AGR 101

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AGR 101

• Introduction to the College of Agriculture and
  Purdue University

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AGR 101Seating Chart in Effect

• See instructor if you are attending this division
  for the first time
• There is a chart to view on the front table

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Absences 8-26-08Section 19

• Alexandro Brazan
• Andrew Elsner
• Kara Federonick
• Mary Henson
• Alexandria Huard
• Michelle Madden
• Joshua McCully
• Ryan Melton
• Garrett Pedigo
• Angela Record
• Alecia Stamper

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Absences 8-26-08Section 20

• Jessica Harris
• Alexander Sitterdug
• Autumn Smith
• Not on roster as of 8/26/08
• Lauren Dixon
• Nick Johnson
• Kendra Michel

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Absences 8-26-08Section 21

• Haley Campbell
• Lauren Dixon
• Brittany Edge
• Nick Johnson
• Kyle McCullum
• Travis Nelson
• Not on roster as of 8/26/08
• Joey Tempel

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Announcements

• Green Week September 15 - 19 Global Energy
  Problem
• Presentation by Pulitzer Prize- winning
  journalist and author
• Thomas Friedman
• Hot, Flat and Crowded
• Ag Career Service website
• Writing a resume

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Assignments Due Today

• My Professional Goals Paper
• International Experience and Interest Assessment

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Read Prior to Class on September 9

• White Man Dancing a Story of Personal
  Transformation
• There will be a quiz over this reading assignment
  in lecture on September 9

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Class Assignments Due - September 9

• Class Schedule Generated from myPurdue during
  September 5-9

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AGR 101 Attendance

• Print Your Name On Appropriate Line. Leave Empty
  Seats Blank.
• Record Your Row Location and Number of Seats From
  Aisle Including Empty Ones.
• Return to Your Location Next Tuesday.

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AGR 101Topics for the Day

• Registered your clicker on Blackboard

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Greatest Country Singer

• A) Kenny Chesney
• B) George Strait
• C) Hank Williams
• D) Loretta Lynn
• E) Neil Young

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Which act of congress developed the Land Grant
System in the United States?

• Hatch Act
• Morrill Act
• Act of Congress
• Freedom of Information Act
• Community Right to know Act

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Expanding Your Academic Experiences Through Study
Abroad

• Linda L. Vallade
• Program Leader - Agricultural Study Abroad
• Erik Mrozinski
• Janet Broughton

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AgricultureStudy Abroad
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Types of Programs

• Semester/year
• Summer (Full-term)
• Spring/Winter Break
• Maymester/Short-term

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Places to go

• Semester
• Sweden Austria
• Denmark Australia
• Ireland Germany
• Wales The Netherlands
• Mexico New Zealand
• England
• Callout Tuesday, Sept. 16 6 p.m. AGAD 128

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Spring Break

• Italy
• Honduras
• Callout Tuesday, Sept. 23 530 p.m. WSLR 116

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Summer full-term

• Honduras
• France
• Ireland
• China
• Callout Tues., Sept. 16 630 p.m. AGAD 128

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Maymester/Short-term (2009)

• Italy (Food Science/Horticulture)
• China (Agricultural Economics)
• Turkey (Forestry Natural Resources)
• Ecuador (Landscape Architecture)
• Italy (Horticulture/Entomology/Agronomy)
• Trinidad/Tobago (Botany Plant Path)
• Romania/Hungary (Animal Science/Agronomy)
• Jamaica (Ag Education)
• Callout Wed., September 24 6 p.m. PFEN Deans
  Auditorium

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Erik Mrozinski

• Senior majoring in Animal Agribusiness
• Studied at Zamorano, Honduras summer 2007
• Brazil/Argentina summer 2008

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Janet Broughton

• Senior, majoring in agronomy
• Studied in
• Laval University Honors Program, Fall 2005
• Costa Rica, Summer 2006
• PURPAN, France, Summer 2007
• Monterrey Tech, Mexico, Spring Semester 2008

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General Information

• You do not need to show proof of passport
  possession or that you have applied for one in
  order to apply to our programs/courses
• Goal is to help you graduate on time!
• International Understanding electives
• No minimum GPA requirement for most
  courses/programs
• Over 200 programs available campus-wide
• Independent Programs
• available for study abroad

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Callouts

• Sept. 16 6 p.m. Semester AGAD 128
• Sept. 16 630 p.m. Summer (Long) AGAD 128
• Sept. 23 530 p.m. Spring Break WSLR 116
• Sept. 24 6 p.m. Maymester PFEN Deans
  Auditorium
• Study Abroad Fair
• Wednesday, September 3
• 10 a.m. 3 p.m.
• Memorial Mall

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For More Information

• International Programs in Agriculture
• Room 26 AGAD
• AgAbroad_at_purdue.edu
• 494-8458
• Prepare yourself
• for the experience
• of a lifetime!