Maine Humanities Summit (May 17, 2013)

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.

The University of Maine Humanities Initiative hosted a daylong Humanities Summit at the Governor Hill Mansion in Augusta on Friday, May 17, 2013. Colin Woodard, acclaimed Maine journalist and author of award-winning books, including The Lobster Coast and American Nations, delivered a lunchtime address titled “Liberal Arts in the Real World: An Author-Historian-Journalist’s Argument for the Importance of the Humanities.”

The Summit convened arts and humanities professionals, academic administrators, legislators, and policymakers from throughout the state. Featured speakers and panelists included directors of state agencies, public libraries, historical societies, civic festivals, and faculty from the University of Maine System and elsewhere. Varied presentations and panels provided space to discuss the present place and future relationship of the humanities (broadly construed) to the State of Maine and its citizens.