UMaine Students to Participate in Portland Marketing Forum

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.

October 10, 2003 Archives

Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

ORONO — A group of approximately 45 University of Maine students — all but five of them undergraduate business majors — will travel to Portland on Friday, Oct. 17 for a Portland Marketing Association (PMA) forum “Understanding the Value of Market Research.”

This is the first event sponsored by the PMA, which is Maine’s first professional chapter of the American Marketing Association. The state’s only other chapter is UMaine’s student chapter of AMA organization. Prof. Harold Daniel from the Maine Business School faculty at UMaine has been involved in the development of the PMA.

“This is a unique opportunity for students in this state having an interest in marketing to meet so many practitioners in the field with both statewide and national reputations.” Daniel says. “I hope to build an ongoing relationship between the student chapter of AMA and PMA. The advantages for our students seeking internships in industry as well as future employment in marketing related positions are clear.”

Speakers at the event will include Rodney Cober from Burke Research in Cincinnati, Ohio; Judy Melanson from Chadwick, Martin, Bailey in Boston; Gretchen Kruysman, director of marketing for Thos. Moser; and Nathaniel Bowditch from the Maine Office of Tourism. Daniel and Cober were professional colleagues at Burke Research before Daniel joined the UMaine faculty.

The forum will be held at Marriott at Sable Oaks in South Portland, from 8 a.m.-12 noon on Oct. 17. Registration cost for PMA members is $35, $45 for non-members and $15 for students.

More information, including online registration, is available on the PMA website.