West Part of Campus
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West
Part of Campus
(Narrated by Sheridan Kelley)
This
tour begins on the steps of Fogler Library looking north down the
mall...and will continue to your left – toward the riverside of
campus.
1.)
Fogler Library- MP3 audio tour (521 Kb)
Fogler Library is the state's largest library. You may be
interested to know that women were not permitted to use the
library at night until 1918.
Under the direction of Elaine Albright, the former
longtime dean of cultural affairs and libraries at UMaine, Fogler
Library took on its leadership role in the state, beginning with
initiatives like URSUS, the statewide catalog linking Maine
libraries. Fogler, now a digital library, currently is directed by
Joyce Rumery. The staff of Fogler Library includes
some of the leaders in information technology, including Gretchen Gfeller, the web/public relations specialist;
Sharon Fitzgerald, head of the technical services
department; Nancy Lewis, head reference librarian
and also an instructor in women's studies; and Deb Rollins,
head of collections, along with Jane DeWitt and
Sirje Curtis; as well as
Science and Engineering Librarian Nancy Curtis and
Dottie McKenney who runs the Learning Materials
Center.
Among her other administrative assistant duties, Mary Cady
oversees the University Club, located on the second floor of the
Library.
Fogler also is home to UMaine's Special Collections, developed
under the guidance of Frances Hartgen, and directed
for nearly 30 years by Muriel Sanford. One of the
key contact people now in Special Collections is Elaine
Smith.
The
wall inside Fogler includes photos of the recipients of some of
the most prestigious awards given annually to faculty, including
the Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award. Fifty percent of
those who have received this award are women. A quarter of the
recipients of the Presidential Public Service Award are women. One
of the Presidential Research and Scholarly Achievement Awards was
awarded in 2000 to two women, Rosemary Bamford and
Jan Kristo, for their co-authored work in literacy;
another was awarded in 2007 to Elizabeth Depoy for
her work in disability.
As you come down the ramp to the left, you see to your left the
side of Winslow Hall -
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2.)
Winslow Hall- MP3 audio tour (450 Kb)
Gina Pelletier and Judith Round were
longtime UMaine employees who helped staff the Dean's office of
the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture in
Winslow Hall for a number of years. Charlene Herrick
is the college's program compliance and reporting officer,
reviewing grants prior to submission. Some of the amazing women
faculty in the Department of Resource Economics and Policy include
Sharon Tisher, an environmental lawyer and the
first woman partner in Connecticut's
largest law firm. Tisher is president of the Natural
Resources Council of Maine and past
president of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
Also in the department are Kathleen Bell, an
economist who uses GIS tools and statistics to examine human
interactions with the environment; and Mary Davis,
who looks at the economics and human
health implications of air pollution.
The
International Programs Office in Winslow, directed by Karen
Boucias, serves more than 400 international students,
about half of whom are women. Boucias, the first in Maine to
receive an administrative Fulbright award, is a trustee for the
American University in Bulgaria, which the University of Maine
helped to create. The IPO staff includes Sarah Joughin,
who serves as the international student/scholar advisor and the
immigration specialist. Susan Landry assists with
the Study Abroad program, and Lois Farris with
National Student Exchange.
Women make up most of the staff in the Graduate School, located on
the ground floor of Winslow Hall. Longtime Graduate School
employee Dottie Poisson now has an office in Alumni
Hall. There are more women than men who are graduate students. One
of them is Julie-Ann Scott, an Interdisciplinary
Ph.D. candidate, who served as president of the Graduate Student
Association.
In front of you is the back of Holmes Hall......
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3.)
Holmes Hall - MP3 audio tour (103 Kb)
Barbara Deshane recently retired as the assistant
director of the Functional Genomics Ph.D. Program. She was
replaced by new assistant director Laura Hall. This
biomedical/biological research program, established in
collaboration with the Jackson Laboratory and Maine Medical Center
Research Institute, has attracted millions of dollars in NIH
monies.
Take
the path to Alumni Hall..........
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4.)
Alumni Hall - MP3 audio tour (1.17 Mb)
Alumni Hall, built in 1901, once included a gymnasium that was
assigned to female students. Many UMaine administrative offices
are in Alumni Hall, including the President's Office and Bursar.
