UMaine creates Stephen King Chair in Literature, AP reports

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.

October 19, 2016 Alumni, UMaine in the News

The Associated Press reported that the University of Maine is now accepting applications to fill the five-year Stephen E. King Chair in Literature. Partially endowed by the Harold Alfond Foundation, the appointment will begin in August, according to the AP. The university’s decision to honor one of its most famous graduates comes as the author prepares to talk about his time in Orono and read from his latest book, “Hearts in Suspension,” on Nov. 7 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The Washington Times, The Seattle Times, My San Antonio Express-News, Review Times, Gulf News, KFDM TV in Southeast Texas and the University Herald carried the AP report.