Foreign Travel Grants for FY 2007-08
Foreign Travel Grant applications for FY 2007-2008 (the original plus 8 copies) are due at noon in the Faculty Senate Office, 103 Laboratory of Mechanics, on the dates indicated below. Foreign Travel applications can be found at the following website: http://www.facsen.iastate.edu/Foreigntravel/foreigntravel.htm. These dates give each applicant two opportunities to apply, though applications before travel are encouraged.

Travel Starting Date	Due Date
16 August 2007 - 13 May 2008	5 October 2007
17 January 2008 - 15 August 2008	25 January 2008
16 May 2008 - 16 January 2009	4 April 2008

Exchange Visitor Form for Visiting Scholars (DS-2019 Forms) - Reminder
DS-2019 (Exchange Visitor Forms for Visiting Scholars) forms no longer need to be signed by the Dean of Agriculture or by Global Agriculture Programs. They may be forwarded directly to ISS from the departments.

Korean Student Group Visiting ISU

ISU is hosting 19 Korean students and 2 professors from Yeungnam University, South Korea. During their 2-week visit, July 4 – July 16, they will explore and study issues in US agriculture and natural resource management. They will also learn about the culture through participating in different cultural activities. This is the third group to come to ISU as part of a student exchange program between ISU and Yeungnam University. Each university sends a group of students to the other for a program on alternating years. ISU students will travel to YU during summer 2008. The hosts of this Korean delegation are Dr. Richard Schultz and Dean Joe Colletti. For more information on this visit, please contact Shelley Taylor, 515-294-5393, sztaylor@iastate.edu.

Chinese Students Finished Their Study Abroad Program at ISU Successfully

A Chinese delegation made up of 11 Chinese students and 1 professor from Zhejiang University have successfully finished their study abroad program at ISU. During their 2-week visit, April 30 – May 14, they explored and studied issues in the following four areas: sustainable agriculture, agriculture entrepreneurship, biorenewables and agriculture forestry, and food system. They also learned about the culture through participating in different cultural activities as well as interacting extensively with ISU students. This program is a part of a student exchange program between ISU and Zhejiang University. From May 16-June 9, an ISU student group traveled to China to work with the same Chinese students conducting case studies in the 4 areas mentioned above in rural China. The hosts of this Chinese delegation were Dr. Robert Jolly, Dr. Richard Schultz, Dr. Difei Shen, and Denise Bjelland.

108 ISU Students Studying Abroad Through 9 Travel Courses this Summer

108 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students studied/are studying abroad through 9 travel courses in 9 countries this summer. The travel courses are:

	Country	Department	Focus	Group Leaders	Dates	Participants
	China	Economics NREM	Made in China: Iowa Students Experience Globalization	Dick Schultz Robert Jolly Denise Bjelland Difei Shen	May 15 - June 9, 2007	13 students/4 group leaders
	Costa Rica	NREM FSHN	Ecological & food systems interaction	James Pease Cheryll Reitmeier	May 6 - 19, 2007	11 students/2 group leaders
	Ghana	Agronomy	Exploring ecosystem exploitation, degradation and its restitution in southern and northern Ghana	Andrew Manu	May 8 - 28, 2007	10 students/1 group leader
	India	Horticulture FSHN ABE	Integrated agriculture and food systems: improving rural livelihoods	Grace Marquis Steve Freeman	May 15 - June 15, 2007	4 students/2 group leaders
	Tanzania	Biology	Natural history of the Serengeti	Marlin Rice	May 7 - 26, 2007	17 students/1 group leader
	The Netherlands	ABE	Comparison of technology between the US & The Netherlands	Melody Carroll	May 5 - 19, 2007	12 students/1 group leader
	Panama	Agronomy	Challenges to sustainable development: developing global perspectives	Russ Mullen Ann Hawkins	May 7 - June 4, 2007	9 students/2 group leaders
	Uganda	Agronomy Horticulture	Service learning in Uganda: creating a school garden	Gail Nonnecke Lee Burras	June 1 - July 2, 2007	6 students/ 2 group leaders
	Ukraine	Agronomy Animal Science, Horticulture Vet Medicine	Agricultural production, processing, and marketing in Ukraine	Doug Kenealy Richard Gladon Lance Gibson Jodi Cornell	May 5 - 21, 2007	26 students/4 group leaders

Internships
The ISU Agriculture Study Abroad office assists in the administration of internships for both outgoing ISU students and incoming students from our partner universities abroad.

2007 Borlaug Summer Interns
Two ISU students are participating in the 2007 Borlaug Intern Program. Emily Arentson, a senior in Biochemistry/Nutrition, will study in Bangalore, India from May 27 – July 25, 2007 and Chad Niederhuth. a senior in Agronomy, will study in Pretoria, South Africa from June 2 – July 29, 2007.

The following international students are interns at ISU this summer and fall.

Name	University/Country	Area of Study
Jacinto Valderrama Diaz	University of Lleida/Spain	Agronomy Engineering
Neus B. Martinez Micaelo	University of Lleida/Spain	Agronomy Engineering
Vilma Mateos-Remigio	Mexico	NREM (working with Heidi Asbjornsen)
Juan Andres Carvajal Amador	EARTH University/Costa Rica	Trebesch Farm (southern Minnesota)
Laura Patricia Oporta Gonzalez	EARTH University/Costa Rica	Werner Farm (northeast Iowa)

Interested in Leading a Study Abroad Program in Summer 2008?
Thinking about sharing your international experiences with students? Interested in adding an international component to one of your courses or creating a new study abroad program for students but don’t know how to start? We can help! Come and meet with Shelley Taylor or Jodi Cornell in the Agriculture Study Abroad office to discuss your ideas. Program applications for Summer 2008 are due October 1. Now is a great time to start planning for your program for next summer or beyond. We can assist in the creation and development of new courses, handle logistics and provide advice for any travel course involving College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students. For more information or questions please contact Shelley Taylor, 515-294-5393, sztaylor@iastate.edu or Jodi Cornell, 515-294-1851, jcornell@iastate.edu.