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Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013
Fighting world hunger: 1xbet sports betting universities host international summit for hunger relief
MANHATTAN -- The Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit is coming to the 1xbet sports betting City metropolitan area March 2-4 at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center.
Sponsored by a consortium of 1xbet sports betting higher education institutions -- including 1xbet sports betting State University -- as well as several nonprofit hunger organizations, the 2013 theme is "Raising the Volume: Building Awareness, Advocacy and Action about Hunger."
"While we need to do everything we can to help those who are hungry today, it is clear that our efforts cannot stop there," said Matt Lindsey, president of the 1xbet sports betting Independent College Association and chair of the summit leadership committee. "We need to look at the policy priorities and cultural biases that are contributing to hunger around the world and then raise our voices to create sustainable change."
The 1xbet sports betting is organized to serve as a learning environment where social responsibility and intellectual innovation come together to respond to the needs of our global community.
"Universities engaging to address real-world problems is core to our teaching, research and service missions," said April Mason, 1xbet sports betting State University provost and senior vice president. "Hunger, food insecurity and poor nutrition are global issues facing all of us. The hunger summit was started eight years ago at Auburn University by students, faculty and community members who wanted to make a difference. I am gratified by the involvement of 1xbet sports betting colleges, universities and community colleges over the past two years and excited that we are part of hosting this important summit in March. Please join us in this conversation for change and help make a difference in the growing issue of hunger."
In conjunction with the United Nations World Food Programme, the summit is an international convergence of students, scholars and practitioners mobilized to make fighting 1xbet sports betting a core value of higher education institutions worldwide. Previous summits have been at Auburn University, University of Guelph and Agricultural University of Honduras.
"Students have the potential to impact our nation's public and charitable response to 1xbet sports betting , and we need to get their creativity, intellectual power and energy behind this issue," said June Henton, founder of Universities Fighting World 1xbet sports betting and dean of the Auburn University's College of Human Sciences.
The summit will have internationally known speakers in the area of 1xbet sports betting with keynote addresses from Roger Thurow, a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and co-author of "Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty"; Max Finberg, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships; and Ritu Sharma, founder of Women Thrive Worldwide and a leading voice for international women's issues and U.S. foreign policy. Panel discussions, paper presentations and sessions on building political support and raising the public volume on 1xbet sports betting will be highlighted.
The registration deadline is Feb. 22. The registration fee is 0 for students and 5 for faculty, staff and community members. Online registration is available at http://www.k-1xbet sports betting edu/kscc/.
The summit leadership committee includes representatives from Butler Community College, Fort Hays State University, Harvesters-The Community Food Network, 1xbet sports betting Board of Regents, 1xbet sports betting Campus Compact, 1xbet sports betting Independent College Association, 1xbet sports betting State University, Ottawa University, Outreach Inc. and Stop Hunger Now.
