Inside Iowa State
Oct. 13, 1995
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VISION 2020 Visits Forum

by Anne Dolan
Iowa State's continued involvement in the VISION 2020 
project--with a perspective on the classroom--will be the 
focus of the next Faculty Forum Monday, Oct. 16. Ann Schultz 
and Bill Silag, coordinator and associate coordinator, 
respectively, of the VISION 2020 effort at Iowa State, will 
lead a discussion on implementing change in ISU classrooms to 
improve students' educational experiences.

In January, Iowa State begins a five-year implementation 
phase of VISION 2020, with $1.5 million to award in 
minigrants to teams of educators with ideas to test. VISION 
2020 is a nationwide project to anticipate what food systems 
will be like in the year 2020 and what changes need to occur 
before then in educating and training food systems 
professionals. It is funded by the Kellogg Foundation.

Schultz said the implementation phase will not be restricted 
to proposals related to food production, delivery, 
availability or consumption. Proposals with broad teaching 
applications to other disciplines are welcome, she said.
During the Faculty Forum discussion, Schultz and Silag will 
solicit volunteers or nominations for an Academic Core Team 
that over the next five years will develop more ideas for 
necessary changes in education. Half of the core team's 
membership will be ISU faculty; half will come from Iowa 
community colleges.

The dinner portion of the Faculty Forum begins at 6 p.m. in 
the Memorial Union Campanile Room. The cost of dinner is $10, 
and reservations should be made by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, 
with Jane Henning, 4-2906, or e-mail: njhenni@iastate.edu. 
The discussion begins at approximately 6:45 p.m.

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