Learning Goals

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.

Department of Sociology

Learning Goals

Understanding social reality and society.
Research and statistical skills for evaluating and gathering evidence about social life and social relations.
Knowledge about basic concepts such as culture, socialization, stratification, institutions, self deviance, and so forth.
Knowledge about how the self develops sociologically rather than psychologically.
Understanding how institutions like the family, education, and the economy are interrelated.
Understanding the significance of variations by race, social class, gender, and age.
Ability to think critically about social events and to present opposing viewpoints and alternative hypotheses on various social issues.

PDF Version of the Sociology Learning Goals here.

Ver. February 28, 2013