UMPI plans homecoming events
PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Distinguished Lecturer Series presents Karin Fischer, award-winning senior reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, on Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center.
As a 2010 Jefferson Fellow in China and East Asia, Fischer was able to investigate the political and personal changes Chinese citizens have undergone in order to transition from a society in which education was suspect, to a society where education is being seen as a key to success. During her time in China and East Asia, Fischer wrote extensively about international education and its role in global competitiveness.
Fischer will deliver the talk “The New China: A Rising Superpower Opts for Brainpower Rather than Manpower, and Looks to U.S. Colleges to Help It Succeed.” For more information call 768-9452.
A closing reception has been scheduled for the Senior Thesis Exhibit at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Fine Art Gallery for Friday, Sept. 10, at 4 p.m. The exhibit features a selection of works by several UMPI senior fine art students. Also included in the exhibition are works from the University and Art Department collections. The public is invited to view the exhibit. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FMI, contact Gallery Director Sandra Huck at 768-9611.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a Club & Community Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Campus Center. For the past 14 years, area businesses have been invited to participate in the fair to showcase their products and services to the University and its students. The fair also gives local businesses a chance to meet students as prospective part-time employees. In addition, campus clubs will be on hand to promote their organizations and recruit new members.
Call Career Services Director Bonnie DeVaney, 768-9750;barbara.devaney@umpi.edu.
Campus and community members are invited to Homecoming 2010 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle from Friday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 19. Homecoming kicks off Friday at 1 p.m. when the UMPI men’s soccer team takes on the University of Maine at Machias, followed by President Don Zillman’s “State of the University Address” at 3 p.m. in Wieden Auditorium, and the women’s soccer game also against Machias.
Saturday’s Alumni Luncheon honors the classes of 2000, 1985, 1960 and recognizes Educator of the Year Marjorie Queen, Class of ’84, and Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Sherry Churchill, Class of ’93. The day concludes with an 8:30 p.m. main event featuring the famed interactive, retro band “Motor Booty Affair.” Sunday, Sept. 20, is designated “Alumni Sport Day” with opportunities for competition throughout the day.
The weekend of activities will also feature a Reed Fine Art Gallery reception/exhibition, women’s soccer spaghetti supper fund-raiser, men’s and women’s cross country meets, a viewing of Wind 101 on WLBZ and a miniature health fair put on by Cary Medical Center, among other exciting, fun-filled events.
For a complete schedule of events, visit the Blue & Gold link at www.umpi.edu. or call 768-9755.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will be celebrating Constitution Day with a Living History Presentation by Political Science lecturer Brent Andersen on Friday, Sept. 17. The lecture will be held at at 10 a.m. at the Campus Center and is entitled “Alexander Hamilton Looks Back on the Drafting and Adoption of the Constitution.”
All are cordially invited to attend this free, public lecture featuring a discussion regarding the 1787 convention in Philadelphia where the Constitution was drafted and at subsequent ratifying conferences in the 13 states that had declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776.
While telling this story, Andersen will also seek to provide listeners with insights into Hamilton’s own views on government and how those views were shaped by his service during the Revolutionary War as an aide to General George Washington.
After the lecture, the audience is invited to ask questions, which Andersen will answer as Hamilton.
Campus and community members are invited to take part in this special event, held in honor of the 223rd birthday of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
FMI call 768-9452.
