Collective Learning Initiative
With an aim to educate the members, SANKALP has taken up a collective learning initiative (CLI). The purpose of the initiative is to encourage SANKALPites to understand the development issues in a global perspective and apply the lessons learned to the projects they undertake in India. A series of lectures by faculty members at Iowa State University and subsequent discussions on the topics form an integral part of the learning process. We have also invited students who visited India during Summer 2004 as part of Study Abroad program to discuss their experiences. All students and faculty are welcome to attend these lectures and take part in the discussions.
Lectures held so far:
Date: October 8 , 2004
Guest: Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Assistant Professor Anthropology, Iowa State University Topic: What is development?
Date: February 4, 2005
Guest: Dr. Ricardo J. Salvador, Associate Professor Agronomy, Iowa State University
Topic: Ecological Footprint Analysis and Development
Date: February 18, 2005
Guest: Dr. Robert E. Mazur, Director, Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program, Iowa State University
Topic: Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Program, its activities in Uganda, and broader issues related to sustainable rural development
Date: May 31, 2005
Guest: Ms. Chandra Anil, full-time volunteer for the Association for India Development (AID), Chennai, India
Topic: Perspectives and Experiences of a full-time AID volunteer from India
Date: September 23, 2005
Guest: Ms. Rajeshwari Mani, Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University
Topic: Fair Trade: A New Beginning to Producers Around the World - An Overview and Practice
Date: October 14, 2005
Guest: Mr. Rahul Marathe, Graduate student, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University
Topic: Why Is Our Food Expensive?
Date: November 14, 2005
Guest: Mr. Michael Mazgovankar, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti, Gujarat, India
Topic: Grass-Root Level Perspectives of Social Development and Environmental Conservation Activities
Event Poster
Date: August 3, 2006
Guest: Dr. Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, Indian Agricultural Scientist and chairman of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India
Topic: From a Green to an Ever-green Revolution
Event Poster
For further information or queries related to the Collective Learning Initiative, please contact Atul Madhavan or KK.
