UMaine Community Service, Honor Society Chapter Honored

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Thursday, 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 1, 2010 Archives

Contact: Brittany Myles (Brittany.Myles@umit.maine.edu)

ORONO – The University of Maine chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) has been awarded Bronze Star status for its members’ community service work on campus and in communities surrounding the university.

The Washington, D.C.-based NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation’s only interdisciplinary honors organization to invite first- and second-year college students. There are more than 270 student-run chapters, with more than 750,000 members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Membership is by invitation, based on grade point average and class standing.

NSCS chapters can attain one of four star award levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Levels are determined by the quantity and quality of events a chapter holds annually.

The UMaine chapter has as many as 240 members, according to chapter president Brittany Myles, a sophomore nursing student. Members promote and implement NSCS programs, including PACE (Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence) mentoring program for middle and high school students, and an integrity week initiative.

“We do a lot of ‘anything drives,’ where we collect things for Manna Ministries,” Myles says. “We put jars at local businesses to collect for a good cause — for example, Haiti Relief. We participate in UMaine Cares and Maine Day doing service projects around campus and the community. We also have a career day where we go to the local elementary school and talk about our majors and get kids excited about school and how there is so much out there to offer. We also do fundraising and promote Spruce Run…”

In the coming year, Myles says she plans to recruit more members for service projects and shoot for Silver Star recognition.