Installation by Jones, high school students on display in Portsmouth, Seacoast Online reports

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.

January 23, 2017 Arts, Outreach, UMaine in the News

The latest art installation by Samantha Jones, an adjunct professor of art and Honors College preceptor at the University of Maine, is currently on display at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Seacoast Online reported. Jones recruited art students from Blue Hill Harbor School, a small alternative high school, to work with her on the piece, titled “Entanglement.” “For me, bringing an idea into the world via materials is a lot like what sci-fi author Douglas Adams described as ‘throwing oneself at the ground and missing’ in order to fly. It’s not just about staying open to possibility and letting go of control,” Jones told Seacoast Online.