Tag: VP Promise

UF Soils Judging Team returns to competition after two decades, competes in Southeast Regional Contest

by Mike Loizzo
December 18, 2024

After a nearly 20-year hiatus, the University of Florida Soils Judging Team made a successful return to the field. The four-member squad competed in the 2024 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Judging Contest hosted by the University of Kentucky ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agronomy-Soils Club, College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences, Heather Enloe, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Soils Judging, VP Promise

Farm to Finance: Worden Interns in Corporate Finance

by Jessica Czipulis
December 6, 2024

Following graduation, Food and Resource Economics senior Asa Worden plans to return to his family's organic farm. Last summer, he gained invaluable agricultural finance experience working for Morgan Stanley in New York. With support from the ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Internship, VP Promise

Ecuador Encounter: A Student Research Experience

by Jessica Czipulis
December 6, 2024

Many College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students conduct undergraduate research. Few undergraduate researchers have the opportunity to conduct their research in the Amazon. That is exactly what Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences senior ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: International Studies, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Undergraduate Research, VP Promise

Cultivating Future Policy Makers on Capitol Hill

by Jessica Czipulis
December 6, 2024

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) students pursue a variety of careers after graduation. Some students become geneticists and nutritionists while some work in conservation and policy. Last summer, CALS students Esther Fulford ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Agricultural Operations Management, Legislative Internship, Policy, VP Promise

Research Conference Emphasizes Student’s Career Path

by Jessica Czipulis
October 28, 2024

Research is one of many ways College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) students enrich their undergraduate experiences. Roshni Sawlani, biology senior, has been an undergraduate researcher in Samuel Martins' lab since August 2023. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Biology, Conference, Undergraduate Research, VP Promise

Student Dives into Dairy Management through National Program

by Jessica Czipulis
October 7, 2024

For five weeks this past summer, Rebecca Lyons, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) junior lived in Clovis, New Mexico. With support from the VP Promise, she participated in the 2024 U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Sciences, Professional Development, VP Promise

How it Happened: the VP Promise

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September 18, 2024

When Dr. Scott Angle became the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida, he came to Gainesville with a vision for increasing opportunity to incorporate real-life experience into the education ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS Student Experiences, Experiential Learning, How It Happened, Internships, Scott Angle, Service, Study Abroad, UF-IFAS, VP Promise

Student Advocates with International Fresh Produce Association

by Jessica Czipulis
August 26, 2024

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student Jonathan Stephens attended the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) Washington Conference earlier this summer. IFPA is a trade association that supports the world’s fresh ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Conference, Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Policy, VP Promise

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