Global Update
A newsletter from Global Agriculture Programs, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University

104 Curtiss Hall PHONE: (515) 294-8454 FAX: (515) 294-9477
Email: gap@iastate.edu URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/global/

May - June, 2002

 
Summer International Internship Program 2002
Seventeen Iowa State University students will be doing internships abroad this summer.
Country
Number of Students 
Major(s)
Partner
Costa Rica
1
 Ag Studies
 EARTH
France
2
 Animal Science, Ag Business, Genetics
 ISAB
Germany
2
 Horticulture, AST
 University of Kiel
Ghana
1
 FSHN
 Self Help International
Greece
4
 Animal Science, Ag Ed & Studies, Ag Biochemistry
 American Farm School
Mexico
1
 Ag Biochemistry
 CIMMYT
Spain
5
 Journalism, Animal Science, Ag Ed & Studies, Ag Biochemistry, Agronomy University of Lleida
  
The ISU College of Agriculture will host 19 students from other countries this summer.
Country
 Number of Students Major(s)
 University
 Supervisor/Department
Argentina
 1
 Agronomy
 University of Buenos Aires
 Jean-Luc Jannink/Agronomy
France
 2
 Ag Studies, Agronomy
 ENSAIA
ISAB
 Matt Barbur/Agronomy
Monsanto
Germany
 2
 Ag Economics, Animal Production
 University of Kiel
 Bob Jolly/Economics
Jeff Berger/Animal Science
Greece
 5
 Ag Studies, Agronomy, Horticulture
 American Farm School
 Jim Oleson/Entomology
Monsanto
Mexico
 1
 Molecular Biology
 Chapingo
 Kan Wang/Agronomy

2
 Food Science
 ITESM
 Lester Wilson/FSHN
Terry Boylston/FSHN
Spain
 5
 Agroforestry, Animal Science, Crop Production,
Entomology, Agronomy
 Univeristy of Lleida John Downing/Animal Ecology
Jeff Berger, Animal Science
Kathleen Delate/Horticulture
Jim Oleson/Entomology
Monsanto
Ukraine
 1
 Communications
 Taras Shevchenko
 Forrest Nutter/Plant Pathology

Ag Study Abroad Update
We have 110 students studying abroad this summer.  There are 4 groups leaving within a week for Mexico, Ireland, Brazil and Scotland.  There are 2 groups leaving at the beginning of June for France and Peru and 2 groups leaving at the beginning of August for Australia and Germany.

Scholarships
The agriculture study abroad office awarded $21,000 in scholarships to 65 students this year.  There were 2 calls for applications and awards ranged from $200 to $500.  All who applied were awarded.
 
Book Drive
The International Ag Club is partnering with the College of Education's Experience Kenya service learning study abroad program to collect and distribute used textbooks at Egerton University in Kenya.  Each Experience Kenya student carries over 3 textbooks and then delivers them to the University administration during a welcome reception.

International Visitors to the College of Agriculture

Dates of Visit
 Country
 Visitor
 ISU Department/Contact
April 3-7
 France
 Carole Sorreau
 GAP/Shelley Taylor
April 8-20
 Germany
 Jochen Froebrich
 ABE/Ramesh Kanwar
April 24-25
 Senegal
 Kirsten Simodon
 FSHN/Grace Marquis
April 25-30
 Philippines
 Zosimo Battad
 GAP/Denise Bjelland
April 24-27
 Thailand
 Chainarong Kanthapanit
 Animal Science/David Topel
June 8
 Tanzania
 Tanzanian farmers (18)
 Sociology/Gerald Klonglan
June 12-13
 Indonesia
 Group of 21
 FSHN/Larry Johnson
June 17
 Japan
 Group of 10-15
 GAP/Denise Bjelland
July 2-4
 Vienna
 BOKU faculty (5)
 GAP/David Acker

Where Are Faculty/Staff Traveling???



If you are planning to travel internationally and want it included in the Global 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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