Catherine Mardosa

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.

Catherine Mardosa is a Masters student in Anthropology and Environmental Policy. Originally from Central Maine, she left to attend Brown University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 2003. Questions about her community’s resilience and land use, along with her lifelong interest in food cultures, led her to start a small farm just outside of Providence, Rhode Island, which she ran for nearly twenty years. Produce was distributed through a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Program, and through a grower’s cooperative she started with a group of other urban farmers. She has also run garden clubs and workshops in community gardens through the city’s Health Equity Zone initiative, and helped to develop an apprenticeship program in sustainable agriculture for the state of Rhode Island. Her interests include sustainable agriculture, cooperative structures, alternative economies, environmental justice, food, art and ecology.

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