys, games, books, andcrafts as well as $275 in WalMart gift cards toreplenish worn out items. They toured theWomen’s Center and spoke with several of theinmates; it was very enlightening for the stu-dents, connecting the SERVICE to the LEARNING.
I N M E M O R I A MDr. RETA L. GRAHAM, who was a Speech Professor at UMPI
for 20 years, passed away on April 30.
Members of the Geo-Ecology Club took part in a trip to northernArizona and southern Colorado this spring. The trip included a visitto the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, and Petrified Forest, MonumentValley, the Four-Corners region, and the Mesa Verde ruins. Here, the
group is “standin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona.”
Art students gave several spots on campus a (temporary) new lookwhen they created tape art installations as part of a class this spring.
Look where their wings took them!Mary Kate Barbosa, Student SupportServices Director, recently traveled toMoscow, Russia, to visit her daughter andUMPI alum Elizabeth Barbosa, who spentthe last year teaching English there.Elizabeth said she was in search of adven-ture when she landed the job and, thoughher degree wasn’t in teaching, she wasable to use her degree and experience asan UMPI tutor to do her job. This kind ofwork, she said, has allowed her to create“exactly the kind of life I want for myself.”You make us proud, Elizabeth! Go Owls!!
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One of Maine’s Public Universities
activities 06.23–08.29.2014 CongratulationsJosh MacKinnon
Student of the MonthApril 2014
June 26Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
June 27Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
June 28Live Action Role
Playing 6:30pm,
Pullen 112, 113 &
Fols105
June 30“Super” Blood Drive
11:30am-5:30pm,
Gentile Hall
July 3Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
July 4Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC11
July 10Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Next
July 11Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
July 12Live Action Role
Playing 6:30pm,
Pullen 112, 113 &
Fols105
July 17Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
July 18Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
July 24Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
July 25Games Club
Warmachine mtg
6:30pm, CC11
July 26Live Action Role
Playing 6:30pm,
Pullen 112, 113 &
Fols105
July 31Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
Aug 1Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
Aug 7Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
Aug 8Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
Aug 9Live Action Role
Playing 6:30pm,
Pullen 112, 113 &
Fols105
Aug 14Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
Aug 15Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
Aug 21Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
Aug 22Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
Aug 23Live Action Role
Playing 6:30pm,
Pullen 112, 113 &
Fols105
Aug 28Games Club mtg
6:30pm, Owl’s Nest
Aug 29Games Club
Warmachine
6:30pm, CC118
Aug 30Color Presque Isle
5k 9am, Riverside
Park
Josh, from Merigomish, Nova Scotia, Canada, isa 2014 UMPI graduate who just received hisdegree in Physical Education. Josh is popular with
students and well respectedby staff – he is friendlyand always willing tohelp. He is a dynamicleader on campusand has manyachievements. Joshwas president of theSenior Class, a soccerteam member andassistant coach, amember of the hockeyteam, and a StudentAmbassador for the
Admissions Office.Josh is a great rolemodel.Congratulations! ★
A new addition to the UMPI family!Oakley Anne Kathren Parks
was born on Thursday,
April 3. She weighed 7 lbs.
and 11 oz. Congratulations
to Deena & Barrett Parks!
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