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LAS International On-line
Vol. 6, No. 1
September 6, 2007
Affirming a Commitment to Global Learning
www.las.iastate.edu/international

LAS International On-Line is the bi-monthly on-line publication of the International Programs of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. LAS International is part of LAS' on-going efforts to coordinate all aspects of international activities within the College including international studies, study abroad, exchange agreements, research and outreach.

Features
NEW DIRECTOR - As a 15-year-old high school student from Brooklyn, Dawn Bratsch-Prince's worldviews were limited. Then she went on a school-sponsored study trip to Puerto Rico and her eyes were opened - and not just because she had to pay for half the trip's cost on her own.

"I saw there was a different way to communicate and a different way to view the world," she said. "I almost became addicted to traveling abroad after that."

International experiences to Spain, Mexico and Russia helped fuel that addiction. And now Bratsch-Prince will be assisting the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' students to enjoy some of those same experiences.

The professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures has been named the director of LAS International Programs as part of her duties as an LAS intern associate dean. She replaces Steffen Schmidt, University Professor of political science, who has previously served in that capacity.

To learn more about Dawn Bratsch-Prince’s international vision go-online at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/bratschprince0820.shtml

News
FOREIGN TRAVEL GRANTS - Three deadlines have been established for applications to be submitted to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for Foreign Travel Grants. The first deadline is Sept. 7 for travel dates from Aug. 16, 2007 to May 13, 2008. Applicants should provide the original application plus 11 copies and 11 CVs.
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/deadlines.shtml

BORLAUG LECTURESHIP POSTER COMPETITION – The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences is sponsoring the Sixth Annual Norman Borlaug Lectureship Poster Competition for graduate and undergraduate students. Students are encouraged to enter poster abstracts in the general area of world food issues. Poster title and an abstract or summary (250 word limit) may be submitted to Patricia Murphy (pmurphy@iastate.edu) by Friday, Sept. 21. Abstracts should contain: hypothesis and objectives of project; methods; results, discussion of results; conclusion, relationship of poster to world food issues.

The competition will be held prior to the 2007 Norman Borlaug Lecture on Monday, Oct. 15.

Past Issues
2003 to Spring 2007

LAS International On-line
Michael Whiteford, LAS dean
Dawn Bratsch-Prince, director of LAS international programs
Dave Gieseke, LAS public relations