Republican Journal advances 15th annual Poets/Speak!

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.

April 20, 2017 Outreach, UMaine in the News

The Republican Journal reported more than 25 well-known and emerging poets, University of Maine students and musicians will celebrate National Poetry Month at the 15th annual Poets/Speak! The event will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at Bangor Public Library. The theme for this year is “Origins: Roots & Sources,” to coincide with the library’s monthlong Smithsonian exhibit, “Human Origins.” Festivities will open with a musical performance of poems from organizer Kathleen Ellis’ collection, “Dear Darwin.” Ellis is an adjunct assistant professor in the UMaine Honors College. Her poems will be set to music composed by Scott Brickman and featuring soprano Nancy Ogle and pianist Ginger Hwalek, who will be joined by UMaine student readers, according to the article. “Dear Darwin,” released as a Parma Recordings CD, was nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award, the article states. The annual event is sponsored by the Bangor Public Library and the UMaine Department of English.