Gloria Moncada, formerly of International Ag Programs, now with Cargill DeIcing Technology (September 2006)
Gloria Moncada worked in the international ag programs office a few years ago, and many of the faculty and staff in DASNR remember her fondly. Below, in her own words, is an update on her life since leaving OSU:
"After I graduated from OSU, I got started working for Cargill Meat Solutions. The headquarters of this Business Unit is located in Wichita, KS. My first assignment was to train for sales, and I got to go to Dodge City, KS to train in their beef plant. That was an experience!!! I got to spend time in the slaughter area and in the fabrication area. My mission there was to learn as much as I could about the meat production process and all products we make. It was hard because I didn't know anything about it. Thank God, the people who work at the plant were so nice and patient, and I could spend as much time as I thought I needed it to learn each area of the process.
I had a lot of fun, it was hard work but it was fun. After I finished my training I moved to the second part of my training, which was spending time at a sales office, and visiting other plants. I went to a pork plant, in Illinois, a value added products plant in Nebraska City, a turkey plant in Waco, Texas, and portion control plant in Arkansas.
After all this traveling I finally got my first job assignment, international sales for the Latin America group. Here most of the customers were from Mexico. I was in charge on selling beef, pork and turkey to food processors, food service and some distributors customers located in Mexico. Unfortunately I never got the opportunity to travel to Mexico, but I met some of my customers when they came for visits in Wichita. I worked at this office for about 10 months.
Later this office was moved to Queretaro, Mexico, so all the sales team was relocated. I was sent to San Antonio, TX to work in sales for one of our Food Distribution Centers we have there. I worked at this office for about 8 months, and I got transferred again to Wichita to work with our premium programs, brands like cab, angus pride and sterling silver. I worked at this department for 1 year, and I was in charge of controlling our inventory, making sure we move our entire inventory, and I also did a lot of pricing.
Last November my boyfriend Dale proposed to me so we decided to settle in Twinsburg, OH. I met him in Dodge City. I was starting my training and he was finishing it. We dated for about a year and half and then he proposed. Before proposing he got a very good job with Nestle as meat buyer for all meat products with a Nestle brand in the USA and Canada. He has a great job. That's why I am living now in Twinsburg, it is a little town close to Cleveland.
When I got started planning my next move I communicated my plans with Cargill in Wichita, and they helped me to search for job opportunities in the area. Cargill has a Deicing Technology division in North Olmsted, east from Cleveland, so I didn't have to quit Cargill to move and get married. I have been working at this division for almost 3 months now. It turned out to be a great job, I like it a lot. Cargill Deicing technology produces rock white salt used to melt the snow from the roads on wintertime. 80 % of our business is Governmental bids, and we also have some commercial accounts. I do all pricing recommendations for governmental bids, it is a team effort, but I am in charge of putting together all information needed to price the bids. It is very interesting and challenging.
The last three months have been a challenge for me. I moved to a new house, got a new job and got married. Now I feel more comfortable and happier with all the changes on my life."
Note: Our heartfelt congratulations to Gloria on her many accomplishments!
Gloria may be reached at Gloria_Moncada@cargill.com
OSU President Schmidly and others Honored at UPAEP in Mexico (September 2006)
On the recent trip to open OSU liaison offices at two major Puebla, Mexico, universities, OSU System CEO and President David Schmidly and three other OSU leaders were recognized in a special ceremony at UPAEP – the Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla. For his distinguished work as a teacher, researcher and administrator, as well as his academic leadership in Mexico, Schmidly was named Maestro Emerito, or Professor Emeritus, at UPAEP. He was only the fourth person to receive such an honor from the school and said the award was “an important moment for me.” In addition, UPAEP presented an Honoree Teacher award to Mac McCrory, vice president of business and industry relations at OSU-Oklahoma City, who taught a course at UPAEP; Jim Hromas, director of international education and outreach, who is helping direct the Mexico liaison efforts; and Gordon Emslie, dean of the graduate college, for his role in establishing 19 dual degree programs between OSU and UPAEP.
President Teravuti Boonyasopon of KMIT and President Chaiyong Eurviriyankul of RMUTL in Thailand Visit OSU's Division of Agriculture (August 2006)
President Teravuti Boonyasopon of KMIT and President Chaiyong Eurviriyankul of RMUTL in Thailand Visited OSU's Division of Agriculture on August 15th. KMIT and RMUTL are two Thai Universities which both have close ties to Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Steve Miller in OSU's College of Business Administration developed the program for this Presidential visit to Oklahoma State University.
