2014 Course Agenda and Timetable

WEEK – DATE	SPEAKER/ Session Coordinator	TOPIC
1 – Jan. 15,16	Ted Jaenicke	Introduction To The Course And To Each Other. PA/US - France:  Ag and Food Overview
2 – Jan. 22,23	Dave Mortensen, Plant Sci.(tentative)	Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
3 – Jan. 29,30	Ted Jaenicke	Organic Crops and Food
4 – Feb. 5,6	Ted Jaenicke	Ag Policy -- U.S. and E.U.
5 – Feb. 12,13	Kristen Saacke-Blunk, Headwaters LLC	Environment Implications from Agriculture
6 – Feb. 19,20	Tom Richard, Ag and Bio Engineering	Biofuels
7 – Feb. 26,27	Martin Bucknavage, Food Science	Food Safety
8 – March 5,6	Jaenicke	The Role of Agribusinesses in the Food System Case Assignment 1 due before break
March 12,13	--	PSU SPRING BREAK (!)
9 – March 19,20	Dan Azzara	Food labeling
10 – March 26,27	Jake Werner, V.M.D, Dairy & An. Sci.	Animal Welfare
11 – April 2,3	Deborah Miller, The Hershey Co.	Diet and Health
12 – April 9,10	Rick Bates, Plant Science	Agricultural Trade and Int’l Development
13 – April 16,17	TBD	Food Insecurity
14 – April 23, 24	Barb Christ, Dean, College of Ag Sciences and Happy Valley Vineyard (tentative)	Wine Field Trip! Case Study 2 due
15 – April 30, May 1	Student Teams	Student Presentations
May 16-17		Travel to Paris, France, arriving before noon.
May 19-30		APT Summer University Program