My strongest memories of the holiday season are ones of family and traditions. My brother and I looked forward to Christmas Eve service, held in a gigantic Cathedral-like Congregationalist church built of brick and stone with a...
Read MoreWhen I was a kid—which was, admittedly, a while ago now—I would always start feeling an anxiety over the end of summer and its carefree, endless afternoons and bike rides and epic AD&D adventures with friends (anyone get...
Read MoreI remember when I was first asked to serve as interim vice president of academic affairs back in February 2014, the president at the time let me know that I might be receiving “emails” from Dr. Lowman’s PCJ 215 class. Actually,...
Read MoreMy strongest memories of the holiday season, like many people’s, are ones of traditions or their interruptions. My brother and I looked forward to Christmas Eve service, held in a gigantic Cathedral-like Congregationalist...
Read MoreThere has been so much written about the midterm election cycle that we are just concluding (but that is still underway in several states, including our own), that I hesitate to say much more about it. But I do want to focus on...
Read MoreUnder Question 4 in the Nov. 6 election, the University of Maine at Presque Isle would receive $4.5 million, all of which is specifically designated for expanding or developing programs that meet our state and nation’s workforce...
Read MoreOn behalf of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, it is my great pleasure to welcome all of you, new and returning students, community members, faculty and staff (old and new!) to the start of the 2018-2019 academic...
Read MoreI always look forward to the annual Spring Awards Ceremony here at UMPI, not only because it allows us to celebrate the accomplishments of some of the University of Maine at Presque’s Isle most distinguished and dedicated...
Read MoreIt’s just about March Madness time, which reminds me of the years I spent as a grad student at UConn, waiting to see what seed the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams would receive. Back in the ‘90s, the household names...
Read MoreOne of my favorite things about teaching has always been learning, which can mean investigating new modes of instruction, or getting advice from friends and colleagues or the good old-fashioned reading of new books. Since...
Read MoreI’ve been thinking a great deal over the past several weeks about what I am thankful about for having worked at UMPI for over 20 years now in several different roles—professor, provost, now president. And as I was thinking...
Read MoreAs I write this, our country deals with another tragic incident, this time the mass killings of worshippers in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. This follows the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, a shooting in a church in...
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