FORAGE CENTER NEWS
Check out what the Forage Center has been up to recently. We are proud of all the work our staff and program participants have contributed, and are thrilled to share our story with you.
IPeacebuilding as a Means to Global Citizenry
January 20, 2021
Forage Center President David J. Smith has a chapter "Peacebuilding as a Means to Global Citizenry" in the newly published Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom from IGI Global.
IN THIS MOMENT: REFLECTIONS ON AN EXTRAORDINARY TIME
December 4, 2020
Forage Center President David J. Smith was interviewed along with eight other members of the UB community by the alumni magazine of the University of Baltimore about how they are doing and what they are thinking about during these challenging times.
Forage Center Welcomes New Board Member
July 17, 2020
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's new board members Ernest N. Ogbozor.
New Article "We Have a Global Crisis: No Time For Schadenfreude" by Forage Center President David J. Smith
April 7, 2020
Forage Center President David J. Smith has just released a new article about the COVID-19 implications for the Global South and particularly refugee and IDP communities. The article references conversations he has had had in recent days with colleagues in the field.
Forage Staff Present at Maryland Community College Conference
January 9, 2019
Forage Center Specialist Lena Choudhary and President David J. Smith presented on Forage Center work at the Association for Faculties for Advancement of Community College Teaching known as AFACCT conference on January 9, 2019 at the Community College of Baltimore County in Catonsville, Maryland. In "Learning How to Respond to Internally Displaced People/Refugees" attendees participated in a student activity designed to provide students with an understanding of the challenges and work of humanitarian aid workers caring for refugees or internally displaced people due to violence, war, poverty, or natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, or tsunamis. Click here for more information about the AFACCT conference.
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Forage Center Staff Present at Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic’s Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference, University of Maryland
November 16, 2019
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's successful program, People in Flight Simulation, at Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic’s Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference, University of Maryland.
Forage Center Holds Successful Program, People in Flight Simulation, at Allegany College of Maryland
September 23, 2019
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's successful program, People in Flight Simulation, at Allegany College of Maryland.
Conflict Resolution Youth Summit: Advancing Humanitarian Awareness with High School Students, George Mason University, 7/16/19
October 12, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's successful July program at George Mason University.
Forage Center Welcomes New Board Members
April 25, 2019
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's two new board members.
Successful “Coastal Promise” Field Exercise in Garrett County, Maryland
October 12, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's successful September program in Swanton Maryland.
Swanton transformed into fictional country for disaster training
September 28, 2018
Read more in the Garrett County Republican to hear about the Forage Center's recent program in Swanton Maryland.
'Coastal Promise' training exercise set in Swanton
September 7, 2018
Read more in the Garrett County Republican to hear about the Forage Center's upcoming program in Swanton Maryland.
Forage Center Holds Successful Coastal Promise Field Simulation at La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA
May 29, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's successful Coastal Promise Field Simulation at La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA
Preparing Young People for Humanitarian Careers
July 21, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's participation in George Mason University’s Conflict Resolution Youth Summit.
4th of July Forage Center “Friend raiser”
July 13, 2018
Read more to hear about how Forage Center president David J. Smith and his wife Lena Choudhary held a friend raiser for the Forage Center on the 4th of July at their home in Rockville, MD.
Forage Center Newsletter Vol 1. May
March 29, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center's new newsletter.
A former divorce lawyer became a peace activist. Was that the best — or worst — training?
March 29, 2018
Read more to hear about Forage Center President, David Smith's, reflections on his career as a peace activist and training as a divorce lawyer.
Students Get Taste of Humanitarian Aid Work in 70-Hour Roleplaying Simulation
March 29, 2018
Read more to hear about the experiences of Coastal Promise participant John Dale Glover.
From Simulated Disaster, Real Understanding
November 7, 2017
Read more to hear about George Mason University students' experience learning how to work in humanitarian crises with the Forage Center.
Building a Better World Through Travel Abroad
January 23, 2018
Read more to hear about Forage Center President, David Smith's, recent trip to Namibia and his experience visiting his son who is serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia.
Forage Center Leadership Presentation at 2018 Integration and Exercise Workshop Sponsored By Joint Staff J7
February 17, 2018
Read more to hear about Forage Center's presentation on its
work in advancing humanitarian and peacebuilding
education in the U.S. among students and professionals.
Forage Center Establishes Relationship With The Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation
February 23, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center entering into a memorandum of understanding with the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiations
Forage Center Hosts Coastal Promise exercise in Fellsmere, FL for 3rd year March 15-18, 2018
March 11, 2018
Read more to hear about the Forage Center hosting Coastal Promise exercise in Fellsmere FL.
