Agenda
We ask that you come ready to connect with other U of M researchers and get inspired. Our discussion will pursue opportunities to work together to help Minnesota face its workforce challenges.
Dive in as we discuss and unpack questions such as: What intersections and opportunities are emerging? How might you engage with Minnesota's communities around critical workforce issues? What next research might be needed to positively influence Minnesota's workforce challenge?
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Agenda
8:30 Gather (Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union)
9:00 Welcome
Kent Olson, Associate Dean, Extension Center for Community Vitality
Beverly Durgan, Extension Dean
9:15 Provost Karen Hanson: The University of Minnesota's role in workforce issues
9:30 Igniting the conversation, Round 1
Joyce Hoelting, Assistant Director, and Brigid Tuck, Senior Economic Impact Analyst, Extension Center for Community Vitality
Confirmed speakers:
- Migration and Population Flows: Ryan Allen, Humphrey School
- Workforce Housing: Ann Ziebarth, Department of Design, Housing and Apparel
- Who Cares About Child Care? Liz Davis, Department of Applied Economics
- The Importance of Equity in Educational Successes for Workforce Development in the 21st Century: Geoffrey Maruyama, Department of Educational Psychology
- Evaluating Health Care Consolidation and Workforce Shortages in Rural Communities in Minnesota : Jennifer Schultz, Labovitz School of Business & Economics, UMD
10:40 Instructions for small groups and quick break
10:50 Small group discussions
Lori Rothstein, Extension Leadership and Civic Engagement Educator
Dig deeper into a topic that intrigues you; share perspectives across disciplines. There will be topic-specific tables and open tables for general workforce issues.
11:20 Large group synthesis
Your host: Michael Darger, Extension Business Retention and Expansion Specialist
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Igniting the conversation, Round 2
Joyce Hoelting, Assistant Director, and Brigid Tuck, Senior Economic Impact Analyst, Extension Center for Community Vitality
Confirmed speakers:
- Linking People to Jobs: Opportunities for Integrated Transit and Workforce Development: Yingling Fan, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- Tapping into Potential: The Hidden Workforce of People with Disabilities: Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Institute on Community Integration
- Treating Workers as an Investment, Not a Cost: Ken Bartlett, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development
- Better Decisions in the Workforce Pipeline, Aaron Sojourner, Department of Work and Organizations, Carlson School of Management
- The Future of Work, Mats Heimdahl, Computer Science and Engineering Department
1:45 Instructions for small group and quick break
1:55 Small group discussion
Lori Rothstein, Extension Leadership and Civic Engagement Educator
2:20 Large group Synthesis
Michael Darger, Extension Business Retention and Expansion Specialist