Agricultural communications alumni, students, and friends are invited to the annual AGCM Homecoming Huddle, hosted by the Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications program in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This year’s event includes an expert panel that will focus on the role of communications in bridging the rural-urban divide.
The panel, which will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, in Room WQ-121 of Turner Hall, will share their insights on how effective communication can foster greater understanding and collaboration between rural and urban communities.
- Frank Morris, National Correspondent, National Public Radio
- Kallee Buchanan, journalist, presenter, and producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and the AGCM program’s second visiting Global Agricultural Journalist
- Lindsay Croke, Director of Communications & Marketing, Illinois Corn Growers Association.
Following the panel discussion, attendees are invited to a reception and dinner at 4:45 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center; tickets for the dinner are $20. The dinner will include an update on the agricultural communications program, an overview of the James F. Evans Global Center for Food and Agricultural Communications, and a keynote address by Buchanan.
RSVP for both the panel and dinner by Sept. 6; there is only a charge for the dinner portion of the event. Space is limited, so participants are encouraged to RSVP promptly. The attire for the event is Illini business casual.
Contact the Agricultural Communications Program Director Owen Roberts with questions or requests at oroberts@illinois.edu.