As you walk around campus, you may hear the chimes coming from
atop Alumni Hall. In the late 1990s, Cathy Bradbury,
then President Hutchinson's assistant, worked to bring the chimes
back to campus.
The
President's Council on Women is a standing advisory committee. Its
mission is to be a catalyst for change and a voice for women
students, staff, faculty and administrators. Today, Alumni Hall is
where you'll also find Explorations, a program designed to assist
new students who are undecided on their major, directed by Ethel Hill. Hill began at the university as a clerk-typist
after high school, pursued her college education one course at a
time for 18 years, and now as Explorations director, is a strong
advocate for lifelong learning. Below her office was Test Scoring,
which recently moved to the Union; here Susan Hutcheson
scores thousands of computerized exams. Ironically, she has the
most unlucky phone number on campus: 581-13-13.
Also
in the building are many women who have long tenure with UMaine,
including Carole Gardner, who started as a secretary
in History and quickly moved to working with some of the
highest-ranking officials at the university, including seven
interim and two permanent provosts, and one interim and three
permanent presidents, including current President Robert Kennedy.
From the 1920s until 1968, Florence Dinsmore, also
worked with five UMaine presidents.
Julia Watkins was the first woman appointed to hold the
second-highest position at the University of Maine — interim vice
president of academic affairs — prior to being named the first
President of American University in Bulgaria. The next woman
appointed to hold the position was Judi Bailey, who
left UMaine in 1997 to take the presidency at Northern Michigan
university and later the presidency of Western Michigan
University. Edna Szymanski started as senior vice
president for academic affairs and provost in 2006. Unlike Watkins
and Bailey, who were both appointed internally, Szymanski is the
first woman hired from a national search to serve in this
high-ranking position.
In
the Provost's Office is Associate Provost for Undergraduate
Education Susan Hunter, a cell biologist. Two other
women held that position previously: Nancy MacKnight
and Marisue Pickering. In addition, two employees
serving as assistants to the provost are Christine
Hockensmith and Wanda Madden-Carr, who has
worked in both the President's and Provost's offices. Madden-Carr
has moved up through the ranks to become the senior assistant to
the provost, a confidential professional position.
Among the women now serving in the university's upper
administration is Senior Advisor to the President Evelyn
Silver, former UMaine director of Equal Opportunity; and
Kimberly Goff, resource development officer. Other
women include Vice President for Administration and Finance Janet Waldron, who used to be part of former Gov. Angus
King's administration. Her responsibilities include budget and
business services, human resources, environmental health and
safety, facilities management, public safety and transportation,
housing and dining and other auxiliary operations. Responsible
for overseeing various department budgets are Elaine Clark,
associate vice president for facilities; Claire Strickland,
director of budgets; and Sue Scroggins, associate
director of budget. Sharon Buchanan, who also works
in this office, is credited with designing the university's family
friendly Web site.
Associate Bursar Dawn Glidden and Jolynn
Campbell, assistant bursar for student loans/collections,
are among the women in the business office.
Cheryl Clement and Dottie Dionne
have each been in the Bursar's Office more than 30 years.
Among the other amazing women who have served as great role models
and as advocates for women on campus is the late Barbara
Hikel, who worked for more than two decades as financial
manager for research and public service. She also was involved in
Title IX compliance and chaired the Student Athlete Welfare
Committee of the Athletic Advisory Board.
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5.)
Lord Hall - MP3 audio tour (185 Kb)
Lord
Hall is the newly renovated home of the Art Department. Here can
be found some of the state's leading artists, art educators and
historians. Among them are Laurie Hicks, a
nationally and internationally recognized art educator, and
founding editor of the Journal of Gender Issues in Art and
Education; Susan Groce, department chair and a
pioneer in nontoxic printmaking; art educator Constant
Albertson; and designer Andy (Andrea) Mauery.
Sculptures by Professor Emerita of Art Deborah de Moulpied
can be found outside the Memorial Union and on the second floor of
Alumni Hall. Cynthia Knowles has been with the Art
Department office for several decades.
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6.)
Aubert Hall - MP3 audio tour (353 Kb)
In
Aubert Hall is the Department of Chemistry, which for six years
was directed by Professor Barbara Cole, the
recipient of the 1995 Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award. She
developed a popular course for nonmajors: Chemistry for Everyday
Living. Also on the Chemistry Department faculty is Alice
Bruce, who also served as department chair and headed the
President's Council on Women for many years. An annual scholarship
is given to a chemistry student in honor of former professors
Helen Wolfhagen and her husband.
