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May 7, 2020

Congratulations ALEC Faculty Receive 2020 Promotion and Tenure

Drs. Gina Matkin and Eric Knoll

The Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication Department has two faculty members that have received promotion and tenure for 2020.

Dr. Gina Matkin was promoted to Full Professor and Eric Knoll to Associate Professor of Practice. On behalf of the ALEC department, we say thank you for your contribution to not only our department, but the students you encounter every day.

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Apr 29, 2020

University of Nebraska–Lincoln distributing $7,614,350 in federal stimulus funding to students impacted during COVID-19 pandemic

Glow Big Red

See how the CARES fund applies to our Huskers.

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Apr 29, 2020

Dr. Mark Balschweid, ALEC Department Head, ready to lead ALEC five more years

Mark Balschweid

Dr. Mark Balschweid has served as ALEC Department Head at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 2008. He is also a professor in the department and, since July 1, 2019, has served as the interim executive director of the Rural Futures Institute. The ALEC Department welcomes Dr. Balschweid's re-appointment.

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Apr 29, 2020

CASNR Change Maker Scholarship Competition

CASNR Students

The CASNR Change-Maker Quick Pitch Competition asks current and prospective CASNR students to submit a two-minute video explaining an original, innovative way to address global issues such a food security, sustainability and water use. Two current CASNR students and eight incoming freshmen and transfer students will be awarded full-tuition scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year based on their submitted videos. Winning students will be matched with a mentor to help make their big idea a reality.

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Apr 23, 2020

Hannah Sunderman Defends Dissertation During a Global Pandemic

Hannah Sunderman

Hannah Sunderman, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication Ph.D. student, will always remember March of 2020, as she successfully defended her dissertation, “The Development of Generativity Among College Student Leaders Who Mentor: A Growth Curve Analysis,” virtually via Zoom.

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Apr 13, 2020

2020 Civic Health Summit Hosted by Civic Nebraska: Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Summit Invitation

Join us on Tuesday, May 19 from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for a day of community conversations related to civic life in Nebraska and to develop shared action steps for how we can improve it.

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Apr 9, 2020

ALEC Faculty, Dr. Taylor Ruth and Dr. Jason Headrick, showcase "Working in Groups" online

Dr. Taylor Ruth and Dr. Jason Headrick

CASNR Faculty, do you have an end-of-semester group project that is now online? Are you using team or group assignments and now struggling to put them online?

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Mar 26, 2020

Kelsey Swantek, a freshman ag education major brings a smile to a familiar face

Tammy De Leon

Admist UNL announcing it was canceling in-person classes on March 12 due to the COVID-19 virus Kelsey Swantek, a freshman ag education major in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication department, brings a smile to a familiar face in the Massengale Residential Center.

Tammy De Leon, a custodian in Nebraska’s East Campus Massengale Residential Center, arrived at work on March 18 to a collective effort for a special surprise .

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Mar 26, 2020

Ethan Freese, ALEC Graduate Assistant, continues to get inspired by the Platte Basin Timelapse project

Ethan Freese

“The main goal of this project provides an educational tool about the diversity that’s out in these prairies and some of the land management practices used to restore the grassland,” Freese said.

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Mar 23, 2020

Don't forget National Ag Day!

National Ag Day

On March 24, 2020 is National Ag Day! It is a time when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by American agriculture.

Don't forget to thank these folks in your community!

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