Update
104 Curtiss Hall PHONE: (515) 294-8454 FAX:
(515) 294-9477
Email: iap@iastate.edu
URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/international/
November-December, 2000
Grant Opportunities
2000-2001 International Funding for Graduate Students and
Postdocs. The guidelines and criteria for proposals can be found
at: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/international/faculty/isu-funding.html
Deadline is November 15, 2000. For profiles of previous projects and additional information, contact Elena Polouchkina, 294-8493, elenap@iastate.edu.
Seminar
Dr. Billye Foster, Department of Agricultural Education,
University of Arizona, will give a seminar entitled, "Women in
Agriculture: Do We Really Want Them There?" from 8-9 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 29, 2000, in the Gallery of the Memorial
Union. The seminar is open to the public and is being sponsored by
the College of Agriculture, International Agriculture Programs,
Department of Agricultural Education & Studies, Department of
Curriculum & Instruction, Department of Sociology, ISU
Committee on Lectures, Margaret Sloss Women's Center, Women's
Studies, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, North-Central Regional
Center for Rural Development, the University Committee on Women,
and the Women, Food and Agriculture Network.
Ag Study Abroad Update
The Ag Study Abroad Office is currently recruiting students
for study abroad programs in the following countries:
Argentina, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras,
Ireland, Mexico, and Ukraine. Please have students contact the Ag
Study Abroad Office, 18 Curtiss, to apply or for more
information.
The Ag Study Abroad Office is currently recruiting students for internships in the following countries: Argentina, Costa Rica, Greece, Germany, Mexico, Panama, Spain, and Thailand. Please have students contact the Agriculture Study Abroad Office, 18 Curtiss, to apply or for more information.
The Ag Study Abroad Office is looking for a 5-month internship for a student from Nicaragua starting in January, 2001. The student is a senior in the crop production program at Zamorano in Honduras. He has experience with agrochemical use and management, basic grain processing, livestock production, and dairy products processing. For more information, contact Eduarda Becerra at 294-3972 or ebecerra@iastate.edu
The Ag Study Abroad Office is looking for families interested in hosting an international intern from Thailand (and possibly other countries). Families would welcome the students into their homes for up to two months during the summer. Students will be interested in gaining hands-on experience in midwest culture and agriculture by living with a family and helping on the family farm. If you are interested in hosting an international student, please contact Sara Aus at 294-8447 or saraaus@iastate.edu
International Visitors to the College of Agriculture
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August 7-27 |
Romania |
Ovidiu Popescu |
Animal Science/Microbiology |
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October 31-November 1 |
Peru |
Hugo L. Nava Cueto |
International Ag Programs/Sociology |
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November 2-4 |
China |
Delegation from Gansu Province |
College of Agriculture |
Did You Know That. . .
International Agriculture Programs subscribes to
CultureGrams??? CultureGrams are a series of
four-page country reports written and continually reviewed and
updated by natives or individuals who have extensive, in-country
experience. CultureGrams highlight the country's
The 2001 edition of CultureGrams includes information for more than 175 countries.
Please contact the International Agriculture Programs Office (iap@iastate.edu) if you are interested in reviewing a CultureGram for a particular country.
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.