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In partnership with Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, the University at Albany Alumni Association cordially invites you to join a
Food Systems Summit Dialogue on food insecurity on college campuses
hosted by Catherine Bertini ’71
Former executive director of the World Food Programme, 2003 World Food Prize Laureate, former undersecretary general for management of the United Nations, and 2021 Champion of the United Nations Food Systems Summit
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
3-5:00 p.m. on Zoom
Actively participate in the conversation with other leading experts in the areas of food security, environmental sustainability, hunger and other facets of the food systems. Panelists include:
Dr. Yanna Liang
Professor and Chair, UAlbany Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
Kate Shearer
Director, Corporate Responsibility Solution Design, Sodexo North America
Dr. James Malatras ’99, ’00, ’08
Chancellor, SUNY
Dr. Marion Terenzio
President, SUNY Cobleskill
Breakout Rooms
Following the panel, all participants will be sent into breakout rooms to discuss game-changing ideas. Breakout Room topics include food waste, food access, food quality, food utilization and food transportation.
Your participation is key!
You have been selected to receive this personal invitation based on your experience, expertise and/or current position. Please consider joining the event and sharing your ideas on how to make the food system in higher education function equitably, practically and sustainably. The feedback from the UAlbany dialogue will be reported to the United Nations Food Systems Summit.