8:30 – 9:30 PASSAGE COMMUNITY COLLECTION
Cars will be parked in front of the Gale Mansion to receive your donations of checks, diapers, paper goods, and household supplies.
9:30 – 10:30 PUBLIC POLICY Presidents’ Hall
Pay Equity and AAUW in the 21st Century
Speaker: Karen Kirkwood, National AAUW Director
Why is AAUW so focused on pay equity? What is AAUW doing to help women and minorities overcome this persistent gap? Kirkwood, a leader both in Minnesota and nationally for many years, will talk about where we have been and where we are going. AAUW has taken on many causes over its history that have improved the lives of women, children, and society in general. We are now tackling pay equity which has been stalled for many years. What are the plans for the future?
10:45 – 11:45 Presidents’ Hall SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
International Trade Policy
Speaker: Dr. King Banaian, Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Professor of Economics at St. Cloud State University
Trade increases wealth overall but with uneven effects. Modern technology has made more and more parts of the world accessible at lower and lower costs. How has this affected political views of developed and undeveloped nations? Banaian will explain the reasons for and justifications given for trade policies being followed by nations seeking trade to increase their wealth.
11:45 – Noon ANNOUNCEMENTS
2:00 – 1:15 LUNCHEON
1:15 – 2:15 THE ARTS Presidents’ Hall
Music, Medicine, and Wellness
Speaker: Jenzi Silverman, PhD, Instructor, University of Minnesota Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, and Course Leader, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
Music therapy, medical musicianship, and clinical music practice all involve the use of music as a healing modality. How are these distinct fields related and how do they differ? What makes music such a powerful healing tool in the first place? Silverman will explore these topics and suggest some techniques for improving wellness through music.