Update
104 Curtiss Hall PHONE: (515) 294-8454 FAX:
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Email: iap@iastate.edu
URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/international/
March-April,
2000
Visiting FAO Fellow Wins Outstanding Teaching
Award
Please join IAP in extending our congratulations to
visiting FAO fellow, Dr. Yasoda Devi, who has received the
Outstanding Teaching Award for all Home Science Colleges within her
state in India. Dr. Devi is an assistant professor in the College of
Human Sciences, ANGR Agricultural University, Hyderbad, India, and is
working with Drs. Grace Marquis and Mary Jane Oakland in the
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition during her stay at
ISU. Congratulations, Dr. Devi!
Funding
Opportunities
The ISU Council on International Programs has announced
its grant guidelines for 2000. The deadline is April 5, 2000.
Complete information is available at http://www.iastate.edu/~cip.
The Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development announces its 2000 Request For Proposals for Institutional Partnerships in Higher Education for International Development. News items and profiles of previous awardees are posted at http://www.aascu.org/alo. Copies of the FY 2000 RFP Application Guidelines are available at http://www.aascu.org/alo/IP/2000/RFP2000.pdf. Due date is March 31, 2000.
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) have announced a funding opportunity for program and institutional development. Check the web site for more information: http://www.ndu.edu/nsep/#GRANTS.
Ag Study Abroad
Update
Travel Courses During Spring Break 2000:
Internship Program During Spring Semester:
Mercedes Iribarren and Maria Victoria Castelli from the College of Agrarian Sciences at the Catholic University of Argentina are participating in an internship program in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
Did You Know That. .
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The International Agriculture Programs Office has a copy
of the 2000 National Protocol Directory? Prepared by the New York
Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, this
guide includes listings of United States Government offices, protocol
offices throughout the fifty states and territories, United Nations
missions, embassies, and consulates, as well as, a section on
Protocol Pointers. Please contact Elena Polouchkina (4-8493,
elenap@iastate.edu) for more
information.
Upcoming Workshops of Interest
The following workshops are being offered by the Study Abroad Resource Center:
For Students:
For Faculty/Staff:
Because a meal will be provided, please send your reservation to studyabroad@iastate.edu no later than March 27.
Please contact the Study Abroad Resource Center at studyabroad@iastate.edu for more information on these workshops.
International Visitors to the College of
Agriculture
Dr. Vingh Pal Singh, India, will be coming to ISU March 26
for a three-month training program at the North Central Regional
Plant Introduction Station under the coordination of Candice Gardner.
Dr. Singh is an FAO fellow sponsored by USDA. He conducts research
and teaches plant breeding at Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) Haryana
Agricultural University.
Where Are Faculty/Staff Traveling???
If you are planning to travel internationally and want it included in the International Update, please send or fax a copy of your Out of State Travel Authorization to Sue Finestead, 104 Curtiss Hall, FAX: 294-9477.