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☀️ Summer Student Spotlight ☀️ Leadership student Naidaly Gonzalez-Miranda is a @ruralnebraska Rural Fellow in Gibbon, NE. Her team is planning a Wellness Week with a farmers market, blood drive, and wellness workshops for meat workers! Amazing work, Naidaly! #ThisIsCASNR #UNL

Meet Kelsey Swantek, our Marketing and Communications Intern. A recent @UNLincoln grad, @kswan713 has always had a passion for ag and education. Kelsey is utilizing her background in education and knowledge of precision ag to bolster Sentinel's resource center.

☀️ Summer Student Spotlight ☀️ Abigail Lutjelusche is spending her summer as a USDA Farm Service Agency intern and participating in professional development experiences such as the @NECareerEd Conference and CASE Food Science Institute. Amazing work, Abigail! #UNL #ThisIsCASNR

Congratulations to the 35 ALEC students named to the Spring 2023 @UNL_CASNR Dean's List!! 🎉 news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda… #UNL #ThisIsCASNR #InOurGritOurGlory

☀️ Summer Student Spotlight ☀️ Kate Holcomb is a @ruralnebraska Rural Fellow in Butler County. She is learning how to support and develop a strong, healthy community while hosting educational workshops about the Social Determinants of Health! Fantastic work, Kate! #UNL #IANR

"I saw the need for more advocacy and increased ag literacy." Read more about this year's @NebFarmerMag scholarship recipient, Emily Eilers. Congratulations, Emily 🎉 farmprogress.com/names-in-the-n… #ThisIsCASRN #UNL

Celebrating 10 years of our Skilled and Technical Sciences 2 + 2 program 🎉 We are thankful for all of our community college partners, industry professionals, and teacher preparation faculty who have invested in these amazing educators over the years!

"I’ve learned firsthand that representation matters to students, and MANRRS has been that connection point for us to get that representation we’re constantly looking for." Read about recent ALEC alum and @NationalMANRRS National Officer, Brytany Gama! ianrnews.unl.edu/q-brytany-gama…

Wishing we could all spend a year in Jamaica ☀️ Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Conner, who received a faculty Fulbright to conduct research, teach college courses and co-design a master’s degree in agricultural education in Jamaica! news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda… #ThisIsCASNR #UNL

We are excited for two ALEC students, Kate Holcomb and Naidaly Gonzalez Miranda, to spend their summer investing in rural Nebraska as Rural Fellows! Follow @ruralnebraska to keep up-to-date on their community development projects! news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda… #ThisIsCASNR #IANR #UNL

Recent alum, Emma Hoffschneider, graduated with highest distinction, a dual degree in AESC and @UNLAgEcon, AND completed an undergrad thesis using data from @NERuralPoll. Emma will now start her ag policy career as a staff assistant for U.S. Senator Deb Fischer! #UNL #ThisIsCASNR

We're proud of recent ALEC alum, Jenifer Velazquez-Perfecto, who graduated with a degree in Ag & Environmental Sciences Communication AND was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army thru UNL ROTC! Way to go, Jenifer! news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda… #UNL #InOurGritOurGlory

@UNLincoln has received a $25 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the creation of the Heartland Regional Foods Business Center. This award is among the largest ever received by the university. @ruralnebraska news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda…

Have an amazing summer ALEC students! We can't wait to have you back on campus in the Fall!

Congratulations to all of our ALEC grads! You did it!

Congratulations to ALEC student, Brianna Gable, who will be recognized as a Chancellor's Scholar upon graduation for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at Nebraska and elsewhere 🎉 news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda… #UNL #ThisIsCASNR #InOurGritOurGlory

🌟Join us in congratulating Kianie David for successfully defending her undergraduate thesis titled “Concepts in Agroforestry: An Analysis of Agroforestry’s Tropical and Temperate History and it’s Practiced and Definitions in the United States”🌟 Congratulations, Kianie! 🎉

ALEC student, Brytany Gama, was one of twelve students to receive a Student Luminary Award recognizing those who demonstrate exceptional leadership and commitment to improving the campus and community. Congratulations, Brytany! 🎉 news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda… #UNL #ThisIsCASNR

Our very own, Renee Donner, was interviewed by @KNEB for the Western Nebraska Youth Institute! Check it out here! 🎥🌟 ruralradio.com/kneb-tv/news/l…

🎉Join us in giving a big congratulations to master's student Abby Durheim for successfully defending her thesis titled “An Exploration of Influences on Consumers’ Behaviors/Decisions in Relation to Animal Agriculture.”🎉 Congratulations, Abby! #thisiscasnr #unl #ianr