Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 11-2-2021

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.

* University of Maine COVID-19 Community Archive Project * Native American Heritage Month

November 3, 2021 Fogler Plus Newsletters

In this issue:

· University of Maine COVID-19 Community Archive Project

· Native American Heritage Month

Featured Resource: Maine Bicentennial Collection

The Maine Bicentennial collection on DigitalCommons@UMaine comprises documents from Raymond H. Fogler Library’s Special Collections that the library has selected as relevant to the 1820-2020 statehood celebration. The full-text documents and images provide a variety of perspectives on political, economic, social, business, and ethical issues that remain of contemporary interest in discussions on Maine today.

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/index.2.html

University of Maine COVID-19 Community Archive Project

The Raymond H. Fogler’s Special Collections Department is still accepting content for the University of Maine COVID-19 Community Archive Project. Over the past 18 months over 1,300 items have been added to the Archive documenting this unprecedented time in our community. Including departmental emails and publications, faculty articles, screenshots of webpages, photographs, personal reflections, social media posts, student essays, and updated course material.

Materials can be submitted via an online form or by email to matthew.revitt@maine.edu

Native American Heritage Month

In honor of the University’s place on Penobscot Nation homeland, and in recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Fogler Library has updated its list of books by Wabanaki authors, all of which are available at awihkhikaní-wikəwαm (“book house” or “Fogler Library” in the Penobscot language). The growing list contains approximately 70 titles. Suggestions and additions can be sent to Jen Bonnet, Social Sciences and Humanities Librarian, at jenbonnet@maine.edu.