An activist dubbed one of the most powerful people in the nonprofit sector will be the next Lou Douglas Lectures speaker on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7:00 pm in Forum Hall of the K-State Student Union.
Robert Egger, founder and president of the D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., which combats hunger and creates jobs for unemployed and homeless men and women will speak on “Our 40 Year Journey from Charity to Change.”. His talk is free and open to the public.
At the D.C. Kitchen, unemployed and homeless men and women learn marketable skills by turning foods donated by restaurants, hotels and caterers into balanced meals and then serving them at the D.C. Central Kitchen. Since opening in 1989, the Kitchen has distributed 17.4 million meals and helped more than 605 men and women gain full-time employment.
Egger is also developing the Campus Kitchens Project, which brings colleges and universities together with student volunteers, dining service workers and community organizations to combat hunger across the country.
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Lecture: Why Are Humans so Willing to Bite the Land that Feeds Them? 5:30 p.m., 2414 Throckmorton Hall. Presented by Ken Warren as a continuation of the Sustainable Dialog
HEAD OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION SPEAKING AT K-STATE FEB. 8 AS PART OF LOU DOUGLAS LECTURE SERIES
MANHATTAN -- A leader in conservation whose focus is on global warming and protecting wildlife is bringing his message to Kansas State University as part of the Lou Douglas Lecture Series.
Larry J. Schweiger, president and chief executive officer of the National Wildlife Federation, will present "Global Warming: Good Planets are Hard to Find" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. The lecture is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Kansas Wildlife Federation.
Schweiger joined the National Wildlife Federation in 2004 with a commitment to confront global warming and to protect wildlife. He also is co-chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection's governing council. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Among his accomplishments were expanding ecological research and contributing to public advocacy and community gardening and greening projects.
Schweiger also has worked for the National Wildlife Federation as a magazine publisher, senior vice president for constituent development and conservation action, and vice president of the federation's affiliate and regional programs department.
He has served on more than 40 governing boards, commissions and committees. Among Schweiger's awards are the Distinguished Service Award for Special Conservation Achievement from the National Wildlife Federation and the Conservation Service Award from the Christian Environmental Association. He also was Pennsylvania's Environmental Professional of the Year in 2002.
UFM Community Learning Center's Lou Douglas Lecture Series on Public Issues honors the memory of Douglas, a professor of political science at K-State who was known for inspiring students, faculty and citizens to instigate change. He was a longtime member of the UFM Community Learning Center board of directors until his death in 1979.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Lou Douglass Lecture
An activist dubbed one of the most powerful people in the nonprofit sector will be the next Lou Douglas Lectures speaker on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7:00 pm in Forum Hall of the K-State Student Union.
Robert Egger, founder and president of the D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., which combats hunger and creates jobs for unemployed and homeless men and women will speak on “Our 40 Year Journey from Charity to Change.”. His talk is free and open to the public.
At the D.C. Kitchen, unemployed and homeless men and women learn marketable skills by turning foods donated by restaurants, hotels and caterers into balanced meals and then serving them at the D.C. Central Kitchen. Since opening in 1989, the Kitchen has distributed 17.4 million meals and helped more than 605 men and women gain full-time employment.
Egger is also developing the Campus Kitchens Project, which brings colleges and universities together with student volunteers, dining service workers and community organizations to combat hunger across the country.
Valerie Coltharp
Special Projects Coordinator
UFM Representative Payee
UFM Community Learning Center
1221 Thurston, Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 539-8763
(785) 539-9460 (fax)
Type the rest of your post here.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Lecture of Interest
Lecture: Why Are Humans so Willing to Bite the Land that Feeds Them? 5:30 p.m., 2414 Throckmorton Hall. Presented by Ken Warren as a continuation of the Sustainable Dialog
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Monday, January 22, 2007
Lecture!
HEAD OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION SPEAKING AT K-STATE FEB. 8 AS PART OF LOU DOUGLAS LECTURE SERIES
Source: Marcia Hornung, 785-539-8763, hornung@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu
Monday, January 22, 2007
HEAD OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION SPEAKING AT K-STATE FEB. 8 AS PART OF LOU DOUGLAS LECTURE SERIES
MANHATTAN -- A leader in conservation whose focus is on global warming and protecting wildlife is bringing his message to Kansas State University as part of the Lou Douglas Lecture Series.
Larry J. Schweiger, president and chief executive officer of the National Wildlife Federation, will present "Global Warming: Good Planets are Hard to Find" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. The lecture is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Kansas Wildlife Federation.
Schweiger joined the National Wildlife Federation in 2004 with a commitment to confront global warming and to protect wildlife. He also is co-chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection's governing council. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Among his accomplishments were expanding ecological research and contributing to public advocacy and community gardening and greening projects.
Schweiger also has worked for the National Wildlife Federation as a magazine publisher, senior vice president for constituent development and conservation action, and vice president of the federation's affiliate and regional programs department.
He has served on more than 40 governing boards, commissions and committees. Among Schweiger's awards are the Distinguished Service Award for Special Conservation Achievement from the National Wildlife Federation and the Conservation Service Award from the Christian Environmental Association. He also was Pennsylvania's Environmental Professional of the Year in 2002.
UFM Community Learning Center's Lou Douglas Lecture Series on Public Issues honors the memory of Douglas, a professor of political science at K-State who was known for inspiring students, faculty and citizens to instigate change. He was a longtime member of the UFM Community Learning Center board of directors until his death in 1979.
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