The instructional program is greatly enhanced by Field Training Programs. During the academic year, participants are required to take two field trips, one during the spring vacation in March and one following the close of the spring semester in May.
The first field trip, during spring vacation, features the various economic development agencies located in the Washington, D.C. area. Seminars are arranged with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank), the International Monetary Fund, and the Federal Reserve Board. Students will have the opportunity to obtain research material from these agencies and to visit their embassies.
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Students meet our Congressman from Tennessee on the steps of the Capitol.
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| Seminars at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are interesting and informative |
The second trip, in May, is designed to acquaint participants with the process of economic development in the southeastern United States and with the institutions that have developed there. Only recently has this region emerged from an agriculturally-oriented state of development into one of diversified industry and agriculture. In particular, students will observe community development agencies, agricultural research and extension, and the general impact of recent industrialization on farm labor and farming operations. In addition, students will observe the pattern of land tenure and land use, the degree of mechanization, and the adoption of new techniques, and the introduction of aquaculture, with coverage ranging from small family farms to large plantations in the Mississippi Delta. Finally, a visit to New Orleans provides an opportunity to observe the operations of the Port of New Orleans.
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Feeding
farm-raised catfish in the Mississippi Delta
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A
daycare supplements a farm family's income and gives its students
a head start in school
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The
Port of New Orleans: A highlight of the trip
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Students
enjoy a side trip to visit the birthplace of Elvis Presley
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