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Marissa Till
  • Environmental Science (AGLS)
  • Maquoketa, IA

Till takes summer short-travel course abroad through Iowa State University

2016 Oct 3

Marissa Till, majoring in environmental science, was among the group of students that traveled abroad over the summer in the "Creating a School Garden: Service-Learning in Uganda" program. This is just one of the many programs offered through the Ag Study Abroad Office that allow students to take their learning outside the classroom and explore the world.

Each program is unique in topic and location. This service learning internship allowed Iowa State students to work in Uganda developing a school garden for an elementary school in the Kamuli District.  This project is in partnership with the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences' Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program (CSRL) and Makerere University.  Not only did students develop the garden and work with the teachers in grades 1 through 7 to deliver curriculum in agriculture, science and nutrition using the garden, they participated in one or more team projects that support the overall goals of the school gardens program. 

The Ag Study Abroad Office works with faculty members in departments to offer a variety of trips that help students gain a new perspective at locations all around the world. Through trips offered over breaks in the academic year, during the summer and semester-long exchanges or internships, students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been on all seven continents studying agriculture and life sciences.