Showcase Agenda
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Hollingsworth Auditorium, UTIA Campus, Knoxville, TN
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8:30 a.m. |
Self-serve breakfast |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome
Interim Chancellor Tim Cross |
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9:05 a.m. |
Welcome and introduction of speaker
Dr. Tom Gill, Smith Chair in International Sustainable Agriculture |
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9:10 a.m. |
Engaging US universities in international opportunities under USDA-NIFA
Dr. Otto Gonzalez, Director of International Programs, USDA-NIFA
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10:00 a.m. |
Global Food Security seed grants
Uganda - Dr. Marcy Souza, Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences
Honduras - Dr. Phil Myer, Animal Science
Ethiopia - Dr. Oudessa Kerro Dego, Animal Science
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10:45 a.m. |
Break |
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11:00 a.m.
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Faculty initiatives
Various programs engaging UTIA faculty worldwide |
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11:45 a.m.
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CASNR study abroad student panel
Moderated by Dr. Adam Willcox, CASNR Study Abroad Coordinator |
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12:30 p.m. |
Boxed lunch |
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CASNR Study Abroad Fair and International Poster Expo begins during lunch and will end by 3:30 p.m.
Please stay and enjoy the posters outlining international activities engaged in by UTIA faculty, staff and students, and find out more about study abroad opportunities this academic year. |