Since I recently graduated from Michigan State (Go Green!) and just took an awesome full-time position a couple of days ago, I’d like to think that I’ve done a pretty good job at preparing for “the real world” and that I can offer some halfway decent advice to college students and recent graduates. My big [...]
Posts Tagged ‘MSU’
Spartan summers
Posted in College, tagged college, flowers, Michigan State University, MSU on May 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
One of my favorite places to be is Michigan State University in the summer. This year is actually one of the first that I’m actually on-campus all summer (I’m continuing to work for ANR Communications while I continue the job search) and it’s just so pretty!
The pride and tradition of being pure
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, beef, cattle, college, education, farming, hogs, leadership, livestock, Michigan State University, MSU, purebred, seedstock, swine, teaching on March 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There’s something about being involved with purebred livestock that just makes my heart swell with pride. Now, that’s not to say anything is wrong with raising commercial livestock – I’m grateful for every farmer that produces the vast majority of what I eat every day – but there’s something to be said for getting around [...]
My life, as shaped by agricultural education
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, challenges, college, dedication, education, FFA, impact, Michigan State University, MSU, teaching on March 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In honor of National Teach Ag Day, I wanted to share my vision of the power of agricultural educators. As the daughter of an ag teacher, I was practically born in a blue, corduroy FFA jacket and had Ag Sales CDE practicums memorized better than the high school kids when I was 10. To this [...]
Is any pretty-sounding answer a good one?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, agvocacy, farming, hunger, Michael Pollan, Michigan State University, MSU on February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to listen to a speaker on campus that I found rather interesting. His name is Robert Paarlberg and he’s a political scientist at Wellesley College (he’s also done some guest lectures at Harvard). His research focuses on international agriculture and environmental policy. Out of his studies, he’s written several [...]
Suggestions for ag education at Michigan State
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, college, education, FFA, Michigan State University, MSU on January 3, 2011 | 13 Comments »
To say I’m a little bit opinionated when it comes to my major is probably a little bit of an understatement. Being the daughter of an equally opinionated ag teacher, I’ve been privy to knowing what’s going on with agricultural education at Michigan State for a good long while. I’ve heard about it when things [...]
An hour with Michael Pollan
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, food, Michael Pollan, Michigan State University, MSU on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m going to preface this post by saying that Michael Pollan throws me for a loop, no matter how much I learn about his ideas. I’m sure many people have experienced this, but it is very hard to listen to someone and agree with some things they say, but disagree very strongly with others. The [...]
