WABI reports on UMaine class on Swan’s Island

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.

June 1, 2017 In the News, News, School of Learning and Teaching

WABI (Channel 5) recently reported on University of Maine students who spent a week on Swan’s Island as part of a May Term travel-study course. The class “Maine Island Culture and Community Engagement” is a service learning class, where students volunteer part of each day at local organizations and businesses on Swan’s Island, located about six miles south of Mount Desert Island. The idea is for students to immerse themselves in a place with a distinct culture. Annette Nelligan, a lecturer in counselor education and one of two instructors for the course, told WABI that some students don’t think Maine’s culture is very diverse: “So we came up with the idea of introducing them to the different cultures that exist in Maine. For example, showing them that island culture is different from the culture in Aroostook County and the culture in Portland.” Fourteen students, both undergraduate and graduate, took the class this year, the second year it has been offered.