ORONO – Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Fall 2006 Lunch Series will begin on Thursday, Sept. 14. All lunch series programs are held 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union, University of Maine, unless otherwise noted. All are accessible to those with physical handicaps. The schedule is:

. “What’s at Stake for Women in the November Election?,” Thursday, Sept. 14. Beth Edmonds, Maine State Senate President, Cumberland County. Comments by Amy Fried, associate professor of political science.

. “Maman Disait” exhibit reception, 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, Hudson Museum, Rhea Cote Robbins, adjunct professor of women’s studies and Franco American studies.

. “What Is Stem Cell Research and Why Does It Matter?,” Tuesday, Sept. 19. Clarissa Henry, assistant professor of biological sciences. Comments by Sandra Haggard, associate professor of biological sciences, University College, Bangor.

. “The Challenge of Independence in Women’s Healthcare: A Matter of Choice,” Tuesday, Sept. 26, Coe Room. Ruth Lockhart, executive director, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center. A National Women’s Health and Fitness Day event.

. “Women Who Eat Too Much: Current Research on Women, Food and Film,” Wednesday, Oct. 4. Laura Lindenfeld, assistant professor of mass communication and new media studies, and applied public policy, Margaret Chase Smith Center.

. “What’s the University Got To Do With It? Retaining Women Faculty at UMaine,” Wednesday, Oct. 11. Sharon Barker, director of the Women’s Resource Center, and other members of the UMaine Task Force on Retention of Women Faculty Members.

. “Language and Culture in Violence Prevention,” Wednesday, Oct. 18. Renate Klein, assistant professor of human development and women’s studies. An event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

. “Three Sisters Reclaim the Commons: Indigenous Culture, Perma Culture and Digital Culture,” Wednesday, Oct. 25. Joline Blais, assistant professor of new media.

. Twenty-first annual Maryann Hartman Awards to Maine Women of Achievement, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, Buchanan Alumni House.

. “Personal Economies: A Longitudinal Report on the Economic Status of COLT Staff in the University of Maine System,” Tuesday, Oct. 31. 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. Phyllis VonHerrlich, administrative assistant, Muskie School, University of Southern Maine.

. “Around the Kitchen Table: The Women’s Movement and the ERA in Maine, 1970-1982,” Tuesday, Nov. 7. Stephanie Philbrick, reference assistant, Maine Historical Society Library and freelance producer-researcher.

. “Reflections on a Career as Church Musician, Concert Organist and Teacher in One of Europe’s Great Organ Cities,” Wednesday, Nov. 15. Gemma Coebergh, president of the Andriessen-deKlerk Foundation, Haarlem, The Netherlands.

. Maine Women’s Studies Conference: “Globalization, Immigration, and Borderlands,” Saturday, Nov. 18, all day, Donald P. Corbett Building.

. “Just Call Me a Lobsterman: Women in the Lobster Industry,” Tuesday, Nov. 28. Cathy Billings, assistant director for communications and development, natural sciences, forestry and agriculture.

. “Grace Norton (1834-1926): Cambridge Woman of Letters,” Wednesday, Dec. 6. Cathleen Bauschatz, professor of French.

. “The Politics of the ‘Boy Crisis’: A Case Study of the Maine Task Force on Gender Equity in Education,” Wednesday, Dec. 13. Lyn Mikel Brown, professor of education and human development, Colby College. Mary Madden, assistant research professor of education and human development.

To obtain more information or to request an accommodation, write: WIC/WST Program, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 101, University of Maine, Orono, 04469-5728, or call 581-1228.