Schedule and Guest Presenters The cohort will meet seven times in Collegeville. At each meeting, experts on critical issues facing rural communities will present to the Fellows. The schedule is as follows: Inaugural meeting November 8 (Noon) – 9 (Noon), 2021 at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse Guest presenters: Dr. Martin Giese, Oak Hills Christian College Abbot John Klassen, Saint John’s Abbey The Changing Face of Minnesota and Its Implications for the Future February 7 (9am) – 8 (4pm), 2022 at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse Guest presenters: Dr. Susan Brower, MN State Demographer Luke Greiner, Department of Employment & Economic Development Bill Blazar, MN Chamber of Commerce The Rural Economy May 23 (9am) – 24 (4pm), 2022 at Collegeville Institute Guest presenters: Ben Winchester, Community Vitality, UMN Extension Center LuAnn Popp, Caldwell Bankers Aaron Meester, West Bank Betsy Roder, New York Mills Cultural Center Immigration as an Opportunity and a Challenge August 15 (9am) – 16 (4pm), 2022 at Collegeville Institute Guest presenters: Allison Liuzzi, Wilder Foundation Martha Castanon, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Br. Efrain Rosado, Saint John’s Abbey Dawn Finn Health Care and Social Services in Rural Minnesota November 14 (9am) – 15 (4pm), 2022 at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse Guest presenters: TBD The Environment February 6 (9am) – 7 (4pm), 2023 at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse Guest presenters: TBD Debilitating Issues in Rural Life (poverty, addictions, & others) and Capstone Gathering May 22 (9am) – 24 (noon), 2023 at Collegeville Institute Guest presenters: TBD