Mr. Chuck Willoughby provided a tour of the Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center.
The logos of both Universities are shown at right.
Oklahoma State University has an official Memorandum of Understanding with both of these institutions.
Rodrigo Lecca of National Agrarian University in Peru Visits Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University as a Visiting Scholar (August 2006)
Mr. Rodrigo Lecca, a plant sciences major at Universidad Nacional de Agricultura La Molina in Peru, came to Oklahoma State University as a visiting scholar for 2 weeks in August. During his OSU visit, he is meeting with research scientists and graduate program coordinators to learn more about careers and educational opportunities in plant sciences, horticulture, natural resources and forestry.
Dr. Mike Schnelle of DASNR Visits Azerbaijan with the Oklahoma National Guard (July 2006)
Dr. Mike Schnelle of DASNR (in the red shirt in the photo above) visited Azerbaijan with the Oklahoma National Guard to meet with Azeri Universities and Horticulture indistry representatives to discuss potential involvement of Oklahoma State University faculty in upcoming development projects. The Oklahoma National Guard has a sister-military relationship with the Army of Azerbaijan, and is expanding their relationship to include businesses and Univerisities in Oklahoma that might participate in upcoming development projects. Also shown in the photo above are Anita Watkins, Associate Vice-President for University and External Relations for OSU-Okmulgee, Dr. Dale Lightfoot and Dr. Mark Weiser of OSU-Stillwater along with Azeri counterparts. Major Rustin Wonn of the Oklahoma National Guard is the coordinator of the Azeri exchange program.
Gerardo Bezanilla of UACH Visits Oklahoma State University (July 2006)
In the photo above, Gerardo Bezanilla, right, meets with his colleagues Luis Burciage Robles and Beto Grado in the Atherton Hotel on the OSU campus.
Gerardo Bezanilla of UACH visited Oklahoma State University on July 20th to discuss his plans for a doctoral program. He is currently on a tour of several Universities including New Mexico State University, Kansas State University, the University of Nebraska and Oklahoma State University. Mr. Bezanilla is a member of the faculty in the Department of Zootecnia at the University of Chihuahua. He is planning to obtain funding from Conacyt and is looking for an institution at which to do his graduate studies. His research areas include animal science, range science and natural resources. Mr. Bezanilla met with Dr. Clint Krehbiel, Dr. Dave Lalman and other members of the Animal Science faculty at Oklahoma State University.
Chinese officials and Scientists visit the Division of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University (July 2006)
A delegation of Chinese officials and scientists visited Oklahoma State University on July 10, 2006. Dr. Charles Watson, of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and Dr. David Henneberry of International Agricultural Programs, are shown meeting with the group in the photo above. The delegation also visited Dr. David Porter and Dr. Yinghua Huang of the USDA-ARS Laboratory in Stillwater. They visited OSU because of its reputation in sorghum breeding programs. During the visit, joint degree programs were also discussed as a way of continuing the newly formed relationship. The delegation members included: Qinghai Meng, Vice Director, Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning Province; China -Yufu Guo, Director, Office of the Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning Province, China; Jibin Yang, Officer, Bureau of International Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning Province, China; Guode Li, Director, Experimental Center of Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning , China and Yueying Li, Department of Biology, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning , China. Liaoning Province, with a population of 42 million, is a center for agriculture and sciences in China.
In the photo below, Dr. Watson of the Agricultural Experiment Station receives a gift of appreciation from the Chinese delegation.
Monica H. Ramos, Study Abroad Coordinator in the Office of International Projects and Exchanges at UPAEP in Puebla, Mexico, Visits College of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University (June 2006)
Monica Ramos of UPAEP visited the Office of International Agricultural Programs on June 22nd to discuss activities and study abroad programs spanning OSU and UPAEP. In the photo above, Dr. Adele Tongco, Ms. Ramos and Ms. Gerry Auel are shown right to left. Dr. Adele Tongco represents the International Ag Programs Office and Ms. Gerry Auel represents the OSU study abroad office. Ms. Ramos was on the OSU campus in an innovative administrative exchange program in which the study abroad offices at OSU and UPAEP exchanged administrative staff in order to broaden their background and experience. During her visit, Ms. Ramos opened up opportunities for UPAEP students to participate in agricultural study abroad courses offered by OSU in Southeast Asia and Europe.
