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collaborations, offerings
proposals and deliver presentations, conducted mock press
conferences that helped them gain media experience, and networked with area business and community leaders.
To provide strong cultural arts programming for the region, the University was pleased to have events connected with
both Andy Warhol and Shakespeare during the spring semester.
UMPI’s Reed Fine Art Gallery showcased several never-beforeseen photographs from its Andy Warhol collection, as well as
several newly acquired original Warhol screen prints donated
by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, as part of
its exhibition, Warhol: Faces. The show included photographs
of Wayne Gretzky and Carly Simon, part of the collection of
silver gelatin prints and Polaroid photographs — valued at
more than $, — that UMPI was gifted from the Andy
Warhol Photographic Legacy
Program in .
The show also included five Warhol
original screen
prints that comprised the second
gift of its kind to
UMPI from the
Andy Warhol
Foundation. These
Photo © The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Andrew Murad,
Continuing efforts to provide local professional development opportunities, the University partnered for the eighth
year in a row with Momentum Aroostook and MMG Insurance to offer the Young Professionals Institute. The professional development
short course is designed specifically for
emerging leaders looking to hone their professional skills.
YoungProfessionalsInstitute Participants took part
in role-playing scenarios that refined their abilities to “pitch”
e University hosted Shakespeare LIVE!, the touring wing of e
Shakespeare eatre of New Jersey, for a performance of Macbeth in
the spring. During their visit, troupe members also led two theater
workshops with students from nine area high schools.
images, valued at about $,, included screen prints of
Queen Beatrix, Queen Margrethe and Sitting Bull.
The University also welcomed Shakespeare LIVE!, the educational touring wing of The Shakespeare Theatre of New
Jersey, for a performance of one of the Bard’s great tragedies,
Macbeth. Shakespeare LIVE! has performed for more than
half a million students since its inception in and its productions are hailed as innovative, visually stunning, and accessible to students. While the texts are abridged, the troupe
prides itself on keeping Shakespeare’s language intact and delivering performances that
are dynamic and appealing. Through special
arrangement, the troupe also offered two theater workshops at UMPI during the day of
their performance to provide about high
school students from nine high schools across
the region with a unique and engaging opportunity to learn about Shakespeare’s work.
To learn more about these and other exciting things happening at UMPI, visit
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