This was one of the most interesting conferences I have ever been asked to attend as a faculty member. It was so refreshing to attend a conference with no expectations of presenting my data or professional interests, but rather to speak extemporaneously about fascinating topics of broad interest. I particularly appreciated the opportunity for meeting so many interesting people with a wide scope of interests and backgrounds.
Edward Dunn
Thank you & all the people at MSU who put the event together. I had a wonderful, extremely stimulating time --- far more than I had anticipated. I don't know what you could have done better except make it go one for another week so I could really get to talk with everyone in some depth. I came home thrilled with the quality of people I had met and the connections made. On the panels, I had conversations with fascinating people from professional backgrounds that I am not often exposed to --- and I was very impressed with them. I learned a lot.
Robert Shetterly
Thank you again for the joint community and university event with a broad array of speakers and information. It is one of the highlights of my travels this year. This should be written up as a “best practice” for other universities. Maybe it already has been publicized that way. It is an excellent university / community program. It would have been somewhat of a “downer” if each audience was nor abundant or engaged. This was not the case this year, so whatever you did to get the crowds, that helped to make the success.
Terry Wollen
This was a terrific conference and I so appreciate being invited. I had a blast!
Marilyn Gugliucci
Tony Mendez
Jim Chrisinger
Suzanne Berman
Michelle Benoit and Glen Pitre
Filmmakers
Stacy Ulbig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Sam Houston State University
Elka Kazmierczak
Director, Art for Empowerment Program
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Paul Von Essen
School Social Worker
Cherry Creek School District
Littleton, Colorado
Theogene Rudasingwa
Vice President, Global Affairs & Global Projects Specialist
Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation