Introduction to Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource (AFNR) Curriculum for AgriScience Education (CASE) Institute
Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) is the first course in the CASE sequence of courses, which introduces students to leadership, science, plants, animals, natural resources, and agricultural mechanics using the hands-on approach of activities, projects, and problems. Students also develop a career portfolio as they investigate their personal interests and careers in agriscience. Register for the Institute.
Location
University of Missouri campus, Columbia, Missouri
Most of the Institute will be held in one of the teaching labs in the Bond Life Sciences Center.
Dates
June 4-15, 2012
Cost
$2,500 - Includes cost of instruction and materials, housing, meals in campus dining centers.
Registration Fee must be paid prior to the beginning of the Institute. Please submit a Purchase Order to University of Missouri immediately after registration to confirm that payment will follow. Submit Purchase Orders via fax at 573-884-4444 in care of Tracy Kitchel or via postal mail at:
Tracy Kitchel
University of Missouri
126 Gentry Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Course Credit
Graduate course credit is available for 3-6 semester hours. Contact Dr. Kitchel, Director of Graduate Studies, for details and tuition rates. Out-of-state participants should be eligible for in-state tuition.
Schedule
On-site check-in is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, June 4 in 115 Gentry Hall. Class begins at 4 p.m. on June 4. Classes will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday are days off, and the last class will end on Friday, June 15 at 12 Noon. Lunch will be for 1 hour each day of the conference.
Travel
The University of Missouri is located halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City off I-70. For those traveling by air to Missouri, you can fly into one of three airports: Columbia (COU), St. Louis (STL), or Kansas City (MCI). There are no shuttles from the Columbia airport (which is south of town), but you could either get a taxi or rent a car. There is a shuttle service from either STL or MCI that will take you door to door. Travel is not included in the cost of the CASE Institute.
Housing
Housing will be provided at College Avenue Hall on the University of Missouri campus. You will have your own sleeping space, but share a bathroom with one other CASE participant. There are other common areas in the dorm for group work and studying. Wired Internet access is available in the dorm rooms (provide your own Ethernet cable) but wireless access will be provided in the campus buildings and common areas of the dorm. Wireless guest access passwords will be provided when you check into the dorm. College Avenue Hall is connected to a street bridge, which will take you right to the dining hall, Plaza 900.
Two meals per day (usually breakfast and dinner) will be provided at the Plaza 900 dining hall. There is a variety of food provided daily. Menus will be provided at dining.missouri.edu/; concerns about nutrition and allergies can be investigated via the “Zoutrition” link on the main page.
Your other meal (usually lunch) will be based on an allotment provided on your dining card. This will allow you to choose from numerous restaurants on campus. Those locations, including menus and serving times, are located at dining.missouri.edu/locations/index.php with the label “Retail Locations.”
Other
Tourism Information: Columbia Visitor’s Bureau
Contact: Tracy Kitchel at kitcheltj@missouri.edu or call 573-884-7376.
