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2027 College of Health Professions Conference
Friday, Feb. 19, 2027.
Registration and more details coming soon.
SFA's College of Health Professions Conference is a high-impact, interdisciplinary event that brings together health care professionals and aspiring students across occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, dietetics and other allied health fields.
This dynamic conference features expert-led workshops focused on cutting-edge, team-based approaches to patient care, with a strong emphasis on hands-on learning and real-world collaboration. Students engage with leading professionals, gain valuable insights and build meaningful cross-disciplinary connections that will guide their careers for years to come.
2027 Conference Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Everett
Dr. Jeremy Everett is the founder and executive director of the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, where he leads efforts to integrate research, policy and practice to address food insecurity. Under his leadership, the Collaborative has grown to nearly 80 staff, interns, and researchers and a network of more than 28,000 partner organizations, helping communities secure hundreds of millions of additional meals through evidence-based innovation. Since joining Baylor, Dr. Everett has raised more than $300 million to support research, public service, and policy initiatives focused on hunger and poverty.
Before founding the Collaborative, Dr. Everett served in international and community development as a teacher, pastor, community organizer and farmer. He has served on the Congressionally appointed U.S. National Commission on Hunger and currently chairs Bread for the World's Board of Directors. Dr. Everett is the author of I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis and several contributing works on hunger and justice, with his next book, The Litmus Test: Hunger, Power, and the Moral Reckoning of a Divided Nation, forthcoming from Baylor Press in 2027. He holds degrees from Samford University, Baylor University and Duke University and has received numerous honors, including the Congressman Brooks Hays Christian Citizenship Award and recognition as the 2022 Waco Tribune-Herald Person of the Year.
Contact
To learn more about the College of Health Professions Conference, contact Sarah Drake, clinical instructor in SFA’s dietetics and nutritional sciences program, at (936) 468-5560 or drakes@sfasu.edu.
Sponsorship Opportunities
SFA's Department of Allied Health Studies invites you to support the 2027 College of Health Professions Conference. This event will bring together students and professionals in occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, dietetics and more to help students connect with leaders in the field, foster cross-disciplinary collaboration, explore cutting-edge technology and strengthen our regional health care workforce.
Make a difference today by supporting our educators and the College of Health Professions Conference through our various sponsorship levels that provide donors with a range of options to fit their budget. Your sponsorship directly supports student education and helps ensure East Texas has the skilled health care professionals it needs