Calendar of Events:
November 23-26
December 10
December 12-17
December 18
January 9
March 13-18
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Thanksgiving break
Fall class end
Fall final exams
Fall commencement
Spring classes being
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Congratulations and Names in the News:
Wally Tyner has been awarded a Fulbright grant to spend three weeks at Warsaw University in Poland next fall.
On Friday, October 21 st , at the 43 rd Annual Meeting of the Murray State University Agriculture Alumni Association , Jay Akridge was honored with the 2005 Outstanding Agriculture Alumnus Award at Murray State University . The ceremony was held in the Curris Center Ballroom, and the award was presented by the 2004 recipient, Ronald Pryor. Jay completed his undergraduate studies at Murray State , located in Murray , Kentucky doubling in agriculture and business administration. He graduated with a B.S. there in 1982. To be considered for the Outstanding Agriculture Alumnus award, a candidate must be an MSU agriculture graduate and have graduat ed a minimum of10 years prior to selection. Other considerations are contributions to agriculture in general, as well as to Murray State University , MSU agriculture and the MSU Agriculture Alumni Association. .
Thought You Would Like To Know:
The MS-MBA dual degree program hosted back-to-back residency sessions for the 8 students in the inaugural class of 2004 and the 20 students in the class of 2005. The program also hosted 57 former students and their families back on campus for Homecoming Weekend.
Otto Doering gave the Elton R. Smith Distinguished Lecture October 25 th at Michigan State University . The title of his lecture was “Basic Economics and Real World Important Decisions”. The text should be on the Michigan State Website or contact Otto.
Upcoming event – National Conference for Agribusiness, sponsored by the Center for Food and Agricultural Business: Topic: Focused Agriselling: A Quest for Profitable Relationships, Date: November 16-17, 2005.
Harlan Day received a scholarship to attend the annual conference of the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, which will be held in Orlando on Nov 5-8, 2005. Harlan applied for the scholarship because ICEE is pursuing more initiatives in Entrepreneurship education - having held the first successful "Entrepreneurship Camp" at Purdue in September. Five high school teachers and 25 students attended.
FROM ICEE :
www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/EC/EC-734.pdf
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers:
Maria Marshall conducted a course titled Business Beginnings from October 1, 8, 15, and 22 in Indianapolis , IN.
Maria Marshall presented:
Entrepreneurial Goals, Zionsville , IN , October 26 th .
Introduction to Small Business and Entrepreneurship , Aurora , IN , October 27 th .
Publications:
Boys, K., Wilcock, A., Karapetrovic, S., Aung, M. (2005), "Evolution Towards Excellence: Use of Business Excellence Programs By Canadian Organizations", Measuring Business Excellence , Vol. 9, No. 4
Tré, Jean-Philippe and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Ex-Ante Economic Analysis of Alternative Mulch-Based Management Systems for Sustainable Plantain Production in Southeastern Nigeria ,” Agricultural Systems 86 (2005), p. 52-75.
Marshall , M.I., D. Bush, and K. Hayes. October 2005 “Extension Programming for Food Entrepreneurs: An Indiana Needs Assessment.” Journal of Extension.
Hertel, T.W. and J. J. Reimer, 2005. “Predicting the Poverty Impacts of Trade Reform,” Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 14(4):377-405 .
Hertel, T. W. and L. A. Winters, 2005. “Poverty Impacts of WTO Agreement: Synthesis and Overview,” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, WPS-3757, October.
Zhai, F. and T.W. Hertel, 2005. “Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda on China : The Role of Complementary Education Reforms,” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, WPS-3702, September.
Seminars and Talks:
Hertel, T.W., 2005. “Understanding the Poverty Implications of the Doha Development Agenda,” AEM Seminar, Cornell University , October 10.
Hertel, T.W., 2005. “Twelve Propositions for Effective Policy Analysis,” presented at the 75 th Anniversary celebration of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, October 8 – 9, Cornell University , Ithaca , N.Y.
Hamadou, S., M. Kamuanga, A.T. Abdoulaye and J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Facteurs affectant l'adoption des cultures fourragères dans les élevages laitiers périurbains de Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso),“ Tropicultura , 23 (2005), p. 29-35. In English the title is: “Factors affecting the adoption of forage crops by periurban dairy farms around Bobo-Dioulasso , Burkina Faso .”
Job Announcements: http://www.fao.org/VA/vac_en.htm
University of Tennessee : Rural Economic Development
University of Missouri : Assistant/Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences
International Policy Council on Agriculture, Policy Associate – Food and Trade Texas A&M: Professor and Department Head
Land Policy Positions at Michigan State University
Oklahoma State University ; Three positions currently open:
• Livestock Economist, Assistant Professor, 75% Research/25% Extension
• Crop Economist, Assistant Professor, 75%/Research/ 25% Teaching
• Area Economist, SW district, MS.
California State University , Fresno is currently searching for two faculty positions:
• Department Chair
• Assistant/Associate Professor. Areas of teaching and research include: farm and financial management; agricultural marketing; and/or agribusiness management.
Western Illinois University : Faculty Position—Rural Community Economic Development Illinois Institute For Rural Affairs
Iowa State : Department of Economics
Colorado State University : Assist Prof – Environmental Economics Purdue Extension Service: see website listed below
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