UMaine museum mentioned in BDN article on economic activity report

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.

July 19, 2017 Arts, Museums, Outreach, UMaine in the News

The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor was included in a Bangor Daily News article about a recent study that found the city’s nonprofit art and cultural organizations in 2015 generated $10 million in economic activity and created hundreds of full-time jobs. The study, completed by the Washington D.C. lobbyist group Americans for the Arts, found that 14 nonprofits in Bangor, including the UMaine Museum of Art, Penobscot Theatre Co., American Folk Festival, Maine Discovery Museum, and Bangor Historical Society, spent $3.4 million in fiscal 2015, and audiences at their events spent $6.6 million, the BDN reported. Maine Public also carried the BDN article.