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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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| aged@umn.edu | 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 arsmith@umn.edu sarahl@umn.edu 612-624-6590 612-624-6242