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  • November/December 2024 Global Engagement Newsletter

    November 20, 2024
  • November 13, 2024

    Several Iowa State University professors traveled to Kosovo during the summer to conduct a variety of workshops and training sessions as part of the 5-year $4M USAID-funded activity titled “Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education”. Those professors included Dr. Curt Youngs and Christen Burgett from the Animal Science Department, Dr. Mike Retallick from the Agricultural Education and Studies Department, Dr. Sergio Lence from the Agricultural Economics Department, and Dr. Josh Peschel from the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department.

  • November 11, 2024

    Alaina Gebel, a sophomore studying Agriculture and Life Sciences Education, was awarded the 2024 David Lambert Hunger Fighter scholarship. Offered by ISU's Seed Science Center, this scholarship honors the legacy of David Lambert, Distinguished Fellow at the ISU SSC and tireless advocate in improving global food security. The scholarship is awarded annually based on academic excellence, leadership qualities and interpersonal skills.

  • November 5, 2024

    On October 11, a delegation of EU Ministers visited ISU sponsored by the US Sustainability Alliance (USSA). The USSA is funded by the Market Access Program under the Farm Bill and is administered and supported by the USDA Foreign Ag Service. The core aim of the USSA is to share the stories and values of US farmers, fishermen and foresters and supply chain partners regarding their sustainable practices and conservation programs with European audiences. The delegation's visit is part of a wide range of agricultural policy and public relations activities conducted annually for USSA. The delegation visited the Bioeconomy Institute, the USDA Climate Hub, the National Lab for Agriculture & the Environment and toured STRIPS and the ISU Agrovoltaic Farm.

  • November 4, 2024

    CSRL welcomed World Food Prize attendees to a session commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Kamuli, Uganda. Attendees viewed a clip of the film produced for the 20th anniversary of the CSRL program, interacted with a panel of Iowa State faculty and students, and listened to an excerpt from "Against the Grain," read by author Roger Thurow, which features a chapter about the ISU-Uganda program. 

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  • October 28, 2024

    Jacob Oketch and Tendo Sidney Nakabugo are two Makerere University students visiting Iowa State this semester as student interns. Over the past two years, they have been active in the ISU-Uganda Program at the Mpirigiti Rural Training Center through the summer service-learning program. To learn more about their experiences within the program and their time at Iowa State, we asked them the following questions:

  • October 14, 2024

    In September, the college hosted a delegation of seven from the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) Higher School of Agronomy (ESA) and the American Chamber of Commerce from Ivory Coast. The delegation was interested in learning about American educational practices, curriculum renewal and administrative structure of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The delegation toured the Ag 450 farm, the Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex, the Horticultural Research Station, the Seed Science Center and met with many faculty and staff within CALS to better understand the land grant mission and how it is carried out. 

  • October 10, 2024

    The U.S. Department of State’s IDEAS Program is pleased to announce the launch of its 2025 IDEAS grant competition, which assists U.S. colleges and universities in creating, diversifying, and/or expanding their study abroad programming in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. The IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by World Learning. 

    Applications for the IDEAS Grant must substantively address at least one of the following US foreign policy goals:

  • October 1, 2024

    Online Passport Renewal and Smart Traveler Enrollment Program Updates

  • September 11, 2024

    Can Sustainable Agriculture Feed the World? The Role of Innovation and Thinking Outside the Box

    Consumers are increasingly demanding foods that are both healthy and produced in an environmentally sustainable ecosystem. At the same time, millions of people around the globe continue to face hunger and food insecurity. How can agriculture and food producers meet growing food demand in a world where they face resource and environmental constraints by leveraging innovative agricultural technologies and thinking outside the box? 

  • September 6, 2024

    The College of Design will welcome representatives from five South African universities for a week-long visit in September. The 13-member team includes directors and staff from these universities' Risk and Vulnerability Science Centres (RVSCs), and a representative from the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) who are eager to explore collaboration and exchange opportunities with Iowa State University.

     

  • September 5, 2024

    In July 2024 at the ISU CALS satellite campus in Kamuli, Uganda, the Iowa State University-Uganda Program (ISU-UP) hosted and co-sponsored with the World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) a Uganda Youth Institute. Attending were 42 high school students from 21 schools and their teachers, along with the Kamuli District Education Officer and the Kamuli Municipality Education Officer. The institute was a 10-month process with high school students researching topics impacting food security in a country different than Uganda and presenting their findings in mini-Institutes at their schools before being selected to attend the Uganda Youth Institute.  

  • September/October 2024 Global Engagement Newsletter

    September 4, 2024
  • August 29, 2024

    The Farm Progress Show, held in Boone this year, brought several international visitors to campus.

  • August 29, 2024

    This summer, three Iowa State University students, Tyson Fleshner (Global Resource Systems, Agriculture and Rural Policy Studies), Jennifer Holliday (Agricultural Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication), and Morgan Lang (Global Resource Systems, Agriculture and Rural Policy Studies) participated in international internships with government offices in Kosovo. These students shared some insights from their internships as well as their biggest takeaways from living and working abroad for the summer. 

  • August 29, 2024

    The University of Costa Rica (UCR) and Iowa State University (ISU) Departments of Horticulture and Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology have a long history with the study abroad exchange program.  The exchange spans over 25 years.  During the even years UCR visits ISU in July/August, and in odd years over spring break, ISU visits UCR.  Each university develops a program to visit many horticultural and agricultural businesses, family farms, cultural places of interest, and the best places to get some homemade food.  Erin Hodgson, Kevin Duerfeldt and Barb Clawson lead the group throughout Iowa and Nebraska.

  • Iowa State University students showcase agrifood system solutions at FAO

    August 23, 2024

    Students from Iowa State University (ISU) recently showcased their research on solutions for challenges in agrifood systems at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome. This opportunity to develop and share their work with FAO’s professional staff was made possible through the ISU Dean’s Global Agriculture and Food Leadership Program, an initiative designed to equip 8 to 12 undergraduate students annually with leadership and research skills tailored for real-world challenges. 

  • Call for Applicants: Next Generation Institute

    August 23, 2024

    The Next Generation Institute will be held at the Mpirigiti Rural Training Center (MRTC) in Kamuli, Uganda. Advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career NGO practitioners from East Africa, the U.S. and Europe are eligible to apply to attend the Next Generation Institute.

  • August 21, 2024

    September 8-22, 2024, Dr. Ebby Luvaga and Madeline Schultz, department of economics, will host a group of six professional women from Serbia. If you would like to learn more about the program or the fellows, contact Dr. Ebby Luvaga (luvaga@iastate.edu) or Madeline Schultz (schultz@iastate.edu).

  • August 16, 2024

    The U.S. Department of State’s IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) Program is pleased to announce that registration is now open for an upcoming in-person IDEAS workshop. In partnership with North Dakota State University, the IDEAS Program will host a free day-long workshop on October 25, 2024 in Fargo, North Dakota titled “Career Catalyst: Developing Impactful Study Abroad Programs to Prepare Students for their Future Careers”. 

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