In the photo below, Gerry Auel of the OSU Study Abroad Office, Monica Ramos of UPAEP and Sineenuch Khrutmuang of Thailand are shown at a Native American Memorial in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Dr. Mike Schnelle Visits azerbaijan with the Oklahoma National Guard (June 2006)
Dr. Mike Schnelle of the Horticulture Department visited Azerbaijan as a guest of the Oklahoma National Guard. The group was in country June 10-18, 2006. The purpose of the group, led by Major Rustin Wonn, was to develop University linkages that might lead to collabortion on development projects. The Oklahoma National guard has been paired with Azerbaijan through a sister-military project. This concept is being expanded to other areas of the private and public sectors. Ealier, Glen Schikedanz, of the Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture, participated in a similar development mission to Azerbaijan.
OSU Opens Office in Mexico (June 2006)
Tthe story below is by Susan Simpson of The Oklahoman.
STILLWATER — “Viva Cowboys!” could become the south of the border slogan for Oklahoma State University, which is boosting recruitment efforts in Mexico.
The Stillwater university has hired a former graduate student from Mexico, who will work out of several universities in the state of Puebla, in south central Mexico.
Jose Sagarnaga also will travel to other universities in Mexico, looking to create student and faculty exchanges that will benefit both countries.
“We are hoping this will lead to a better understanding and improved relationships — economically and socially — between the state of Oklahoma and Mexico,” Sagarnaga said.
He is working out of the Universidad de las Americas Puebla and Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla, which have donated office space.
About 20 students from Mexico attended OSU last year, but Sagarnaga hopes to increase that number tenfold. He hopes those students return to Mexico and work to better their country.
Sagarnaga said his experience as a graduate student at OSU is a good selling point. He had opportunities to study in Europe but chose OSU because he was impressed with the campus friendliness, proximity to Mexico, quality academic programs and affordability.
He earned a master’s degree in international studies, with a focus on international business and economic relations.
Mexican students pay out of-state tuition, which still is much less than studying overseas, he said.
“The percentage of Mexican students going abroad is increasing and we want to be included as one of the top options for them,” he said.
Mexico doesn’t have as many graduate school opportunities as the United States, so OSU is a logical place for them to attend, OSU President David Schmidly said.
“Oklahoma is not that far from the border, so it’s just logical that we could be recruiting students down there, looking for opportunities to share faculty resources and address common concerns.”
Already, OSU students can attend language immersion programs at Mexican universities, which he says are very safe environments.
Schmidly, who has traveled Mexico extensively, says he will return this year to meet with Mexican leaders and higher education officials. As a researcher, Schmidly helped identify a new species of deer mouse in west central Mexico.
Sagarnaga said OSU will work to develop relationships with government and business leaders in Mexico to make it easier for students to gain financial support and student visas to study in Oklahoma.
While the University of Oklahoma does not have a recruiting office in Mexico, it has partnerships with various universities for student exchanges, spokeswoman Catherine Bishop said. Last year, 19 students from Mexico attended OU.
Salvador Balderrama of UACH Presents Seminar at Oklahoma State University (May 2006)
Salvador Balderrama, a faculty member from Zootecnia at UACH, presented a seminar on the Chihuahuan forestry industry on Thursday, May 19th. Mr. Balderrama is currently in Oklahoma conducting a fact-finding mission on the Oklahoma forestry industry and has visited many private and pubic forestry sites in the state.
Charlie Amos and Audrey MCSperritt Enroll in "Intensive Spanish for Agribusiness Managers at UPAEP in Puebla, Mexico (May 2006)
Charlie amos and Audrey McSperritt will be heading off to Puebla, Mexico for a one-month long intensive Spanish language program. During their stay, they will live with host families that do not speak English, and will be in intensive small group sessions developing fluency in Spanish.
