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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State industrial engineering professor Allen Greenwood is a newly elected member of the Global Engineering Education Exchange's executive committee.
"Global E3 is a great organization and I look forward to working with them to enhance the study-abroad opportunities for engineering students," said Greenwood, who also is coordinator of international programs for the university's Bagley College of Engineering.
The Global E3 is a consortium of leading universities around the world that provides opportunities for students at member institutions to receive academic credit for courses taken at an overseas institution. Participating students also receive practical training in a foreign setting for a summer, semester or academic year.
Greenwood has led in organizing the MSU college's study-abroad programs for the past three years. He recently planned a two-week intersession trip to France for 14 students from various disciplines within the college.
The seven members of Global E3's executive committee are elected to three-year terms by member schools and meet twice a year. They set overall policy and direction for the consortium, govern operations and advise the administrative agency.
"Allen has been a tremendous resource for our students who want to broaden their college experience through global educational opportunities," said Kirk Schulz, dean of the engineering college. "Through the Global E3 program, Allen has served as coordinator for several of our engineering students to study in such places as Hong Kong, England, Singapore, France, and Japan."
For more information, contact Julie Lemons at (662) 325-8098 or jlemons@engr.msstate.edu.