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her USDA job, she now feels like one of the luckiest people in and tells me I have this application and they are an ag comm the world. student, I know them.” “I’m fortunate enough that I got into another job that I Currently Akers is enjoying her second year teaching the loved,” Akers said. “I didn’t realize how much I would love it.” introduction to agricultural communications. Today, Akers serves “You get to see the students as director of CASNR as they first come in and I try to “I enjoy meeting with the parents and Student Services, while she make them as excited about our prospective students and trying to get them discipline as I am,” Akers said. continues to teach and advise agricultural communications “That’s been fun. I think it’s a very excited about coming to Tech.” students. The main focus of important class and that they need CASNR Student Services to feel like part of a family.” is recruitment, retention and replacement for the college. They Akers does many things on campus, but she is also a wife do events throughout the year, including a series of receptions and mother. Steven, her husband, works for CEV Multimedia to meet with students, A Night with the Red Raiders, all across as a sales person. Together, they have two children, Lauren, 11, Texas. During these receptions, accepted students meet with and Wrye, 8. representatives from each college. Akers enjoys interacting with her students and developing “I enjoy meeting with the parents and prospective students relationships with them. She said advising, teaching and doing and trying to get them excited about coming to Tech,” Akers said. research all tie together and complement each other. All Akers said it is hard to choose her favorite experience at of those activities go towards developing the relationships Tech. She said advising is what she takes to heart the most. She that she values. Today, Akers has no problem filling up an likes that CASNR is small enough that she feels she knows the 80-minute class time, in fact she usually runs out of time. students more than just in the classroom. “I just feel fortunate to work at Tech and with the “Probably the thing I like the most about CASNR itself is students,” Akers said. “I love that part of my job, I really do.” AG that we are a small college and have the opportunity to know the students,” Akers said. “I feel like I know them, maybe not in their first month, but by the time they graduate. If someone calls
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(806)798-7825 www.cowboy.org T i C k e T S o n Sa L e M ay 2 0 1 0 e v e nts Western Music | Poetry & storytelling chuckWagon cook-off | Merchandise & exhibits horse training | native aMerican activities Parade youth activities | trick roPing dress of the West | coWboy devotional service
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