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1 0 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c eFriday, March 1Conference Agenda (cont.)1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.LunchLone Star Salon A-B-CSpeaker:Dr. Catherine E. WotekiUnder Secretary for Research, Education, and EconomicsU.S. Department of AgricultureWashington, District of ColumbiaUSAConvener:Dr. Margaret M. McMenaminPresidentUnion County CollegeCranford, New JerseyUSA3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions 16-203:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Session 16Bowie A“Fostering Academic Abroad Exchanges ThroughVideoconference: Another Alternative”Presenters:Luis Amado Guevara ReyesDirector – School of Physical Education, Sports and RecreationVeracruzana UniversityBoca del Río, VeracruzMexicoGeorgina Ivet Durán JiménezStudent – School of Physical EducationVeracruzana UniversityBoca del Río, VeracruzMexicoDr. Frank Ramírez MarínCoordinator – Language CenterVeracruzana UniversityBoca del Río, VeracruzMexicoAbstract:Budget and opportunities for international academic mobility ofuniversity faculty at the Veracruzana University are limited. Proposedin this presentation is the implementation of academic exchangeswith institutions of higher education abroad using videoconferencetechnology. The implementation of this proposal should impact a largenumber of educators every semester rather than a few who benefitfrom international visiting scholar programs.3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Session 17Bowie B“USDA/FAS Programs in Latin America and Opportunitiesfor Collaboration”Presenter:Daniel LapidusInternational Agricultural Development SpecialistU.S. Department of AgricultureWashington, District of ColumbiaUSAAbstract:The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will describe opportunities forHSI faculty and students to participate in international agriculturaldevelopment programs and fellowships through collaborations withoverseas institutions on research, policy, extension services, andpublic-private partnerships. In support of the conference theme andHACU’s goal to increase STEM capacities, the FAS will demonstratehow these programs can expand HSI grant opportunities in STEM,increase connections with Latin American institutions, and raise globalawareness on campuses.3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Session 18Bowie C“International-Interprofessional Collaboration:Promoting Community-based Learning”Presenters:Dr. Anne StewartProfessorJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VirginiaUSADr. Roberto RodriguezVice PresidentUniversity of IberoaméricaSan JoséCosta RicaAbstract:Learn about an innovative short-term study abroad program betweenthe Universidad de Iberoamérica in San José, Costa Rica, and JamesMadison University in Virginia. The program developed knowledgeof individual and community health needs in the context ofinterprofessional community-based learning (psychology, pharmacy,nursing). In addition to cultural immersion and language instructionfor the students from the U.S., students from each universitycollaborated in teams and engaged in service activities to respond tocommunity identified needs.36