Forecasts look bright for CAFNR
Story and photos by Jamie Floyd, posted Aug. 31, 2007
Forecasts in harvesting professionals look bright for the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. More than 300 freshmen and transfer students came to CAFNR’s annual Fall Roundup on Wednesday, Aug. 29, to sign up for organizations, meet other students and enjoy a chicken dinner.
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Students learn about CAFNR clubs and organizations as they browse the hallways in the Agriculture Building at the annual CAFNR Fall Roundup. Bryan Garton, assistant dean, welcomes the new students after they gather in Anheuser-Busch Conservation Auditorium.
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Ashley Noblitt, CAFNR Student Council president, welcomed students at Conservation Auditorium in the Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building. Other speakers included Tom Payne, vice chancellor and CAFNR dean; Bryan Garton, assistant dean for academic programs and associate professor of agricultural education; Jim Spain, vice provost for undergraduate studies; Katie Allen, a senior agricultural journalism student; Brooke Wilbers, a senior animal sciences student; and James Tvrdy, a senior agribusiness management student.
Throughout the welcoming ceremony, speakers congratulated students for making CAFNR their choice college. CAFNR students account for 25 percent of all MU incoming freshmen, and CAFNR also is the college with the highest freshman retention and graduation rates. CAFNR staff and faculty credit these honors to the College’s family environment.
“We’re No. 1 on campus because we care about our students,” Payne said.
Following the ceremony, students packed the hallways where eager CAFNR clubs and organizations welcomed and recruited new members. After students made their way through the hallways of the Agriculture Building, they were greeted by various members of the CAFNR family and served a chicken dinner provided by Tyson.
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| Students enjoy a dinner provided by Tyson following CAFNR's Fall Roundup. |
During dinner, students mingled with others who chose CAFNR.
“I always wanted to stay close to my farming roots while getting out there and doing something new, so I chose ag business as my major,” said Becca Bunton, CAFNR freshman.
After dinner, students enjoyed Tiger Stripe ice cream.
