On Monday, November 13, 2017, the ֱ State College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The ֱ State team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the “People’s Choice” award, after over 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their favorite. This year’s teams concentrated on Global Sustainable Development in the 21 st Century. The event, which...
Judges Determine Its Dish of Mughlai Chicken is Worthy of First Place in the Annual Culinary Competition Attendees vote Team Oman's Dish of Biryani with Chicken as "People Choice" Teams Brazil and Oman finish in second and third place respectively An audience of more than 700 ֱ State students, faculty, staff and families packed the ֱ Student Center Ballroom Thursday night, November 16, to sample and enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in the eighth annual International Cook-Off Competition. Three judges – which included Ricardo Sepulveda, Director...
ֱ State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education recently hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The ֱ State team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the people’s choice award after more than 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their fa...
By Sarah Heber Four ֱ State University TRIO programs aimed at helping underrepresented student — the McNair Scholars Program and three Upward Bound programs — recently received federal grants that will fund them for the next five years. The programs are hosted through ֱ State, though each has different audiences and objectives. The McNair Scholars Program, housed in University College, selects 27 students who are first-generation college students, underrepresented or who come from designated income families. In this program, students are put on track to go to graduate school and...