Turfgrass science concentration cited in Sun Journal story on ‘cool majors’

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.

January 31, 2017 In the News, School of Food and Agriculture

In a story on cool majors at Maine colleges and universities, the Sun Journal included the turfgrass science concentration added three years ago, as part of the environmental horticulture major at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture. Students choosing to pursue the turfgrass concentration spend their senior year studying at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “We’re promoting to students that it’s a great option,” Sue Erich, director of the School of Food and Agriculture, told the Sun Journal. “We have some businesses in the state that grow turf and sell turf — there’s a workforce piece to it.”