Fall 2006 Lunch Series
The WIC Lunch Series is one of the oldest and most visible
aspects of our program. Scheduled weekly, the series features
lectures, panels, and performances that reflect current scholarship
on women's issues. The series provides visiting scholars, university
faculty, staff, students, and other community members the opportunity
to present their work to a diverse audience.
12:15-1:30 p.m.
All lunch series programs are held in the Bangor Lounge, Memorial
Union unless otherwise noted, and all are accessible.
September
14, Thursday
What’s at Stake for Women in the November Election?
*Beth Edmonds, Maine State Senate President, Cumberland County
*Comments by Amy Fried, Associate Professor of Political Science
4:00 - 6:00 Maman Disait Exhibit Reception, Hudson Museum,
Rhea Côté Robbins, Adjunct Professor of Women’s Studies and
Franco American Studies
19, Tuesday
What Is Stem Cell Research and Why Does It Matter?
*Clarissa Henry, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
*Comments by Sandra Haggard, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Women’s Studies, University College, Bangor
26, Tuesday (Coe Room)
The Challenge of Independence in Women’s Health Care:
A Matter of Choice
*Ruth Lockhart, Executive Director,
Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center
A National Women’s Health and Fitness Day Event
October
4, Wednesday
Women Who Eat Too Much: Current Research on Women,
Food, and Film
*Laura Lindenfeld, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications/New Media Studies and Applied Public Policy, Margaret Chase Smith Center
11, Wednesday
What’s the University Got To Do With It?
Retaining Women Faculty at UMaine
*Sharon Barker, Director of the Women’s Resource Center and other members of the UMaine Task Force on Retention of Women Faculty Members
18, Wednesday
Language and Culture in Violence Prevention
*Renate Klein, Associate Professor of Human Development
and Family Studies
An Event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
25, Wednesday
Three Sisters Reclaim the Commons:
Indigenous Culture, Perma Culture, and Digital Culture
*Joline Blais, Assistant Professor of New Media
21st Annual Maryann Hartman Awards
to Maine Women of Achievement
5:00 p.m., Buchanan Alumni House
(October cont.) 31, Tuesday
Personal Economies: A Longitudinal Report on the Economic Status
of COLT Staff in the University of Maine System
*Janine Bonk, Administrative Assistant of Admissions,
University of Maine at Farmington
*Jane Crouch, Secretary, Bureau of Labor Education
*Loraine Lowell, Librarian Assistant, University of Southern Maine and Vice-President, ACSUM
*Phyllis VonHerrlich, Administrative Assistant, Muskie School, University of Southern Maine
November
7, Tuesday
Around the Kitchen Table: The Women’s Movement and
the ERA in Maine, 1970-1982
*Stephanie Philbrick, Producer and Reference Assistant,
Maine Historical Society Library, and Free Lance Researcher
***Election Day - Do Vote!***
15, Wednesday
Reflections on a Career as Church Musician, Concert Organist and
Teacher in One of Europe’s Great Organ Cities
*Gemma Coebergh, President of the Andreissen/deKlerk Foundation, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Saturday, November 18, all day
Globalization, Immigration, and Borderlands
Maine Women’s Studies Conference
University of Maine
28, Tuesday
“Just Call Me a Lobsterman”: Women in the Lobster Industry
*Cathy Billings, Assistant Director for Communications and Development, Natural Science, Forestry, and Agriculture
December
6, Wednesday
Grace Norton (1834-1926): Cambridge Woman of Letters
*Cathleen Bauschatz, Professor of French
13, Wednesday *THIS WIC LUNCH HAS BEEN POSTPONED - PLEASE LOOK FOR IT AGAIN ON NEXT SEMESTER'S SCHEDULE*
The Politics of the ‘Boy Crisis’: A Case Study of the Maine
Task Force on Gender Equity in Education
*Lyn Mikel Brown, Professor of Education and Human Development,
Colby College
*Mary Madden, Assistant Research Professor of Education and
Human Development
For More Information
or to request an accommodation:
WIC/WST Program
5728 Fernald Hall, Room 101
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5728
(207) 581-1228 FAX (207) 581-1218
www.umaine.edu/wic
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