Establishing connections Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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Oklahoma state students join the club to get involved in the agriculture industry.
with the rural agriculture community and establish new connections for future careers. “Collegiate Farm Bureau is important because it supports an industry that is (in) need of a thing called advocacy, and I think that the more we Reagan Glass can advocate, especially young people, Staff Reporter the better,” said Tyler Waugh, newlyelected community service chair and The Oklahoma State Collegiate agricultural leadership freshman. Farm Bureau club members discussed Waugh said advocating for rural the officer elections and upcoming agriculture is a way that Farm Bureau homecoming events at their meeting on helps represent the “little guys.” Sept. 30. Joining Collegiate Farm Bureau is The club, which is under the a way to do just that. umbrella of Young Farmers and Ranch“Having a passion for farmers ers within Oklahoma Farm Bureau, is and ranchers’ rights, as well as legislaa way for some students to get involved tive communication, Collegiate Farm
Bureau just made sense for me to join,” said Ariel Scholten, Collegiate Farm Bureau chairman and agricultural communications senior. “Coming from a Farm Bureau family, I’ve been proud to volunteer through, intern for and support my counties and states’ Farm Bureau.” The group said it is thrilled to be able to promote agriculture and Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s history within the last 100 years of homecoming history, Scholten said. The club members are planning to participate in OSU’s America’s Greatest Homecoming by making a window painting, joining in the harvest fest and OSU’s famous chili cook off. “Being a freshman, I haven’t had
the opportunity to experience homecoming here at OSU, so this is all kind of new to me,” Waugh said. Newly- elected Collegiate Farm Bureau vice president Colby Perry said the club is a “broad cross-section” of people who are involved with agriculture. “They give you an open book,” Perry said. “It’s a club that I see has many opportunities for careers in the future and meeting people in the industry that will change your life.” To learn more about the Collegiate Farm Bureau, visit campuslink. okstate.edu or ask a member about how to get involved. news.ed@ocolly.com
Distinguished Chef Series An opportunity to learn from the best. Luisa Clausen, Staff Reporter
Finding unique and magnificent food is a hard task but The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management knows how to prepare their students to accept the challenge and make dishes that people will never forget. The School held the first event of the “Distinguished Chef Series Scholarship” on September 22nd and 23rd. The event counts with the presence of a world-class chef that works side-by-side with the students and they host people that are willing to support HTM students financially, like some alumni and OSU’s faculty members. The Distinguished Chef event happens 4 times a year, each time with a different chef, and is held at the Nancy Randolph Davis building. The twoday event starts on Wednesday with a demonstration luncheon which allows patrons to watch the chef prepare the threecourse meal and Thursday’s reception and formal dinner with each of the four courses Chef Event was held this past weekend.
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