Recent News for Mexican Liaison Office

OSU-Mexico Liaison Office Assists with CEAT Faculty Travel to Mexico City and Puebla

From March 24 to March 28, 2009, Dr. Alan Tree, Associate Dean and Professor of Chemical Engineering; Dr. Dan Fisher, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace; Dr. John Veenstra, Head of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dr. Martin Hagan , Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering traveled to Mexico City and Puebla Mexico.

In Mexico City, they visited with officials of the Ministry of Public Education, the Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science and the National Council of Science and Technology, CONACYT (Mexican Equivalent to NSF). They also met with faculty and administrators from the top Public Higher Education Institutions in the city: UNAM, IPN, UAM.

Dr. Alan Tree, Associate Dean and Professor of Chemical Engineering; Dr. Dan Fisher, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace; Dr. John Veenstra, Head of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dr. Martin Hagan , Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering traveled to Mexico City and Puebla Mexico.

SIS Grad Program Associate Director in UPAEP

On February 26, 2009, Dr. Stephen Miller visited UPAEP campus in Puebla, Mexico to give a lecture on Marketing Strategies. Dr. Miller is Associate Director of the School of International Studies Graduate Program and Professor Emeritus in Marketing. More than 400 undergraduate students and several faculty members of the marketing department attended his presentation.

Dr. Miller also had the opportunity to interact with UPAEP alumni and staff and encourage them to take part in the OSU/UPAEP activities.

UPAEP is a private university located in Puebla, Mexico with strong ties to OSU. UPAEP features a small, but growing Division of Agriculture. Programs in development include student practical training at OSU, faculty exchange programs, jointly taught courses and other in partnership between OSU and UPAEP.

Dr. Miller also had the opportunity to interact with UPAEP alumni and staff and encourage them to take part in the OSU/UPAEP activities.

OSU Exchange Students at UDLAP, Spring 2009

During the Spring of 2009, Three OSU students are at the UDLAP in Mexico on a reciprocal exchange program. Abbie Field (Accounting/Spanish), Brianna Jett (Ag Economics) and Katy Kenslow (Marketing/Spanish) have spent the last 3 months in Puebla, Mexico, two hours south of Mexico City.

Brianna Jett on her experience in Mexico: “Being a fourth year Agricultural Economics student I decided to take advantage of OSU's international programs and study abroad at the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. I have now been here 11 weeks and am enjoying my experience greatly. UDLA has an excellent Spanish second language program, but I am learning not only the language, but also about the history and culture of the area. Studying abroad in Mexico has been an excellent experience, and I would encourage more OSU students to take part in it.”

Abbie Field (Accounting/Spanish), Brianna Jett (Ag Economics) and Katy Kenslow (Marketing/Spanish) have spent the last 3 months in Puebla, Mexico.

OSU-Mexico Liaison Office Hosts Latin American Independence Fiesta

17 Latin American countries had a fiesta at OSU to celebrate their independence. Those countries celebrating independence were: in July, – Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Puerto Rico (US Independence Day) and Venezuela; in August – Bolivia, Ecuador and Uruguay; and, in September – Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México and Nicaragua. The fiesta was hosted by LASA, LDCC, HSA, HSFA, SAGA and the OSU - Mexico Liaison Office at the Wes Watkins Center’s Exhibit Hall on Friday, September 12th. More than 250 people attended the event which featured food, cultural presentations and dancing. For more information about the event, email José Sagarnaga at jose.sagarnaga@okstate.edu or Brenda Morales at blm@okstate.edu or Pedro Lozada at pedro.lozada@okstate.edu.