Thursday, December 10, 2020

Spring Course - Field & Fork Farm Project Team Research


This course can serve as an elective for some AOM concentrations and a technical elective for BE students. 



 

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Internships - U.S. Sugar and Costa Farms

2021 Spring and Summer Internships with U.S. Sugar

If you are looking for a career with the most successful agribusinesses in America, take a closer look at U.S. Sugar. We are advertising for a spring semester internship that would require the student to work their schedule around the job. This will allow for the intern to experience operations that are not available during summer months.

Connect with Les Baucum for more info! lbaucum@ussugar.com | 863-599-2181

Costa Farms Internship Program

Our Internship program gives you an opportunity to integrate real career experiences into your college education. To apply, visit our website at http://www.costafarms.com/internships to view all posted positions for the upcoming Summer Internship Program.

Monday, December 7, 2020

Study abroad in Cuba!

The application is open for UF in Cuba: Tropical Marine and Island Ecology (FAS4932/6932 - Summer A 2021). Its an amazing experience that combines learning about tropical marine and terrestrial ecology with the backdrop of AMAZING people and places! You will be fully immersed in the history, culture, ecology, and flavor of Cuba! We’ll travel from the big city of Havana to small villages, historic towns, remote mountains, and pristine seas.

The attached flyer and brochure give you the basic information and costs. We are finalizing the details of the itinerary and budget now, but it will be ~ $3,000 for the program (includes 4 credits, all accommodations, coach bus transportation, boat trips, entry fees, and meals - except for 2 dinners). Its really quite a deal considering all that we do over the two week course!

Please email one of us if you have any questions or would like to meet and chat about the course.

There are sections for undergraduate and graduate students, but only 12 spots total!

Don Behringer behringer@ufl.edu
Damian Adams dcadams@ufl.edu

ASABE Mock Interview Event

The Young Professionals Community (YPC) and the International Student Branch (ISB) are partnering to present a mock interview event. This event is open to all ASABE student and young professional members. The interviews will be scheduled for Thursday, January 7th, with the exact time TBD, based on feedback. Volunteers are needed to act as interviewers!  

 If you are interested in participating, either as an interviewer or interviewee, please fill out the survey at the link below. We would appreciate you sharing the information with your students. If you have any questions, please do contact Rebecca Kallal (rebecca.kallal@kuhn.com).   

 Survey: https://forms.gle/FtCHXuBdDaQnWfzV8 

 P.S. – If this event interests you, consider checking out our webinar: Interview Do’s and Don’ts which will be presented December 16th at 1:00 PM ET and made available as a recording afterwards. Stay tuned to the ASABE YPC Facebook page for updates. 

NSF-ERC Summer Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

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NSF-ERC Summer Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accesserc/resources/erc-summer-opportunities-individuals-disabilities

The National Science Foundation-sponsored Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) are recruiting undergraduate students with disabilities into programs for Summer 2021. Apply now!

ERCs are located at universities all across the United States, each in close partnership with industry. Each ERC provides an environment in which academe and industry collaborate in pursuing strategic advances in complex engineered systems and systems-level technologies that have the potential to spawn whole
new industries or to radically transform the product lines, processing technologies, or service delivery methodologies of current industries. Activity within ERCs lies at the interface between the discovery-driven culture of science and the innovation-driven culture of engineering.

For more information and to apply, follow the links at the URL above. Each ERC has unique opportunities to engage in research and discovery.

L3Harris Mentorship

L3Harris’s Employee Resources Groups (ERGs) College Mentorship Program focuses on the professional development of collegiate students to prepare for their upcoming career milestones with support of professionals in industry! It is open for all students.

1:1 mentoring (will be paired up based on the background and interests)
At least 4 virtual meetings with mentor during the semester
Tailor the topics and schedule to fit in

Student/Mentee application: http://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/pWpHbJ