Pavlis Honors College

Global and Community Engagement Conference 2023

The Global and Community Engagement Conference was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in the Memorial Union Ballroom and lunch was provided to all participants. The conference is open to anyone interested in the development, design, and discovery of people and communities! The theme for 2023 was "The Power of Partnership".

The 2023 conference featured keynote speaker Dr. Bonnie Keeler.  Keeler works at the intersection of sustainability science and environmental economics, with particular expertise in water management and policy.

Conference Keynote Speaker - Dr. Bonnie Keeler

Portrait of Bonnie Keeler

Bonnie Keeler is an associate professor and Charles M. Denny Chair of environmental policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Keeler’s research evaluates the equity implications of environmental policies at state and regional levels, with a focus on water resources science and management. Keeler co-directs the Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the University of Minnesota and serves as a subcommittee member of the Environmental Protection Agencies Board of Scientific Counselors. Keeler also directs the Beyond the Academy Network - a coalition of academic leaders seeking to reform university structures to promote more action-oriented engaged scholarship on sustainability. Keeler is also the lead of a new $10 million dollar technical assistance center based at the University of Minnesota designed to serve rural, remote, and disadvantaged communities across EPA Region 5 access federal energy and environmental improvement funding.

Conference Schedule

Check out the 2023 Global and Community Engagement Conference list of sessions:

This program/lecture was partially funded/sponsored by the Visiting Professor Program which is funded by a grant to the Office of the Provost from the State of Michigan's King-Chavez-Parks Initiative.