Demosthenes (di-‘m?s-th&-“nEz): 384-322 B.C. A Greek orator who used to put stones in his mouth and then talk to the ocean rather than paying for a public speaking class.
USM has a variety of illustrious speakers coming here every week. Here is a sample of some of them. This list is not all-inclusive and the number of listings is contingent on space.
Upcoming speakers
Tuesday, November 16
Women’s Resources Center “End the Silence” Film Series, “After the Montreal Massacre,” 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Women’s Center in the Woodbury Campus Center, Portland, free and open to the public, 780-4996.
Wednesday, November 17
Sixth Annual Celebration of GIS Day, join faculty, staff and students to learn more about Geographic Information Science featuring a noon-time brown bag lunch with Nick Wolff speaking on Gulf of Maine fisheries data and a 1:30 p.m. workshop on how USM GIS can help you incorporate geospatial technologies into your teaching or research, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Room 302, Bailey Hall, Gorham, free and open to the public, 780-5063.
“Memory, History, Diversity: Harvesting the Resources of the Sampson Center,” featuring presentations of how the Center can be used by the Sampson Center Faculty Scholars from the African American Collection, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Collection, and the Judaica Collection, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., University Room for Special Events, Glickman Family Library, Portland, free and open to the public, 780-4275.
Thursday, November 18
USM College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Scholars Forum, “Digital Mapping Technologies and GIS in the Geosciences: A Maine Coast Perspective”, Mark Swanson, 7 p.m., Glickman Family Library Special Events Room, Portland, free and open to the public, 780-4221.
Thursday December 2
Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of “She’s Not There,” will be speaking at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn campus 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., in room 170. This event is sponsored by the Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity. For more information call 780-5767.
To place a listing in Demosthenes’ Corner send an e-mail to [email protected]. Be sure to have the word “Demosthenes” in the subject line.