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News and Notes: July 2023

July 25, 2023

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Dean Ahmedna named to Business N.C.’s Power List

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been named to Business N.C. magazine’s Power List in the agricultural area. The magazine lists N.C.’s most influential leaders in such categories as agriculture, economic development, life sciences, health care, media and communication, transportation and more.

This issue marks the first time an Aggie agriculturalist has appeared in the feature.

Aggie student featured on Indianapolis newscast

Agribusiness and food industry management major Jayden Turner was featured on Indianapolis TV station WRTV for helping to arrange a community dinner to address food insecurity.

Turner has been an intern at Hatch for Hunger, a nonprofit that works to deliver fresh protein to food-insecure areas.

Watch the broadcast here:

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/nonprofits-host-community-dinner-to-help-address-food-insecurity-in-indianapolis

Fashion professor shares “What HBCUs Need” at fashion summit

Devona Dixon

Devona Dixon, Ph.D. , had a “fireside chat” with moderator D’Shonda Brown as part of a summit organized by Harlem’s Fashion Row. Here’s the story:

https://fashionista.com/2023/06/hbcus-fashion-industry-needs-professor-summit

Dean discusses SAPLINGS grant on WFMY

Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D.

Dean Ahmedna appeared on WFMY News 2, educating viewers about SAPLINGS, the CAES’s $18.1 million project to build, and sustain, students’ interest and participation in agriculture as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new initiative, “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN.)”

The project, fittingly called SAPLINGS (System Approach to Promote Learning and Innovation for the Next GenerationS), is designed to grow the number of underrepresented minority students in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences. It will involve faculty and staff from each department of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and specialists with Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/education/nc-at-works-to-improve-diversity-in-agriculture-increasing-students-in-food-and-agriculture/83-7ceb874e-81a5-478c-8837-79982b43d400

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Breyon Pierce ’09: Born to Farm and Teach

Breyon Pierce ’09: Born to Farm and Teach

A sixth-generation farmer, Breyon Pierce ’09 is distinguishing himself for the teaching of agriculture as well as the practice of it.
CAES Celebrates 86 Summer, Fall Graduates

CAES Celebrates 86 Summer, Fall Graduates

As a virtual audience of family and friends cheered from home, 86 summer and fall graduates from all four departments of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences joined the ranks of N.C. A&T graduates.
Internships, Study Abroad, Research on Display at Showcase of Excellence

Internships, Study Abroad, Research on Display at Showcase of Excellence

A record 98 students in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences presented posters and discussed their summer internships, research, and summer experiences during this year’s Student Showcase of Excellence.
New Chancellor, New Faculty Join CAES at Faculty Staff Institute

New Chancellor, New Faculty Join CAES at Faculty Staff Institute

New faculty and staff received rounds of applause and new N.C. A&T Chancellor James R. Martin II paid a visit to the college’s annual, celebratory kick-off to the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, called Faculty Staff Institute.
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