UMaine Student Quoted in Articles on Climate Change Rally

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

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 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 13, 2015 Climate Change, UMaine in the News

University of Maine student Catherine Fletcher was quoted in Associated Press and Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel articles about a climate change rally and march held at the State House in Augusta. Hundreds of college students participated in the event that was organized by Maine Students for Climate Justice, a coalition of student groups from around the state. The students urged state leaders to take action on climate control and called for a moratorium on fossil fuel development. Fletcher, who has worked to get the University of Maine System to drop investments in coal stocks, said students must get involved, according to the KJ/Morning Sentinel. “Our generation is inheriting the burden of the climate crisis. If our leaders won’t take action, we will,” she said. WABI (Channel 5), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and SFGate carried the AP report.