Penn State-Led Consortium Receives Kellogg Planning Grant
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) A
consortium led by Penn State’s College of
Agricultural Sciences has been selected to re
ceive one of 12 planning grants from the
W.K. Kellogg Foundation to participate in
the foundation’s Food Systems Professions
Education Initiative.
The $133,000 grant will enable the consor
tium to design educational program strategies
needed to prepare food systems professionals
for the 21st century. The consortium will in
clude Penn State’s 18 commonwealth cam
puses, the Rodale Institute, and Cheyney
University.
“Penn State’s proposal was one of 12 ap
proved by the Kellogg Board after a review
of 39 proposals and site visits to 16 institu
tions,” said Dr. Nvilliam Lacy, assistant dean
for research in the college and program direc
tor.
An 18-month “visioning” process will be
the first step in developing innovations in
food systems education. The foundation will
conduct six national symposia for the 12
groups to enable them to share their strate
gies. At the end of this period, participating
institutions will be considered for additional
grants to help with implementation.
‘The visioning phase is designed to en
gage the higher-education community as well
as a wide range of stakeholders in the food
system,” said Lacy. “Penn State’s initiative is
to create a model educational system based
on the changing values and needs of Pennsyl
vania’s diverse population.”
Participants in the visioning process will
include agricultural producers, suppliers,
processors, and distributors; environmental
agencies and advocates; nutrition and food
distribution groups; policy makers; com
munity officials and organizations; members
of the media; and university leaders.
“By involving university leaders, we hope
to encourage a broader dialogue regarding
the organization and content of education
university-wide,” said Lacy.
Leading the Penn State consortium are
Lacy; Dr. James Mortensen, associate dean
for resident education in the college; Dr.
Frederick Gaige, chief executive officer at
Penn State Berks Campus; Maria van Hek
ken, co-director of the Penn State/Rodale
Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natur-
al Resources in Urbanizing Environments;
Dr. Clinton Pettus, vice president for aca
demic affairs at Cheyney University; and Dr.
G. Gregory Lozier, executive director of
Penn State’s Office of Planning and Analy
sis.
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