{"id":13201,"date":"2025-05-12T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=13201"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:33:55","slug":"ceied-impact-boosting-supply-of-trained-us-graduates-addressing-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/cegfsd\/ceied-impact-boosting-supply-of-trained-us-graduates-addressing-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"CEIED impact: Boosting supply of trained US graduates, addressing food security"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CEIED: Impact Assessment participants pose for a picture.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Center of Excellence for International Engagement and Development (CEIED) impact assessment summit occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 12-14, 2024. The event brought together food and nutritional security experts, Center partners, and stakeholders to discuss the impact of the CEIED projects, learn from the evaluators\u2019 findings, and help guide the development of the strategic direction for the Center\u2019s current and future activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summit goal was twofold: address global food security challenges using bold ideas with global partners and evaluate the activities carried out by the CEIED in the last four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evaluation of CEIED projects informed the Center\u2019s Directors of the CEIED accomplishments. It provided the path forward for managing and sustaining the Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense. The 12 CEIED projects were evaluated based on specific indicators, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Increasing the supply of globally trained degree recipients in the FANRHS disciplines by innovatively integrating a study abroad\/study at home learning, discovery, and engagement curriculum into the 1890 undergraduate and graduate educational experience. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Strengthening of collaborative and integrative multidisciplinary, multi institutional, research and extension activities involving 1890 institutions and international partners that address global food and nutritional security challenges. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Developing a robust infrastructure that will leverage the collective 1890 human and cyber capital and partnerships to support the growth and delivery of the Center\u2019s international programming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Keynote address<\/h2>\n\n\n
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    Dr. Sunday Ekesi, deputy director general at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya\/CEGFSD Advisory Council member<\/em>, gives his keynote address.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    The CEIED summit featured Dr. Sunday Ekesi, deputy director general at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), as keynote speaker. His address was titled, \u201cRethinking Global Food Security Challenges \u2013 Collaborative Research and Partnership Opportunities for U.S. and African Universities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ekesi discussed global development challenges impacting agriculture and agri-food systems, scientific innovations for impactful solutions as well as the significance of international partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ekesi concluded his remarks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n