BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:/mhc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T153000 DTSTAMP:20260519T174834 CREATED:20260326T194149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T185247Z UID:9324-1776088800-1776094200@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Eddie Nachamie - Seeking Resilience: Climate Change Futures from McCarthy\, Alaska DESCRIPTION:Seeking Resilience: Climate Change Futures from McCarthy\, Alaska\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Eddie Nachamie\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2026\n2:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\nUniversity of Maine\, Orono\, ME\n\nEddie Nachamie is an Ecology and Environmental Sciences major and an Honors student whose project Seeking Resilience: Climate Change Futures from McCarthy\, Alaska examines the unique socio-ecological context of McCarthy\, Alaska and the surrounding Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. For this research\, Nachamie worked with faculty mentor Don Beith\, Associate Professor of Philosophy. Nachamie’s Fellowship is supported by the Echoes of Maine Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nIn our rapidly changing and warming world\, there are many questions regarding how we will adapt to the realities of climate change. The unique socio-ecological context of McCarthy\, Alaska and the surrounding Wrangell-St. Elias National Park provide a reference point for resilience. This community is geographically isolated and relies on mostly off-grid technology for survival in Alaska’s rugged weather conditions. The area is also experiencing rapid changes in weather patterns and phenology as a result of climate change. Through a series of essays focused on consumption\, sense of place\, climate futures\, and the relationship between people and their local ecologies\, I have documented how this community is responding to climate change and creating resilience. Additionally\, the project includes a photography series documenting the unique cultural and geographical points of interest in McCarthy and its surrounding preserve. Along with the essays and photography series are some sketches and a watercolor painting documenting the local ecology of McCarthy and its unique composition of flora\, fauna\, and geological features. Interspersed in the book are excerpts from interviews with McCarthy locals and teachers at the Wrangell Mountains Center where perspectives on climate resilience in the Copper River Basin are documented. \n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu URL:/mhc/event/eddie-nachamie-seeking-resilience-climate-change-futures-from-mccarthy-alaska/ LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T183000 DTSTAMP:20260519T174834 CREATED:20260330T201700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T203600Z UID:9336-1776099600-1776105000@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Haden Buzzell - The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics DESCRIPTION:The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Haden Buzzell\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2026\n5:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\nUniversity of Maine\, Orono\, ME\n\nHaden Buzzell is a Political Science major and an Honors student whose project The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics examines the nuanced dynamics of Franco-American identity in politics within the State of Maine. For this research\, Buzzell worked with faculty mentor Mark Brewer\, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science. Buzzell’s Fellowship is supported by the David ’64\, ’67G and Alison ’71 Wiggin Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nHaden Buzzell will present his project “The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics\,” a detailed look at the dynamics driving the first race for the Blaine House where both major party candidates were Franco-Americans. This presentation will evaluate the voting behavior of Franco-American Mainers in recent statewide elections and consider potential future trends in the political participation of a prominent yet understudied ethnic community. \n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu URL:/mhc/event/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics/ LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T183000 DTSTAMP:20260519T174834 CREATED:20260330T211835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T184741Z UID:9341-1776186000-1776191400@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Emma Beauregard - Creating W8banakiak Historical Markers for Bath\, Maine DESCRIPTION:Creating W8banakiak Historical Markers for Bath\, Maine \na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Emma Beauregard\n\nTuesday\, April 14\, 2026\n5:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\nUniversity of Maine\, Orono\, ME\n\nEmma Beauregard is a student in the Honors College and a History and Accounting double major whose project Creating W8banakiak Historical Markers for Bath\, Maine is a public history project involving research and design for the implementation of four new historical markers that focus on the Abenaki in Bath\, Maine. For this research\, Beauregard worked with faculty mentor Tobias Hrynick\, Lecturer in the Honors College. Beauregard’s Fellowship is supported by the Liam Riordan Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nAbenaki groups lived in the area we call Bath\, Maine for thousands of years\, and the land and rivers continue to be their homeland. Despite this\, out of the 34 historical markers currently on display around Bath\, only one mentions the Abenaki\, and it is only to explain the context for European colonial settlers. To counter this\, a project began to research and design four new historical markers that focus solely on the Abenaki. Through this public history project\, connections were established with the W8banakiak\, Bath Historical Society\, and Bath City Hall. While this project remains in its early stages\, the ground has been set for new historical markers to be designed in collaboration with the W8banakiak and erected around the city of Bath. This presentation discusses how the goals of this project changed along its course\, and what the process has looked like thus far. It will then dive into what the future of this project looks like\, including the collaboration involved and the steps that will be taken to ensure these new historical markers are installed to create a fuller and more accurate picture of the history of Bath\, Maine.\n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu URL:/mhc/event/emma-beauregard-creating-w8banakiak-historical-markers-for-bath-maine/ LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T183000 DTSTAMP:20260519T174834 CREATED:20260330T204648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T204648Z UID:9338-1776272400-1776277800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Thomas Gao - ADHD and the Lived Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Mental Disorder DESCRIPTION:ADHD and the Lived Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Mental Disorder\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Thomas Gao\n\nWednesday\, April 15\, 2026\n5:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\nUniversity of Maine\, Orono\, ME\n\nThomas Gao is a Psychology major whose project ADHD and the Lived Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Mental Disorder explores Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) through the perspective of phenomenology to provide a new framework to understanding ADHD beyond its classification in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. For this research\, Gao worked with faculty mentor Susan Bredlau\, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Gao’s Fellowship is supported by the Sandra Merrill Peters and John G. Peters Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nPhenomenology is a philosophical study that focuses on the human experiences and consciousness. It seeks to understand the world as how it appears to the individual\, emphasizing subjective perception over the idea of an “objective reality.” By investigating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) through a phenomenological perspective\, integrating personal\, historical accounts and academic sources\, this presentation will explore how we can better understand its classification as a neurodevelopmental disorder\, as well as bridge the disconnect between the symptom-first diagnostic approach that we currently employ and the patients’ subjective experiences.\n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu URL:/mhc/event/thomas-gao-adhd-and-the-lived-experience-a-phenomenological-inquiry-of-the-mental-disorder/ LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000 DTSTAMP:20260519T174834 CREATED:20260406T190731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T190731Z UID:9361-1776358800-1776366000@umaine.edu SUMMARY:A Celebration of Print DESCRIPTION:A Celebration of Print\nwith Chebacco: The Journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society\, Polis Poesia: Revista Urbano Poética\, Rustica Journal\, and Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability\n\nThursday\, April 16\, 2026\n\n\nRECEPTION – 5:00 PM\nEVENT – 5:30 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\nUniversity of Maine\, Orono\, ME\n\nThe McGillicuddy Humanities Center will celebrate the printed word with four Maine publications\, the literary magazine Polis Poesía; 91’s journal of conservation and sustainability\, Spire; the Farmington-based literary magazine Rustica; and the journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society\, Chebacco. Join journal editors and contributors for readings and hor d’oeuvres as each of these publications launches a new issue. \n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu URL:/mhc/event/a-celebration-of-print/ LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR