Global Engagement and the College of Agriculture

Summary

The college is committed to global engagement because we believe quality across our 3 mission areas is enhanced when we interact with students, scholars and collaborators from other countries. We believe that we gain strength from welcoming diversity of thought, culture, political views, and experience onto our campus and into our community. We are committed because Iowa has a history of reaching out to help when challenges arise around the world. We are committed because global engagement offers us a laboratory for preparing students for the globally interdependent future they will encounter. Finally, we are committed because, in keeping with our land grant traditions, we have a responsibility to share our research-based knowledge with those who can benefit from it, whether it be a farm family competing in the global economy, a foreign student seeking training to bring back to her/his country, or a struggling institution in a developing country.

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References and Recommended Reading

USAID, 2002. Foreign Aid in the National Interest: Promoting Freedom, Security, and Opportunity. Washington, DC: U.S. Agency for International Development.

Globalizing Agricultural and Science Education Programs for America, 1997. Strategic Plan. Prepared by the Task Force on Globalizing Agricultural and Science Education Programs for America (GASEPA).

GASEPA Task Force, 2000. Globalizing Agricultural Science and Education Programs for America (GASEPA). Washington, DC: National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

Green, Madeleine F. and Christa Olson. 2003. Internationalizing the Campus: A User’s Guide. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, (2003). Frontiers of Agricultural Research: Food, Health, Environment, and Communities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Siaya, L. and F. Hayward. 2003. Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: Final Report 2003. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

Vest, M. Charles. 2004. MIT Commencement Address, June 4, 2004, Cambridge, MA. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2004/comm-vest.html