UMaine NH LEND Trainees and Community Fellows Attend Disability Policy Seminar and Meet with Maine Congressional Delegation on Capitol Hill

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.

April 29, 2015 CCIDS News

University of Maine trainees and community fellows from the New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH LEND) Program Partnership recently prepared a policy brief and met with Maine’s Congressional Delegation on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. They were joined by colleagues from the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, a partner in Maine’s Developmental Disabilities Network. The NH-LEND Program provides graduate-level interdisciplinary leadership training for students and professionals from diverse disciplines: the preparation of policy briefs and attendance at the annual Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, DC are key components of a policy assignment each spring.

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UMaine trainees/community fellows and faculty from NH LEND and colleagues from the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council on Capitol Hill during the 2015 Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, DC. (From left to right) Deb Davis, Susan Russell, Alan Kurtz, Kate Quinn Finlay, Lauren Armfield, Senator Angus King, Leslie Buehler, Rachel Dyer, and Melissa Galioto.