On April 11, 2016, students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership will celebrate the end of the academic year. The celebration will take place in the Bob Evans Auditorium at the Ohio 4-H Center at 6pm.
A buffet dinner will be followed by recognition of scholarship recipients and graduates.
Tickets can be purchased for $5 by contacting Emily at wickham.24@osu.edu or (614) 247-6358.
Eight students with majors in the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership were elected to serve as Peer Mentors in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences for the 2016-207 academic year.
The CFAES Peer Mentors are returning upperclassmen who serve as a contact person to new first year students in the college. A Peer Mentor’s role is to help new first year students feel welcome into CFAES, be a source of information, and share experiences of transitioning to Ohio State. CFAES Peer Mentors will contact new students prior to arrival on campus, assist in FAES 1100 or ENR 1100, and work directly with an assigned small group of new first year students. In addition, CFAES Peer Mentors will assist the CFAES Academic Services team and University Residence staff with new first year activities.
Congratulations to those students from ACEL who will work with our incoming freshmen and transfer students next year!
Megan Besancon, agricultural communication
Kaylee Reed, agricultural communication
Kristen Eisenhauer, agriscience education
Nick Fowler, agriscience education
Courtney Fulton, agriscience education
Rachel McClellan, agriscience education
Emily Bauman, community leadership
Mariah Stollar, community leadership
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On March 4, 2016, four alums of the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership (ACEL) were recognized at the annual College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Alumni Awards.
The CFAES Alumni Society hosted the annual awards program to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions through their careers.
Alumni from ACEL who were recognized include:
Dr. Wesley Budke
Meritorious Service Award
Dr. Ian Blount
Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Jack Elliot
Distinguished Alumni Award
Mr. Larry Lokai
Distinguished Alumni Award
If you know someone that should be nominated for an alumni award, see below for a description of the awards and the nomination form.
Individuals receive recognition in five categories:
Individuals who have received an award in one alumni award category are not eligible to receive the same award. Click the category names below to see past recipients.
March 22 – Ag Ed Society Meeting, 7pm, Ag Admin Auditorium
March 23 – ACT Meeting, 5:30pm, 205 Ag Admin
March 30 – Regional Campus Transition Day
April 6 – ACT Meeting, 5:30pm, 205 Ag Admin
April 7 – CFAES Recognition Program, Ohio Union
April 11 – Annual ACEL Banquet, 4-H Center
April 12 – Ag Ed Society Meeting, 7pm, Ag Admin Auditorium
April 20 – ACT Meeting, 5:30pm, 205 Ag Admin
April 22 – CFAES AgLympics
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Save the Date: ACEL Banquet on April 11
The annual recognition dinner for seniors, scholarship recipients and others will be the evening of Monday, April 11 at the Ohio 4-H Center. Please save the date and watch your email and the ACEL Weekly Update for more details.
Be a Part of Ohio FFA Convention
This year at Ohio FFA State Convention CFAES is hoping to showcase our current students, faculty, and staff who were previously involved as members of the National FFA Organization. We want to show Ohio FFA members how successful they can be by turning Blue and Gold into Scarlet and Gray!
In order to do this, we need your help. We are planning two photo shoots with 30 minute blocks of time on Tuesday, March 8 from 8:00-11:00AM and Wednesday, March 23 from 1:00-4:00PM. If you are available for just 30 minutes on one of those days, we are hoping you will be willing to do three things:
Please consider taking part in this great opportunity to show Ohio FFA members that they can be successful by turning Blue and Gold into Scarlet and Gray! If you have any questions, contact Amy Baughman at frost.153@osu.edu.
Professional Development Night “Creativity in the Workplace”
Are you looking for an opportunity to polish up your professional skills? To network with industry leaders, and enjoy a 3 course dinner with friends? Then join student council in our annual Professional Development night event March 28 from 6- 8 pm. Our theme is “Creativity in the Workplace” so come dressed in business-casual, and ready to show off your originality!!! Tickets are currently on sale in Kottman 210, and Ag Admin Building 100. Table reservations for club use are also available.
Agricultural Communication Critique & Contest
Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow members are invited to submit work to the NACT Critique and Contest. Divisions include writing, publication, electronic media, photography, design and layout, and public relations, with multiple categories in each division. Complete rules listed here and entry form here.
