Meet Matt Eisenbath by Shannon Yokley, posted Sept. 19, 2011

“I chose Mizzou because I always wanted to be a part of something bigger,” said sophomore science and agricultural journalism major Matt Eisenbath. Eisenbath comes from the small town of Silex, Mo. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, the village of Silex is home to 187 residents, making his goal of becoming part of something bigger easy to accomplish. What Eisenbath has accomplished in his first years at the University of Missouri is anything but small.

Eisenbath began his freshman year at Mizzou as an animal science major.

“I knew MU was the place I wanted to be,” he said. “I didn’t even apply anywhere else.”

Eisenbath had watched his older brother come to Mizzou and felt it was the right decision for him too. At semester he decided, with advice from his older brother and agricultural economics professor Jan Dauve, to switch his major to agribusiness management. 

This past summer, Eisenbath traveled to Prague through the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) study abroad program. The CAFNR study abroad program allowed him to become a part of something even bigger than Mizzou.

“I never realized how different culture was until you left the United States,” he said. This influenced another change in his major. Eisenbath realized he wanted to focus more on communications and public relations.

The science and agricultural journalism major seemed like a fit. The major will allow him to pick a track, such as agricultural marketing to focus on. Eisenbath also plans on pursuing a minor in agricultural economics.

Eisenbath currently serves as a CAFNR student ambassador. CAFNR Student ambassadors work to promote the college’s scholarship, extracurricular activities and organizations, as well as welcome you to the college and provide you with information.

“I wanted to try and beat the cliché that the University of Missouri was too big,” Eisenbath said. By working as a CAFNR student ambassador, he believes he can help others from small towns like his become part of something bigger and not become so overwhelmed.

“I thought of how I could make it smaller and more welcoming for other students,” Eisenbath said “The CAFNR student ambassador program allows me to do that.”

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