UMF, UMM partnering to address Maine’s teacher shortage

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.

August 3, 2021 Outreach

Patty Williams, an associate professor of Early Childhood Education and chair of the Division for Elementary, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Maine at Farmington, has received a grant from the University of Maine System to develop a collaborative adult learners program in partnership with Franklin County Adult Education and the University of Maine at Machias.

The “Pathways to Teaching for Adult Learners” program seeks to prepare quality educators who will help to ease Maine’s teacher shortage using an online and hybrid model that meets the needs of adult learners.