Service Learning Trip to Uganda - Spring Break 2025
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
This course provides students with a guided exploration of food, culture and agriculture in two Mediterranean countries (Italy and Greece). It exposes students to food systems from production to distribution, to marketing.
In Thessaloniki (Greece's second largest city), they will visit farms (olives, rice, grapes, herbs, greenhouses, etc.), a winery, and the American Farm School and Perrotis College. They will travel by bus through the agricultural heartland of Greece, stopping to visit a medieval monastery. In Athens, they will visit the Acropolis and Parthenon.
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Program Overview
Soils, agriculture & the environment of Uruguay program examines the soils, agriculture, and environment across Uruguay via a series of visits to farms, forests, rivers, parks, and professional field offices to develop an understanding and appreciation of South America's northern Pampas, the national importance of the Universidad de la Republica, and Uruguay's unique and vibrant culture and agricultural economy.
Program Goals and Outcomes:
Come learn about and celebrate GLOBE 401 students' senior research projects!
List of Student Research Projects
Questions? Contact Dr. Dorothy Masinde (masinde@iastate.edu) or Dr. Emily Zimmerman (emilyz@iastate.edu).
Application Deadline: November 1, 2020
Program Information: Greece and Italy: Food, Culture and Agriculture
Application Deadline: September 15, 2019
Program Information: Sustainable Global Resource Systems in Uganda and The Netherlands
Application Deadline: August 10, 2019
Program Information: Soils, Crops and Water of Costa Rica
Application Deadline EXTENDED: December 1, 2018
Program Information: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Systems of Brazil (GLOBE)