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Food Studies Project - 5206
Registration Information
Organization Number: 5206
First Registered On: 12-07-2011
Last Registered On: 04-22-2013
Organization Information
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Status: Active
Purpose: Food Studies is a student initiated project to raise awareness about the importance of understanding food from a interdisciplinary approach. Our vision is the creation of a Food Studies Institute at The University of Texas at Austin to complement a variety of academic disciplines.
Membership: Help promote the study of food in college.
Functions: Publish diverse blog posts exploring food studies, lunch socials to discuss weekly meetings for program development and faculty lectures.
Organization Type: Special Interest
Contact Information
Phone: (512) 739-4285
E-mail: foodstudies@utexas.edu
Web site: http://studyfood.wordpress.com
Representatives: (Name, Title)
Update Authorized Representatives
Jennifer Huang, Officer
Kelsey Coto, President
Kathyrn Berlin Schaubhut, Officer
Christiane Calloway, Events Co-Director
Genesis Valdes, Outreach Director
Lillian Leone, Blog Editor
Josh Wallace, Events Co-Director
Meredith Mcnamee, Webmaster
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