UGA CAES Students

We recently held the CAES Graduate Student Recognition Reception and it was a huge success! We celebrated our dedicated graduate students whose passion and hard work drive innovation and excellence! 🎓📕✨

CAES MANRRS students traveled to Chicago, Illinois to attend the National MANRRS Conference last week✈️ They competed in the MANRRS bowl where they won the first round🎉 and they also had the opportunity to learn from industry leaders like the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsack. These CAES students also enjoyed meeting MANRRS members from across the entire country! We’re proud of these students and the way they represented the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - congrats!!🎉🎉

📣Calling all CAES students📣

Looking for some extra scholarship money??
Apply by March 1!

SCHOLARSHIPS | Georgia Foundation for Agriculture The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture strives to provide students with an opportunity for success as they pursue agriculture-related courses of study. There are several scholarship opportunities available to students, each with varying criteria and eligibility requirements.

Thinking about applying for the CAES Ambassador program next year?? Join us at one of our info sessions!

The first one is THIS AFTERNOON at 3:30 in Conner Hall! Can’t make it today? Swipe ➡️ for more dates!

**IMPORTANT: attendance at 1 info session is required to apply!

✈️ Last week of classes gotcha thinking about flying out of town? Here’s your reminder that study abroad applications for the following programs are due TOMORROW, DECEMBER 1:

📍Ecuador
📍Cuba
📍Italy
📍Morocco
📍Scotland
📍Spain

Visit caes.uga.edu/students and click “study abroad” to learn about these faculty-led programs!

CONGRATULATIONS to our for their National Championship win!! 🎉🎉 We’ve enjoyed following the success of this team throughout the year and couldn’t have asked for a better finale to the judging season!

University of Georgia Meat Judging Team
UGA CAES Alumni Association
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
UGA Animal and Dairy Science

We’re excited to be at the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo and see all of our past, current and future students! If you’re in Indianapolis, come by our booth #2803 to snag yourself a button to wear!🐾

💼 The UGA Food, Agricultural, Environmental and Sciences Career and Internship Fair is next week…are you ready for it?? The fair will take place on Tuesday, October 18 from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. in Tate Grand Hall. Learn more about the event and who will be there at the 🔗 in our bio!

If you’re interested in meeting with an employer before the fair even starts, join the night before for a networking event from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17th in the Four Towers Conference Center!

We want {ewe} to study abroad in Uruguay! 🇺🇾 Learn all about agribusiness in diversified livestock and grain production systems while experiencing the rich culture and phenomenal hospitality in this country! You’ll have the chance to explore Montevideo AND travel on farm tours. Spend your spring break on the trip of a lifetime! Apply by October 15 at: https://www.caes.uga.edu/students/study-abroad/faculty-led-programs/uruguay-grassfed-beef.html

(P.S. swipe ➡️ to meet Bruno, he’s the kindest host and so excited to meet you in March😊)

CAES Students 🤝Ag Dawg Kickoff

Are you a CAES undergraduate student conducting research this semester?! You could receive $500 in student wages PLUS $500 toward research expenses! Applications are due by Friday, September 2!

🔗Visit caes.uga.edu/students/experiential-learning/undergraduate-research-initiative to apply!

We’re thankful for wonderful partners who support our students in their professional endeavors! Thanks, Georgia Agribusiness Council, for sharing your time and wisdom with these future leaders!

Each year, GAC is proud to sponsor the UGA CAES Ag Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C. These College of Ag students get to spend the summer interning with members of the House and Senate ag committees from Georgia. We were happy to catch up with this years group of impressive fellows on a recent trip to DC. We discussed their experiences in Washington and talked about future opportunities for them within Agribusiness.

Today is the day! Congratulations to the CAES Class of 2022! We look forward to celebrating you tonight at convocation and tomorrow at commencement! Don’t forget to tag us in your photos!

Here are a few of the things you conquered during your time as CAES students:

✅learning how to succeed in school amidst a pandemic.

✅winning the 2021 National Championship -GO DAWGS.

