For a list of daily events, seminars and sessions, please click on any of the day/date headers below. Please note, that unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center.
Monday, May 16 (click to expand)
- 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Optional tour, PVAMU
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch, PVAMU and travel
- 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Optional tour, TAMU
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Registration (Concierge Desk, 2nd Floor)
- 5:45 PM: Meet to walk to reception (TAMUHCC – Lobby)
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Welcome reception, TAMU (Kyle Field – Chancellor’s Suite)
Tuesday, May 17 (click to expand)
- 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM: Breakfast and registration (Century Prefunction, I & II)
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Registration (Concierge Desk, 2nd Floor)
- 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Sessions
- Separate Sessions
- AEA – 8:00 – 10:00 (Traditions)
- ARD – 8:00 – 10:00 (Reveille)
- CARET – 8:00 – 9:00 (Ross I)
- S-AHS – 8:00 – 10:00 (Corps)
- S-APS – 8:00 – 10:00 (Ross II)
- Joint Sessions
- ASRED & SAAESD – 8:00 – 10:00 (Century III & IV)
- S-APS & CARET – 9:00 – 10:00 (Hullaballoo)
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Break (Kiosks I & II, 2nd Floor)
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Sessions
- Separate Sessions
- AEA – 10:30 – 12:00 (Traditions)
- ARD – 10:30 – 12:00 (Reveille)
- ASRED – 10:30 – 12:00 (Ross I)
- SAAESD – 10:30 – 12:00 (Corps)
- S-APS – 10:30 – 12:00 (Ross II)
- Joint Sessions
- S-AHS & CARET – 10:30 – 12:00 (Century III & IV)
- 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch & Joint Sessions
- General lunch – 12:00 – 1:30 (Century Prefunction, I & II)
- Joint Session lunch
- SAAESD & CARET lunch – 12:00 – 1:30 (Century IV)
- ASRED & S-APS lunch – 12:00 – 1:30 (Hullaballoo)
- 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Sessions
- Separate Sessions
- ASRED – 1:30 – 3:00 (Corps)
- CARET – 1:30 – 3:00 (Ross I)
- SAAESD – 1:30 – 3:00 (Reveille)
- S-AHS – 1:30 – 3:00 (Traditions)
- S-APS – 1:30 – 3:00 (Ross II)
- Joint Sessions
- AEA, ARD – 1:30 – 3:00 (Century III & IV)
- 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Break (Kiosks I & II, 2nd Floor)
- 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Sessions
- Separate Sessions
- ASRED – 3:30 – 5:00 (Corps)
- SAAESD – 3:30 – 5:00 (Reveille)
- S-AHS – 3:30 – 5:00 (Traditions)
- S-APS – 3:30 – 5:00 (Ross II)
- Joint Sessions
- AEA, ARD & CARET – 3:30 – 5:00 (Century III & IV)
- 6:00 PM: Shuttle service from TAMUHCC begins
- 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Dinner, TAMU (The Gardens at Texas A&M)
- 9:00 PM: Shuttle service to TAMUHCC concludes
Wednesday, May 18. (click to expand)
- 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM: Breakfast (Century Prefunction, I & II)
- 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM: Welcome to Texas (Century I & II)
- 8:10 AM – 10:00 AM: Land-grant Universities’ Roles in Human Health
- This session will include a broad overview of the status and impacts of human health and nutrition in the South and discuss how Land-grant University food and agriculture programs in research, teaching, and Extension can contribute more effectively to potential solutions.
- 10:00 AM – 10:30AM: Break (Century Prefunction)
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Who is Our Audience?
- This session will focus on how we do business (best practices for providing the content) and on what we do (program content). Questions that will be addressed include, but are not limited to:
- How does population change, including shifts in population subgroups, affect the food and agriculture system?
- How do people consume information/education of the type that Land-grant universities provide?
- What changes are needed to address population shifts, and what tools /techniques/technologies are required to accomplish those changes?
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch (Century Prefunction, I & II)
- 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Recruitment & Retention of Diverse Faculty & Staff
- This session will provide participants with demographic trends of student enrollment and degree completion in agriculture, human science, and natural resources disciplines in the Southern region; along with an overview of current faculty demographics in Southern colleges of agriculture. It also will allow participants time to discuss how demographic changes may affect the future of each mission area and what collaborate actions might diversify disciplines or faculty/staff that are not currently racially, ethnically, or gender diverse.
- 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Break (Century Prefunction, I & II)
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Climate Influences on Agriculture
- This session will involve a panel of experts discussing key issues in better understanding climate related challenges we face as a region and how Southern region priorities influence the national agenda, engagement and policy. Participants will engage in a discussion with the panel on effective strategies to address climate change issues in the South.
- 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Dinner (TAMUHCC)
Thursday, May 19 (click to expand)
- 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM: Breakfast and Joint Sessions
- General breakfast – 6:30 – 8:00 (Century Prefunction, I & II)
- ASRED & CARET breakfast – 6:30 – 8:00 (Century IV)
- 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Sessions
- Separate Sessions
- AEA – 8:00 – 10:00 (Corps)
- ARD – 8:00 – 9:00 (Traditions)
- ASRED – 8:00 – 10:00 (Ross II)
- SAAESD – 8:00 – 9:00 (Reveille)
- S-APS – 8:00 – 10:00 (Ross I)
- Joint Sessions
- S-AHS & CARET– 8:00 – 10:00 (Hullaballoo)
- SAAESD & ARD – 8:00 – 10:00 (Century IV) – **NOTE CHANGE TO START TIME**
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Break (Kiosks I & II, 2nd Floor)
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Sessions
- Separate Sessions
- AEA – 10:30 – 11:30 (Corps)
- ARD – 10:30 – 11:30 (Traditions)
- ASRED – 10:00 – 11:30 (Ross II)
- CARET – 10:30 – 11:30 (Ross I)
- Joint Sessions
- SAAESD & S-APS – 10:30 – 11:30 (Century IV)
- 11:30 AM: Adjourn
