Jan. 19, 2011

DWU will take part in hunger summit in Toronto

MITCHELL, S.D. — Education and world hunger – and how to better combine the two to decrease the latter – will be the main focus of the Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit in Toronto in February.

Dakota Wesleyan and the McGovern Center will be represented by two student delegates and two faculty delegates at the summit, which will take place Feb. 25-Feb. 27. Members of the delegation include DWU professors Dr. Brian Patrick and Dr. Donald Simmons, and students Chase Kristensen, Plankinton, and Mario Palencia, Huntington Park, Calif.

“We expect to have about 500 delegates in attendance at the Summit, representing universities from across the globe. The McGovern Center and DWU’s participation will add much to our discussions,” said Gavin Armstrong, UFWH Organizer.

Some of the lectures will focus on academia and how students and campuses can take their initiatives global and spark conversations within their own community. Other speakers will also cover community involvement, media, government agencies and how to inspire change.

“The purpose of the pre-summit is to identify the significance of curricular and co-curricular learning, especially in relation to hunger and poverty issues, and to recognize barriers and find solutions to embed and sustain the value into an institutional culture,” states the UFWH website.