HTY 462 (0001): The American Revolution

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Instructor: Professor Liam Riordan

Course Number: 44865

Days/Time: TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm

Location: Stevens 355

Description: This upper-division course focuses on the pivotal era that created the United States as an independent nation. We will examine the traditional political and military events of the American Revolution as well as alternative approaches to understanding this formative period. The Founding Fathers, the course of the war, as well as the consequences of the Revolution for people of African descent and Native Americans are among the topics that we will engage. The course asks you to consider how your understanding of the U.S. today influences your assessment of the Revolutionary period, and how your growing sense of the American Revolution informs (and perhaps changes) your understanding of contemporary society.

Prerequisites: Three credits of History or permission.

General Education Requirements: Satisfies the Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts & Institutions requirements.