International Youth to Explore Campus, Programs

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 11, 2011 Student Life

Contact: Karen Boucias, (207) 581-3433

The UMaine Office of International Programs and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are bringing about 40 international high school students from John Bapst, Orono High School and Lee Academy to campus for tours of some of the university’s facilities and programs Thursday, April 14.

The group will be broken into four groups of about a dozen students each to tour the chemistry labs in Aubert Hall, the music facilities in the Class of 1944 Hall and the Lord Hall Art Gallery, and they’ll visit physics labs and see demonstrations at Bennett Hall. Tours will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Broader campus-wide tours are planned after lunch.