Water in the West Colloquium: September 26
Robby Bishop
Published July 18, 2025
Join us on friday, sept. 26 in uw's encana auditorium
The Water in the West Colloquium will feature a variety of presentations, panels, and roundtables on issues surrounding local/regional waterways and their relationship to human communities. Headlining the event will be keynotes by Alyson Hagy (English/Creative Writing) and Josie Corbett (Anthropology), winners of WIHR's seed grant competition this past spring. The purpose of the colloquium is to initiate conversations between folks working in similar areas who might not otherwise encounter each other on campus, to encourage future cross-disciplinary collaborations, and to build momentum towards a regional symposium on the same subject that will be held at CU Boulder in Spring 2026. The project is part of the Global Justice and Humanities Practices initiative of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, in collaboration with the humanities institutes at ASU, CSU, CU Boulder, and Utah.
The colloquium will run throughout the day (8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.) in UW's Encana Auditorium (Energy Innovation Center 201). The event is free and open to all; lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Schedule
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8:45 a.m.
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Arrival, Check-in, Coffee
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9 - 9:45 a.m.
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Keynote: "The Best in Us: Wyoming, Water, and Community"
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Alyson Hagy, English & Creative Writing
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9:45 - 10 a.m.
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Refreshments Break
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10 - 11 a.m.
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Panel: "Western Water Futures"
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Corrie Knapp, Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources Anne MacKinnon, author of Public Waters: Lessons from Wyoming for the American West Jason Robison, College of Law
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11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Roundtable: "Engaging Classrooms & Communities about Water in the West"
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Ashleigh Pilkerton, Honors College Caitlin Ryan, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) Beth Venn, Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity & the Arts
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12 - 12:45 p.m.
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Lunch provided by WIHR
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12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
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Keynote: "Once it's gone, it's gone: The Realities of Water for Women Ranchers in Southeastern Wyoming"
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Josie Corbett, Anthropology
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1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
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Panel: "People, Planning, & Water Stewardship"
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Kelly Dunning, Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources Mary Keller, Philosophy & Religious Studies Anders Van Sandt, Agricultural & Resource Economics (CSU)
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2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
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Roundtable: "Water & Visual Culture in the West"
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Brandon Gellis, Visual Arts Isa Helfgott, History & WyoGlobal Lauren McCaulou, Museum Curator for Bureau of Reclamation
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3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
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Concluding Discussion
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