Ludcke Lecture
The Ludcke Chair, funded by a generous bequest from the estate of Eleanor Ludcke (Westbrook College class of 1926), is presented annually to a tenured member of the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their outstanding academic accomplishments. The Ludcke Chair recipient receives a stipend in support of his or her development as a teacher and scholar.
The chair holder must have attained the ideal of the "teacher/scholar," a dedicated educator and productive researcher who has given generously of his or her time to UNE over a significant period.
Lectures
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Susan McHugh, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of English
"Animal Writes: Working in Literary and Animal Studies"
5:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, Biddeford Campus
The Ludcke Chair
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Ali Abdullatif Ahmida
Professor, Chair of the Political Science Department and an internationally recognized scholar of North African history and politics
"Challenging Colonial and Nationalist Models, My Journey"
5:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, Biddeford Campus
Professor Ahmida describes his intellectual journey from growing up in a small town in Libya to sojourns Cairo, Italy and finally the United States.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Stephan Zeeman
Professor and Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences
"What a strange trip it's been: Or how I learned to love phytoplankton"
4:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, Biddeford Campus
Professor Zeeman's presentation details his career in scholarly activity that has focused on understanding processes in nature. He reviews the evolution of his thought and focus from terrestrial landscapes to lakes and oceans, and finally to the intersection of land and sea.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Elizabeth De Wolfe
Professor, Chair of the History Department
"Finding Inspiration in the Dustbin of History"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, Biddeford Campus
Entitled, "Finding Inspiration in the Dustbin of History: Tales of Teaching and Researching in the Past," DeWolfe’s lecture educates and entertains with insight gleaned from her experiences as chair of the UNE History Department, co-director of UNE’s Women’s Studies program, writer and researcher.