Study Abroad registration is open for Winter Term courses. The deadline to apply is 9/23, less than two weeks away!. AGNR has a new Study Abroad Peer mentor, Bridget Harris, to help students explore courses, learn to register or look for funding. She is in the Symons Hall student lounge for drop-in hours, Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-3:30 PM. (The student lounge is across from the Academic Programs office).
AGNR's Study Abroad Peer Mentor: Bridget Harris
Email: harrisb9@terpmail.umd.edu
Hours: M, W 1-3:30 in Symons Hall student lounge, ground floor
Hi everyone, my name is Bridget Harris, and I am the new AGNR Study Abroad Peer Mentor! I am currently a senior majoring in Environmental Science & Technology with a concentration in Natural Resource Management. I studied abroad with Maryland-in-Copenhagen during the Spring 2024 semester.
Scholarship awards
Just for AGNR students: AGNR students may qualify for IPAN awards, but they must apply thru the Education Abroad office. We are providing funds for students who enroll in a Study Abroad course in a developing country, to those who may be a first time study abroad traveler, and those with financial need. These awards are in addition to funding from UMD's Education Abroad office. It's possible that students could knock off $1500+ if they meet certain criteria. (The IPAN awards are not limited to AGNR courses. Students may enroll in any program) EA Advisors can help with award info but students must apply in order to be considered. The application is not lengthy, and why leave money on the table?
Here are AGNR faculty-led courses being offered during Winter Term.
Dominican Republic: Sustainable Agriculture and Environment (ANSC)
ANSC 372: Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Faculty: Rick Kohn rkohn@umd.edu
Interview community leaders in the Dominican Republic, including leaders from farm organizations, and learn about agroecology, food sovereignty, rural development, ancestral and modern farming practices, peasant seed production, climate and environmental justice, women’s rights, dignity for migrants and workers, land, water and territorial rights, peasant rights, and international solidarity.
New Zealand: Sustainable Ecosystems (PLSC/ENSP)
PLSC489Z: Special Topics in Plant Science: Environmental Sustainability
ENSP489Z: Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy:
Environmental Sustainability
Faculty: Joe Sullivan (jsull@umd.edu), Dane
Grossnickle (dgrossni@umd.edu), Andrew
Ristvey (aristvey@umd.edu)
New Zealand, being geographically isolated, has its own sustainability issues from energy production to invasive species. You will travel throughout New Zealand's diverse ecosystems and learn about how the government approaches several aspects of sustainability, including but not limited to energy production (geothermal, hydropower, wind), ecological conservation programs (biodiversity), tourism, and low-impact urban design including stormwater management and architecture. Additionally, you will interact with Maori peoples to understand how their culture and language has been revived in the recent past and what issues they face both economically and socially.
Vietnam: Climate-Resilient Development: Vietnam's Mekong Delta Region (AREC/ENES)
AREC 356: Climate-Resilient Development: Vietnam's Mekong Delta Region
Faculty: Steve Jaffee sjaffee@umd.edu
The course explores the many ways in which climate change is and will impact the opportunities and risks faced by different stakeholders (i.e. farmers/fishers, enterprises, communities, and the general population) within the region in an otherwise very dynamic developing country setting and the broad range of tools and approaches available to these stakeholders to adapt to the changing conditions. The course will highlight major principles of climate resilient development planning, agriculture, natural resources management and urban planning/management and illustrate examples of as well as the limitations of their application through case studies and field visits in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region. This course will allow students to see, experience, and analyze how this drama is playing out in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Region and reflect on what this might mean for other developing countries.