FAEIS is the Food and
Agricultural Education
Information System.
FAEIS compiles
nationwide higher
education data for the life,
food, veterinary, human,
natural resource, and
agricultural sciences.
A component of FAEIS
Designed to address key
areas to enhance
international activities
 Provides data security
 Establishes appropriate
levels of access
 3-phase testing process
with higher education
faculty across the country
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Individual and Group Meetings with Key
Leaders in International Fields:
USDA
NASULGC
 USAID
 Lincoln Commission
 Millennium
 CGIAR
 Others
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Leader meeting December 2005 in DC
determined merits of international database
15-member panel of experts design team
Coordinating committee: George Cooper,
Hiram Larew, Jeff Gilmore, Dean Sutphin
Delphi study to design template and
determine highest priority need for
information: Feb. – May 2006
Report Delphi study and planning at
summer COPs and FAEIS meeting 2006
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Fall 2006: create input forms
January – March 2007: Alpha Test
(technical)
May – September 2007: Beta Test
(data input)
October – December 2007: Prepare for
Public Launch
January 8, 2008: Public Launch, full
implementation with FAEIS
Annually - update and expand
Technical update
 Refinement of categories
 Clarification of instructions
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Limited capacity of international offices
requires timing and assistance to
develop database
 Strong interest expressed by institutions
 Data reporting easiest in Fall and Winter
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International
Programs Office
 Website
 Email
 Primary Institutional
Contact
 Program Description
 Additional Information
 Number of students
studying abroad
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Title of Project
Type of Project
Website
Project Dates
Primary Contact
Project Investigators
Partner Institution(s)
Participating
Countries
Keywords
Project Description
Number of Students
Project Entry Screen
Contact Information Entry Screen
30.7%
BOKU
Elsenburg
College of
Agriculture
Austria
South Africa
University of
Melbourne
University of
Udine
Australia
Italy
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Enhance Profiles based on a more complete
database
Refine Project Reports based on requests from
users
Register all FAEIS partner institutions
Link to all registered institutions’ International
Programs website
At least one project entered for all institutions
registered
Launch a campaign for international institutions
Hold discussion sessions with key international
constituency groups on uses of IPD
Develop annual reports
Alabama A&M University
Arizona State University
Auburn University
CSU Chico
CSU Fresno
Chief Dull Knife College
Clemson University
Colorado State University
Cornell University
Delaware State University
East Carolina University
Excelsior College
Florida A&M University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Georgia State University
Illinois State University
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Kent State University
Lincoln University
Louisiana State University
Michigan State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Missouri State University
New Mexico State University
North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina State University
North Dakota State University
Northern Arizona University
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
Portland State University
Prairie View A&M University
Purdue University
Rutgers University
San Diego State University
Sam Houston State University
South Carolina State University
South Dakota State University
Southern Illinois, Carbondale
Southern University and A&M
SUNY Cobleskill
SUNY Stony Brook
Stephen F. Austin State University
Tarleton State University
Tennessee State University
Tennessee Tech University
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
The Ohio State University
The Pennsylvania State University
The University of Mississippi
Tufts University
Tuskegee University
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
University of California, Davis
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Idaho
University of Illinois
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-St. Louis
University of North Carolina
University of North Dakota
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of New Hampshire
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Martin
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
University of Wyoming
Utah State University
Virginia Tech University
Washington State University
Wayne State College
West Texas A&M University
West Virginia University
West Virginia State University
Western Carolina University
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