Here's Muriel Krusemark's presentation on Hoffman at the Symposium on Small Towns in Morris

Here's the first part...


...and here's the second part.


Stay tuned for more from today's events in Morris.

Symposium on Small Towns is underway at the University of Minnesota-Morris

Muriel Krusemark is one of the speakers at a morning forum at the UMM Science Auditorium.
























University of Minnesota-Morris Chancellor Jacquie Johnson talks about her unique story relating to small towns.


Here is part of Chancellor Johnson's address to the crowd...

"Rural America understands the importance of partnerships. This event today is the result of the willingness of our urban/rural partners to sing that same song with us.

Right here in Morris we have the Green Prairie Alliance, the research triangle. "move over North Carolina"... that triangle.. WCROC and USDA Soils Lab and UMM. A wonderful braintrust for this area.

We are also beginning partnerships with MNSCU. We partner with Minnesota West Technical and Community College on a Biomass Class.

I've spent most of my life as an urban person. My first experience in a small town was Storm Lake, IA.. at Buena Vista. I learned many things about small towns. One thing is that everyone has a small town story. I am amassing my own on multiple levels."

Symposium on Small Towns coming to the University of Minnesota-Morris on Thursday - Editor will be blogging all day from the event

Here's a link to see the full schedule for the Symposium on Small Towns at the University of Minnesota-Morris, to be held tomorrow, Thursday, June 10:

http://www.morris.umn.edu/cst/symposium/2010/agenda_symp.php

The event begins at 9:00am, and at 9:30am Hoffman's Economic Development Authority director Muriel Krusemark will be a keynote speaker on a panel of “real people doing real stuff” emphasizing small communities with big success stories.

How cool is that?!?!

The editor will be in Morris on Thursday - the Tribune office in Hoffman will be open for limited hours that day

The editor is attending the Symposium on Small Towns at the University of Minnesota-Morris this week Thursday. Read more about the event in the June 10 issue of the Herman-Hoffman Tribune.

Center For Small Towns at the University of Minnesota-Morris is set to host the

The schedule of events is below, for the Symposium on Small Towns taking place on Thursday, June 10th. I'll be attending the activities and blogging live from UMM.

• 8:00 a.m.—9:00 a.m.
  Breakfast, Registration and Networking
  Turtle Mountain Café & Oyate Hall, Student Center
• 9:00 a.m.—9:30 a.m.
  Joint Symposium Welcome
  Center for Small Towns, Director—Bart Finzel
  Minnesota Rural Partners, Director—Jane Leonard
  Poet, UMM English faculty—Athena Kildegaard
  City of Morris, Mayor—Sheldon Giese
  Science Auditorium
• 9:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m.
  A panel of “real people doing real stuff” emphasizing small communities with big success stories
  Moderator: Dave Engstrom, Minnesota Association of Small Cities
  Panelists: Muriel Krusemark – Hoffman Economic Development Association, Stephanie Ibarra - Madelia Mobile Home Co-op
  Science Auditorium
• 10:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Break
• 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  Various Locations
• 12:00 p.m.—1:30 p.m. Lunch - Featured speaker: Colleen Landkamer, MN State Director USDA Rural Development
  UMM Food Service
• 1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m. Showcase Fair
  Community Leadership Cities, Success Stories, Community Pride Communities, Rural-Urban Connection examples
  Oyate Hall, Student Center (Mall)
• 2:30 p.m.—2:45 p.m. Short Break
• 2:45 p.m.—3:45 p.m. POLICY PANEL—“How Public Policies are Improving Rural Small Town Viability”—Gubernatorial candidates
  Moderator: Kate Smith, Minnesota Public Radio
  Proscenium Theatre, Humanities Fine Arts
• 3:45 p.m.—4:15 p.m. Closing—review highlights and comment on upcoming activities
  Proscenium Theatre, Humanities Fine Arts
• 4:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Rural-Urban Partnering Council—POST SYMPOSIUM
  Student Center—Study Hall