Oct. 23, 2010
Society of Yeager Scholars at Marshall University Announces 24th Annual Lecture Series
Theme is Sustainable Agriculture in West Virginia
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) — Marshall University’s Society of Yeager Scholars begins its 24th Annual Symposium Lecture Series, “Sustainable Agriculture in West Virginia,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 in Smith Hall 154 on the Huntington campus. Additional lectures are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Smith Hall 154.
“The issue of sustainability is making headlines daily,” said Henry Heisey, Yeager student co-chair for the series. “Our lecture series applies the term to food and farming. Speakers will describe how farming practices can be made more sustainable, as well as highlight what is happening currently in this field and what changes local experts foresee in the field.”
The first lecture, Tuesday, Oct. 26, features Marshall University ecology professor Dr. Frank Gilliam, whose comments will focus on nitrogen dynamics and its effect on farming and sustainability.
Tuesday, Nov.2. the lecture series welcomes Thomas McConnell, who is the director of the West Virginia Small Farms Center and serves as West Virginia University’s Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Education Coordinator. McConnell will address current and future sustainability efforts in West Virginia.
The series concludes Tuesday, Nov. 9, with a panel discussion featuring Dr. James Farmer, who teaches in Marshall’s Natural Resources and Recreation Management program, and Dr. Chuck Talbott, who is the Putnam County extension agent and also owns a farm that produces free-range pork.
Each lecture will conclude with a question-and-answer session, followed by a reception. The events are open to the public.
For more information please contact Sharlee Henry, Honors College, at 304-696-6763.
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Society of Yeager Scholars at Marshall University Announces 24th Annual Lecture Series
Theme is Sustainable Agriculture in West Virginia
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) — Marshall University’s Society of Yeager Scholars begins its 24th Annual Symposium Lecture Series, “Sustainable Agriculture in West Virginia,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 in Smith Hall 154 on the Huntington campus. Additional lectures are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Smith Hall 154.
“The issue of sustainability is making headlines daily,” said Henry Heisey, Yeager student co-chair for the series. “Our lecture series applies the term to food and farming. Speakers will describe how farming practices can be made more sustainable, as well as highlight what is happening currently in this field and what changes local experts foresee in the field.”
The first lecture, Tuesday, Oct. 26, features Marshall University ecology professor Dr. Frank Gilliam, whose comments will focus on nitrogen dynamics and its effect on farming and sustainability.
Tuesday, Nov.2. the lecture series welcomes Thomas McConnell, who is the director of the West Virginia Small Farms Center and serves as West Virginia University’s Sustainable Agriculture Resources and Education Coordinator. McConnell will address current and future sustainability efforts in West Virginia.
The series concludes Tuesday, Nov. 9, with a panel discussion featuring Dr. James Farmer, who teaches in Marshall’s Natural Resources and Recreation Management program, and Dr. Chuck Talbott, who is the Putnam County extension agent and also owns a farm that produces free-range pork.
Each lecture will conclude with a question-and-answer session, followed by a reception. The events are open to the public.
For more information please contact Sharlee Henry, Honors College, at 304-696-6763.
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