May 2024 Newsletter
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE!
CONGRATS TO OUR GRADUATES!
Spring 2024 Agribusiness Minor Graduates!
The Center for Agribusiness is proud to report five students graduated this semester with a minor in Agribusiness. Fabio, Walter, Mason and Ali (pictured, Annabella - not pictured), all walked the stage during the first weekend of May to take their first step into the workforce The Center for Agribusiness hosted a celebration to see them off prior to graduation. We have nine more students who have successfully completed the requirements to receive the minor, but havenotyetfinishedtheirothercoursework.Weexpecttoseethosestudentswalkthestagethis summer or fall. We are so proud of all of our students and we cannot wait to see where the world takes them from here! Special thanks to Dustin Toberman of Omni AG for meeting with our students regarding career opportunities and Dean Westley of the College of Business for joininginonthefunaswell!
The Center for Agribusiness hosted a celebration for our Agribusiness minor graduates on May 2. Thanks to all those who joined us!
ISSUE #9
Agribusiness Monthly Newsletter | Issue #9 - May 2024 Page 1
from left - Dr. Alex Magnier, Dean Chris Westley, Fabio Aguilar De Nueda, Walter Homeister, Mason Covelli, Ali McFarland and Dr. Fritz Roka. Not pictured (Annabella Tanberg).
New Agribusiness Courses Offered in Fall 2024
We are excited to announce that we will be offering two new courses to student this Fall semester Dr. Barry Goodwin, a FGCU Presidential Fellow from North Carolina State University, will be offering Agricultural Policy virtually to our students. Currently, the course is near capacity, so we expect it to be a great semester for Dr. Goodwin. Dr. Roka teamed up with FGCU’sSchoolofResortandHospitalityManagementtoofferFarmtoTableSustainabilitythis Fall. This course will be taught in conjunction with the Resort and Hospitality Management faculty to teach students the entirety of the food supply chain, from farm to table! This course willalsosatisfytheUniversity’sColloquiumrequirementwhichallstudentsmustcomplete This course includes a writing component, field trips and will have service-learning (volunteering) components. For more information on our newest courses, please contact Dr. Fritz Roka at froka@fgcu.edu
Dr. Barry Goodwin, an FGCU Presidential Fellow from North Carolina State University, will be offering Agricultural Policy this fall to our students virtually.
Dr. Fritz Roka will be pairing up with School of Resort and Hospitality Management faculty to offer Farm to Table Sustainability this fall to our students.
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INTERNSHIPS CONTRIBUTE NEW & INNOVATIVE IDEAS INCREASE CONNECTIONS TO FGCU DEVELOP A TALENT PIPELINE Scholarshipsareinvaluableto studentsuccess.Ifyouare interestedinsupportingFGCU Agribusinessstudents,youcanfind moreinformationbelow
FIND OUT MORE CONTACT NIKI MANN Scholarships Internships EXPANDING
Ifyourcompanyislookingfor studentinternsorfulltime employees,pleasecontact Lutgert’s CorporateProgramsCoordinator, NikiMannviaemail! Agribusiness Monthly Newsletter | Issue #9 - May 2024 Page 2 FOR
REGARDING THESE ARTICLES OR THE AGRIBUSINESS MINOR, PLEASE EMAIL ASHLYNN DUNN AT ADUNN@FGCU.EDU.
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