Emergency Information

The University of Maine is open today, with final exams occurring as scheduled. Due to winter weather conditions, members of the UMaine community are urged to use caution when walking and driving on campus.

The American Red Cross emergency shelter at Leonard Middle School, 156 Oak St., Old Town is open for all area community members, including UMaine employees and students. The emergency shelter in the Field House is closed.   Until power is restored in the communities, off-campus students can purchase reduced-priced meals at Hilltop, Wells or York […]

Power has been fully restored across campus. Classes resume at 5 a.m. Wednesday. A Red Cross emergency shelter is open at the Field House, available for off-campus and University Park students. The University of Maine community is to be commended for the multiple ways it came together to weather this storm, ensuring safety and as […]

Update: Full power is returning to campus. Brief outages are expected as restoration continues. Thank you to everyone for your participation, support and community-mindedness during this crisis. For students and staff on campus today, food is available at Hilltop, the Bear’s Den & Pub, and York Commons. A Red Cross emergency shelter is open at the […]

Update: Power has been restored to residence halls; some other buildings on campus remain without power. Power fluctuations may occur as systems are fully restored over the next few days. All on campus today are asked to please conserve energy as much as possible. For students and staff on campus today, food is available at Hilltop and […]

Update: Due to the extended power outage, a Red Cross emergency shelter has been opened at the UMaine Field House. The emergency shelter and the Memorial Union are available to residents of the Reserve, Avenue, Orchard Trails, Stillwater Village and Dryden Terrace. More information about the shelter is online: orono.org/DocumentCenter/View/5448 The Student Recreation Center reopens today at […]

Update: To enable members of the UMaine community to address any storm-related issues they have at their homes, and to facilitate post-storm assessment and recovery on campus, classes are canceled Tuesday, Oct. 31. Only storm day personnel are expected to report. Classes are scheduled to resume at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1. The Field House […]

With morning classes canceled, nonessential storm day employees may stay or leave work. If afternoon classes are held, employees can use vacation time, with supervisor approval. Members of the UMaine community on campus this morning are advised to use caution. There is flying debris. Trees are down and power remains unstable. Exercise judgment before going […]

Widespread power outage campuswide. Updates as they become available on umaine.edu

All power restored on campus.