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| Photos from the 2017 Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus Recruitment Extravaganza held on September 30, 2017 at the SU Ag Center. |
Baton
Rouge, La. – More than 200 high school
students, parents and chaperones - representing over 30 high schools from
through the state - attended the Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant
Campus’ first Recruitment Extravaganza.
The
event was held at the SU Ag Center on Saturday, Sept. 30 from noon to 5 p.m.
During
the extravaganza, high school students were able to visit booths and discuss the
career opportunities available in the fields of agricultural sciences, family
and consumer sciences and urban forestry and natural resources with professors
and college students majoring in agriculture.
The
Recruitment Extravaganza also featured livestock, biofuel production, and drone
demonstrations.
More
than $20,000 of financial assistance, in the form of book stipends or research
and extension assistantships, was pledged to select, qualifying students who committed
to enrolling at Southern University in the Fall of 2018 and selecting a program
of study in either agricultural sciences, family and consumer sciences, or
urban forestry and natural resources.
Participants
were also treated to a tailgate where they were greeted by Southern University
System President – Chancellor Dr. Ray Belton. Everyone who participated in the extravaganza
also attended the Southern University Jaguars vs. the Fort Valley State
University Wildcats football game in A.W. Mumford Stadium.
The
Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus will continue to hold
additional recruitment activities to expose more elementary, middle and high
school students to the career opportunities available in the field of Agriculture.
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