2004 Symposium Agenda & Materials

Tuesday, June 8

10:30am Registration
Oyate Hall, Student Center
11:30 Light Lunch
Oyate Hall, Student Center
12:30pm Welcome to UMM and Greetings from Morris, Minnesota
Sam Schuman, Chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Morris.
Carol Wilcox, Mayor, City of Morris
Keynote Speaker, "Learning to Live in the New Century: Building Communities By Re-connecting the Pieces"
Dr. Daryl Hobbs, Professor Emeritus of Rural Sociology and Senior Research Associate, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri.
Science Building Auditorium
1:30 Community Showcases ALL DAY in the Science Building Atrium
2:30 Politics 101: Small Towns in a Political Environment
Nancy Larson, Minnesota Association of Small Cities
Science Building Auditorium
5:00 Supper on your own
7:30 Peter Ostroushko and Arkadiy Yushin Musical Concert
Edson Auditorium, Student Center

 

Wednesday, June 9

7:30am Continental Breakfast and Quiz
Oyate Hall, Student Center
8:30 Legislative Forum, Almanac-style
Senator Dean Johnson, (DFL) Willmar
Senator Dallas Sams, (DFL) Staples
Senator Gen Olson, (R) Minnetrista
Representative Steve Sviggum, (R) Kenyon
Representative Torrey Westrom, (R) Elbow Lake
Representative Paul Marquart, (DFL) Dilworth

Science Building Auditorium
10:00 Community-Based Project Development
Science Building Atrium Classrooms
12:30pm Luncheon Speaker
Jim Hoolihan, CEO, Blandin Foundation
Oyate Hall, Student Center
2:30 Open Membership Meeting, Minnesota Association of Small Cities
Oyate Hall, Student Center



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