Outstanding women graduates in chemistry include Carolyn
Reed, a 1972 graduate who is one of only 100 women
thoracic surgeons in the United States. She also serves on the
board of directors of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. She
is the first woman to serve on this board in its 50-year history.
On
the third floor of Aubert Hall is the Native American Studies
Program, directed by Maureen Smith, a member of the
Oneida nation of Wisconsin. She recently served on the commission
to ensure that Wabanaki Studies is taught in the public schools.
Assistant Professor of Native American Studies Lisa Neuman
joined the faculty in 2003. Her scholarship focuses on economic
enterprise (from basketmaking to casinos) among Maine's Native
communities.
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7.)
Hart Hall - MP3 audio tour (68 Kb)
Hart
Hall was formerly an all-women's residence hall until the 1980s
when it became coed. It houses about 225 students, and now has
women-only and men-only sections.
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8.)
Corbett Hall - MP3 audio tour (540 Kb)
In
Corbett Hall are a number of University of Maine administrative
offices, including Research and Sponsored Programs and the Office
of Human Resources, which included former Associate Director
Sharon Jackiw, who chaired the first Task Force on
the Status of Women at the University of Maine in 1988. In
Research and Sponsored Programs are longtime employees Gayle
Anderson, the first person to see any application for
research with human subjects, and Kathy Carson, who
oversees external grant applications.
A
leader in UMaine's Human Resources office is Catherine Pease,
who helped institute UMaine's most recent family-friendly
employment policies Web site. The university has recently adopted
several family friendly policies to assist faculty, including
allowing the stoppage of the tenure clock for the birth or
adoption of a child. Kathleen
Bell oversees employees' health benefits and Michelle Wood serves as salary analyst. Wood is the person
who does desk audits and determines salary ranges.
Also
in Corbett Hall is the Center for Community Inclusion, directed by
founder Lucille Zeph, Maine's University Center for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and
Service. She developed both undergraduate and graduate
concentrations in Disability Studies, and more recently
established graduate study in early intervention. The center has
grown to more than 40 faculty and staff, attracting more than $20
million in external grants and contracts. One of the leaders in
the center is Elizabeth Depoy, a professor of social
work who coordinates interdisciplinary education, and is
internationally known for research and evaluation methods and
human diversity. Susan Russell is the assistant
director for administration and finance.
Cooperative Extension also has offices in Corbett, with Leslie Forstadt serving as the child and family
development specialist, providing referral and resources on family
issues; Ann Swain, overseeing the senior companion
program, and Wanda Lincoln overseeing the eat well
program.
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9.)
Dunn Hall - MP3 audio tour (1.58 Mb)
The
Conley Speech, Language and Hearing Center in Dunn Hall
specializes in clinical education and research, and provides
state-of-the art speech, language and hearing services. The center
is named for alumna Madelyn E. Conley, the first
woman optometrist in the state, and her husband. Conley Speech,
Language and Hearing Center is affiliated with the Department of
Communication Sciences and Disorders, directed by Nancy
Hall, who heads the Stuttering clinic and whose research
focuses on the interactions between language and fluency in
children. The faculty includes speech/language pathologists Marybeth Allen, Susan Burgess, Susan
Riley and Judith Stickles. They are joined
by audiologist Amy Booth and Judy Walker,
associate professor and graduate coordinator. Walker's research
into how the brain processes communication functions is critical
to helping stroke survivors recover lost language skills.
Assistant Professor Susan Smith is a member of a
team of researchers in the eastern United States engaged in a
longitudinal effort examining precursors to dyslexia. Recently
retired professor Marisue Pickering is a fellow of
the American Speech Language Hearing Association and former chair
of the department.
On
the third floor of Dunn Hall is the Wabanaki Center, directed by
Gail Dana. Dana began her affiliation with the
University of Maine as the project coordinator for the Northeast
Indian Cultural Awareness Training Project, working with faculty
in Human Development and Sociology to research child rearing
practices and cultural beliefs among the Wabanaki tribal
communities in Maine and the Boston urban Indian community. The
project team provided cultural awareness training for human
services workers, who disseminate the research results to the
field.