Dr. Carlos Arriaga Jordan of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico Visits the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at OSU (May 2006)
Dr. Carlos Arriaga Jordan of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico visited the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University. In the photo below, Dr. Arriaga, the Vice-President for Research at UAEM, is shown with Jason Young of the Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center at OSU. Accompanying Dr. Arriaga were Dr. A.P. Jose Martinez Vilchis, the President of UAEM; L.C.C. Ricardo Joya Cepeda, the Director of Communications; M.S. Luis Alfonso Guardarrama Rico, the Secretario de Docencia; and M. en A. Eva Martha Chaparro Salinas, Director of Accounting. OSU and UAEM plan to discuss graduate programs and research collaboration, with the intention of increasing opportunities for faculty to publish.
China Study Abroad Course Makes a Sleepy 4 am Departure from Ag Hall (May 2006)
Dr. Shida Henneberry (Department of Agricultural Economics) and four participants from the China Study Abroad course left Ag Hall at 4 am for the Tulsa airport on the Sunday after finals week. The Ag Study Abroad Course to China made it safely to Beijing, and has been visiting OSU's partner institutions in the course including the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, The Agricultural University of Beijing and a food processing facility. Later on, they will visit the Chinese production facility of Stillwater's own Kicker Stereo systems.
President Teravuti Boonyasopon of King Monkut's Institute of Technology Visits OSU (May 2005)
Dr. Teravuti Boonyasopon of KMIT in thailand visited Oklahoma State University in May 2006 to discuss study abroad programs with the College of Agriculture. Dr. Boonyasopon generously offered the assistance of KMIT in preparing programming for the course in Bangkok and surrounding agricultural areas. Since Dr. Boonyasopon is an alumnus if Oklahoma State University, helping OSU students learn more about Thailand is something he appraoches with enthusiasm. Dr. Boonyasopon's daughter will recieve a graduate degree from OSU at the Spring 2006 commencement.
In the photo above, President Boonyasopon and Dr. Tiantong are
discussing an agriculture study abroad course that Oklahoma State University conducts in Thailand.
Dr. Salim Hiziroglu hosts two doctoral interns in Forestry (April 2006)
Dr. Salim Hiziroglu, Professor of Forestry at Oklahoma State University, is hosting two doctoral interns in forestry from Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey. Derya Ustaomer, Dr. Hiziroglu and Ayfer Donmez (in photo above) have been working on issues related to production of compressed fiberboard. The two doctoral candidates were sent to Oklahoma State University through Dr. Hulya Kalaycioglu, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Froestry at Karadeniz Techncial University in Turkey. Dr. Kalaycioglu spend a sabbatical at Oklahoma State University in 2005 and established many research and teaching contacts. This program is conducted under a Memorandum of Understanding that Oklahoma State University has with Karadeniz Technical University.
Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at Khon Kaen University of Thailand Visits the division of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University (March 2006)
The Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Sumeth Kaenmee of Khan Kaen University of Thailand, Visited the Division of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University on March 29-31, 2006. The faculty of Management Sciences at Khon Kaen University includes the Department of Business Administration (Finance, Accounting, Managment, Hotel and Restaurant, Tourism Management and Marketing), and Department of Economics. Oklahoma State University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Khon Kaen UNiversity in 2005. Dean Sumeh's visit is a follow-up on the initiation joint activitiues resulting from that Memorandum of Understanding. In 2005, Dr. Shida Henneberry taught a short course on international trade policy at Khon Kaen University. There have been several food scientists from Khon Kaen working with Dr. Patricia Rayas-Duarte and Dr. Siobhan Reilly.
During this visit, dean Sumeh visited the College of Agriculture, College of Business and School of Hotel and Restaurant Mangement. Shown in the photo below are (left to right) Dean Sumeh, Dr. David Henneberry and
Phumsith Mahasuweerachai, a doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural Economics who is also a faculty member at Khon Kaen University.
Contact information for Dr. Sumeth Kaenmanee is below:
Opportunities abound at Khon Kaen University for faculty and student exchanges with Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Salim Hiziroglu Receives Award from U.S.-Indonesian Society (March 2006)
Dr. Salim Hiziroglu was awarded a $1,000 travel grant from the United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) www.usindo.org. He will use this money to go to Bogor Agriculture University to initiate an MOU with OSU, perform some tests of their wood composites, guest lecture to classes and give several presentations in December 2006. Congratulations to Dr. Hiziroglu for this award! The United States-Indonesia Society, or USINDO, is a private,
nonprofit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in Washington DC whose mission is to
increase understanding and awareness of Indonesia in the United States and to
promote a better appreciation of the U.S.-Indonesia relationship. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, comprising the world's largest archipelago and located in a vast arc between the Indian Ocean and the China Sea, astride vital sea lanes in Southeast Asia. It is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia, rich in a variety of ethnic cultures, human and natural resources. It is the largest Muslim nation in the world (87 percent of the population is Muslim) and yet is a secular state now in a transition toward becoming the world's third largest democracy.
