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VIPP Highlights

Seoul Metropolitan Government amp VIPPContinue Their Partnership

VIPP continues its partnership with the Seoul MetropolitanGovernment This summer VIPP put on an urban safety anddisaster management workshop for SMG employees Theworkshop included a visit to the Fire Department of New York (readthe article)

ISPAssociateDeansMessage

Upon arriving at MichiganState University (MSU) itrsquoshard not to feel the vibe ofenergy and excitement thatsignifies the start of a newacademic year Over 50000students are returning ornewly arriving to campusbelieving that their ldquotomorrowstarts hererdquo InternationalStudies and Programrsquos

VIPP Runs Successful Traditional ChineseMedicine Workshop

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM)sponsored the fourth Faculty Development Workshop designed byVIPP and the International Institute of Health (read the article)

Northwestern Polytechnical University Paint theRock at MSU

Chinese students from Northwestern Polytechnical Universityparticipate in a Michigan State University tradition by painting therock (read the article)

Visiting InternationalProfessional Program (VIPP)is working hard to ensure thatthe international visitors whoare coming to campus willshare in this excitement andachieve meaningful impactfrom their MSU experiences VIPP is an important MSUresource for hostinginternational students andprofessionals from around theworld who are seeking nonshycredit educationalexperiences VIPP works withMSU faculty and staff toorganize workshops developcuttingshyedge educationalcurriculum and arrange sitevisits for handsshyon learningand training From shortshytermworkshops for governmentofficials to summer schools forcollege students VIPP offersunforgettable opportunities forinternational visitors whocome to MSU to experience aSpartan life In this newsletter you will findhighlights of recent VIPPactivities These includeworkshops for professionalsand three summer schoolprograms for college studentsfrom China I am particularlyexcited about VIPPrsquosincreased success insupporting federalgovernment programs suchas USDA Cochran fellowshipprogram USDA ForeignAgricultural Service FacultyExchange Program USDABorlaug Fellowship and USDepartment of StatersquosInternational VisitorLeadership Program VIPPplayed various roles in thesecompetitive programsproviding logistical supportprogram delivery or both Indoing so VIPP has

Cochran Fellows Study Food Assistance

VIPP Academic Advisor Coordinator Dr Kiwon Kang and VIPPAdvisory Committee member Dr Won Song secured funding foreight Cochran fellows to study food assistance programs in USThe program was executed in early August (read the article)

VIPP Hosts African Journalists

VIPP hosted a group of African journalists who were invited to theUS by the Department of States International Visitor LeadershipProgram (read the article)

collaborated with many MSUcolleges and departmentsincluding the College ofVeterinary Medicine theDepartments of Food Scienceand Human Nutrition andPlant Soil and MicrobialSciences and the School ofJournalism Obtaining information aboutall that VIPP has to offer hasnever been simpler VIPP hasa new informative website ablog to deepen engagementwith participants alumnipartners and communitiesand a list of services itprovides to participants I invite you to spend sometime reshyintroducing yourself toVIPP ndash a place where energyexcitement and vitality serveas a catalyst for the globalimpact of Michigan StateUniversity

DeAndra BeckAssociate Dean for ResearchInternational Studies andProgramsMichigan State University

Events

Field Trip toMichiganSupremeCourt September 19Celebrate USConstitution day withMichigan Supreme Court

VIPP Expands Horizons With VeterinaryExchange Program

VIPP helped MSU College of Veterinary Medicine with a programwhich brings junior African faculty to the US We look forward toworking with other MSU departments and colleges (read thearticle)

VIPPs New Course Lets You Discover MSU

This fall VIPP participants will have the opportunity to learn moreabout their new academic home VIPP is launching a new coursecalled Discovering MSU (read the article)

Michigan Supreme CourtChief Justice Robert PYoung Jr

Tailgate PartySeptember 24Michigan State Universityvs University ofWisconsin

Learn About American Life In America 101

America 101 is designed to help new VIPP students acclimate tolife in the United States (read the article)

VIPP Launches a Blog

VIPP has launched a blog Learn about campus events Americanlife and the VIPP community (read the article)

People Spotlight

Mina Shin Promoted

Dr Mina Shin has been appointed as Assistant Director ofCommunications Marketing and Outreach at VIPP (read thearticle)

About UsHome for Todays Professionals Tomorrows Leaders The Visiting International Professional Program (VIPP) at Michigan State University (MSU) is a worldleader in providing executive education and professional development training We offer nonshydegreecertificate programs and shortshyterm workshops in any field We connect you to the expertise of worldshyclass faculty and resources at MSU and you will benefit from the distinct American Higher EducationSystem without enrolling in a full degree program

Visit us at httpvippispmsuedu

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