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Ag Secretary to visit Purdue

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Purdue University.

Purdue President Mitch Daniels says the Secretary will be part of Purdue’s Fall 2014 Presidential Lecture Series on Monday, November 17.

“I am thrilled that we have been able to arrange this visit after months of our exchanges and discussions,” Daniels said. “Any visit by the Secretary of Agriculture to one of the country’s premier agricultural schools is an honor. We are proud to host the secretary and hope to maximize the time he has afforded us by connecting him with our top researchers and students as well as the public.”

On Tuesday, November 18, the Secretary’s visit will include a tour of Purdue’s Research Park and briefings on Purdue Extension’s economic development programming, a meeting with 2009 World Food Prize laureate, Gebisa Ejeta and other researchers. The Agriculture Secretary will also participate in a roundtable discussion with students from several Purdue colleges.

The Secretary’s keynote address will be held in Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse beginning at 6:30 p.m., Monday, November 17. The event is free and open to the public.

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