HTY 210: History of Maine

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.

Instructor: Professor Mary Freeman

Days/Time: MoWeFri 11:00-11:50 AM

Location: Merrill Hall 330

Description: HTY 210 is a comprehensive history of Maine beginning with the arrival of the first human inhabitants some 12,000 years ago. It surveys the relation between Native cultures and their landscapes, the arrival of European explorers and migrants in the 1500s and 1600s, the struggle for statehood, and the emergence of the state’s staple products industries – fishing, farming, lumbering, ice-harvesting, and shipbuilding. It discusses the immigrant experience in Maine, the rise of tourism in the nineteenth century, and the transition from an industrial to a post-industrial economy.

General Education Requirements: Satisfies the Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions requirements.

Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing