I am re posting this letter sent out to faculty at KSU this week. This is what administrators at our federally funded land grant institution are pushing. Notice the wording directed to faculty to require or strongly urge students to attend. ----//------ ________________________________ From: College of Ag Teacher/Learner on behalf of Don Boggs Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TEACHERLEARNER] FW: Please send to your list servs Hi Everyone, Please attend and please encourage your students to attend the first lecture in the new Henry Gardiner lecture series, featuring Robert Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Monsanto and one of the worlds top plant scientists on Monday, January 26th at 7pm in McCain Auditorium. We would appreciate it if some faculty required or strongly suggested their students attend the lecture. We want to see a huge crowd for our first ever lecture. Robert Fraley, who led a team of Monsanto scientists that developed plant biotechnology in 1983, has been chosen to be the first speaker in Kansas State Universitys Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture series. In 2013, Fraley and two colleagues received the prestigious World Food Prize for their achievements in founding, developing and applying modern agricultural biotechnology. Fraley will speak at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 26, in McCain Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Fraleys talk is titled, 2050: Agricultures Role In Mitigating Global Challenges. Information and links to a live videostream will be available online at this URL: k-state.edu/globalfood In 1983, Fraley and three other Monsanto scientists were the first to genetically modify plants, and 13 years later, he helped to lead the successful commercial launch of Roundup Ready soybeans and Bollgard insect-protected cotton in the United States. By 2013, Fraleys work in this area contributed to crops growing on more than 175 million hectares (more than 430 million acres) around the world by 18 million farmers. More than 90 percent of the farmers are small, resource-poor farmers in developing countries. The new lecture series has been endowed by the Gardiner family and is created by the College of Agriculture/K-State Research and Extension More information on Fraleys January 26 talk at K-State is available at k-state.edu/globalfood/lecture-series/ Steven M. Graham Assistant to the Dean and Director College of Ag/ K-State Research and Extension 143 Waters Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-4008 PH:785-532-6147 Fax:785-532-6563 E-mail:[email protected] Providing Knowledge for Life
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