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Public university in Maine, USA
the University of Maine at Presque Isle
UMPI's wind turbine began generating clean energy in late spring 2009 after the university reached an agreement with general contractor Lumus Construction Inc. on a $2 million project to install a 600 kilowatt wind turbine on the campus. This agreement established UMPI as the first college or university in the state and one of only a handful in New England to install a midsize wind turbine, according to officials. The wind turbine produces about 1 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and saves the institution more than $100,000 annually in electricity charges and saves an estimated 572 tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere each year. In January 2015, officials from the Foundation of the University of Maine at Presque Isle announced their completion of efforts to completely divest from all fossil fuels on campus. This effort began in fall 2013 and ended in November 2014. UMPI installed a 999 voltage solar panel array on the roof of its major classroom buildings Folsom and Pullen Halls as well as a biomass boiler and heat pump technology inside those buildings. In October 2020, the college announced its first master's degree, a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership.

UMPI currently offers 1 master's degree program, 22 baccalaureate degree programs, 7 associate degrees, 40 minor programs, and 5 certificate programs. The institution began using a proficiency based model for certain programs in 2018. It also began allowing students who would otherwise fail a course to re do material to ensure they pass. The college received a $2.25 million grant to add programs in computer science and health administration in 2019.

Through the YourPace competency based education program, UMPI offers self paced online baccalaureate programs. In 2020 UMPI added its first masters program, a Masters in Organizational Leadership, through YourPace. Separately from YourPace, UMPI also offers three semester based online bachelor's degrees. UMPI's OpenU program allows learners of all ages to take specific online and on site course for free if they are not currently enrolled in a degree program.

The Northern Maine Museum of Science began in the early 1970s on the UMPI campus. The 40 mile (64 km) long Solar System model is one of the largest in the world. Folsom Hall encompasses the Sun of this model and it ends with Pluto, just outside Houlton, Maine.

Caroline D. Gentile – Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Education; longest serving faculty member of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.