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Jalani Williams has been receiving hands-on learning experiences during his internship with Special Olympics Missouri this summer. Williams, pictured with head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz, spoke with numerous athletes during the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games in late May.

July 27, 2022

An Athletic Connection
Luke Rubin earned his parks, recreation and sport degree in May and now gets to see the inner workings on a sports business through his job with The Basketball Tournament. Rubin serves as a team relations specialist where he offers support to the players and teams that compete in the $1 million, winner-take-all tournament. A self-proclaimed “sports geek,” Rubin served as a student assistant with the MU football team for four years. Photo courtesy of Luke Rubin.

July 24, 2022

Pursuing his passions
Tiger Garden, the University of Missouri’s full-service, student-ran floral shop, opened its doors in 2005 and has provided numerous hands-on learning experiences for students across the MU campus. Those opportunities are what brought Grace Anderson to Mizzou. Photo courtesy of Grace Anderson.

May 15, 2022

Making valuable connections
This year, CAFNR welcomed two students from Ecole d’Ingénieurs de PURPAN – Anne-Fleur Le Segretain du Patis and Domitille Tissier. As students at Ecole d’Ingénieurs de PURPAN, Anne-Fleur and Domitille are required to study in another country outside of France. They said they chose the United States to learn English, as well as learn more about American culture.

May 15, 2022

A Global Experience
Two students on wrestling mats.

May 4, 2022

Success on and off the mat
The University of Missouri men’s and women’s disc golf teams carried undefeated seasons into 2022 College Disc Golf National Championship competition, and both teams would end their seasons the same way – as national champions. Two CAFNR students played important roles in the wins – Alexis Kerman (pictured front row, far left) and Jared Brabant (pictured back row, far left). Kerman is a graduate student in natural resources, who also earned her undergraduate degree in parks, recreation and sport from MU. Brabant also received his bachelor’s degree from Mizzou, in natural resource science and management. He is currently a graduate student in plant, insect and microbial sciences. Photo courtesy of Jared Brabant.

May 3, 2022

‘A Perfect Weekend’
SeniorSpotlight-Orr

May 3, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Libby Orr
The Designing and Delivering Educational/Leadership Programs course (AG_ED_LD 4340), has given students the chance to connect with industry partners and develop educational programs to aid those partners. The class, which includes a collaboration with the University of Illinois Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication program, pairs students from both universities with an outside stakeholder. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Mott.

May 2, 2022

Developing educational programs
The Mizzou National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team won this year's National Student Marketing Competition. Their first-place presentation centered on the GerriRig Grain Management System, a product the team modeled after the Grain Weevil, a grain bin safety and management robot. MU competed against more than 20 teams in early April during NAMA’s annual Agri-Marketing Conference. Pictured, from left to right: Annette Kendall (advisor), Regan Ragsdale, Drew Kientzy, Zak Bush, Kate Thompson and Halley Blades. Photo courtesy of Mizzou NAMA.

April 25, 2022

Taking home top honors
Sophomore Khader Saleh is pursuing his passions for plants and horticulture as a double major at Mizzou. He is pursuing degrees in plant sciences and environmental sciences. Photo courtesy of Khader Saleh.

April 22, 2022

Connecting the Dots Between Soils and Plants