Faculty, staff and graduate students from our department recently attended the annual conference of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference held in Wooster, Ohio. Ohio State served as the host institution and several ACEL Buckeyes served on the planning committee.
Throughout the week, our faculty and graduate students presented their research through oral and poster presentations, toured northeast Ohio food, agricultural, and environmental systems and were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
Members on the planning committee include:
- Dr. Susie Whittington
- Dr. Caryn Filson
- Rachael Ramsier
- Nicole Volk
ACEL Buckeyes presenting oral abstracts include:
- Ungrading: An Alternative Approach to Encourage Student Learning - Kellie Claflin, Alexis Zickafoose, Hayley Milliron, Sudarshan Adhikari, Manita Thapa
- Electronic Field Trips: Toward Improving Food Literacy and Opportunities Beyond the Classrooms – Sherifat Alabi, Joy Rumble, Nicole Volk
- Problems Experienced by Diploma-Level Agricultural Instructors in Nepal: A Case of Madan Pokhara Polytechnic Institute, Palpa – Sudarshan Adhikari, Emily Buck, Bipal Gautam
ACEL Buckeyes presenting posters include:
- Examining Animal Welfare During Student-Animal Interactions in a Post-Secondary Animal Sciences Curriculum Through Animal Behavior and Emotional States – Faith Oster, Kimberly Cole
ACEL Buckeyes receiving awards include:
- Graduate Teaching Awards - Faith Oster and Nicole Volk
- Murray Brown Leadership Award - Dr. Susie Whittington
