USA: Southern Farm Network, Raleigh, North Carolina
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12144
Notes:
Brief report on "SFN Today" featured the national Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) student organization. 2 pages., Briefly described the development and goals of the organization, the programming it offers to student members, and the current student and faculty leadership.
3 pages., Via online journal., Increased global trade coupled with diversified employment opportunities demand college graduates possessing well-developed professional skills. Recent survey results identified the importance of professional skills among candidates seeking employment, with communication being recognized as the most important skill or quality when selecting candidates. The ability to work within a team structure, solve complex problems, and organize and prioritize work also ranked high among industry employment needs. Despite a rigorous focus on discipline-oriented knowledge and skills, development of professional skills in students of horticulture may be overlooked or not fully developed. Teaching methods can be modified to incorporate development of professional skills and discipline-oriented knowledge to enhance student employment preparedness and directly address industry needs.
Baker, Lauri M. (author), Settle, Quisto (author), Chiarelli, Christy (author), and Irani, Tracy (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2011-02-01
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01524
Notes:
Paper presented in the Agricultural Communication Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists annual meeting in Corpus Christi,Texas, February 6-7, 2011. 23 pages.
Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT), Gainesville, Florida.
Format:
Video
Publication Date:
2003-03-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 194 Document Number: C27872
Notes:
Ricky Telg, National ACT Advisor, The video runs 12 minutes and provides a brief history of National ACT and the activities students can be involved with. It also profiles several former ACT members who now are gainfully employed from coast to coast in career sectors such as public relations, broadcasting, publications, government relation and corporate communications.
Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT), Gainesville, Florida.
Format:
CD-ROM
Publication Date:
2003-03-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27871
Notes:
Ricky Telg, National ACT Advisor, Files on this CD include the ACT logo in several formats and some content about National ACT, including its history, past convention sites, and some tips to keep ACT chapters active.
Irani, Tracy (author), Abrams, Katie (author), and Baker, Lauri M. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2010-02-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29977
Notes:
Presented at the Agricultural Communications Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 7-9, 2010. 22 pages.
Doerfert, David L. (author / Texas Tech University), Akers, Cindy (author / Texas Tech University), Burris, Scott (author / Texas Tech University), and Settle, Quisto (author / Texas Tech University)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
2009-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30403
Notes:
Paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section, annual meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Atlanta, Georgia, January 31-February 3, 2009.
