International Reach
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING IN Costa Rica Four UMES students participated in an international service learning project trip to Costa Rica led in part by Dr. Stephan Tubene, associate professor in the UMES Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences. The purpose of the project was to enhance learning, discovery, and engagement in tropical agriculture and food systems for faculty as well as students. Tuskegee University, Delaware State University, Tennessee State University, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are working together to train globally competent students while working in partnership with CATIE (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) and EARTH University, both in Costa Rica. Activities planned for the students involved urban farming, traveling to the farmers market, exposure to farmers using grafting to grow fruit, a chocolate making demonstration, making fertilizer, planting trees, and more.
Above, pictured from left, are: Jade Madison, junior, general agriculture major; Tylijah Cephas, senior, animal science/pre-vet major; Joshua Wilmer, graduate student studying agricultural education; Dr. Stephan Tubene, associate professor, UMES Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences; Miyoung Oh, senior, general agriculture major.
Reid Named Among 2019 Teenovators
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Tyler Reid was one of 367 “fantastic speakers,” their words, during the 2019 Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit held in Milan, Italy. The Summit, focused on integrating food and agricultural innovation, provided a global platform for the voices of young people, policymakers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, investors, and opinion leaders from all over the world. Forty-six of the speakers, including Reid, were labeled “Teenovators” (or 19 and younger), a title Their voices are crucial to the synonymous with “the voice of tomorrow.” For development of solutions to the her one-minute presentation, Reid addressed over global challenges they will inherit. 30 attendees while discussing her perspective on With their choices and efforts, they ag innovation. will help humanity transition to a A member of Minorities in Agriculture, better food system. Natural Resources and Related Sciences --http://www.seedsandchips.com (MANRRS) at UMES, she has been groomed over the last 4 years (three as a part of Jr. MANRRS and one at the collegiate level) to be a leader, a public speaker, and most of all to be professional, all while learning the wonders of modern agriculture. Her MANRRS journey has afforded her outstanding opportunities like completing a Borlaug-Ruan International internship in Tainan, Taiwan at The World Vegetable Center and presenting her research at the Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, Iowa. She has been a member since 10th grade, when she started in Jr MANRRS. “MANRRS has provided a platform for me to grow and evolve as a young professional in the field of agriculture,” said Reid. “The club has provided me with connections to people and other professionals that will last a lifetime. It has fueled my love for agriculture.”
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