Exploring Our Great Lakes Maritime Heritage --
a workshop of the Center for Great Lakes Culture

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CGLC Meeting Notes:

Friday, September 19, 2003
Noon-2:30 P.M.
Hyatt Regency Arcade

UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES

This session is designed to explore the growing interest in the arts and cultural life of the diverse peoples, traditions, and customs of the Great Lakes region and the region's interaction with the world. The session will be led by Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, the Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture at Michigan State University. Participants will be encouraged to share their knowledge and interests in emerging research, collections, and programs that will contribute to the understanding and interpretation of the cultures of the Great Lakes and the work of the Center for Great Lakes Culture. Among the questions to be addressed include: What are some of the most pressing issues that are impacting the changing cultures of our region? What strategies can be developed to create new partnerships within the region to support research and public programming on the arts and cultural life of the region? How can the CGLC assist in fostering electronic as well as other forms of commications between scholars, teachers, and the public sector interested in the region?

Sunday, September 21, 2003
8:30-10:30 A.M. (continental breakfast included)
Hyatt Regency Arcade

FOSTERING A FUTURE FOR THE STUDY AND PRESENTATION OF GREAT LAKES CULTURE

Conference participants are invited to take part in an informal breakfast discussion with Advisors to the Center for Great Lake Culture on the future role the Center can play to foster increased scholarly activity and public programming on the arts and cultures of the region. Among the topics will be discussion of the CGLC Gatherings Program, Fellowship Program, Awards Program, and the plans for the next conference with a theme dedicated to Great Lakes Foodways. Conference participants are encouraged to share ideas fo collaborations and individual projects related to Great Lakes arts and cultures. This session will be led by Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture, Michigan State University.

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