By Mary Shelley-Snell and Annie Carter Annie Carter is a 2021 Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications (ALEC) alumna and a current ALEC graduate student. She will be graduating this May…
Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2023 – Annie Carter
Turfgrass Research Creates Global Student Experiences
By Mary Shelley-Snell University of Tennessee doctoral student Conlan Burbrink was in Qatar for the duration of the 2022 World Cup. While there, he conducted research for the Department of…
Training the Next Global One Health Workforce
UT One Health facilitates interdisciplinary global engagement for students across different colleges. By Mary Shelley-Snell For the 2023 January Term, students from different disciplines explored the importance of working across…
#FacultyExchangeFriday- David Tendo, USDA FEP Faculty Fellow
By Mary Shelley-Snell From August to December 2022, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) fellows from four…
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Kristen Johnson: February Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Highlight
By Mary Shelley-Snell The USAID-funded John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program provides technical assistance from U.S. volunteers to farmers and agricultural groups in foreign countries to promote sustainable…
#FacultyExchangeFriday- Bridgit Muasa, USDA SEP Faculty Fellow
By Mary Shelley-Snell From August to December 2022, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) fellows from four…
#BigOrangeGive – The Value of Studying Abroad
Donations Make Studying Abroad More Accessible for Students By Mary Shelley-Snell For Herbert College of Agriculture senior, Legna Soto-Gonzalez, studying abroad would not have been possible if she had not…
Position Announcement: Graduate Research Assistantship
Background The University of Tennessee (UT) is establishing an “Operational Hub” to support the next phase of programming under the U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative, Feed the…
The Smith Center Announces the Inaugural Cohort of Smith Global Leadership Fellows
By Mary Shelley-Snell The Smith Center is pleased to announce the selection of the 2022-2023 cohort of Smith Global Leadership Fellows. This 16-month professional development program is designed to provide…