Global Food Institute Student Newsletter |
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Registration for Spring 2025 Courses Still Open! |
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Only a few seats left! From innovative agricultural practices to sustainable nutrition strategies, our courses will empower you to make a meaningful impact in the food system sector. Check out our website for more details on the courses! Access GWeb to enroll in courses.
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New Courses:
GFI 3002: Upper-Level Seminar
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:45-6:00 PM
Instructor: Dr. Mya Price
The structure and challenges of the U.S. food industry. Focus on independent restaurants and their role in the broader agricultural and economic landscape. The impact of climate change on food production, supply chains, and the restaurant industry.
GFI 3005: Systems Thinking for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation
Wednesday, 12:45-3:15 PM
Instructor: Dr. Sydney Pryor
Want to explore how food and agriculture contribute to, and are impacted by, our society’s most pressing challenges? Learn how to apply a systems thinking approach to evaluate our agrifood systems and their influence on human and planetary health.
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Additional GFI Spring Courses:
GFI 1001: Introduction to Food Studies
Monday & Wednesday, 2:20-3:35 PM
Instructor: Dr. Mya Price
Our food system is paradoxically plagued by hunger amidst overproduction. Examination of how food moves from farm to plate, unveiling impacts on human health, the environment, and socioeconomic disparities along the way.
GFI 3095: Food Leadership Capstone
Monday & Wednesday, 4:45-6:00 PM
Instructor: Dr. Mya Price
Through a concentrated capstone topic, students develop collaborative leadership skills and drive decisive action to create sustainable, equitable solutions for the future of our food systems. Prerequisites: completion of all other coursework required for the minor.
GWSB Domestic Spring Break Course - Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chains
Monday, March 10 through Friday, March 14, 2025 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, April 25, 2025 & Saturday, April 26, 2025 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Instructor: Prof. Forrer
Sustainable supply chains are increasingly a priority for both governments and corporations, yet challenges such as greenwashing, complex regulations, and the high cost of truly sustainable products continue to hinder progress. This course explores these challenges and potential solutions across sectors and through the specific lens of the Caribbean cocoa value chain.
Eligibility : This is an open enrollment course for all GWU graduate students via GWSB Registration
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Opportunities for Students |
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Work with GFI this spring semester! |
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The Global Food Institute (GFI) is hiring a student intern to support the growth of food-related courses and the Food Leadership minor at The GW University.
This student will be the point of contact for all student inquiries about food systems at GW, both in the classroom and on the campus. This job supports outreach to students around food-related academic program offerings, internships, and career opportunities. The position also supports communication with campus-based and adjunct faculty at GW teaching courses as part of GFI’s new Food Leadership minor. Tasks may include scheduling Curriculum Committee meetings, compiling course syllabi, and supporting the Curriculum Director in meeting deadlines to have courses approved and listed for student enrollment.
This is an incredible opportunity to work directly with a faculty member on building out a new program at GW!
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If interested, please email globalfoodinstitute@gwu.edu with your resume and cover letter by Wednesday, December 4.
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Youth Stop Hunger Innovation Grants |
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Are you a youth between the ages of 5 and 25 years old who is looking to fight hunger in your community by addressing its root causes, while also engaging other youth in volunteerism? Apply for the Youth Stop Hunger Innovation Grants and stand a chance to win $2500.
For this award, Youth Service America with support from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation seeks new ideas and/or actions that may already be in place. While you may not be able to reach your end goal in the next 3 months, they want to hear how you would start, sustain, and grow this idea into a way that can help end hunger forever.
Deadline: December 8, 2024
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Call for Proposals: Danone Institute North America Sustainable Food Systems Initiative |
The DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative is calling for proposals to fund up to five transdisciplinary teams in 2025 to design, implement and evaluate actionable community-based projects that contribute to the nutritional health of adult populations and support publication and communication about their impact.
Funding from this initiative can be used for various types of projects and can include pilot studies, feasibility testing, and needs assessments. Each selected team will receive a USD 50,000 DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative grant to implement its project and amplify its message to a broader audience over a two-year period. Teams may use this grant mechanism to supplement current funding from other sources, but new project aims must be developed for the DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative funding.
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Additional Internship Opportunities |
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Student Visit to Dreaming Out Loud Farm |
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The students of Dr. Kansanga's GW Agriculture & Sustainable Food Systems course had an amazing learning experience at Dreaming Out Loud's Farm at Kelly Miller, including GFI's Laura Mindlin. Our students got to hear about the impactful work of Dreaming Out Loud to build a more just, healthy, sustainable food system in DC; tour The Farm at Kelly Miller; and even help build a greenhouse!
Everyone was in awe of the farm, and the ripple effect of impacts of Dreaming Out Loud's work in the community. Thanks to the farm team for their time showing GW students around, and to Dr. Kansanga for leading such an important food systems course that enables this field trip for students. Cheers to a growing population of food activists, and the bounty of inspiring leaders across DC!
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Have events or information you would like to share with other students? Email us at globalfoodinstitute@gwu.edu and we will consolidate these opportunities to share out with the group.
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If you are new to the Student Newsletter, you can view our previous student newsletter.
Thank you all for your interest in the Global Food Institute. We look forward to your continued engagement with GFI!
The Global Food Institute Team
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