NewsNovember-December02

Global

Update

A Newsletter from Global Agriculture Programs
College of Agriculture
Iowa State University
104 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050 USA
Phone: (515) 294-8454 FAX: (515) 294-9477
Email: gap@iastate.edu URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/global/

November-December, 2002

Peace Corps at ISU
The Peace Corps office at ISU is located in the Study Abroad Resource Center in room 255 of the Memorial Union. The campus Peace Corps Representative, Rick Maiers, is available to give presentations on the opportunities in Peace Corps to campus organizations, in classrooms, and will meet with people individually. The ISU Peace Corps office can be contacted at 294-9339 or pcrep@mail.adp.iastate.edu

Peace Corps Interviews will be held at ISU November 5-7, 2002. Positions available in Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean, Central and East Asia, the Pacific, Inter-America and the Caribbean. Contact the ISU Peace Corps office for further information.

New International Course
Study global issues with students and faculty at universities around the world - without leaving ISU! Register for Global Seminar: Environment and Sustainable Food Systems, an international forum for informed dialogue on global issues. The course will be offered during the Spring, 2003 semester. There is a $10 special course fee which covers the costs of the course materials that will be provided to you. Learn more about this truly international course by visiting the Global Seminar website www.globalseminar.org/index.htm or contact Deb Muenchrath, 294-7232, mnchrath@iastate.edu

The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program
The Congressional Hunger Center seeks applicants for the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program, a 2-year initiative that begins with a 1-year field placement in countries throughout South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Fellows receive a monthly stipend, health insurance, a housing subsidy, and transportation and travel funds. At the end of their 2-year program, Fellows earn an end-of-service stipend. This program runs from June, 2003-May, 2005 and targets only U.S. citizens. Interested candidates can apply online from October 15, 2002-January 31, 2003 www.hungercenter.org/international

Funding Opportunites
2002-2003 International Funding for Graduate Students and Postdocs. The guidelines and criteria for proposals can be found at: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/global/faculty/isu-funding.html

Deadline: November 15, 2002
For information, contact David Acker, 4-8454, dacker@iastate.edu.

Due to budget cuts, the amount of funding available for awards will be restricted this year.

David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships are available through The National Security Education Program (NSEP). NSEP welcomes applications from U.S. citizens enrolled in or applying to a graduate degree program in an accredited U.S. college or university located within the United States. Awards are made for a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 6 academic semesters. Visit www.aed.org/nsep or contact nsep@aed.org

ALO, in cooperation with USAID/Bangladesh, is issuing a call for applications for 3 higher education partnerships, each involving a U.S. university, college, community college, or consortium. Applications are invited from U.S. higher education institutions interested in working with the designated Bangladesh University in 1 of 3 distinct areas: (1) disaster preparedness and mitigation; (2) sound energy policy planning and implementation; and (3) understanding and addressing issues of gender inequity. The RFA may be downloaded from ALO's website: http://www.aascu.org/alo

Passport-Visa Assistance
Global Agriculture Programs receives excellent passport and visa services from Perry International located in Chicago. Most visa application forms plus instructions and requirements can be downloaded from their website www.perryvisa.com/ The Perry International office staff is also extremely helpful. Contact them at 312-372-2703 or perry@perryvisa.com

Recent Agreements
The ISU College of Agriculture has recently signed agreements with the following institutions:

	University of Agricultural Sciences, Austria
	Federal University of Lavras, Brazil
	Zhejiang University, P.R. China
	University College Cork, Ireland

Ag Study Abroad Update

Scholarship applications for student travel due November 15. This year, there are several scholarship opportunities for students interested in traveling abroad. The first round of awards is in November. For a full list of scholarships and for application information, please visit our web site agstudyabroad.iastate.edu

Ag students have large menu of choices for studying abroad. This year, ag students can choose from 17 travel courses during winter, spring and summer breaks. In addition, students can work abroad in over 10 different countries or enroll for a semester at a number of partner universities on several continents. To see a full list of programs, please visit our web site at agstudyabroad.iastate.edu

Where are our students? Four ISU students are currently enrolled in agricultural exchanges. Ben Harman, Animal Ecology, will spend a year studying at the Royal Agricultural College, England; Patrick Camp, Microbiology, is spending this semester at University College Cork, Ireland; and Violetta Aleman, Ag Business, and Lucas DeBoer, Animal Ecology, are in the middle of their semester at the University of Costa Rica. For more information about studying abroad, please contact the Agriculture Study Abroad Office, 111 Curtiss Hall, 294-5393, agsao@iastate.edu

Panama Ag Travel Course During Spring Break. Russell Mullen (Agronomy), Ebby Luvaga (Economics), and Eduarda Becerra (GAP) are taking a group of 25 students to Panama from December 27, 2002, to January 10, 2003.

International Visitors to the College of Agriculture

Dates of Visit	Country	Visitors	Department/Contact
October 1 - 3	South Africa	Siphiwe Mkhize	Global Ag Programs David Acker
October 5 - 12	Brazil	6 representatives from UFRPE and UFPA	Global Ag Programs Shelley Taylor
October 24 - 25	Costa Rica	Humberto Leblanc	Global Ag Programs Eduarda Becerra
November 1, 2002 - January 31, 2003	China	Ye Zhong	Global Ag Programs Denise Bjelland
December 1, 2002 - February 28, 2003	China	6 Scientists from UNDP	Seed Science Center Yuh Yuan Shyy
December 8 - 15	Brazil, Japan, South Korea	64 farm trainees; 2 group leaders	Global Ag Programs Eduarda Becerra

Where Are Faculty/Staff Traveling???

David Acker, GAP, Thailand, Italy, invited presentations at FAO/UNESCO conferences
Denise Bjelland, GAP, China, international conference
Thomas Baker, Entomology, Italy, present invited paper
Joan Cunnick, Microbiology, Chile, invited lecture at international conference
Daniel Dobill, Agronomy, Canada, present invited paper
Cornelia Flora, NCRCRD, Mexico, SANREM project research meetings
Clark Ford, FSHN, Italy, invited poster presentation
Nancy Grudens-Shuck, Ag Ed & Studies, United Kingdom, invited presentation at international conference
Larry Johnson, CCUR, Canada, international conference
Ramesh Kanwar, ABE, Vietnam, China, explore future projects; attend international conference
E. F. Krafsur, Entomology, England, chair international meeting
Monlin Kuo, Forestry, China, present invited paper
John Obrycki, Entomology, France, invited speaker at international conference
Michael Owen, Agronomy, Australia, attend international conference
Max Rothschild, Animal Science, Spain, invited speaker at international conference
Lita Rule, Forestry, South Africa, ongoing international project
Richard Schultz, Forestry, South Korea, China, present invited paper, student exchange collaboration
Ignac Sivec, Entomology, Thailand, research collaboration
Shelley Taylor, GAP, Canada, Cuba, participate in international meetings
Jon Tollefson, Entomology, Yugoslavia, Croatia, participate in international meeting; invited lecture
David Topel, Animal Science, Hungary, site visit for upcoming Ensminger School
Christopher Tuggle, Animal Science, Japan, present invited lecture at international conference
Toni Wang, FSHN, China, attend international conference
Keith Whigham, Agronomy, China, present invited paper
Hongwei Xin, ABE, Brazil, invited lecture

If you are planning to travel internationally and want to be 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: 4-9477.

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