From: Wishart, Tom Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 5:13 PM Cc: Wishart, Tom Subject: Matter Concerning a Delegation from Hawassa University Colleagues: Some, but not all of you, will have learned of a deluge of emails, phone calls and faxes that have been directed to various offices and individuals at the UofS in recent days. These messages concern an imminent visit to the UofS by a delegation from Hawassa University in Ethiopia. As background information, our relationship with Hawassa University extends back to 1997 and has involved 9 distinct projects, most funded by IDRC, CIDA or AUCC. These projects have included faculty and student exchanges in both directions and, of course, research. Our collaboration has largely centered on agriculture but has also included nutrition and technology transfer. We have assisted Hawassa University to develop their capacity to deliver Master’s and Ph.D. programming in Nutrition. The President and the Chair of the Board of Hawassa University wil