Sen. Susan Collins Set for UMaine Lecture March 23
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — U.S. Senator Susan Collins will visit the University of Maine on Thursday, March 23 to deliver the annual Senator Margaret Chase Smith Lecture on Public Affairs. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 3:30-4:45 p.m. in UMaine’s newly renovated Hauck Auditorium.
She will discuss “The Ethics of Conscience: Continuing the Legacy of Margaret Chase Smith.”
“We are very pleased that Sen. Collins will present this year’s lecture,” says UMaine President Robert Kennedy. “She is an outstanding public servant, in the great Maine tradition. Our students and others will benefit from the opportunity to interact with Sen. Collins and to hear her perspectives on Margaret Chase Smith’s legacy.”
The talk is presented by UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center.
“We are proud that our center is named for a person whose name is synonymous with ethics in government,” says Jonathan Rubin, interim director of the policy center. “It is truly fitting that this lecture be delivered by Sen. Collins, whose career exemplifies the high ideals of Sen. Smith.”
Those who wish to attend the lecture may acquire tickets by calling 581-1648.