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Jan. 20, 2009 |
1. Bumpers College Scholarship Application Deadline Feb. 15
2. Banquet of local foods open to public
4. GSD student poster, oral presentations competition set for Feb. 25
5. 2009 Food and Beverage Innovations Competition
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1. Bumpers College Scholarship Application Deadline Feb. 15
All Bumpers College students are encouraged to apply for scholarships at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm by February 15, 2009. By completing this online form, students will be considered for all College and departmental scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year. Contact Laura Gamble with questions at 575-2253 or lgamble@uark.edu
Other 2009-2010 Scholarship Resources: Bumpers students are encouraged to investigate scholarship resources outside the College:
-- For need-based federal aid, complete the FAFSA anytime at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Funds are limited and awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.
-- For University scholarships, complete the application at http://scholarships.uark.edu The deadline is March 2, 2009.
-- Several scholarships related to the agricultural and human environmental sciences fields require separate applications and are located at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/2512.htm Deadlines vary, but many are fast approaching.
Contact Laura Gamble at 575-2253 or lgamble@uark.edu with any questions regarding scholarships.
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2. Banquet of local foods open to public
A dinner to celebrate local foods and Arkansas farmers will be held Feb. 6 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Reservations are $20 per person and the public is invited to attend.
Curt Rom, professor of horticulture, will speak on "Growing Food and Growing Culture." Chef Lou Rice, culinary program director at Northwest Arkansas Community College, and local growers will also make remarks.
Chef Rice will lead production of the dinner. The menu will feature locally grown items, including shiitake mushrooms, tomatoes, greens, winter squash, sweet potatoes, apples, raspberries, turnips, honey, eggs, brown rice, lamb, chicken and trout. A vegetarian option is available for the main entrée.
Washington and Benton County growers whose products are featured include Foundation Farm, A&A Orchard, Wynn's Tomato Ranch, Wren Thicket Garden, Dickey Farm, Round Mountain Farm, Mark Hesse Farm, Melissa Late, Sweden Creek Farm, and others.
The dinner is in conjunction with the Farmers Market as a Community Collaboration Conference that will be held Feb. 6-7. But the banquet is open to anyone who would like to attend, even if they are not attending the conference, said Heather Friedrich, program specialist in the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's department of horticulture.
The local foods dinner and conference are co-hosted by the Division of Agriculture and the National Center for Appropriate Technology-ATTRA and co-sponsored by the Arkansas Farmers Market Association, the Arkansas Agriculture Department and the city of Fayetteville.
Reservations are required for the dinner. Contact Shelly Walters of the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau by phone, 479-521-5776, or e-mail, swalters@experiencefayetteville.com, by Jan. 30.
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If you are looking for an opportunity to combine academics and service abroad this summer, check out what previous students had to say about their time in Belize:
"[It was a] life changing experience, to live and work with the community is amazing."
"I learned so many life lessons that could never be taught in a class."
"The interdisciplinary aspect is unique and it's a wonderful opportunity to meet new and different people."
"Meeting lots of new people…Working with diverse populations…Work hard, get blisters, and have fun doing it."
"Though you won't be able to change the world…you will learn a lot about how hard change is to accomplish and what you have to do when things go wrong, both valuable to know."
Read Bumpers College student "Letters from Belize" from 2008 online at http://www.uark.edu/depts/intagpro/studyabroad/belize08.html.
Faculty sponsors for the Bumpers College project, "The St. Matthews School Sustainable Farm Project," are Jennie Popp, AEAB, and Nilda Burgos, CSES.
To be a part of this summer's efforts, sign up for the spring pre-requisite course [HUMN 425V(H) or WCOB 210V or WCOB 410V(H)] now. For more information, e-mail lmoix@uark.edu or call 479-575-7582.
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4. GSD student poster, oral presentations competition set for Feb. 25
Gamma Sigma Delta will sponsor its 11th annual competition of students' posters and oral presentations on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 at the Arkansas Union. Undergraduates, master's candidates and doctoral candidates will compete in their respective categories. Presentations should be based on students' own research. A student may submit both an oral and poster presentation (research must be separate for each presentation). Complete guidelines are online at http://gsd.uark.edu/awards.guidelines09.html.
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5. 2009 Food and Beverage Innovations Competition
Do you have an idea for a healthy snack or healthy appetizer, but you can't find it on the grocery store shelf? Now is your chance to showcase your originality, talent and skills. The Food and Beverage Innovations Competition is sponsored by the Department of Food Science and is open to all currently enrolled UA undergraduate and graduate students. You will develop an innovative food product formulation in one of two categories: healthy snacks or healthy appetizers.
Cash prizes totalling $3,000 will be awarded. Visit http://foodscience.uark.edu for competition rules and deadlines. The intent to enter form should be completed by January 26, 2009.
AAES and Bumpers College Web sites:
http://aaes.uark.edu/
http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/