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International Linkages Strengthen
Domestic Research, Extension and Teaching
International linkages strengthen domestic research, extension and teaching, according to Cornelia Butler Flora, who recently received the Excellence in International Agriculture Award from Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture.
“Much of the work that has helped the NCRCRD and regional colleagues develop the Community Capitals Framework was validated through my international work with colleagues,” says Flora, director of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development and Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in Sociology at Iowa State University.
The Center’s work in developing the Community Capitals Framework has spawned a number of exciting initiatives across the country in helping Extension and other agencies map both input into program development and outcomes and impact. The Community Capitals Framework helps Extension educators go beyond tracing the impact of programs on individuals to tracing the ripple effect of the program on the community.
In addition to her position with the NCRCRD and her appointment at Iowa State University, Flora currently serves as an adjunct faculty member and a visiting professor in the department of crop management at the National Agrarian University in La Molina, Peru, and an adjunct professor in the Sociology of Latin American Agriculture graduate program at the National University of Coma hue, Argentina.
“Teaching in Latin American universities has provided content for courses I teach at Iowa State University and through the Community Development On-line Master’s Program,” says Flora.
Flora also believes that “serving on international advisory boards provides important insights into collaborative governance and multi-institutional collaborations, which has allowed the NCRCRD to be more effective with its diverse partners in the Midwest.”
Flora is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Winrock International, a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment.
She is a member of the governing board for the Consortium for the Sustainable Development of Andean Ecoregion, which consists of more than 75 research institutions, universities, NGOs, businesses, producer groups and government agencies. CONDESAN works to create lasting relationships respectful of the complexity of social and physical environments.
Flora is also a member of the academic advisory committee for the Washington Office on Latin America, which promotes human rights, democracy, and social and economic justice in Latin America. WOLA plays an important role in fostering dialogue, debate and policy consensus among U.S. and Latin American non-governmental organizations with diverse perspectives that share the same goal.
Professional foreign travel has taken her to 16 countries in Latin America, five countries in Europe, four coutries in Asia, and three countries in Africa.
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Last updated September 3, 2004.