Update
104 Curtiss Hall PHONE: (515) 294-8454 FAX:
(515) 294-9477
Email: iap@iastate.edu
URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/international/
September-October,
1999
New Name for Global
Consortium
In July, an international conference was held in Amsterdam
under the leadership of Iowa State University President Martin
Jischke. It was the inaugural conference of a global consortium now
called the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for
Agriculture. The College of Agriculture delegation was led by Dean
Topel and included Eric Hoiberg, Ramesh Kanwar, David Acker, Robert
Martin, Shelley Taylor and graduate students Nicole Gale, Tasha
Hargrove, and Mikel Stanek. Please check out the updated web site at:
http://www.gchera.iastate.edu/. The proceedings of the conference
will be posted on the web in October.
Excellence in International Agriculture
Award
Applications are invited for the Excellence in
International Agriculture Award. The purpose of this award is to
recognize outstanding performance of College of Agriculture faculty
in promoting the globalization of research, extension, and
instructional programs at Iowa State University. Please send
applications to Norma Hensley, 134 Curtiss Hall,
by October 21, 1999.
Seminar
Announcement
David Sedik, research advisor for ISU's Ukraine
Agricultural Policy Project, will be presenting a seminar entitled,
"Barriers to Reform in Ukrainian Agriculture." The seminar will be
held Wednesday, September 8, 1999, from 4-5 p.m., in Room 160 Heady
Hall.
Ag Study Abroad
Update
We are currently taking applications for MIAC study abroad
programs in Panama and Mexico scheduled for Winter Break. Students
will have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship and/or to work
during the semester to help reduce their travel expenses. Deadline
for scholarship applications is October 1, 1999. For more
information, please call the Ag Study Abroad Office at 294-3972.
We need assistance in placing three students from Ukraine who are participating in a two-month internship during the fall. Contact Eduarda Becerra at 294-3972 if you can offer part-time or full-time employment.
Did You Know That . . .
The U.S. State Department has a website to inform international travelers regarding travel warnings, consular information sheets, and public announcements? Check out http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html before you plan your next international trip.
Proposals Due October 15, 1999
Dean of Agricultural International Research Grants
proposals are due in 104 Curtiss on or before
October 15, 1999. Check out the website at http://www.ag.iastate.edu/international/faculty/deans-grant.html.
Chinese Professors Visit
ISU
Two professors from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou,
China, are visiting Iowa State University as part of a USIA-funded
project which focuses on strengthening rural client-oriented research
and extension education programs. While at Iowa State University, the
visiting professors are discussing curriculum, research and outreach
issues with faculty and staff in the College of Agriculture who are
involved in ISU Extension. Tours and on-site visits have included the
Iowa State Fair, Living History Farms, Rhodes Farm Field Day, the
Chicago Board of Trade, and the Mercantile Exchange. In addition, the
Black Hawk County Extension office in Waterloo is hosting the
professors to provide first-hand experience of the activities and
services of an Iowa county extension office.
International Visitors to the College of Agriculture
|
Dates of Visit |
Country |
Group Leaders |
Purpose/ISU Contact |
|
August 10 - September 10 |
China |
Dr. Longbao Wei |
Extension |
|
August 1 - September 12 |
India |
Dr. R. K. Rana |
CARD |
|
Sept. 1-March 1, 2000 |
Hungary |
Dr. Bela Turanyik |
Ag & Biosystems Engineering |
|
September 6 - 10 |
Thailand |
Dr. Chanvit Vajrabukka |
Animal Science |
|
September 10 - 14 |
India |
Dr. N. L. Maurya |
Accreditation Process |
|
September 15 - 18 |
Japan |
Extension - Sustainable Agriculture-Leopold Center |
|
|
September 26 - October 2 |
Thailand |
Dr. Chainarong Kanthapanit |
Ag Extension |
Where Are Faculty/Staff Traveling???
|
Raymond Arritt, Agronomy |
United Kingdom |
present invited paper |
|
Thomas Baker, Entomology |
Germany & China |
invited speaker/attend international conferences |
|
Gwyn Beattie, Microbiology |
The Netherlands |
participate in international conferences |
|
John Beghin, Economics |
France |
work at OECD/prepare a paper |
|
Alfred Blackmer, Agronomy |
China |
present invited lectures |
|
Parag Chitnis, BBMB |
Germany & Japan |
invited presentations |
|
William Clark, Animal Ecology |
Hungary |
present invited paper |
|
Richard Cruse, Agronomy |
Hungary |
participate in faculty exchange |
|
John Davies, Botany |
Mexico |
participate in international symposium |
|
Jack Dekkers, Animal Science |
Australia |
invited speaker |
|
Thomas Harrington, |
Australia & New Zealand |
present papers at international conferences |
|
Robert Horton, Agronomy |
China |
present seminars and continue research |
|
A. Severin Johnson, Meat Lab |
France |
participate in international conference/meetings |
|
Michael Lee, Agronomy |
Brazil, Austria, Mexico |
present invited lectures |
|
Samarendu Mohanty, Economics |
India |
data collection |
|
Forrest Nutter, Plant Pathology |
Australia |
present invited papers, collaborate with scientists |
|
Michael Owen, Agronomy |
Israel |
present invited lecture |
|
Frederick Parrish, |
Japan |
participate in international conference |
|
Steve Rodermel, Botany |
Mexico |
participate in international symposium |
|
Robert Schafer, Sociology |
England & Scotland |
present invited paper/meet with colleagues |
|
Mark Westgate, Agronomy |
Mexico & Argentina |
participate in international symposium/research collaboration |
|
Keith Whigham, Agronomy |
Russia & China |
evaluate soybean production/participate in departmental delegation |
|
Junwei Zho, Entomology |
China |
invited presentation/lecture |
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.
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