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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June 2014

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

tshapiro@wagmtv.com. ★

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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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June 2014

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 atmark.kornachuk@gmail.com 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 freder-ick.thomas@umpi.edu. ★

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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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