GlobalUpdateA Newsletter from Global Agriculture Programs,
College of Agriculture, Iowa State University

July - August, 2010

International Travel and Travel WarningsIowa State University recognizes that travel outside of the U.S. is often an integral part of the work of the faculty, staff and graduate students of the University. Judgment regarding risks associated with international travel is left to each traveler. However, Iowa State University advises that before traveling outside of the U.S., each traveler should consult the U.S. Department of State's International Travel information at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html Departments should inform all individuals performing duties on behalf of the University (i.e., employees, volunteers, interns, students, etc.) that they are under no obligation to undertake any international travel that conflicts with U.S. Department of State advice. Additional University policies apply to undergraduate travel ( http://www.studyabroad.iastate.edu/#). Undergraduate travel to international locations under State Department warnings or alerts is strongly discouraged and is not allowed except in unusual circumstances.

Foreign Travel GrantsApplications for Foreign Travel Grants for Fall and Spring Semesters are due in the CALS Dean's office September 10, 2010. (No late applications will be received without the approval of the CALS Professional Development Committee Chair.) The applications will be forwarded to the College committee on September 17 and are due in the Faculty Senate office on October 1, 2010, for review by the Faculty Senate Committee on Recognition and Development.

Applications should be submitted for travel dates between August 16, 2010 and May 13, 2011.

Core Fulbright Scholar ProgramThe Core Fulbright Scholar Program for Faculty and Professionals is offering a new opportunity for specialists in the STEM fields to teach or teach and conduct research in the Russian Federation for academic year 2011-12. Award #1329 in Science and Innovation will give scholars in the fields of agriculture, biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, mathematics, medical sciences, physics, and public health, among others, the opportunity to carry out these activities at leading Russian universities and research institutes, including one of fourteen newly created federal research institutions.

The application deadline for 2011-12 is August 2, 2010. For general information about application requirements and staff contacts, visit the CIES Web site at www.cies.org

John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Program Named in honor of one of the pilots killed September 11, 2001 and of former Congressman Bereuter, the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program (FTF) provides voluntary technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, and agribusinesses in developing and transitional countries to promote sustainable improvements in food security and agricultural processing, production, and marketing. The program relies on the expertise of volunteers from U.S. farms, land grant universities, cooperatives, private agribusinesses, and nonprofit farm organizations to respond to the local needs of host-country farmers and organizations. Volunteers, recruited from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally are not overseas development professionals, but rather individuals who have domestic careers, farms, and agribusinesses, or are retirees who want to participate in development efforts.

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