The Fowler Center would like to say Congratulations to Narcisz Fejes and her ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Food Institute seed sprint team for their presentation at the Seed Sprint Report Out and Think Big Update that took place on Friday, May 3rd. During the event, seed sprint teams shared their outcomes, challenges, and next steps of their projects. The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Food Institute, appropriately named the Terra Center for Global Food Security Studies, seeks to offer resources and transdisciplinary research and mentorship opportunities, unifying any current food initiatives at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ under the umbrella of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which begins with food security for all.
During the sprint, the Food Institute team held a retreat at the University Farm. Megan Buchter, from the Fowler Center, supported the preparation and execution of the retreat with knowledge of Appreciative Inquiry. Using Appreciative Inquiry for the retreat, the group was able to bring together participants from all across the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ campus and community including, professors, students, staff, and non-profit leaders to discover, dream, and design the future of the Food Institute at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. Learn more about the retreat here.
For more information about the future of the Terra Center for Global Food Security Studies, please contact Narcisz Fejes at narcisz.fejes@case.edu.
For more information on how you can use Appreciative Inquiry at your next group meeting, please contact Megan Buchter at megan.buchter@case.edu.