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| Ag Leadership Academy participants convene in Baton Rouge for orientation |
Baton Rouge, LA – The
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center received summer
participants in The Academy for the Academic Enhancement of High School Students
in the Food and Agricultural Sciences on June 1, 2014. The Ag Leadership
Academy is a summer program consisting of two Phases. This summer, 20 students have returned to complete
Phase II of the program under the direction of Zanetta Augustine, research
associate and Dawn Mellion-Patin, Specialist, Agriculture.
Phase II of the
program comprises of an orientation for participants at the SU Ag Center in the
first week, followed by hands-on work experience in a professional setting near
their home for the remaining seven weeks. Students will be exposed to careers
in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences along with other professions.
For more
information, please call Zanetta Augustine at 225-771-2242.
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
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