SU College of Ag Holds Student Convocation
The Southern University College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences, formally known as the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, held a student convocation on August 31, 2023 in the auditorium of T.T. Allain Hall.
The standing-room-only crowd of Agricultural students was welcomed by Saturn Douglas, Director of Recruitment and Retention, and Dr. Renita Marshall, Vice Chancellor for Academics and Student Support-Associate Dean, shared updates from the College.
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SU Ag Center Executive Assistant Jacqueline Dixon Receives Above and Beyond Award
Jacqueline Dixon, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor-Dean for the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center/College of Agricultural, College of Consumer Sciences, received the Southern University System’s Above and Beyond Award during the Southern University System Board of Supervisors meeting on August 18, 2023.
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State Must Work to Close Funding Gap Between Southern, LSU, Gov. Edwards Says
Gov. John Bel Edwards says more work is needed to close the gap in funding between the state’s two land-grant universities.
Across the nation, there is a huge gap between funding for historically Black and historically white land-grant universities within the same state, a report from the left-leaning think tank The Century Foundation finds.
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Hard Work and Perseverance Pay Off for USDA/1890 National Scholar
California native Floyd D. Harris III knows that perseverance and hard work pay off. A recent graduate of Southern University, an 1890 land-grant university in Louisiana, Harris applied several times to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program.
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Burden to Host Youth AgBash on Sept. 22
The East Baton Rouge Parish offices of the LSU AgCenter and Southern Ag Center are sponsoring a back-to-school Youth AgBash at Burden Museum & Gardens on Sept. 22.
This urban extension event is designed to expose inner city students to programs and careers in agriculture.
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Dr. Katara Williams Nominated into Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) Residential Program
Katara Williams, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and External Relations at the Southern University Ag Center, was nominated into the annual Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) residential program.
The residential program offers an intensive, on-site learning and networking opportunity for rising leaders committed to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including faculty of color, as they advance their careers within higher education.
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Southern University Gets Share of $33M for USDA Projects at 19 HBCUs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $33 million in funding to 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities designated as land-grant institutions to support research and education projects.
The funding through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support 82 projects in sustainable farming practices such as reducing use of plastics, enhancing nutritional value in vegetables and addressing shortages in sunflower seed oil.
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Dr. Leodrey Williams has been officially named Chancellor Emeritus of the SU Ag Center
Former Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center Chancellor, Leodrey Williams, Ed.D., has been officially named Chancellor Emeritus of the Ag Center. The status was bestowed upon Dr. Williams on July 21, 2023 during the Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
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SU Ag Center’s Morehouse Parish Farm Field Day set for July 21, 2023
The Southern University Ag Center in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association, Inc., and the National Black Growers Council.
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SU Ag Center Set to Hold St. Helena Ag Day on July 24, 2023
The Southern University Ag Center will hold its annual St. Helena Ag Day on July 24, 2023 at the Fifth Ward Recreation Center, 31676 LA 16, in Amite City, LA 70422.
The Ag Day is being held in conjunction with the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SARE), MUSE 3 Farm, the St. Helena Cattle Company, and the LSU Ag Center.
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Local 4-Hers Receive Grant to Combat Food Insecurity and Period Poverty in East Baton Rouge & East Feliciana Parishes
In a rapidly changing world, 4-H teens are the next generation of leaders that will solve systemic challenges in global food production, sustainability, and equity. Here in East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana Parishes, a team of local teens are hard at work after being awarded $2,000 to address a community issue after attending the Ignite by 4-H Summit hosted by the National 4-H Council.
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SU Ag Center Set to Hold its Annual Morehouse Parish Farm Field Day
The Southern University Ag Center, in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association, Inc., and the National Black Growers Council, will hold its Annual Morehouse Farm Field Day on July 21, 2023.
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JAGcation Camp Helps the Next Generation with Agriculture and Mental Health Lessons
The Southern University Ag Center JAGcation summer camp has officially begun, and campers are taking away more than the regular agriculture curriculum.
9-year-old Loryn Donn is enjoying the summer camp so far. After a mental health lesson she says she has learned the importance of mental health, and believes it helps with raising the next generation.
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SU Ag Center Set to Hold a Health Fair in Bastrop on May 30
The Southern University Ag Center will host a Community Health Fair on May 30, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bastrop Municipal Center, 1901 Moeller Drive in Bastrop, La. 71220.
The health fair is open to the entire community and will provide screenings, physical activities, free food, music, and much more.
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Southern College of Ag Students and Alums featured in U.S. Forest Service Upward Ground Video
The U.S. Forest Service hosted its Upward Ground: A Nature Equity Experience on the campus of Southern University on April 21, 2023. The event brought together professionals and students for the first in a series of events hosted by the USDA Forest Service to amplify the voices of youth working to address climate change issues.
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