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l
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me
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[she]gavehim ahugehug! ”
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icipatedint heCol l
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program i
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rali
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i
smuchmor eexoti
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smaj ori
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onmental
sci
enceandpol icywit
haconcent rati
oninwi ldl
i
feecologyand
management .Shespentthewi nterterm ofherfreshmanyearinKenya,in
aprogram cal
ledtheConsor ti
um f orGlobalEducat i
on.Sheexplai
nsthat
themostimportantthi
ngshel earnedi sthat“wildl
if
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i
sonl ymaint
ainedbyadel icatebal ancebetweent hepeopleandits
wil
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ckElephantOrphanage. ”
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ecture,and
l
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aly.Sheparti
cipat
edi napr ogram
call
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ectur
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ectur e,andMusi c,”
whereshel earnedaboutI talyanditsuniquecul
ture,andal soal otabout
herself
.Shemadeagr eatnumberoff ri
endswi t
hwhom shest il
lkeepsi n
touchwi t
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memor yisf
rom herti
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ust
onei twouldbesitt
ingont her oofofourhoteli
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getti
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ingin
envir
onment alsci enceandt echnol ogyandmi nori
ngi nEcoTechdesi gn.He
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etyAmer ica
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hermor e,itwasapl acewher eIcouldgoof fby
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hist
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na
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Car
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ani
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ori
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wan
Thr
eest
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tyt
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naboutagr
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wan.
Thi
spastsummer,MallanWi ll
is‘12,Helen Shecomment sthatunl ikei nt heU. S.wher ef act ory
Lee‘11,andNickKaplan‘11wer eacceptedint
oa farmi ngi sabundant ,Tai wani sf il
ledwi t
hsmal lor ganic
prest
igi
oussummerprogram f
ocusedonagr i
cul
tural farmsandal otl esspol lution.Herf avor i
tepar toft he
educati
oncall
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ori
ngAgricul
tur
einTai wan,” tri
pwassi tt
ingi nt hehot elr oom andt alki
ngt ohernew
(E.A.
T). fri
ends.Leei sanenvi r onment alsci enceand
technol ogymaj orwi thaconcent rationecol ogical
Thepr ogr am’sinfor mat i
onalbr ochurenot es
technol ogydesi gn.Whi l
ei nTai wan,shel earnedal ot
t
hatE. A.T’sgoali s“ t
ocr eat eashor tbutmeani ngful
mor eaboutf oodandwher eitcomesf rom.Lee
experi
encet hroughwhi chst udentsf rom bothsidesof
expl ai nst hat“ Thist ri
pmade[ her ]real lyopen[ her ]
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enLee t
hePaci fi
cOceancanmeetandexchangei deas,
eyest oal lthedi ff
er entpr obl emsr el atedt oagr icul ture.
hopes,andaspi rat i
onsaboutagr iculturaleducation.”To
Amaj or it
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applytot hi
spr ogr am,onemustf irstber ecommended
i
nf er i
orwor kingcl ass,t hosewhoar enoti ntell
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tati
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stepupandt akechar ge,t hisi sact ual lywhyt heEAT
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progr am wasst udentf ocused-i twasn' taconf er ence
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ht eacherr ecommendat i
ons
withpr ofessi onal sandt hosewhoar ef aculty.
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anda700- wor dessayaboutt heimpor tanceand
favor i
tepar toft het ri
pwaspl ant ingr i
ceont her ice
benefi
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paddy ,findingt hei deat hatsomeonewasgoi ngt obe
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eat i
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accepted,t heNat i
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tycover s
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ngasemest erear l
yand
al
lcostsoft hepr ogram,i ncludingcour sef ees,airf
are,
plansonwor kingf ulltimei nasust ainabi li
tyfi
el dwhi l
e
meals,andl ocaltranspor tati
on.
