Gabrielli, Fensie receive Graduate Student Government awards

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 30, 2021 Higher Education, In the News, Literacy, News, School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development, School of Learning and Teaching, Student & Alumni Profiles

University of Maine College of Education and Human Development graduate students Danielle Gabrielli and Anne Fensie were recognized at the UMaine Graduate Student Government’s 2021 Appreciation Event.

Gabrielli, a Ph.D. student in PreK-12 education (literacy education), was named the GSG’s Senator of the Year for her exceptional work on behalf of UMaine graduate students this past year. Fensie, a doctoral student in higher education, received the Dan Sandweiss Graduate Student Advocacy Award, given annually to one graduate student and one non-student member of the UMaine who go above and beyond to create personal and professional development opportunities for graduate students, who offer time and assistance in advocating for individual graduate student needs as well as the needs of the collective student body, and who focus on the advancement of graduate students during their time at UMaine and beyond.

The GSG Appreciation Event was held virtually this year. Watch a recording of the event below.