UMPI news in brief
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Gay-Straight Alliance and the UMPI Diversity Committee will present the lecture Same-Sex Marriage: What every University Student Should Know – empirical research, facts, life experience and human rights, on Monday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Center MPR. Giving this lecture will be Rev. Dr. Al Boyce. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information call Dick Harrison 768-9604.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Gay-Straight Alliance presents “Imagine Me and You” on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Wieden Auditorium. This romantic comedy portrays the story of a young woman who falls in love on her wedding day — but not with the groom. The bride catches the eye of an unexpected guest and realizes that maybe a man is just not the one for her. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call Dick Harrison 768-9604.
Outdoor Activities Program
On Sept. 11, UMPI’s OAPI Club put together an event in which 11 students and Kim McCrea, director of the OAPI Program, went on the “Double Trouble” trip with New England Outdoor Center (NEOC) on the Penobscot River. The “Double Troubles” run the Rip genus Gorge stretch of the West Branch of the Penobscot River not once but twice in the same day. It was a beautiful fall day and everyone had a great time despite a couple of people taking a swim in the “Cribworks,” the most technical Class V section of whitewater east of the Mississippi. For more information on events like this call Kim McCrea at 768-9401.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to announce that its 2010-2011 University Distinguished Lecturer Series will continue with a presentation by Dr. Mark Noble, director of the University of Rochester Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Institute. Noble will deliver his talk, Stem Cell Biology: The Next Medical Revolution, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, in the University’s Campus Center. He will describe how the field of stem cell biology can enhance the understanding and treatment of a variety of diseases. Just as antibiotics and vaccinations revolutionized medical treatments, stem cell biology research has the potential to provide similar benefits in the treatment of cancer, neurological diseases, bone diseases, heart diseases and metabolic diseases.
The University Distinguished Lecture Series (UDLS) was established in 1999. Each year, the UDLS Committee sponsors five to six speakers who come from Maine and beyond, representing a range of disciplines and viewpoints. Noble’s lecture is free and the public is invited to be a part of this special evening. For more information, contact the University’s Community and Media Relations Office at 768-9452.
and Workshop
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host Arla Patch, an award-winning author, artist and teacher during the week of Oct. 18. She will visit classes on campus, have an exhibition of her art work, give a one-day workshop, have book signings and offer a workshop specifically for students.
There will be an exhibition of Patch’s work in the University’s Reed Fine Art Gallery, with an opening reception on Monday, Oct. 18. The reception will begin at 6 p.m. and Patch will give a brief talk about her work and offer a book signing. She is the author of two award-winning books: “A Body Story” and “Finding Ground: Girls and Women in Recovery” — the latter winning a gold medal from Independent Publishers in the Inspirational and Spiritual category.
On Tuesday, Oct. 19, Patch will conduct a workshop for area caregivers, educators, students and interested parties. She will introduce three modalities that she developed to aid the recovery for trauma victims. Gallery Director Sandra Huck is excited to be able to bring this artist and her workshop to our region of the state with the support of Life by Design and The Maine Community Foundation.
The event will be held in the Campus Center, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. There is a fee of $50 for the workshop. Certificates of participation will be offered to those attending, and there will be a book signing at the end of the workshop.
The Arla Patch workshop is sponsored by Life by Design, The Maine Community Foundation and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
The Gallery exhibition of Patch’s work will run through Dec. 3. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sundays and University holidays. For more information contact Sandra Huck at 768-9611 or sandra.huck@umpi.edu.