Alumna Ruth Doucette, a longtime university
employee, became the first full-time coordinator of the Tutor
Program, part of UMaine's College Success initiatives. The Tutor
Program, on the first floor of Dunn Hall, provides small group
tutoring for UMaine students who need academic assistance in 100-
and 200-level courses.
Also
in the facility is the School of Nursing, originally headed up by
Jean Maclean in the 1940s. Today, it is directed by
Therese Shipps, who formerly served in the Army
Nurse Corps. She has provided state and national leadership in the
area of regulation of the profession. Carol Wood
coordinates the graduate program in Nursing, which has produced
more than 100 family nurse practitioners since it began in the
early 1990s. Nancy Fishwick is a family nurse
practitioner who focuses on women's health issues and on violence
against women. She teaches a course on women's health that is
open to students from all fields. Elizabeth Bicknell,
an associate professor, was instrumental in establishing 10 free
wellness clinics in subsidized housing projects in the Bangor
area. Judy Kuhns-Hastings is a family nurse
practitioner with a research focus on the experiences of daughters
and daughters-in-law as caretakers of their elderly parents.
Associate Professor Mary Brakey's clinical specialty
is oncology. Brakey has been involved in multiple efforts to
increase awareness of testicular cancer in young males and early
detection to prevent unnecessary death. Jean Symonds,
associate professor emerita in the School of Nursing, has embodied
feminist principles in her teaching, courses and actions. Nursing
faculty members Catherine Berardelli and Ann
Sossong are collaborating on an oral history in nursing.
On the fourth floor is the Department of
Communication and Journalism, whose faculty include Kristin
Langellier, the first recipient of UMaine's Presidential
Outstanding Teaching Award in 1991. She also has received awards
for her work on personal narratives, including women's
storytelling, breast cancer narratives and family storytelling,
and is co-author of Storytelling in Daily Life. She is a
Franco-American who didn't understand she was French until she
came to Maine. Also in the department are Shannon Martin,
professor of journalism and director of the Maine Center for
Student Journalism; and Associate Professor Sandra Berkowitz,
who teaches rhetoric and researches Jewish identity. Laura
Lindenfeld holds a joint
appointment between the Department of Communication and Journalism
and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. She is
interested in the relationship between multiculturalism, media
literacy and civic engagement; she
teaches film theory and criticism,
including a course on feminism in cinema.
She also is an active grant writer who
brings funds to UMaine to support disadvantaged students.
Claire Sullivan
teaches health communication and health
campaigns, interpersonal communication, small group, sex/gender
and research methods. She has studied coping with breast cancer,
breast cancer narratives, learning communities, social support and
online support groups. Presently, she is interested in gender
issues and motivation in sport. Longtime employees and
administrative assistants in the department office are Nancy
Smith and Sue Rocha, who advocate for
students and reviews academic records to ensure students have
fulfilled all the requirements for graduation.
Carol Bombard a member of the class of 1964 and who
taught advertising and journalism at UMaine, passed away in 2001.
There is now a scholarship in her name.
Alumna Eunice Bauman-Nelson graduated from the
University of Maine in 1939 and from New York University in 1951
and 1957 with degrees in social work, psychology and human
relations. She had a distinguished career as a librarian,
teacher, scholar, researcher and peace activist. In 1968, Michele Montas graduated from the University of Maine and
received the Maha Moors Cabot Prize from Columbia, the oldest
international award in journalism. A broadcast journalist, she has
most recently been appointed spokesperson for the United Nations
General Assembly.
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10.)
Crossland Hall - MP3 audio tour (428 Kb)
At
one time, Crossland Hall was the "practice house" for home
economics seniors, who spent several weeks living in the facility,
practicing lessons learned in class. It also once served as a
women's cooperative dormitory. Today, Crossland is the home of the
Franco-American Center, where the coordinator of communications is
Lisa Michaud.
Madeline Giguere, a retired professor of sociology at
UMaine, has been referred to as "la marraine des francos americans"
for her continuing work for identifying and celebrating the
Franco-American presence in Maine. Celeste Roberge,
a nationally known sculptor, was the first editor of LeForum,
an international, bilingual socio-cultural journal formerly known
as Le F.A.R.O.G. Forum. This was later edited for 10 years
by Rhea Cote Robbins, author of the award-winning
book, Wednesday's Child, a nonfiction memoir about growing
up and living Franco-American.
