UMPI news in BRIEF
Blood drive
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host its annual spring semester American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, Feb. 2. This blood drive is sponsored by the UMPI Residence Life Office, the Brothers of Kappa Delta Phi and the Sisters of Kappa Delta Phi NAS.
The blood drive is scheduled from 12-5 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. If donors wish to reserve a time to make their donation, they should call 800-GIVE-LIFE or 768-9585 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can sign up at the new online appointment scheduler at www.redcrossblood.org.
“A hero is a person who is willing to give up something to save a life,” Jim Stepp, Director of Residence Life, said. “There are many examples of heroic behavior, some of which can prove to be quite difficult; other heroic acts can be as simple as rolling up your sleeves.”
Stepp said the American Red Cross needs to collect 1,400 pints of blood each working day to meet the needs of people in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Volunteers are also needed to assist with the blood drive. Anyone interested in volunteering or in need of more information should call 768-9585 or email james.stepp@umpi.edu.
Hypnotist event
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will put on a fun-filled night of entertainment when the university’s Campus Activities Board hosts Certified Hypnotherapist Ian Stewart on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in Wieden Auditorium. Stewart has taken the stage on “Ripley’s Believe it or Not,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Late Show with David Letterman” and now he will take his talents to UMPI. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact April Sue Platt at 768-9582.
Wednesday Night Movie Series
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Campus Activities Board will invite the public to participate in the student-organization sponsored Wednesday Movie Night Series on Jan. 26, and Feb. 2. The Jan. 26 Movie Night will be held in Wieden Auditorium with “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” showing at both 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. “Remember the Titans” will play at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Feb. 2 in the University’s Campus Center, Room 118. The Wednesday Night Movie Series is free and will continue through the spring semester. For more information, contact April Sue Platt at 768-9582.
Faculty Noon Seminar
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Sonntag will present “Death Makes Liberals more Liberal and Conservatives more Conservative: Another Empirical Validation of Terror Management Theory” as the first Faculty Noon Seminar of the spring semester. The seminar is on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 12:30 pm in the Normal Hall Faculty Lounge.
Sonntag and his colleague, Jonathan Bassett, at Lander University in South Carolina, have explored TMT within the parent-child relationship, paranormal beliefs and political ideology. Sonntag will review some recent findings from their research group and discuss TMT in general.
For more information about the Faculty Noon Seminar Series, contact Lynn Eldershaw at 768-9749 or lynn.eldershaw@umpi.edu.
