Singleton’s Middle East Course Featured on WABI

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 24, 2014 UMaine in the News

WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Middle East course taught by Seth Singleton, a professor of international affairs and political science at the University of Maine. The current conflict in Syria has become a topic of discussion in the class, according to the report. “The whole Middle East is in tumult, it’s in the middle basically of a revolution. It probably has another 10 or 20 years to go before that works itself out,” Singleton said. Hamdane Borji, a graduate student who is co-teaching the class, said he is glad he can share his perspective with students. “I think what’s going on is really, really important to understand because it’s going to take a little while and there are different things that are going on that we need to analyze and predict what’s going to happen in the future and that basically will affect the entire world,” he said.