Department News

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!

Join the Biological Systems Engineering for the first colloquium for the spring semester. Lindsay Hastings, Clifton Professor in Mentoring Research Director, NHRI Leadership Mentoring and ALEC leadership professor presenting on, "Mentoring vs. Coaching Undergraduate and Graduate Students".

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Chase Hall room 219, Nebraska East Campus

Faculty, staff, and students are invited. Light snacks will be provided.

"Students in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication (AESC) program in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (ALEC) produce the stories for the Strategic Discussions for Nebraska publication as part of their Senior Capstone Seminar course each spring." 2019 SDN Magazine

Eric Knoll is an assistant professor of practice for the Department of Agricultural Leadership Education and Communication with a focus on skilled and technical sciences pre-service teacher preparation. Eric talks about his reason for coming to UNL to teach and what aspect of working in an educational setting he enjoys.

The Education Abroad Office hosted a reception honoring faculty and staff who supported faculty-led programs in the 2018-19 academic year. Dr.'s L.J. McElravy and Nathan Conner were presented the “Most Innovative” award.

On Tuesday morning an ALEC Twitter post highlighting two outstanding ALEC students was featured on the KLKN News "You Post, We Report" segment. Incoming students, Faith Santana and Megan Fehr, committed a year of service to Nebraska FFA, its members and the agriculture industry as State Officers. Santana and Fehr, along with five other team members, were responsible for facilitating FFA conferences, meeting with business and industry representatives, traveling statewide to FFA chapters, serving as delegates at the National FFA Convention, and more.

Dr. Helen Fagan, ALEC Assistant Professor of Practice and Director of Leadership Engagement for the Rural Futures Institute, joins the ranks of UN Ambassadors, an astronaut, a Nobel Prize Laureate and more as a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.

48 ALEC students were named to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean’s List for Spring 2019.  Qualification for the CASNR Dean’s List is a minimum 3.75 grade-point average based on a four-point scale and minimum of 12 graded semester hours.

Susan Fritz, ALEC tenured faculty and former department head, will be leading the University as interim president-elect. Fritz will assume the title of interim president on Aug. 15 following the departure of current NU President Hank Bounds.