The mission and vision of the Agricultural Education and Communication Department is to develop leaders, educators, and communicators to advance and advocate for the agricultural industry in a global economy. In addition to the department's long history of leadership and service to the state's agricultural education profession, it also boasts California's only agricultural communication major, widely considered one of the country's premier undergraduate programs. Through a partnership with the university's Brock Center for Agricultural Communication, plus unique Learn by Doing opportunities, students gain the necessary knowledge to be effective communicators who are fully equipped to promote agriculture and serve the needs of the industry.
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Senior Projects from 2017
Developing a Website for Hamilton Brothers Ranch, Anne Patricia Hamilton
Working Bodies: A Photo Essay on Tulare County Citrus Workers, Isamar Hernandez-Ramos
Developing Visual Aids for FFA Promotion in the Classroom, Audrey Y. Lent
Rabbit Showmanship Guidebook, Mitchell B. Liwanag
A Handbook for Angling in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Between the Areas of Bridgeport and Lone Pine, Rachel M. Martin
Feasibility Study for Renovating an Old Barn into a Tasting Room for K-Dot Winery, Kendall Ott
Cost of Feed per Pound of Gain in Cal Poly's Dairy Calves, Kayle Anna Phelan
Hanford FFA Ornamental Horticulture Unit Master Plan, Savanah Diane Rhine and Russell Alan Zimmerman
Buchanan Hollow Nut Company Rebranding and Research, Lindsay Robson
AGED 220 Youth Conferences Course Workbook, Kenna Rae Sandberg
California Middle School Agriculture Program Enhancement, Claire L. Schauer
A Piece of Me:Annierose Seifert and the SLO CowParade, Annie Rose M. Seifert
Elementary Education Goat Video: "I Goat This!", Laurie M. Sisler
Agricultural Communications Lesson Plans for High School Agriculture Programs, Caitlin Anne Stanton
Produce Meets Pinterest, Lauren E. Tomasello
An Educational Video: Cal Poly Dairy Calf Management Procedures, Katie Nicole Vierra and Anthony Joseph Ferdinandi
Senior Projects from 2016
Swine Handbook for Novice FFA Members, Amelia Brown
Battle River Wilderness Retreat Brochure, Sarah W. Conway
Market Lamb SAE Handbook, Meagan Dunlap
Measuring the Success of the EMO Western States Championship Horse Show, Alison Mae Einolander
Parliamentary Procedure CDE Workshop, Samantha Maas and Kayla Manning
Senior Projects from 2015
SimAngus Crossbreeding Proposal, Kaity Arburua
Monterey County 4-H Round Robin Study Guide, Lauren Bellone
Agricultural Communication Transfer Student Guide, Carly Victoria Boudreau
Hard Cider Production in Small Scale Wineries, Paige Carlstrom