Teach Ag Campus Events
Teach Ag Campus VIP Day webinar ★ Amy R. Smith & Sarah Lindholm ★ August 19, 2015
Program Overview Located in the Twin Cities – on the St. Paul Campus Undergraduate programs housed in College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Current enrollment: 125 4 faculty members: two teacher education, one communication, one leadership
Program Overview THEN: Two specializations
Ag Education (Teacher Licensure) Ag Communication and Leadership
NOW: Two revised majors
Ag Education (Teacher Licensure) Ag Communication & Marketing
Pathways to Licensure
Our MAIN Events
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Ag Ed Sneak Preview • Designed for HS
upperclassmen/ transfer students
• Promoted summer & early fall
• Encourages application to programs
• Fosters connections with students & faculty
• Includes a session geared for parents
Began in 2013
Ag Ed Sneak Preview: 2015
• Friday, September 18th • Participation Goal: 25 • Aligned with major CFANS
event – Celebrate Ag & Food Day Football Game
• Promoted early & often among Ag Ed family
• Partnered with CFANS admissions office to promote widely
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JANUARY 2016 S M T W Th F S
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September 24th: National Teach Ag Day!
October 6th: U of M Fall CDE Invitational
December 17th: U of M Winter CDE Invitational
December 15th:Priority Deadline for Fall 2016 Admission
March 1st: FAFSA Priority Deadline March 17th:
Roland Peterson Ag Science Fair
April 24th-26th: MN FFA State Convention
May 1st: Enrollment Confirmation Deadline
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION Agricultural Education |Agricultural Communication & Marketing
612-624-6242| [email protected] | ag-ed.cfans.umn.edu
Important'Dates'to'Remember!!U of M Admission FFA
September 18th: Ag Ed Sneak Preview
Change Lives, Teach Ag • Held on Sunday afternoon
of State FFA Convention • HS sophomores & juniors
nominated by Ag teachers & alumni
• 2 hour-long active & engaging session about the Ag Ed profession and UM Ag Ed program opportunities
• Limited to 50 participants
Change Lives, Teach Ag • Participants receive:
– A Change Lives t-shirt – A folder of goodies & information – A letter from their teacher (or
nominator) explaining why they were nominated or TAgged to Teach Ag
– A follow up note of congratulations from UM Ag Ed
– Relevant follow up regarding Ag Ed activities and events
!!!!!!!March!1
4,!2014!
!Mr.!Nick
!Renner!
29923!Lakeview
!Avenue!
Red!Wing,!MN!55
066!
nikali1@hotmail.
com!
507/!779F1045!
!Dear!Nic
k,!
!I!hope!th
is!letters!finds!it’
s!way!to!you!dur
ing!the!Teach!Ag!
Ed!workshop!du
ring!the!Minneso
ta!State!Convent
ion.!
So!often!I!wish!th
at!I!were!still!the
re!with!you!guys!
in!Red!Wing.!Bein
g!your!teacher!an
d!Advisor!was!on
e!of!the!
best!things!I!have
!ever!done.!Red!W
ing!was!like!a!fam
ily!to!me.!I!was!a
nd!still!am!so!pro
ud!of!you!all,!esp
ecially!the!
challenging!year
!you!have!had!th
is!year.!It!isn’t!ea
sy!to!go!through
!a!big!transition!l
ike!that,!but!I’m!
still!confident!
the!chapter!will!b
e!stronger!than!e
ver!and!your!new
!Advisor!will!lead
!you!to!great!thin
gs.!
I!just!want!to!say
!that!I’m!so!prou
d!of!you.!Things!
often!don’t!go!th
e!way!you!want!t
hem!to!or!as!you!
planned,!but!
that!never!seems
!to!get!you!down.
!I!still!remember
!when!you!came!t
o!Red!Wing...!this
!awkward!little!d
ude!with!
little!confidence,!
but!good!friends.
!I’m!glad!they!got
!you!into!my!clas
ses!and!FFA.!And
!from!there,!ther
e!was!no!
stopping!you.!I’ve
!never!seen!anoth
er!student!where
!I!had!to!intentio
nally!ignore!duri
ng!class!because
!you!knew!
all!the!answers!an
d!were!so!eager!f
or!it.!You!had!so!m
uch!potential.!An
d!then!at!SGLC!m
an!!Right!there!a
nd!then!I!
knew,!heck!I!was
!convinced!this!g
uy!could!rule!the
!world!if!he!want
ed.!You!have!such
!raw!talent.!You!j
ust!need!to!
continue!believin
g!in!yourself,!and
!maybe!have!a!go
od!coach!along!th
e!way.!
Leaving!Red!Win
g!was!such!a!goo
d!thing!for!me.!I!
needed!somethin
g!more!and!there
!were!barriers!in
!place!there!I!
couldn’t!overcom
e.!I!knew!you!guy
s!weren’t!mad!a
t!me!about!it,!but
!I!still!felt!horrib
le.!Sometimes!I!t
hink!I’ve!set!
you!guys!back,!lik
e!what!would!you
!be!if!I!were!still!
there.!But!honest
ly,!I!don’t!think!e
ven!me!leaving!c
ould!slow!
you!down.!You’re
!gonna!go!far!Mr
.!Renner.!You’ve!
gotten!off!track..
.!but!it’s!time!to!b
elieve!in!yoursel
f!again.!
I!hope!you!listen
!well!in!this!work
shop.!Being!a!tea
cher!is!one!of!the
!best!things!I’ve!
ever!done!with!m
y!life.!There!
is!no!better!way!
to!spend!a!day.!Y
ou!impact!so!ma
ny!people.!I!am!a
!teacher,!becaus
e!my!own!Adviso
r!cared!so!
much!about!me!a
nd!made!me!into
!the!person!I!am!
today.!I!was!just
!one!of!the!hund
reds!of!students!
he!impacted,!
and!because!of!hi
s!influence,!I!imp
acted!hundreds!m
ore.!As!a!teacher
,!you!never!fully!u
nderstand!how!m
any!people!
you!touch!and!he
lp.!I!don’t!know!
if!you’ve!thought
!about!what!you!
want!to!do!with!
your!life,!but!I!ho
pe!you!
consider!becomin
g!a!teacher.!I!trul
y!believe!you!wou
ld!be!incredible.!
I!may!not!be!the!
RW!FFA!Advisor
!any!longer,!but!I!
am!always!your!
Advisor.!I!miss!y
ou!and!am!so!pro
ud!of!the!
person!you!have!
become!and!the!
great!things!you’
ll!continue!to!do
.!Don’t!disappoin
t.!
Here!by!the!owl.
!
!!Christop
her!Zane!Sheehan
!
Leadership!Deve
lopment!Coordin
ator!
California!FFA!A
ssociation!
“…I hope you listen well in this workshop. Being a teacher is one of the best things I’ve ever done with my life. …I don’t know if you’ve truly thought about what you want to do with your life, but I hope you consider becoming a teacher. I truly believe you would be incredible.”
Goldy’s Good Advice
• Maximize participants’ time & travel • Extend a warm welcome to all • Involve student supporters & family • Address misconceptions & myths • Acknowledge other program/institutions,
but…
For More Info:
Amy R. Smith Sarah Lindholm Asst. Professor Recruiting & Academic Advisor [email protected] [email protected] 612-624-6590 612-624-6242