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Academy Schedule

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome

E. Gordon Gee, J.D., Ed.D.

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m

Plenary Session 1 

The Land-Grant Mission in Action: Coordinating WVU’s Flood Response Efforts 

Jared Anderson, J.D. Supporting Land Use Attorney at College of Law

Steve Bonanno Dean and Director, Extension Service  

Joyce McConnell, J.D., LL.M. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Alexis McMillen, J.D. Program Coordinator, Center for Service and Learning

Moderator: Greg Bowman, J.D. Dean & Professor of Law

10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Breakout Session 1

How We Do It: The CAFEE Team on the Volkswagen Scandal and What’s Up Next

Dan Carder, Director of Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions

Daniel Lund, Laboratory Assistant at Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions

Saroj Pradham, Graduate Research Assistant at Center of Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions

Arvind Thiruvengadam, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor

Moderator: Marissa Sura, Director of Research Communications

Heroin in the Heartland: A View from the Epicenter of Multiple Linked Epidemics

Judith Feinberg, M.D., Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, WVU School of Medicine

Music Works: How Active Music-Making Improves Quality of Life

Dena Register, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music Therapy, Director of the Music Therapy program, WVU College of Creative Arts

Together at the Table: Democratizing Knowledge for Food Policy and Planning in WV

Bradley Wilson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geography, WVU Eberly College of Arts & Sciences

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session 2 

Repeat of Session 1

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch and Plenary Session 2 

Updates from West Virginia

Shane Lyons Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Clay B. Marsh, M.D. Vice President and Executive Dean of Health Sciences

Carolyn Long Campus President, Institute of Technology

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Breakout Session 3

Student Entrepreneurship & Innovation at WVU: Creating Something Together

Matt Brumley, Student

Brandon Cook, Student

Steve Cutright, MBA, Director of the BrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, College of Business & Economics

Keith Heisler, Student

Carrie White, MBA, J.D., Ed.D. LaunchLab Director

Your 'Crobes are My 'Crobes: The Importance of Microbial Symbioses

Dena Register, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences

Transforming the Health System in West Virginia: Moving To Win-Win-Win

Jeffrey Coben, M.D., Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership, WVU School of Public Health

#BrandJRNY: Branding Initiatives to Improve West Virginia Communities

Rita Colistra, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Strategic Communications, WVU Reed College of Media

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Breakout Session 4 

Repeat of Session 3

6:00 p.m.

Dinner & Reception 

Keynote

E. Gordon Gee. J.D., Ed.D.