Farm to Fork Food Talks
Collegiate Young Farmers is presenting their fourth annual ‘Farm to Fork Food Talks’ on Tuesday, March 22 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Drake Performance and Event Center Main Lounge (doors open at 6pm). The event is open to students of all majors and backgrounds and has the goal of bringing students together to learn from each other about agriculture. This year, the discussion topics will center around grain and grass fed animals, organic farming, and conventional farming. In addition to student-led discussion, a panel featuring farmers and a veterinarian will address questions and offer perspectives on some of the topics discussed throughout the evening. Dinner is included in registration and is free. Register by Friday, March 18th at 11:59 pm.at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fS_KMDtZPEfbyNZd03pq99QVyzn-Z5O1SZXpOlHpbq8/viewform If you have any questions, please contact Demi Snider.295. We hope to see you in attendance!
Ohio Cattlemen’s looking for student workers during OBE
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association is looking for student workers to help out with the Ohio Beef Expo. The Expo will take place March 18-20, however, we will need student workers beginning Tuesday, March 15th. Students will be compensated $8/hour for their time. If each of you could pass along the following information to your student organizations, it would be greatly appreciated.
We are using a Google doc to schedule student workers, you may see some have already signed up, however, we still have a large number that needs to be filled. Please remember, students can sign up for a half day, or a full day, based on the times available in the sheet. If a student signs up for a full day, they will receive a free lunch from the OCA.
On the bottom of the spreadsheet, there are tabs for different days. Each day is broken down into the three barns: Junior, Trade Show and Breeds. Each day has listed what the specific tasks will be for that barn. We encourage students to sign up now, as we will be sending out further information next week to the students directly.
We would greatly appreciate this if you would share it with the members of your clubs/organizations. The link to the Google doc is below, if you have any questions, please let me know. We are glad to help answer questions.
Collegiate 4-H Plowboy Prom
Join us on Saturday March 12 from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center for some fun dancing and socializing. All ages are welcome to come out for night of dancing and family fun. The night will include prize raffles, cake walks, Plowboy Prom King and Queen crowning, and other glow fun! Admission is $5.00 and $3.00 with a current BuckID. Parking information will be available at a later date.Last animate Spring Break Buck-I-Serv Opportunities Still Available
Can your organization help the Boys and Girls Club of Newark, NJ (https://www.bgcn.org/)? We plan to send 50 students to Newark for the week of March 12-19. But we still need up to 20 participants to fill the trip and meet our commitment with the site. The full description of the trip is available here: https://buckiserv.osu.edu/trips/spring_2016_trip_location . If members of your organization would like to attend the trip, they can still complete the spring application at https://buckiserv.osu.edu/applications/leader_and_participant_ap. If your organization can commit multiple people to fill the trip, we may be able to offer a reduced price. If your group can help and you would like to pursue this offer, please contact Buck-I-SERV at buck-i-serv@osu.edu.
List of agriculture industry scholarships
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships
Multiple Scholarships up to $1,500 each. Ohio students pursuing degrees connected in some way to agriculture are invited to apply for scholarships offered through four programs supported by the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation. Collectively, these programs will award at least 12 scholarships in 2016, each featuring a minimum $1,500 award. All eligible applicants are strongly encouraged to apply before the March 31 deadline. For eligibility requirements and to apply visit www.ofbfoundation.org today.
Study Abroad Update
Winter Break 2016 Study Abroad Programs (applications are due April 1, 2016)
Internship Openings
Bayer – Government Relations Intern (Washington DC)
Bayer – Communication Intern (Whippany, New Jersey)
Bayer – Corporate Communication Intern (Shawnee Mission, Kansas)
Bayer – Communications Marketing Partnerships Intern (Whippany, New Jersey)
National FFA – Event Planner Intern (Indianapolis, Indiana)
National Pork Producers – Fall Communication Internship
State of Ohio, Natural Resources – Communication Intern (Columbus, Ohio)
Weaver Leather – Copywriter Internship (Mt. Hope, Ohio)
Wilt PR – Public Relations Intern (Springfield, Ohio)
On Campus Jobs Available
If you are looking for an on-campus job, consider applying for an Office Assistant (OA) position within the Ohio Union and Student Activities! We are looking for students to staff the Information Desk, Center for Student Leadership and Service, Administrative Suite, and Student Government Front Desk starting in Summer/Fall 2016. Applications will be accepted now until March 13th via Buckeye Careers. Students must have a registered account via Buckeye Careers to view the posting and submit their application. Please email Megan Lyon.103 or Jasmine Scott.1935 with any questions.
