Law enforcement leadership training to be offered at UMaine with trip to Gettysburg

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.

May 23, 2016 Outreach

The William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service at the University of Maine is sponsoring a weeklong leadership symposium for Maine law enforcement officials.

About 25 law enforcement officers from local, county, state and federal agencies are expected to take part in the symposium May 23–27. The seminar will include leadership lessons on campus, as well as in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The course will provide expert training on leadership, unified command, ethics and best practices. It will center around leadership lessons from Joshua Chamberlain and will include war-game simulations of the Battle of Gettysburg.

The symposium aims to foster collaborative relationships among the officials that may be useful during future crisis response efforts in the state.

On Monday, participants will attend training at the Wells Conference Center on campus, as well as the ropes course behind the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Tuesday through Thursday will be spent in Gettysburg where officers will spend a full day on the battlefield. The symposium will end back on campus Friday with final presentations in Wells.

Upon completion of the training, law enforcement officers will become Joshua Chamberlain Fellows. Participants are expected to graduate with new ideas, operational understanding and a professional network that will contribute to their leadership philosophy and commitment to public service.

The Maine Law Enforcement Leadership Symposium is being offered for the first time by the Cohen Institute with support from Maine Emergency Management Agency and LexisNexis.