{"id":4264,"date":"2025-06-26T11:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bremen\/?p=4264"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:02:46","slug":"40th-anniversary-tuesday-june-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bremen\/2025\/06\/26\/40th-anniversary-tuesday-june-3\/","title":{"rendered":"40th Anniversary – Tuesday June 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday started with a visit of the University of Bremen Law Faculty<\/a>, which recently moved into their new building Forum am Domshof<\/em> in the city center. Two professors and former judge President Jones got a chance to have a chat about their specialties and the different legal systems of our two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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from left to right:<\/em> Prof. Dr. Patrick C. Leyens, Dickinson College President John E. Jones III, Dr. Janine Ludwig (Academic Director of the Durden Dickinson in Bremen Program), Prof. Dr. S\u00f6nke Florian Gerhold, Samantha Brandauer (Associate Provost and Executive Director of the CGSE at Dickinson) \u00a9Samantha Brandauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Afterwards, the newest Dickinson Chair on the University of Bremen campus was inaugurated. Exactly ten years after the unveiling of the first three \u201cDickinson Chairs\u201d on campus, this is the first chair at the new Forum at Domshof<\/em> campus. The \u201cDickinson Chairs\u201d in Bremen symbolize the enduring partnership between the institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Marejke Baethge-Assenkamp (Director of the International Office at University of Bremen) and Dickinson College President John E. Jones III unveiling the newest Dickinson Chair \u00a9Janine Ludwig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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from left to right:<\/em> Prof. Dr. Patrick C. Leyens, Dr. Marejke Baethge-Assenkamp, Dr. Annette Lang, Dr. Janine Ludwig, President John E. Jones III, Samantha Brandauer, Prof. Dr. S\u00f6nke Florian Gerhold \u00a9Samantha Brandauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon, President Jones and his wife Beth were given an exclusive tour at the late medieval Town Hall<\/a>, together with Consul General Jason Chue (Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg) and former College President Bill Durden and his wife Elke, among others<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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from left to right:<\/em> Dr. Annette Lang, Consul General Jason Chue, Elke Durden, Bill Durden, College President John E. Jones, Samantha Brandauer \u00a9Antonia Gabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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from left to right:<\/em> Beth Jones, John E. Jones, Dr. Annette Lang, Jason Chue, Samantha Brandauer, Elke Durden \u00a9Antonia Gabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The exclusive tour was given by Dr. Annette Lang (Head of Division International Cooperation and Development Cooperation at the Senate Chancellery of Bremen and former head of the International Office at University of Bremen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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walking through the Upper Hall<\/em>, Bremen’s most beautiful and prestigious banqueting hall \u00a9Antonia Gabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The ballroom, the largest room in the New Town Hall, with its large panorama of Bremen on the south side. \u00a9Antonia Gabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

During the visit at the town hall, the group also had a special meeting with Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte who warmly expressed his personal dedication to the transatlantic partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte and Consul General Jason Chue. \u00a9Deborah Steinborn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Dickinson College Public Lecture<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the evening, the sixth Dickinson College Public Lecture took place at the Sch\u00fctting<\/em>, the16th-century house of the Chamber of Commerce at the market square of Bremen. Almost 100 people attended the festive event.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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back row, from left to right:<\/em> Samantha Brandauer (Associate Provost and Executive Director of the CGSE at Dickinson), Eduard Dubbers-Albrecht (Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce Bremen), Ulf-Br\u00fcn Drechsel (President of the Carl Schurz German-American Club), Dr. Harald Wilms (Secretary of the Carl Schurz German-American Club)
front row, from left to right:<\/em> Dr. Janine Ludwig (Academic Director of the Durden Dickinson in Bremen Program), Dickinson College President John E. Jones III, Prof. Dr. Jutta G\u00fcnther (Rector of the University of Bremen), Dr. Mandy Boehnke (University of Bremen Vice President for International Affairs, Academic Qualification, and Diversity), Jason Chue (Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg) \u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The evening began with greetings by Eduard Dubbers-Albrecht (Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce Bremen) and Ulf-Br\u00fcn Drechsel (President of the Carl Schurz German-American Club), followed by welcome addresses delivered by Prof. Dr. Jutta G\u00fcnther (Rector of the University of Bremen) and Jason Chue (Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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 Prof. Dr. Jutta G\u00fcnther \u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jason Chue \u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Then, Dr. Ludwig spoke with President Jones about the new US Administration. At the end of the insightful interview, the guests had the possibility to ask questions to President Jones, and many seized this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Janine Ludwig and President John E. Jones
\u00a9 Antonia Gabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The event was concluded with a reception during which students & alumni engaged in stimulating conversations with experienced transatlanticists & representatives and made many new contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The talk was followed by a reception \u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9Matej Meza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dickinson College Public Lecture \u2013 an event organized by our program, in cooperation with the University of Bremen and its International Office<\/a>, the Carl Schulz German-American Club<\/a>, and the Amerikazentrum Hamburg<\/a>, represented by Sarah Altmann.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9Antonia Gabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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