From: agriculture-all-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:agriculture-all-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Crystal Jorgenson
Sent: October-21-14 3:55 PM
To: agriculture-all@lists.umanitoba.ca
Subject: Special Seminar - October 22

TOMORROW!

A University of Manitoba 4H Leaders Club Seminar

The creative SPARK: A role for students in agricultural knowledge translation and transfer

Wednesday, October 22

3:30 pm

Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130 Agriculture Building

Join us as Dr. Owen Roberts describes the highly successful SPARK (Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge) program. This is a unique training opportunity for students to gain experience in written communications -- from hard news to public relations. Through SPARK, students acquire marketable skills and knowledge that they can take into the professional world.

About the speaker
Dr. Owen Roberts teaches agricultural communications for the Ontario Agricultural College, at the University of Guelph.  After working as a journalist in western Canada, he became the university's director of research communications where he began the SPARK program.  In addition to working as an educator and administrator for the university, he is also an active journalist, contributing a column for RealAgriculture.com (among others) called Real Talk, Real Action. 

This seminar is hosted by the University of Manitoba 4H Leaders Club through the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Endowment Fund Award.

All are welcome!