Tag: VP Promise

Stand Up & Holler for UF/IFAS!

by IFAS Advancement
February 18, 2026

Gator Nation Giving Day is February 19, 2026, uniting Gators across the globe for 24 hours of collective generosity in support of the University of Florida. This annual celebration invites alumni, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, , Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #AllForTheGators, Beyond Ready, CALS, Cherry Lake, Cloverleaf, Extension, Florida 4-H, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida Youth Institute, Gator Nation Giving Day, Geomatics, Ron Magill, Stand Up & Holler, Timpoochee, Tyce Hall, UF-IFAS, VP Promise, W. W. Glenn Building

Gators in Government: CALS students make their mark in the Tallahassee Internship Program

by Megan Edge
November 3, 2025

During Spring 2025, Laney Mulhollen and Erin Nadel turned their passion for public service into hands-on experience in Florida’s capital. Through internships in the Florida Senate, they learned how policy, communication, and collaboration ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: VP Promise

Diving into Discovery: A CALS student’s research journey in the Galápagos

by Megan Edge
November 3, 2025

For marine sciences senior Melanie Gonzales getting to the Galápagos Islands was an adventure all its own. After nearly 30 hours of travel, multiple flights and layovers, and plenty of coffee along the way, Gonzales got to check off one of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: CALS Student, Undergraduate Research, VP Promise

Gator Giving Day – Undergraduate Student Highlight

by aubreypearce
February 20, 2025

University of Florida Gator Giving Day The UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC) is proud to recognize the support of alumni and friends through the 1909 Society. This special group of donors makes recurring, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Aec, Agricultural Education And Communication, VP Promise

Food for Thought: 2024 FNCE Student Experiences

by Jessica Czipulis
January 23, 2025

During the last few years, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has helped several students attend the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). In Fall 2024, three dietetics students received funding from the VP Promise ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Conference, Dietetics, Food Science And Human Nutrition, 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

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