The
Center for Teaching Excellence is also in Crossland, directed by
Associate Professor of English Virginia Nees-Hatlen,
former associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
She has written about and given workshops on writing and the
teaching of writing, writing across the curriculum, and assessment
of learning outcomes. Program coordinator and longtime UMaine
employee Sue McLaughlin was part of the center since
its inception. In addition to overseeing many of the professional
development opportunities, she was the editor of Teaching
Links, a monthly academic newsletter published by the center;
she also received the 2004 Outstanding Professional Employee
Award. Today, Gail Agrell has those
responsibilities.
If
you were to walk down College Avenue past the Alfond Arena you
would come to:
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11.)
Braeside: Dr. Edith Marion Patch Center for Entomology, the
Environment and Education - MP3 audio tour (219 Kb)
Braeside is the historic
homestead of 20th-century entomologist and children's
author Edith Patch, an international expert on
aphids. She was hired at UMaine in 1904 after spending the first
year working without a salary. She proved herself capable of being
a female in the male-only field of entomology. In 1930, Patch was
the first woman president of the Entomological Society of America.
Today, Braeside is the home of the Dr. Edith Marion Patch Center
for Entomology, the Environment and Education, and is on the
National Register of Historic Places. Mary Bird,
instructor of science education, serves as the coordinator of the
Edith Patch Center.
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12.)
Witter Farm - MP3 audio tour (203 Kb)
The
current assistant farm manager is Marsha Hamilton
and, before her, Marcy Guillette. Hamilton is
responsible for a large bovine herd that includes Holsteins,
Belted Galloways, Black Angus, and the equine herd that forms the
basis for the Equine Management Program. A very special female,
One Vine Lady, is a standardbred racehorse that
competes for the University of Maine at racetracks in the state.
She is a constant reminder of the university's strong agricultural
roots. She is trained and raced by Valerie Grondin,
one of the top harness racing trainers in the state. Women
students are involved both in UMaine MADCOWS, the dairy co-op; and
the equestrian program and horse barn co-op.
Walk back past Hannibal Hamlin.... and cross the street...
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13.)
Wingate Hall - MP3 audio tour (439 Kb)
The
Office of Student Records in Wingate Hall has many long-time staff
members. Tammy Light is the director responsible for
overseeing the integrity of all students' academic records and all
functions of the Office of Student Records. Associate Director
Janice Williams coordinates the online undergraduate
catalog, schedule of classes and veteran's affairs. She also
coordinates commencement. Mary Malone answers
questions about grading, degree audit, and webdsis; Linda
Reid is the information systems manager who handles online
grading and student information system questions; Kathy
Ouellette evaluates transfer credits for those students
wanting to come to UMaine or go to another branch campus or
community college; and Denice Tucker handles all
athletic academic certification.
The
Office of Student Financial Aid is directed by longtime employee
Peggy Crawford. Among other longtime staff members
is Gianna Marrs, associate director of student
financial aid who oversees scholarships and other financial
assistance, and Helen Violette, the financial aid
athletic compliance administrator. Other women include Mila
Tappan, the associate director of student aid who
is responsible for publications and
communications, document management and Onward students;
and Connie Smith, assistant director of financial
aid who oversees all aspects of customer service.
Addie Weed had a long career in the Registrar's Office
as assistant registrar. She took special interest in such
organizations as the All Maine Women, in which she was an honorary
member.
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14.)
Fernald Hall - MP3 audio tour (1.27 Mb)
Fernald Hall is home to two women-focused institutions of the
University of Maine: the Women's Resource Center and the Women in
the Curriculum and Women Studies Programs.
The
Women's Resource Center has been directed since its inception in
1991 by Sharon Barker, a longtime advocate of
women's rights/women's health. She is the cofounder of the Mabel
Wadsworth Women's Health Center in Bangor, one of only a handful
of independent feminist health centers in the U.S. Barker has
received many honors and awards for her work on behalf of women,
including the prestigious Mary Hatwood Futrell Award from the NEA
in 1997. It is the one award given nationally by NEA for work on
behalf of women and girls. She also received the Maine Women's
Fund Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Barker is very involved
in the Penobscot Valley branch of the American Association of
University Women. The Women's Resource Center was founded three
years after the release of a comprehensive report in 1988 on the
Status of Women at the University of Maine. Faye Boyle
serves as the administrative assistant.
