Focus Sessions
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College of Agriculture\ International Research Academy 2024-25
Session 1: Welcome
- Welcome to the Academy and plans for the program
- Introduction of participants
- Introduction to mentoring
- Introduction of concept note requirement
- Select times for future meetings & trips
Session 2: Finding partners
- How to find international partners – Government agencies, World Bank, universities, CGIAR Centers, NGOs (Gates, CRS)
- How to identify international opportunities
- IPIA’s role in the college- Jerry Shively and Gary Burniske
Session 3: Introduction of 2023-24 cohort
- What went well?
- Suggestions for getting the most out of this program
- Working with your mentor
- Things I wish I had known when the Academy started
- What did you learn and do differently now?
- Reflections on your concept note
- Washington, D.C. goals, agenda and travel plans
Session 4: Travel to Washington, D.C
Session 5: Motivation and payoff (panel discussion)
- Why do international work? What is the motivation? What is the reward?
- How did you get started?
- Types of international work (research, capacity building, etc.)
- What would you do differently?
Session 6: International proposals and grants
- Writing a research grant with an international collaborator: panel
- Pre-awards office – Proposal development process, budget prep, onboarding international sub-awardees
- Post-Award office – Working with international institutions, setting up grants
- Challenges and opportunities with international collaborators
Session 7: Promotion and Tenure
- How does international work help with P&T?
- How to document impact?
Session 8: Intercultural competency
- Intercultural conflict style assessment
- Interpretation of results and ways to implement changes
Session 9: Sabbaticals and short-term assignments
- Fulbright sabbaticals: Chris Lukasik
- Fulbright specialist program – Mark Russell
- Sabbatical - Mike Mickelbart
Session 10: Campus connections
- Office of Global Partnerships and Programs
- What OGPP does
- LOIs/MOUs and hosting visiting scholars
- Private partnerships
Session 10: Pre-travel orientation
- International trip pre-departure
- Introduction of concept notes and expectations
Session 11: International travel
Session 12: Concept notes
- Presentation of concept notes - feedback from all mentors.
- Wrap-up: Next steps, program assessment and feedback