9:30 – 10:30 THE ARTS Presidents’ Hall
The “M” in St. Paul: A New Life for the Minnesota Museum of American Art
Speaker: Kristin Makholm, Executive Director, Minnesota Museum of American Art
You might remember the Minnesota Museum of American Art as St. Paul’s only art museum, located for a while in the old Women’s City Club Building, later in Landmark Center. Its location has changed many times over the museum’s 125-year history, but it’s now found a permanent home in downtown St. Paul, a vibrant adaptive reuse rebuild of the 19th century Pioneer Endicott Building, designed in large part by the legendary architect Cass Gilbert. Makholm will chart the history and rebirth of this Twin Cities’ institution, including its renowned collection of American art from Paul Manship and Wanda Gag to Warren MacKenzie and Julie Buffalohead. It will reveal how important it is for a contemporary cultural institution to deeply connect with its community.
10:45 – 11:45 HEALTH Presidents’ Hall
Meeting the Health and Well-being Needs of Women in their Teens and Twenties
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Kottke, Medical Director for Wellbeing and Consulting Cardiologist, HealthPartners
Girls and young women experience rapid physical, social, and emotional development. Learning how to take charge of their health and well-being is a key developmental task during this period. From developing healthy eating and activity habits; to navigating relationships with friends and family; to developing a positive approach to mental, physical, and sexual health, girls and young women must learn how to communicate about a variety of complex and sensitive health topics during this period. To facilitate higher quality and more frequent conversations about some of these sensitive topics, HealthPartners recently developed a primary care-based adolescent health program. It is now a standard of care that all young people have private time with their clinician during every well visit. Tools were implemented to signal to young people that no topic is off limits during their visit.
11:45 – 12:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS
12:00 – 1:15 LUNCHEON
1:15 – 2:15 SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY Presidents’ Hall
Every Story is a Brain Story: Neuroscience and the Pursuit of Justice
Speaker: Dr. Francis Shen, Law Professor at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Shen Neurolaw Lab
Shen will tell us how greater understanding of our brain’s decision-making circuits can shape the future of criminal justice, elder justice, immigration justice, and much more. He is an innovator and leader in the new field of Neurolaw.