Santiago Zarate of the Universidad Distrital Fransisco Jose de Caldas in Bogota, Colombia Completes Forestry Internship Program at OSU (March 2006)
Santiago Zarate of the Universidad Distrital Fransisco Jose de Caldas of Bogota, Colombia completed a forestry internship at OSU in March 2006. Mr. Zarate was at OSU for a period of two months. He worked on a research project titled "Determination of Surface Roughness of Commercially Produced Wood Composites in Colombia" with Dr. Salim Hiziroglu of the Department of Forestry at Oklahoma State University. Friends of Santiago wishing to contact him may do so at santizg79@yahoo.com. In the photo below, Santiago is shown with Dr. David Henneberry, Assistant Dean for International Agricultural Programs.
Oficer David Duncan of the Stillwater Police Department Addreses the OSU Shotgun Sports Club (March 2006)
Officer David Duncan of the Stillwater Police Department addressed the OSU Shotgun Sports Club on March 8, 2006 in Room 106 Ag Hall on the OSU Campus. Officer Duncan discussed home safety, self-defense and other related topics, fielding many questions from club members at the end of the presentation. The question and answer period highlighted the need for increased communication between law enforcement and the OSU student body - club members asked questions for nearly an hour, covering a wide range of topics. Officer Duncan was awarded a club t-shirt in recognition of his presentation, and was invited back to address a future club meeting. The advisor of the OSU Shotgun Sports Club is Dr. David Henneberry, Assistant Dean for International Agricultural Programs.
Dr. Pedro Ferreira, Executive Director of CATIE; Dr. Floyd Horn, CATIE Board Member and Dr. Eliecer Vargas, CATIE Economist Visit DASNR to Discuss Collaborative Programs (March 2006)
CATIE is an international institution focusing on research and graduate education in the agricultural sciences and natural resources, and on environmental aspects related to both. The Director General of CATIE is Dr. Pedro Ferreira (left). CATIE's mission is to benefit humanity through the application of knowledge, experiences and technologies in order to stimulate development, conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources in the American tropics. It was founded in 1942 as the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IICA) through the good offices of Henry Wallace, then Secretary of Agriculture and later Vice-President of the United States. CATIE seeks a substantive, verifiable impact on regional economic growth and social development in its Member Countries, as well as the
conservation of their natural resources and environment. Today's CATIE was formally created in 1973, associated with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (today's IICA, headquartered in San Jose), but now an autonomous regional institution. CATIE has two great strengths: a) its close cooperation with national, regional and international institutions and organizations, both public and private, non-governmental and academic, in its Member Countries (Mexico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Paraguay), Affiliated Members and other countries; and b) the
quality of the services it provides, based on the effective integration of its three basic activities: research, education and outreach, all of which focused on sustainable human development and natural resource conservation. The Center’s Board of Directors meets twice yearly to lay out and guide CATIE’s day-to-day activities, overseen by the Governing Council, made up of the Ministers of Agriculture or Environment of the Member Countries. Dr. Floyd Horn is a member of the board of directors. The Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), in its biennial meetings, serves as the highest
advisory body of the Center. With a permanent and temporary staff of nearly 500 and an average yearly budget of some US$20 million, CATIE occupies an important niche in Latin America. CATIE is visiting Oklahoma State University March 8-10, 2006 to discuss collaborative programs in research and study abroad. Dr. Eliecer Vargas (right) is also a member of the delegation. Dr. Vargas is a member of the Economics Department at CATIE and is a doctoral alumni of Oklahoma State University. Dr. Vargas has retained close association with Oklahoma State University throughout his professional career.
The visitors from CATIE combined their visit with the United States Ambassador from Rwanda for a tour of the Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center at OSU provided by Mr. Chuck Willoughby (photo below).
