Fifth Annual Freeman Lecture Features U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack,
at the University of Minnesota on October 5
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will give the 5th annual Freeman Forum Lecture, entitled "Feeding the World: At Home & Abroad," on October 5, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus. The event is also one of the popular series of Great Conversations hosted by the College of Continuing Education and a kickoff to Homecoming Week at the University.
The Freeman Forum is a non-profit organization created by the family, friends, and colleagues of Orville Freeman, with the University of Minnesota, to honor and carry on the work of former Minnesota Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, who died in 2003.
Freeman, a decorated World War II veteran and University of Minnesota alumnus who served as Governor from 1955 to 1960, was instrumental in moving Minnesota forward as a progressive, nation-leading state that wisely invested in education, conservation and the environment, transportation, health and human services and community and business development. Governor Freeman was one of the nation's longest serving Secretaries of Agriculture, under Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
The October 5 event features a discussion with Secretary Vilsack; J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; and Allen Levine, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. The wide ranging conversation will cover food aid and international development, obesity and nutrition, food security, farm and foreign trade policy, and a host of other topics related to the USDA's mission.
As the head of the United States Department of Agriculture, Secretary Vilsack oversees a $134 billion portfolio that includes leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and rural development.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. (Limit of four per person.). Attendees are invited to bring a non-perishable food item to help those in need.
at the University of Minnesota on October 5
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will give the 5th annual Freeman Forum Lecture, entitled "Feeding the World: At Home & Abroad," on October 5, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus. The event is also one of the popular series of Great Conversations hosted by the College of Continuing Education and a kickoff to Homecoming Week at the University.
The Freeman Forum is a non-profit organization created by the family, friends, and colleagues of Orville Freeman, with the University of Minnesota, to honor and carry on the work of former Minnesota Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, who died in 2003.
Freeman, a decorated World War II veteran and University of Minnesota alumnus who served as Governor from 1955 to 1960, was instrumental in moving Minnesota forward as a progressive, nation-leading state that wisely invested in education, conservation and the environment, transportation, health and human services and community and business development. Governor Freeman was one of the nation's longest serving Secretaries of Agriculture, under Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
The October 5 event features a discussion with Secretary Vilsack; J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; and Allen Levine, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. The wide ranging conversation will cover food aid and international development, obesity and nutrition, food security, farm and foreign trade policy, and a host of other topics related to the USDA's mission.
As the head of the United States Department of Agriculture, Secretary Vilsack oversees a $134 billion portfolio that includes leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and rural development.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. (Limit of four per person.). Attendees are invited to bring a non-perishable food item to help those in need.
