Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 28 : Spring 2016 | Page 50

Superintendent for the Anglophone West School District David McTimoney shakes hands with UMPI President Linda Schott after taking part in a press conference announcing the University’s new Good Neighbor Grants program, which will provide graduates from six of the district’s western New Brunswick high schools with a unique tuition cost-savings opportunity by allowing them to pay “at par” tuition, starting with the Class of 2016 for the Fall 2016 semester. UMPI providing wide range of opportunities for campus and community By The University of maine at Presque Isle Whether it’s developing a new tuition-saving program for high school graduates in New Brunswick, co-hosting a community wellness program, or helping a faculty member conduct research half a world away, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is supporting a wide range of campus and community opportunities this spring. High School in Woodstock, N.B. Early in the spring semester, the University celebrated an important milestone—the 10th anniversary of Caroline D. Gentile Hall. Named in honor of the University’s longest serving faculty member, the building continues the legacy that Miss Gentile created during her 56-year career as a Near the start of the year, the University welcomed 10 New physical education professor. Officials held an event to mark Brunswick school officials to campus—including