OSU Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT)

OSU Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) Agrictural Communicators of Tomorrow is a student organization at The Ohio State University.

On Sept. 4, we had our first meeting of the semester! During this meeting we made semester vision boards and introduced ...
09/16/2024

On Sept. 4, we had our first meeting of the semester! During this meeting we made semester vision boards and introduced everyone to ACT. We look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting on Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. in Ag Admin 211.

Mark your calendars with our NEW fall 2024 meeting dates! Due to some scheduling conflicts we have changed our meeting d...
09/16/2024

Mark your calendars with our NEW fall 2024 meeting dates! Due to some scheduling conflicts we have changed our meeting dates to Tuesdays, all meetings will be at 7 p.m. in Ag Admin 211. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Join us tonight for our last meeting of spring semester in Ag Admin 211 at 7pm! Tonight we will be holding officer elect...
04/17/2024

Join us tonight for our last meeting of spring semester in Ag Admin 211 at 7pm! Tonight we will be holding officer elections.

Our meeting for tonight has been canceled, elections have been moved to our next meeting on April 17, 2024.
04/03/2024

Our meeting for tonight has been canceled, elections have been moved to our next meeting on April 17, 2024.

Join us tonight for our meeting in Ag Admin 211 at 7pm!
02/21/2024

Join us tonight for our meeting in Ag Admin 211 at 7pm!

Sadie Holman, a freshman studying agricultural communication from Hebron, Ohio is currently serving as our philanthropy...
02/19/2024



Sadie Holman, a freshman studying agricultural communication from Hebron, Ohio is currently serving as our philanthropy chair.

Sadie’s favorite part of ACT: “My favorite part of ACT is connecting with people with the same passions as me!”

Join us tonight in Ag Admin 211 at 7pm for a meeting!
02/07/2024

Join us tonight in Ag Admin 211 at 7pm for a meeting!

One more sleep till the 2024 Night for Young Professionals! Mark your calendars for February 1, 2024 to join us at the 4...
01/31/2024

One more sleep till the 2024 Night for Young Professionals! Mark your calendars for February 1, 2024 to join us at the 4-H Center from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for a night of hearing and learning from some amazing professionals within the agriculture industry!

This year’s kickoff speaker is Dr. Cathann A. Kress! Dr. Cathann A. Kress has served as Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University since May 2017, and was reappointed for a second term in June 2022. Dean Kress has responsibility for leadership of the college which also comprises OSU Extension, the CFAES research enterprise - our statewide Agricultural Experiment Stations (Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center), and the Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. She is also a full professor within the department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership.

Dean Kress previously served as Vice President for Extension and Outreach at Iowa State University, overseeing the 99-county campus network for research and education and as full professor in the School of Education. Prior to her tenure with Iowa State, she was Senior Policy Analyst for Military Community & Family Policy in the Department of Defense, leading national efforts to engage land grant universities in support of military service members and their families. Prior to that, she served as Director, Youth Development at the United States Department of Agriculture, which included serving as Director at National 4-H Headquarters. She was also Assistant Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension at Cornell University.

Dean Kress also served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University. In addition, she previously served as an Academic Counselor within the Women’s Athletic Department at the University of Iowa.

Dean Kress is Board Chair of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She serves on the State of Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, the Ohio Expositions Commission, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) Board of Trustees, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Board of Trustees and previously served on the National 4-H Council Board. Dean Kress has also served as the chair of the administrative heads section of the Board on Agriculture Assembly, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.

Dean Kress graduated with distinction from Iowa State University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She received her Master’s and Doctorate from the University of Iowa, where she was an American College Testing (ACT) Special Research Fellow.

We are just a few days away from the 2024 Night for Young Professionals! Mark your calendars for February 1, 2024 to joi...
01/30/2024

We are just a few days away from the 2024 Night for Young Professionals! Mark your calendars for February 1, 2024 to join us at the 4-H Center from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for a night of hearing and learning from some amazing professionals within the agriculture industry!

Next up is Micah Mensing! As the Customer Education Manager for Farm Credit Mid-America, Micah develops the education strategy and is the lead on executing workshops and conferences that support farmers in becoming more informed managers. He also manages external relationships that bring value to Farm Credit Mid-America’s customer-owners through information, research and products. Prior to joining Farm Credit Mid-America in 2019, Micah graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriscience Education and an Associate of Science in Production Agriculture. In May of 2022, Micah received his Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from Murray State University.

Be sure to use the link below to register for this year’s Night for Young Professionals, and follow our page to stay up to date with all of our speaker and giveaway announcements! Registration ends Wednesday Jan 31, 2024!

2024 NYP Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxUnBA9DlPurn2kmjKjO4eSWY5GQ4CL7u1w4V4BzfemPJ2dA/viewform?usp=sf_link

We are just a few days away from Night for Young Professionals 2024! Mark your calendars for February 1, 2024 to join us...
01/30/2024

We are just a few days away from Night for Young Professionals 2024! Mark your calendars for February 1, 2024 to join us at the 4-H Center from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for a night of hearing and learning from some amazing professionals within the agriculture industry!

The CFAES Career Development office will have staff in attendance before the event to answer career advising questions. Staff can also review your resumes at this time. They will be set up across the hall from the headshots.

Be sure to use the link below to register for this year’s Night for Young Professionals, and follow our page to stay up to date with all of our speaker and giveaway announcements! Registration ends Wednesday Jan 31, 2024!

2024 NYP Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxUnBA9DlPurn2kmjKjO4eSWY5GQ4CL7u1w4V4BzfemPJ2dA/viewform?usp=sf_link

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