Rural Policy Symposium

Speakers

	Hannah Haksgaard | University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law |  Professor
	Tom Morris | Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy
	Tom Mueller |  University of Kansas Medical Center | Assistant Professor of Population Health; Director of the Kansas Center for Rural Health
	Margot Pollans | Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law |  Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law
	Anthony Schutz | University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law | Associate Dean for Faculty; Marvin and Virginia Schmid Foundation Professor of Agricultural Law
	Lorie Vincent | ACCELERATION by design LLC | Founder and President; Author of "Stand Up Rural America: Forging a New Path of Growth and Prosperity"

Schedule

8:30-9 a.m. | Check-in and breakfast

9-9:15 a.m. | Welcome and opening remarks

• Corey Rayburn Yung, William R. Scott Research Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
• Hunter Bach, Editor-in-Chief, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy
• Hayley Engelland, Symposium Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy

9:15-10 a.m. | Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Addressing the Policy Gap in Rural America: Setting a Policy Context for Rural Health

10-10:45 a.m. | Anthony Schutz, Associate Dean for Faculty and Marvin and Virginia Schmid Foundation Professor of Agricultural Law,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
Farmers: From Labor to Capital in Agricultural Law

10:45-11 a.m. | Break

11-11:45 a.m. | Hannah Haksgaard, Professor, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
Strengthening Rural Communities through Rural Lawyer Recruitment and Retention

11:45a.m-12:30 p.m. | Lunch provided

12:30-1:15 p.m. | Margot Pollans, Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Food, Agriculture and Rural Environments

1:15-2 p.m. | Tom Mueller, Assistant Professor of Population Health and Director of the Kansas Center for Rural Health, University of Kansas Medical Center
Unpacking The Case for Rural America: Universal Policies for Rural and Urban Futures

2-2:45 p.m. | Lorie Vincent, Founder and President, ACCELERATION by design LLC; Author of "Stand Up Rural America: Forging a New Path of Growth and Prosperity"
Growing Our Future: Three Principles for Thriving Rural Communities

2:45 - 3 p.m. | Closing remarks

Cost

The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration will be required.

Program Accessibility

If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Debbie Schmidt by February 6 at drschmidt@ku.edu or 785-864-5078, 771 TTY.

Symposium Issue

Scholarship associated with the symposium will be published in a future issue of the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Questions?

Contact Symposium Editor Hayley Engelland at hayley.engelland@ku.edu.