per usi ngaMast ers.Kapl an,af oodsci encemaj or ,
Dur i
ngt hef i
rstt wodays,t hest udentshada enj oyedl earni ngaboutt hedi f
fer encesbet weenAsi an
Cour
tseyHel
enLee
conferenceonhi gheragr icul
tur aleducat i
onina andAmer icancul tures,speci fical lyt heagr i
cultur al
changi ngwor ld.Theyal lwer er equiredt ogive pract i
cesandcommodi ties,andt hei mpor t
anceof
present ationsi noneoft hef ollowingcat egori
es:cour
se agr icul tureinshapi ngt hewor ld.Kapl an’ smost
contenti nagr iculturaleducat ion,pr acticeand memor abl eexper iencewasvi sitingPi er r
eOr gani c
appr enticeshipi nagr iculturaleducat ion,and Far m,wher ehemetandt alkedwi tht heownerand
agricult
ur aleducat i
ont hroughst udyabr oad.Forthe oper ator ,Pier reH.Loi sel .Heexpl ainst hat“Loi seli sa
restoft het ri
p,t hest udent stour edal loverTaiwanand formercomput erengi neerwhohasmadevast
tookpar tinanumberofact i
viti
esi ncludingplanti
ng i
mpr ovement st hroughoutt hecount ryofTai wan,
ri
ceonar i
cepaddy ,vi si
tingaTai wanbeerf actor
y, i
ncl udi ngwast emanagementandr ecycl i
ngt echni ques,
hiki
ng,andvi sit
inganar rayoft empl es,museums,and farmi ngandf erti
li
zingpr act ices,andt hegener alqual ity
farms. oflifef orTai wanesepeopl e.”Af tercol l
ege,Kapl an
plansont r
avel ingt or emot el ocal esi nor dert ost udy
Notonlydidt hethreestudentsl earnan
foodsknownonl ybyt her egionali nhabi tants.
Cour
tseyHel
enLee i
mmenseamountaboutagr i
cultur
eandanot her
country’
scul t
ure,buttheybondedwi thot herstudents, Wil
li
s,Lee,andKapl anagreethatt
heprogram
bothAmer icanandTai wanese,andt heymade wasaoncei nal i
fet
i
meoppor tuni
ty,andKaplan
memor i
esthatwilllastali
feti
me.Wi ll
is,a summedt hetr
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ghteni
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nteresti
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program fr
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.Shel earnedhowt o thattheyabsolut
elyrecommendi ttoanyonewhohas
i
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Cour
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tyandearneddegr eesi nAni
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decidedtost udyhor sesaf t
ershebeganwor kingi nthel
aborat
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Burk,whoi sanassociateprofessorofEquineStudiesandHor seManagementat
Maryland.Aft
ermeetingwi t
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i
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andwasthebest
graduateschoolf
orher .Shesays,“ Theprogram reall
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nor dert
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izat
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t
woyear s,shehast aughtsect
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plesofAnimalScience( ANSC103) ,Hor
se
Management( ANSC232) ,andEqui neScience(ANSC330) .Inspring2010,sheear ned
t
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eldstudy,whichi sunusualf
oranANSCgr aduat
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student.“Iwasr eall
yluckythatforthesecondst udyIwasabletotakeitandmakei tmy
own, ”Fiorel
li
nosays.“ [
Dr.Burke]leftituptome. ”Herfi
eldworkgavehertheopportuni
ty
tovisitfarmsthroughoutMar yl
andandl earnmor eaboutthestat
eanditsagr i
cul
tur
e.She
adds,“ Ireall
ylovetheareadownher e.IloveMar yl
and.”
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or ell
inoparti
ci
pat esin
numerousagricul
turalandequi neorganizati
ons.Sherepresentst heAnimalSci ences
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si
nce2009.Shehasal soattendedmeet ingsoftheHorseOut reachWor kgroupin r
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andwaswhenshewonf i
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DayHor seShow.“
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ici
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assandwasespeci al
l
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hertwocompeti
tor
s,oneofwhom wast hefarm manager.
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nDecember,Fiorel
l
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Maryl
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alSci
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whereshewillworkt
odeli
vernewresearchonhorsemanagementtof
armersi
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enceani malresearch,whichwasnotonly
Resour cesforhisoutstandi ngacademi cachievements.Goffhasbeen benefi
ci
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recognizedont heDean’ sLi stsi
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