The Hill quotes Allan in article on Florida anti-hazing bill

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.

April 26, 2019 hazing, Higher Education, In the News, Research and Outreach, School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development

The Hill quoted Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, in an article about a new anti-hazing bill that cleared the Florida Senate. “This bill and a number of other state initiatives as well as the federal initiative — the Campus Reach Act — are representing a very strong movement in higher education and in the general public to work to hold people accountable for hazing and to educate them,” said Allan. “Ultimately, it’s about prevention.” Referencing a 2008 study she published along with UMaine professor Mary Madden, Allan said hazing is still more widespread than most people assume, and that it happens not just in Greek organizations and among athletes, but in other clubs and organizations from a capella groups and other performing arts groups to recreational sport clubs and honor societies.