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.