Full-Time Job Openings
Extension and Teaching Jobs
Ohio Ag Ed Openings
OSU Extension, Lorain County – Extension Educator, ANR/Community Development
Jobs to check out on Hire-A-Buckeye
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Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership
By: Alison Scott
Canton, Massachusetts
Agricultural Communication
Senior
As a horse crazy kid, I lived and breathed all things equine. So in fourth grade, I joined my local 4-H horse club, not knowing that I was about to embark on a journey that made me into the person I am today.
When I joined 4-H, I was painfully shy and quiet- the idea of public speaking or being seen as a leader in any capacity was enough to make me want to hide myself in my favorite horse’s stall and never come out! I never could have foreseen how the next nine years in the organization would change my life.
By the time I aged out of the program at 18, I had served as a leader in my club for several years, gave countless presentations and competed at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup twice.
Though I did join FFA in high school, I really found my place in 4-H. 4-H allowed me to do my favorite thing- learn about horses- in an environment that made me into the person I am today. I will never forget the days and nights studying for the National Horse Judging and Hippology competitions, chilly days spent riding my project horse and countless memories made with some of the best friends I have ever had.
Even though I am no longer active in 4-H (something I hope to change in the future!), I fondly remember those years and know that they played a huge role in turning me into the articulate and confident individual I am today and set me up for my successful four years at Ohio State.
Alison and her favorite horse, Chloe
2010 Massachusetts National Team
Another successful end of year 4-H Banquet (for county awards)
By: Kat Sharp
Amanda, Ohio
Agricultural Communication
Sophomore
At about this same time last year, I was filling out my application to work as a permanent camp staff member for the summer at Tar Hollow 4-H Camp. My dad, who had worked at camp when he was in college, had always told me all of these really great stories about his times at camp, so I was pretty excited. I had been both a camper and a counselor at camp before, and had always had good experiences, so I thought that working on camp staff would be a good fit for me.
By the time June rolled around, I couldn’t wait to meet the other staff members that I would be living with at camp, and get moved into our cabin! We were at camp from June 7 to July 14, and during that time there would be nine camps from five counties in and out of camp. That is a lot of camps! Basically, counselors and county staff would move in one afternoon, the campers would arrive the next day and stay for a couple days before moving back out in the morning. The counselors and county staff would leave after all of the campers were gone, and then the counselors and county staff from the next camp would come in that afternoon. It was a whirlwind of a summer, but I loved every minute of it!
I had been hired as the craft director, and let me tell you, my organizational skills were put to the test! So were my energy levels, for that matter. I like to think that I am a pretty bubbly person, but at camp you have to be 110 percent energy and excitement at all times. It was so great! I got to spend my summer in an atmosphere that had lots of energy, lots of excitement, great staff members, and a whole lot of awesome campers and counselors. There were so many fun and unique traditions that the different counties brought to camp, there was never a dull moment. I also got to help campers have a great few days at camp, and got to make a lot of great memories myself. Whether it was getting up in the middle of the night to make sure the campers’ crafts would be ready for the next day, or coming up with fun skits and songs for campfire, or the times we [the staff] listened to Disney music the whole day while we squeegeed the lodge in our bare feet between camps, or helping the campers with their crafts, or teaching a line dance, or even trying to get everyone moved into camp in the pouring rain, I was always busy doing something fun.
That’s the thing about camp; it is supposed to be fun. Of course there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to help make it so, but I enjoy planning and cleaning and working with other people, so I enjoyed this part of camp too. It helped that everyone I worked with was just as enthusiastic to be at camp as I was. The memories that I gained at 4-H camp were definitely some of the best, and I can’t wait to go back this summer. After all, how many people get to say that they get payed to have fun in a healthy environment that they love?
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This year at Ohio FFA State Convention CFAES is hoping to showcase our current students, faculty, and staff who were previously involved as members of the National FFA Organization. We want to show Ohio FFA members how successful they can be by turning Blue and Gold into Scarlet and Gray!
In order to do this, we need your help. We are planning two photo shoots with 30 minute blocks of time on Tuesday, March 8 from 8:00-11:00AM and Wednesday, March 23 from 1:00-4:00PM. If you are available for just 30 minutes on one of those days, we are hoping you will be willing to do three things:
I hope you will consider taking part in this great opportunity to show Ohio FFA members that they can be successful by turning Blue and Gold into Scarlet and Gray! Please let Amy Jo Frost Baughman (frost.153@osu.edu) know if you absolutely any questions.
