ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 18, 2013
CONTACT: Leslie Cranford, leslie.cranford@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
Bioethicist Lecture Highlights Texas Tech Ag Awareness Week
WHAT: Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) Ag Awareness Week
WHEN: Sunday through Friday (April 21-26)
WHERE: Various, off and on campus
EVENT: The college’s annual “Agriculture and Natural Resources Awareness Week” begins Sunday (April 21) with a number of events and activities planned throughout the week to showcase the college’s departments and student organizations to the campus community.
One of the week’s highlights is a special lecture by one of the nation’s groundbreaking bioethicists, Bernard Rollin. He will be a featured speaker at 6 p.m. Tuesday (April 23) at the International Cultural Center, 601 Indiana Ave. His presentation “Animal Rights as a Main Stream Phenomenon: Emerging Societal Ethics for Animals” is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Among the events planned are: Ag Olympics, CASNR Facebook Trivia, Boots to Suits, Ag Education & Communications Banquet, “Where’s the Food without the Farmer” event, Beef Issues Class Special Presentation and the CASNR Honors Banquet.
A full schedule of the week’s events is available here.
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CONTACT: Norman Martin, communications, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, (806) 742-2808 or norman.martin@ttu.edu.
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