Faces of Literacy Exhibit Set for Belfast

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.

September 2, 2010 UMaine in the News

The Village Soup Web site features a preview of “Faces of Literacy: Voices of Courage,” a photo exhibit scheduled for UMaine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast Sept. 8 – Dec. 17. The photographs, to be displayed in the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, depict individuals who have “achieved literacy skills and met personal goals” working with Literacy Volunteers organizations. September is National Literacy Month and the Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County organization is co-hosting the exhibit with the Hutchinson Center. Center director Sue McCullough is quoted in the Village Soup story.