Kansas State University: Hunger- A Community Conversation That Matters
If you're in the Manhattan, Kansas, area on Tuesday, February 19, you might want to check out the following activities I get to be a part of. I speak on "Three Keys to Solving Global Hunger" at 7:00 PM for the Lou Douglass Lecture Series in the Grand Ballroom on KSU's...
My Heart in Africa: Doing Good – Finding Pleasure
I discovered, when I enrolled in college, if I took philosophy courses, then I could avoid taking math classes. They tricked me because philosophers are usually mathematicians. A philosopher is someone who explains something to you that you don’t understand, but...
How to Celebrate the Day of the Girl
My wife is not only my best friend, but she is my biggest cheerleader. And she’s so beautiful a friend calls me occasionally because he’s convinced she lost her vision before we married. He keeps waiting for her to get it back. Hardy, har, har, har. She is funny,...
North Carolina Campuses Against Hunger
In 2010, I was at Auburn University visiting with Dr. June Henton, founder of Universities Fighting World Hunger, and Dr. Harriet Giles. I was there to explore the idea of hosting a conference in Kansas around the theme of hunger. Because of facilitation training I...
Why Care? How to Do Something About Hunger
My audience hit the mental EXIT faster than a politician changing their vote. I’ve been a public speaker long enough to know when people check out. Usually it takes longer than five minutes before the first one nods off, but I lost one group early. I showed them...