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Formerly the Western Social Science Association
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13
Apr
2023
RAS 1 - From Urban to Rural, Choices & Patterns
04-13-2023 9:45 am
-11:15 am
Dolores
Coordinator: Lisa Ossian
Affiliation: Des Moines Area Community College
Moderator: Lisa Ossian, Des Moines Area Community College
"Multiculturalism Beyond the Big City: Population Change in Northern Ontario", Melissa Kelly, Toronto Metropolitan University
“Immigration, A Pathway to Mitigate the Rural Labor Shortage”, Brooke Thoendel, University of Nebraska at Kearney
“The Impact of Genomic Embryonic Medicine on Rural Communities”, Norah Renner, University of Nebraska at Kearney
13
Apr
2023
NZAS 1, RAS 2 - Academic Publishing Workshop (Co-Located)
04-13-2023 1:00 pm
-2:30 pm
Dolores
Coordinator: Lisa Ossian
Affiliation: Des Moines Area Community College
Introduction: Dr. William Schaniel, Chair of the New Zealand & Australian Studies Section+
Workshop Host: Dr. Suzzanne Kelley, North Dakota State University Press
“How to Find, Submit, Sign and Partner with your Publisher”
13
Apr
2023
RAS 3 - 16th Annual Rural & Agricultural Studies Roundtable Book Discussion on the following new text: 'Rethinking Rural: Reflections on Today, Insights for the Future," edited by Matt Ehlman (NDSU Press)
04-13-2023 2:45 pm
-4:15 pm
Dolores
Coordinator: Lisa Ossian
Affiliation: Des Moines Area Community College
Moderators:
Tom Isern, North Dakota State University
Lisa Ossian, Des Moines Area Community College
Suzzanne Kelley, North Dakota State University Press
Anthony Amato, Southwestern Minnesota State
14
Apr
2023
RAS 4 - Resources, Money & Trust in Rural Places
04-14-2023 9:45 am
-11:15 am
Cloister East
Coordinator: Lisa Ossian
Affiliation: Des Moines Area Community College
Moderator: Lisa Ossian, Des Moines Area Community College
“The Misconduct of the Freedman’s [sic] Bureau: E.M. Gregory and East Texas Planters, 1865-66”, Matthew Hild, Georgia Tech
“Is Wildlife a Public Trust or Commercial Commodity? Some Observations on Big Game Permit Allocation and the Outfitting Industry”, Stephen Eliason, Montana State University
“No Ordinary Occupation, Tempting Booty & Danish Daring: Herbert Hoover’s World Famine Survey in Three Scandinavian Countries, April 1946”, Lisa Ossian, Des Moines Area Community College
14
Apr
2023
RAS 5 - Editors & Authors Roundtable
04-14-2023 1:00 pm
-3:00 pm
Sand Lotus
Coordinator: Lisa Ossian
Affiliation: Des Moines Area Community College
"Editors & Authors: Organizing & Writing Rural Topics for Anthologies"
Hosts: Matthew Hild, Georgia Tech & Lisa Ossian, Des Moines Area Community College
Highlighting "Gwinnett County, Georgia, and the Transformation of the American South, 1818-2018"
"Presidents and Place, America's Favorite Sons" [featuring Truman & Hoover's bipartisan friendship]
14
Apr
2023
RAS 6 - Rural Lives Facebook Concert Broadcast
04-14-2023 7:00 pm
-10:00 pm
Coordinator: Lisa Ossian
Affiliation: Des Moines Area Community College
“Italian Skies: Cattle Kings and Climate Change on the Northern Plains”, Tom Isern, North Dakota State University
