Karen Linehan

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.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art

Art History

Karen Linehan

B.A. Fine Art, University of Maine 1979
Canadian Studies and Art History, University of Toronto 1976?77 and 1980
M.A. Art History and Museum Studies, 1984

Karen Linehan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History, began teaching at the University of Maine in 1984, soon after completing her M.A. in Art History and Museum Studies at Boston University. Her research there focused on Venetian Renaissance painting (Giorgione and Pietro Bembo) , Van Gogh (the influence of Carlyle, Dickens and illustrations for ‘The Graphic’), and Hampshire Pottery (research and exhibition curator, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire). Her recent teaching and research has explored connections between American and Canadian 19th?century landscape painting and between Canadian and British WWI painters. Since joining the Deptartment of Art, Professor Linehan has offered introductory surveys and upper?level topics in modern American, Canadian and European art and architecture.

Karen.Linehan@maine.edu

207.581.3316

Karen Linehan