Dan Kildee with U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee
Michigan's 5th Congressional District 
Friday, October 19th, 2018
9am - Noon
Biosciences Building Auditorium
Read Congressman Kildee's Bio here
Financial Services Committee
Housing & Insurance Sub-committee
Monetary Policy & Trade Sub-committee
Terrorism & Illicit Financing Sub-Committee


9:00 am
Introduction by President Robert Davies, Central Michigan University
9:05 am
U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee
  • Michigan's 5th Congressional District
10:00 am Panel 1: Great Lakes Public Policy and Its Impact on the Great Lakes
Moderator: Dr. Ian Davison, Interim Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Professor of Biology, Central Michigan University
  • Jordan Dickinson, Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman Dan Kildee
  • Eva Vrana, Legislative Assistant, Congressman John Moolenaar
10:45 am Panel 2: Great Lakes Scientists and Training the Next Generation
Moderator: Dr. Don Uzarski, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Professor of Biology, Central Michigan University
  • Marcello Graziano, CMU Institute for Great Lakes Research, Assistant Professor of Geography, Central Michigan University
  • Deric Learman, CMU Institute for Great Lakes Research, Associate Professor of Biology, Central Michigan University
  • Daelyn Woolnough, CMU Institute for Great Lakes Research, Research Assistant Professor of Biology, Central Michigan University
  • Tracy Galarowicz, CMU Institute for Great Lakes Research, Professor of Biology, Central Michigan University
  • Maria Molina, Doctoral Candidate, Earth & Ecosystem Science Ph.D. Program, Central Michigan University