ScheduleNobel Conference 60

Doors Open to Christ Chapel

SESSION 1 - Understanding the Nature of Sleep

Musical Prelude

Academic Procession and Conference Opening 
Welcome, Rebecca Bergman, President of the College
Nobel Conference 60 Introduction, Lisa Heldke, Director of The Nobel Conference and Phil Voight, Chair of Nobel Conference 60

Sleep, Memory, and Dreams: Pulling it All Together

Lecture by Robert Stickgold
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Using a Simple Animal Model to Understand How and Why We Sleep

Lecture by Amita Sehgal
Professor of molecular biology and chronobiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Lunch

Lunch Options on Campus

• Purchase lunch in the MarketPlace, the main Gustavus dining service 
• Grab a light lunch from the food truck positioned outside Christ Chapel
• Bring your own lunch 

Whichever option you choose, you may bring it with you to join other conference attendees to eat in one of the Campus Center banquet rooms

Note: no pre-ordered lunch is available

Breakout Sessions and Self-Guided Activities

Join one of the following breakout sessions for an opportunity to learn from a Gustavus faculty member or member of the Gustavus network, about a sleep-related topic of particular interest to you. These small sessions will give you an opportunity to ask questions and talk with others. 
View the complete list of sessions and descriptions here. 

Gustavus Arboretum
Take a self-guided walk through Minnesota’s biomes, in the Gustavus arboretum.

Bonnier Multifaith Center in Anderson Hall
A place for quiet reflection, prayer, meditation or contemplation.

SESSION 2 - Why and How Does the U.S. Study Sleep?

Musical Prelude

Sleep and Circadian Health: A National Research Agenda

Lecture by Marishka Brown
Director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at the National Institutes of Health

2:45 p.m.

Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Conference Speakers Meet with Gustavus Classes

The Moth StorySLAM

Join us for a live storytelling event with The Moth. The Moth aims to promote the art and craft of storytelling, and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience.

Relax and enjoy the show or plan to tell a story.

For this special one-off StorySLAM, prepare a story to share onstage, or simply join us to listen to the wonderful stories shared by members of our community. Three teams of judges will select one winner, who will progress toward a GrandSLAM Championship. The theme for the night is... Sleep!

Prepare a five-minute story about slumber. Waking up or becoming woke. Dozing off during class, dreaming under the stars, or hiding from the boogie man under the bed. Pajama parties, pillow fights and overnight rites of passage. Hitting the snooze button five times or running on zero. Circadian rhythms, REM, homeostasis or melatonin. Time to catch some shut eye—nighty night!

The second half of the show will open with a dance, Post-Modern Pre-Sleep, performed by Gustavus students and accompanied by members of the Gustavus Choir, performing an excerpt from Philip Glass’s dream-like score, Einstein on the Beach.

Doors Open to Christ Chapel

SESSION 3 - Sleep Across the Lifespan

Musical Prelude

Clock, Hourglass and Teen Sleep

Lecture by Mary Carskadon
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University

The Glymphatic System

Lecture by Maiken Nedergaard
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Co-director, Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester

10:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A 

Lunch

Lunch Options on Campus

• Purchase lunch in the MarketPlace, the main Gustavus dining service 

• Grab a light lunch from the food truck positioned outside Christ Chapel

• Bring your own lunch 
  
  Note: no pre-ordered lunch is available

Lunch Discussions - Campus Center Banquet Room
Whichever option you choose, you may bring it with you to join a discussion table in the Campus Banquet Rooms, for an informal conversation led by a Gustavus faculty member. This is a time to meet other attendees and to share your thoughts and questions. 

Bonnier Multifaith Center in Anderson Hall
A place for quiet reflection, prayer, meditation or contemplation.
Schaefer Art Gallery
"Between Dreams: Paintings by Michon Weeks"

SESSION 4 - Social and Cultural Implications of Sleep

Musical Prelude

Sleep and Inequality: A History 

Lecture by Benjamin Reiss 
Professor of English, Emory University

Rest as Portal for Justice

Lecture by Tricia Hersey 
Performance artist, theologian and founder of The Nap Ministry

Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Nobel Conference 60 Closing remarks

Conference Speakers Meet with Gustavus Classes