The Autonomous University of Chapingo Will Send 84 Students to Study at Oklahoma State University in June 2006 (March 2006)
The Autonomous University of Chapingo has asked Oklahoma State University to participate in a reverse study abroad program in which 84 of their Bachelor's Degree candidates will study agriculture and it's respective institutions in the State of Oklahoma. Their course will be organized by the Office of International Agricultural Programs at Oklahoma State University.
Ambassador Zac Nsenga of Rwanda Visits DASNR to Tour Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center (March 2006)
The Honorable Zac Nsenga (left), Rwandan Ambassador to the United States, visited Oklahoma State University on March 9th to present a global briefing program in the School of International Studies. During his visit to Oklahoma State University, Ambassador Nsenga requested a tour of the Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center. Ambassador Zac Nsenga was born in 1958 in Rwanda. He studied and graduated from Makerere University Medical school- Uganda with a degree in human medicine and University of Westminster with an MA in diplomatic studies and a certificate in strategic studies. He practiced medicine both in Uganda and Lesotho before joining the Rwandese Patriotic Army (RPA) in December 1990. The Ambassador served as Secretary General in the Ministry of Internal Security (overseeing National Police and Prisons Services). He has been ambassador to the State of Israel, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and now the US with concurrent accreditation to Brazil, Mexico and Argentina as well as the Bretton Woods institutions. Ambassador Nsenga is married with 3 children.
International Enrollment Trends at Big 12 Schools Studied by the University of Missouri - Columbia (February 2006)
Click here to see the Excel Spreadsheet on BIG 12 INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS/CHARTS:
* The trends show what you probably expected and already knew:
CHART 1 - UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT
Declining UGRAD international student enrollment over the past 10-years for the majority of schools, excluding Texas & Oklahoma State, who experienced a net increase over the 10-yr period. Baylor,
CHART 2 - UNDERGRADUATE INTL ENROLLMENT
Declining percentage of UGRAD international students within overall UGRAD enrollment. Increasing and in some cases, record domestic undergraduate enrollments ('echo boom'), paired with decreasing UGRAD international enrollment has probably set the stage for this environment.
CHART 3 - TOTAL UGRAD INTL ENROLLMENT
Overall, most schools experienced the impact of the Asian Economic Crisis in 97-98, with slight recovery up through 2001, then after "9/11," shifts toward decreasing numbers. The INTL-GRAD populations seem to have sustained schools through these tough times (CHART 4).
CHART 20 - TOTAL ENROLLMENT
To make this more useful, you'll probably need to separate schools into smaller categories. I need to point out the
CHART 5 - TOTAL UGRAD ENROLLMENT
Again, this data may be more useful if separated into categories of schools with similar enrollment numbers. On the whole, schools have experienced enrollment growth over the 10-year period.
CHART 16 - INTL GRAD PERCENT OF TOTAL GRAD ENROLLMENT
The percentage of international graduate students has mostly increased for Big 12 schools during this 10-year period, particularly after 1998. More recently, beginning in 2002, Big 12 schools have experienced slight decreases among INTL GRAD enrollments as a percentage of total graduate student enrollment.
CHART 12 - SELECT SCHOOLS
Here's an example of
23 Peruvians Visit Oklahoma State University Through Landscape Architecture Program (February 2006)
Twenty architecture students and two faculty members from the Architecture Program of the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru, are at OSU to work with the students from OSU's Design IV landscape architecture students to conduct a studio design project. They arrived on January 29th and will be here four weeks. In the photos below, the students are shown meeting with DASNR's international ag programs office.
The project will consist of designing a museum on the north coast of Peru. Dr. Charles Leider, OSU professor of landscape architecture and director of the studio exchange program, helped start the program about 10 years ago. He said this program is the only program in the United States and South America in which the landscape architecture program interacts with an architecture program, he said. As part of the studio exchange program, OSU students will travel to Peru at the end of the spring semester to work with the Peruvian students. The studio exchange program helps students to learn not only different disciplines, but different cultures as well as about each other. The article below is from the Stillwater New Press:
Sineenuch Khrutmuang starts Doctoral Program in Agricultural Education at Oklahoma State University (January 2006)
Sineenuch Khrutmuang of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) in Thailand started her doctoral program in the Department of Agricultural Education in January 2006. She was part of a delegation that visited OSU three years ago. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University is a leader in distance education in Thailand.