Johnson speaks about UMMA Winter Art Factory on WABI

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.

December 2, 2016 Arts, Museums, Outreach, UMaine in the News

Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s Winter Art Factory set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The event, which will be held ahead of the Festival of Lights Parade, will include several stations for creating ornaments, wrapping paper and a paper lantern to take to the parade, according to the report. “It is so much fun,” Johnson says of the annual event. “It is one of the many programs we offer to our community that is free and open to the public for them to come in — at any age — and make art.” All supplies are included and guided instruction is provided, she said.