BDN Covers UMaine President Susan J. Hunter’s Installation

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

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 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

March 27, 2015 UMaine 150, UMaine in the News

The Bangor Daily News reported on the installation of the University of Maine’s 20th President Susan J. Hunter, where she was formally welcomed to her post during a ceremony in the Collins Center for the Arts. Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York System, gave the keynote address. During President Hunter’s speech, she said the state’s universities are essential to the state’s survival in the face of an aging population spread over a vast area and faltering traditional industries that will need to adapt to survive, according to the report. “UMaine stands ready to work with our sister campuses to meet Maine’s challenges,” she said. President Hunter is the first female president in UMaine’s 150-year history. The installation was part a series of public events during Women’s Leadership Week.