GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WITH OXFAM ON THE GENDER DYNAMICS OF THE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM

Goal: Holda strategic planning meeting to develop a CG2 proposal for a comprehensive interdisciplinary training program on gender and agriculture between Penn State faculty and three partner organizations at the cutting-edge of work on gender and agriculture globally - CARE Honduras, Oxfam America, and CGIAR.Objectives for the workshop:Develop learning objectives and content related to gender and agriculture for the weeklong student workshop.Develop plans for designing and assessing the utility of student internships to our partner organizations.Receive professional workshops on student leadership development.Receive professional workshops on evaluating experiential learning.Develop a strategy to recruit students traditionally under-represented in the FANH sciences.