Other initiatives of the center include the annual Expanding Your
Horizons program, a one-day conference on campus for middle school
girls, designed to foster awareness of career opportunities in
science, engineering, mathematics and technology.
UMaine's Student Women's Association is based in the Women's
Resource Center. It is a progressive, feminist student
organization open to all women. Programs and activities they have
sponsored include rape awareness programs, yoga classes, lesbian
rights activism, pro-choice activism, the Vagina Monologues and
the Beautiful Project. The Student's Women Association empowers
women to take the lead on issues facing women.
The
Women in the Curriculum and Women Studies Program was established
in 1980 by JoAnn Fritsche, director of Equal
Opportunity. Since 1991, it has been directed by Ann
Schonberger, who took the position after 15 years of
teaching mathematics. Courses offered with the WST designator for
a minor in Women's Studies began in 1989. Under Schonberger's
leadership, a major in Women's Studies began in 1998; graduate
courses and a graduate concentration began in 2000. In 2001,
Schonberger received that Presidential Public Service Award for
her leadership in Spruce Run, one of the oldest battered women's
projects in the U.S., and for her work in Women's Studies
statewide and nationally. The associate director is Mazie
Hough, who has a strong interest in Maine women's history.
Currently, Hough is involved in the Somali Narratives Project,
along with Kim Huisman, Carol Toner
and Kristin Langelier. Both Schonberger and Hough
are involved in the Maine Feminist Oral History, working on a
history of Spruce Run. Hough coordinates the WIC lunchtime lecture
series every semester, as well as the annual Maryann Hartman
Awards, honoring the accomplishments of contemporary Maine women.
The awards are named for the late Professor Maryann Hartman,
an outstanding teacher and scholar in Speech Communication at the
University of Maine. These awards honor the spirit, achievement
and zest for life that Hartman epitomized. This office spearheads
UMaine's observance of Women's History Month every March with a
full slate of activities. Peg Cruikshank, an adjunct
professor and pioneer in the field of LGBT Studies, teaches
introductory courses in Women's Studies and LGBT Studies, and has
published in the areas of lesbian studies, and women and aging.
Angela Hart is the administrative assistant for the
program.
Fernald Hall also is the home of the Department of Sociology,
which includes faculty members Amy Blackstone, whose
research includes social movements and activism, and sociology of
gender; Sandra Gardner, a former department chair
and the 1993 Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award winner, who
researches domestic violence and the sociology of family; Kimberly Huisman, who specializes in immigration, race and
ethnicity, gender and domestic violence; and Susan Greenwood,
who researches the sociology of religion. The department office is
staffed by longtime employee Julie Jones.
One
of the earliest graduates of the Sociology Department was Emma Ray Broisman, who received her bachelor's degree in
sociology in 1944. She had a remarkable 50-year career with the
United Nations, primarily working to improve the lives of people
in developing countries throughout the world. From 1978-83, Emma
coordinated women and youth programs in Asia and the Pacific as
part of the UN Decade for Women.
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15.)
Coburn Hall - MP3 audio tour (330 Kb)
The
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in Coburn Hall is named for the
longtime congresswoman and senator from Skowhegan, Maine. Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to have her name
placed in nomination for U.S. president by a major political
party. The staff of the center includes Senior Policy Fellow
Tish Tanski and former Maine Sen. Mary Cathcart, who served four terms as state senator and three as state
representative. A former chair of the U.S. Commission on Child and
Family Welfare, Cathcart now chairs the New England Board of
Higher Education. Research associates include Ann Acheson,
Kathryn Hunt and Marcella Sorg, a
leading forensic anthropologist.
The
Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society has a plaque in Coburn. Founded at
UMaine in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is one of the nation's oldest
honorary societies with chapters at more than 300 colleges and
universities. This society is a unifying force for academic
excellence, inducting high-ranking undergraduate and graduate
students, faculty, professional staff and alumni. The first woman
initiated at the University of Maine was Pearl Clayton Swain
in 1899.
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Buildings not mentioned in West tour:
Oak Hall
The Pavilion
President's House
Wells
Conference Center
