The Academic Programs Section (APS) of the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA) represents the administrators of academic programs from colleges of food, agriculture and natural resources across the U.S. APLU partners at the National Agriculture and Renewable Resources Universities, who represent over 50 non-land-grant colleges and departments of agriculture, join each year for a joint winter meeting. This year’s meeting focused on employer partnerships to improve student success and employability post-graduation.
Attendees heard about the state of the education sector, growth opportunities for colleges, employers’ perspectives on the value of a college education and micro-credentialing. Speakers also touched on campus programs that provide active and experiential learning opportunities along with partnerships with employers to provide unique learning opportunities.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR) Executive Director, Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin, was a “Building New Partnerships” session featured speaker. She presented FFAR’s new research strategy and public/private funding model, as well as provided an overview of FFAR’s scientific workforce development opportunities.
SPEAKERS
ATTENDANCE
Attendance was for APLU partners only.