On September 12, 2014, Walsh University president Richard Jusseaume signed the Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH) Agreement, which commits the university to contribute to building food security networks by developing academic engagement and empowering students to advocate and strategically act to end hunger. This pledge reflects the university’s engagement with Catholic Social Teaching – specifically its commitment to an option for the poor and vulnerable. The PUSH Agreement was initially created out of the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University, which has been forming a coalition of university presidents who promise to fight hunger.
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