Maine Campus Compact Award Program

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.

Campus Compact hands of many skin colors with hearts in the palms

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Maine Campus Compact Awards Ceremony. This year the Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence, the Heart and Soul Student Award and the President’s Campus Leadership Award will be presented. MCC will also recognize one outstanding community partner and one outstanding corporate partner at this year’s virtual ceremony.

Many UMaine faculty and students have received these awards in the past, and we would like to continue that tradition. Please consider submitting nominations for these awards – deadline February 11. Click on the name of each award for nomination information.

The Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence will recognize three faculty members who have made public service an integral part of their teaching. The award is presented to recipients who use service-learning and/or community action as an innovative teaching tool to engage students in civic leadership. Recipients also show clear evidence of reflection and reciprocity with community partners and demonstrate a commitment to advocating for service-learning and/or community action on campus and beyond. Each campus may nominate 3 faculty members.

The Heart and Soul Student Award recognizes six undergraduate students from member campuses who are actively involved in turning their campuses and communities into places of democracy. These students have raised their voices on issues of local and global importance through civic engagement efforts. Recipients may have a wide variety of experiences in any of the following areas: community service, service-learning, activism, democratic engagement, or social justice. They also demonstrate leadership through their inclusive and innovative approaches to social, educational, environmental, health, economic, and/or legal issues facing their communities. Each campus may nominate 2 students.

The President’s Campus Leadership Award recognizes a student organization or campus department at each Maine Campus Compact (MCC) member institution for contributions to community service, service-learning, and/or civic engagement efforts on their campus.

The Community Partner of the Year Award and the Corporate Partner of the Year Award will recognize one community partner and one corporate partner each for their distinguished contributions and dedication to strengthening campuses and communities in Maine. Recipients must show a deep and widespread commitment to sustainable, meaningful and reciprocal partnerships with Maine higher education institutions that have a positive impact on our campuses and in our communities. Each campus may nominate one Corporate Partner and one Community Partner.

Nominations for all five award categories must be submitted to Lisa Morin (lisa.morin@maine.edu) by February 11, 2021. Click on the name of each award for nomination information.

To read more about the Maine Campus Compact Award Program and to see prior recipients, please visit Maine Campus Compact.

Previous Recipients:

2021 – Dominique DiSpirito – Heart and Soul Student Award
Bailey West – Heart and Soul Student Award

2019 Grace Pouliot – Heart and Soul Student Award

2018 Samantha Saucier – Heart and Soul Student Award

2014 Robert Glover – Donald Harward Faculty Award
Bryer Sousa – Heart and Soul Student Award
Kimberly Dao – Heart and Soul Student Award

2013 Alexandra Pastore – Heart and Soul Student Award