✅navigating around the construction of the new building in order to get to Conner Hall.

✅graduating from the finest institution in the land.

We look forward to seeing all that you accomplish in the years to come!

CONGRATULATIONS to Chiktopia for winning the grand prize of $10,000 in this year’s FABricate competition!🎉🎉

Poultry Science student, Chris Ayers and Biochemical Engineering student Jeffery Whitmire teamed up to develop Chiktopia, a company aiming to assist free-range poultry producers with automation and efficiency through their design of a chicken tractor!

Are you participating in a cool undergraduate research project?! Don’t forget to sign up for the CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium and submit your abstracts by Wednesday, March 23rd! You could win $600!

**Open to all CAES majors - research does not have to be funded or mentored by CAES faculty

Visit the link in our bio to submit your abstract! 🔗

Interested in an internship with this summer? Good news! The deadline to apply has been extended until February 11!

To learn more and apply, visit the link in our bio!

Don’t forget! Congressional Agricultural Fellowship applications are DUE TOMORROW! If you’re excited to spend the summer in Washington D.C. learning about ag policy and serving in a congressional office, be sure to press the submit button on that application ASAP!

Have questions about what it’s like to be an Ag Fellow? Visit our highlights to catch a glimpse at what this summer was like!

Ever wondered what it would be like to work in a vineyard and winery?🤔

Here’s a chance for you to find out WHILE getting paid AND receiving class credit! The Winegrowers of Georgia Internship offers you a chance to learn basic and advanced techniques in vineyard and winery management by partnering you with wineries across Georgia. Receive a $1,000 housing stipend + hourly wages and check off that experiential learning credit on your transcript this summer✅

Apply by February 1st at the link in our bio! 🔗

Ever wanted to experience Cuban culture?? 🇨🇺

Good news! This May, CAES will be leading a study abroad trip to Cuba focusing on Food Security during Economic Transition.

Check out our story today to see what you’ll have the chance to experience on this excursion!

Learn more and apply by January 30th at caes.uga.edu/students/study-abroad

Congratulations to all of our December graduates!! 🎉🎉

We look forward to celebrating you at the CAES Convocation Ceremony this Friday, December 17th. The ceremony will be held at the Performing Arts Center at 12:30 p.m.

🔗Visit caes.uga.edu/students/current-students/graduation for more info!

Are you starting the job search as graduation draws near? Check out our new job board and find out which employers are waiting to hire you!

Visit the link in our Instagram bio or on caes.uga.edu/students 🔗

Ready for an adventure? Want to experience a new culture? Looking to create friendships that will last a lifetime?

Study Abroad with CAES! We are excited to offer 9 faculty-led programs this year! Swipe to see what you could experience ➡️ and visit caes.uga.edu/students to learn more 🔗

1. Uruguay
2. Ecuador
3. Greece
4. France
5. Italy
6. Costa Rica
7. Cuba
8. Morocco
9. Spain

Be sure to follow along with CAES Student Ambassador Ansley Roper on our Instagram Story today!

Ansley is a senior from Cartersville, GA and she is studying both Animal Science and Dairy Science. Check out how her experiences in CAES have led to a passion for the dairy industry, which she hopes to pursue a career in one day!

What a great hands-on opportunity for our students!! Check out this article to learn more about what our UGArden Club members had the chance to experience!

UGArden Club gets hands-on experience at Shooting Creek Vines Last month, UGArden Club members camped out at Shooting Creek Vines in western North Carolina, harvesting and processing wine grapes over the course of a weekend.

Meet another one of our CAES Ambassadors, Bella Kerbers!

Bella is a junior from Houston, Texas and she is studying agricultural communication. Follow along with her on our Instagram story today to get a glimpse at student life in CAES!

Tune in to our Instagram story today to follow along with Sofia Franzluebbers, one of our 2021 Ratcliffe Scholars! She is a horticulture major and is studying as an exchange student this fall at in Switzerland through the Ratcliffe Scholars Program!

Don’t forget that applications for the Ratcliffe Scholars Program are due NOVEMBER 1ST!