Patty Shinseki presented “Military Children --Thriving During Good and Challenging Time.” at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19.  She is a board member of Joining Forces, a national initiative in support of service members and their families, and the Military Child Education Coalition. Mrs. Shinseki is the spouse of retired four-star general Eric Ken Shinseki, who is currently serving as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. View the presentation.

Ramsey Jay Jr. presented at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 19. He is an executive at Ares Management, a global alternative investment management firm and is author of Weekly Life Lessons in Leadership. He motivates people to transform their dreams into reality. He was also delegate for the Turkish Cultural Foundation's tour of Istanbul. View the presentation.

Opening the UNITED conference, Netherland architects Jan-Richard Kikkert and Tycho Saariste discussed the architecture of NMU alumnus John Lautner at 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18. View the presentation.