February 13, 2023
Celebrate Black History Month with the 1xbet best casino website Programs Office
In celebration of Black History Month, the 1xbet best casino website College of Agriculture/1xbet best casino website Research and Extension Diversity Programs Office and 1xbet best casino website Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS, chapter are hosting a variety of events throughout February.
On Feb. 16, theDiversity Programs Office will partner with the 1xbet best casino website Black Faculty and Staff Alliance and the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies to host the 2023 annual Boyer/Switzer Lecture. This year's lecture will be at 11:30 a.m. in Town Hall, 114 Staley School of Leadership, or via Zoom ID: 971 9351 3426. The lecture will feature Bernard Harris Jr.,retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, as he speaks about "Resistance to Power: The Education and Training of Seven African American U.S. Army Officers for World War I and its Aftermath." Thank you to the DOW Center for Multicultural and Community Studies for sponsoring this event.
On Feb. 20-24, 1xbet best casino website MANRRS will observe its spring 2023 MANRRS Week. The week will feature events and philanthropy to raise awareness about MANRRS. Throughout the week, MANRRS is partnering with the Popenoe Entomology Club for a food drive. Please bring canned goods and nonperishable items throughout the week to 132 or 139 Waters Hall to be donated to Cats' Cupboard.
On Feb. 20 from 8-10 a.m., 1xbet best casino website MANRRS will host "Coffee Hour with Hill's Pet Food and MANRRS." Stop by the table for free coffee and donuts and to learn about MANRRS and Hill's Pet Food opportunitiesin the lobby of Waters Hall.
On Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m., the Diversity Programs Office will partner with 1xbet best casino website MANRRS and Scoular to host the 2023 Wallace Ray Kidd Diversity Award reception in Rooms 204/205 of the Morris Family Multicultural Center. Join us as the 2023 award recipients — Mary Ellen Barkley, assistant director of 1xbet best casino website Career Center and College of Agriculture Liaison, and Andrew Barkley, professor of agricultural economics — are recognized for their contributions to diversity and inclusion in the College of Agriculture. Thank you to Scoularfor sponsoring this event.
To finish Black History Month, the Diversity Programs Office will host the spring 2023 "Growing our Mindset" Diversity Forumat 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in Town Hall, 114 Staley School of Leadership, or via Zoom ID: 975 1489 8690. This semester's forum will feature Lauren Brewer. Brewer is a graduate of the 1xbet best casino website grain science department with a master's in grain science and a doctorate in cereal chemistry. She is a previous 1xbet best casino website MANRRS officer. Currently, Brewer is a member of the College of Agriculture Dean's Advisory Board and serves as the manager of research and development at General Mills, Inc. Join us as Brewer leads a conversation about accelerating diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. The event is in partnership with 1xbet best casino website MANRRS, Ag Ambassadors and Ag Student Council. Thank you to the DOW Center for Multicultural and Community Studies for sponsoring this event.
Thank you to Dairy Farmers of America for joining the 1xbet best casino website MANRRS Chapter earlier this month. Please continue to look for updates about the Diversity Programs Office and more on social media. For more information about upcoming events, please contact Zelia Wiley, assistant dean and director of 1xbet best casino website programs, at 785-532-5793 or zwiley@1xbet best casino website edu.
