International Experience and Exposure

All people live and work in a global community in which each individual is either directly or indirectly affected by international events. A university is a place of knowledge where students and the public obtain knowledge, experience, and perspective relevant to their work and citizenship. Universities also have a history of providing international research, technical assistance, and educational experiences for students (domestic and international), faculty, and citizens. The federal government has taken a 15-year hiatus in support of university international agricultural programs, but the need for international education is greater today than at any time in the past. The College of Agricultural Sciences and the Outreach Agencies will provide: a) faculty experience abroad at scientific meetings, international sabbaticals, and purposeful travel, b) student exposure to international influences with faculty-led educational tours abroad, e.g., Peru, Africa, and Australia, and memberships in organizations to provide exposure in Colorado to international business professionals, e.g., meetings of the International Committee of the National Western Stock Show, the Meat Export Federation, the Colorado World Trade Center, Swift & Company, and others, c) student study abroad experiences, e.g., New Zealand semester at Lincoln University, France summer program at Ecole Superieur d’Agricultur, Czech Republic semester at Mendel Agricultural University, and Mexico semester at Monterrey Tech., d) research experiences at international research centers and agricultural research centers and universities in other countries, e.g., research exchanges at Saratov University in Russia and the Agricultural Research Service of Brazil, e) graduate education for faculty of international institutions seeking to improve their faculty training, e.g., the Colegio de Post Graduados in Mexico, and f) involvement of current and retired faculty with international experience in the classroom. The goal of the College is to achieve 25 percent of graduates having had organized, purposeful, educational experience in another country within five years. This goal will require development of scholarships directed toward international travel experiences, four-year advising containing plans for off-campus experiences, and collaboration with the study-abroad office at Colorado State and with other universities initiating travel experiences.

 

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