Our Background

In the summer of 2000, a group of 80 interdisciplinary UWRF faculty, staff, and emeriti faculty with compelling interests in international development met for the First Annual Workshop on International Development. The workshop was a hit! Energized by a common purpose, the group united to form an Association for International Development, and has continued to communicate and collaborate on topics of international research, projects, travel, curricular advance, and others ever since. Along with education, our goal is the development of countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. One upcoming activity is International Education Week, , November 17-21. Another activity is a our Brown Bag Lunch and Video Series. For more information, contact Jackie Brux.

Our Mission

The Association for International Development is a faculty-driven alliance that will serve as a catalyst and forum for UWRF and regional faculty, staff, and emeriti faculty collaboration on issues and activities that focus on the developing countries of the world. Our broad purpose is to enhance international education in this field and ultimately to improve the economic, social, and ecological living conditions in developing countries.

Our Core Values

• Global Education: We will bring together UWRF faculty and staff to enhance education and research involving the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.


• Collaboration: We will collaborate on activities that include research, consulting, faculty-exchange, curriculum, best-practices, grant-writing, shared resources, and other education initiatives.


• Partnership: We will partner with students, alumni, and community members; as well as faculty in the UW-System and Twin City Metropolitan area educational institutions, in order to enhance our mutual objectives.

Invitation

We invite others of like mind to join our Association, especially faculty in institutions of higher learning in the University of Wisconsin System and the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. A broader membership will enable greater collaboration and mutual support for activities throughout the region. If you would like to join our Association and be part of our list-serve, please go to the LIST-SERVE and follow the directions there. All members are welcome to post messages pertaining to conferences, events, presentations, study abroad programs, grants, consulting opportunities, resources, research, and other items relating to the development of developing countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

Curricular Resources

One major project has been the purchase of almost $5,000 worth of videos and DVDs focusing on Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Curricular material was also prepared for most of these videos, and consists of faculty summaries and feedback, a list of student questions for discussion, and a list of answers to the questions for discussion for each video. For access to the videos and curricular material, please go to the UWRF Library website. The videos and material are available to faculty at UWRF and those of other regional institutions. The Association continues to write grants to support the on-going purchase of additional videos/DVDs.

Past Events

The Fifth Annual Workshop on International Development was held September 5^th 2008 at UWRF. The minutes of the meeting are available here.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Dr. Jackie Brux

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