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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.

Students gathered around tables in Special Collections reviewing materials.

May 2, 2023 Special Collections Highlights

Each year Fogler Library’s Special Collections Department hosts numerous class and student group researchers. Our most recent visit was from the All Maine Women honors society who make an annual trip to us to look at records from their group’s 100 years of history.

The online All Maine Women records finding aid provides detailed information about the contents of the collection. Other often-visited collections include the University of Maine Clubs & Organizations Records (which includes a section on the Senior Skulls), Sophomore Eagles and Sophomore Owls Records, honor societies Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi, and the Greek Letter Societies Collection on fraternities and sororities at the University of Maine.

For more information about the university-related collections and contributing materials, visit our guide to the University Archive or contact us by phone at 1.207.561.1686 or email um.library.maine.edu.