Republican Journal, Free Press preview Gandhi book signing, discussion with Allen

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.

June 25, 2019 UMaine in the News

Republican Journal and The Free Press previewed a discussion and signing of “Gandhi After 9/11, Creative Nonviolence and Sustainability” by Doug Allen, the book’s author and a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, and one of the world’s leading Gandhi scholars. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be at 3 p.m. July 6 at Old Professor’s Bookshop in Belfast. The book was published this year for the 150th anniversary of the birth of M.K. Gandhi, and explains how Gandhi’s life shows how to counter the violence, lack of morality and unsustainable living of our post-9/11 world, the articles state. For more information, call 338.2006.