CDAE Professor David Conner’s CDAE 168 (Marketing for Community Entrepreneurs) class welcomed back former student and course Teaching Assistant (TA) Emma Arian as a guest speaker on December 6, 2022. Emma is currently the marketing and promotions manager for three local organizations: Vermont Brewers Association, Vermont Fresh Network and DigInVT. She took the class in Fall 2018 and was the TA in Fall 2019, before graduating with a degree in community entrepreneurship in 2020. Emma discussed her current job responsibilities, including grant writing and fulfillment, event planning, social media campaigns, newsletter writing and blogging. Continue reading “CDAE Alum Offers Advice to Build Networks for Career Success”
Students Create Compost Ecology Posters

Plant and Soil Science Professor Deborah Neher’s PSS 154 Compost Ecology class created posters for the 2023 Compost Awareness Week. Continue reading “Students Create Compost Ecology Posters”
December 2022 CALS in the News
Read on for a round-up of news coverage featuring research, programming and commentary from faculty and staff in the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Continue reading “December 2022 CALS in the News”
Brown Honored as 802 Diplomat by VT Council on World Affairs
During the Vermont Council on World Affairs Annual Meeting, the 2022 802 Diplomats were honored. An 802 Diplomat is anyone who is in or has visited Vermont and engages in citizen diplomacy.
802 Diplomats engage with ideas and citizens of other countries and cultures to help enhance global thinking and awareness. This year they honored Community Development and Applied Economics Adjunct Lecturer Patrick Brown. Continue reading “Brown Honored as 802 Diplomat by VT Council on World Affairs”
CALS New Hires-December 2022
Isabel Sanchez- Henrriquez, Central West Regional Coordinator, Extension Migrant Education Program
Sanchez- Henrriquez is a proud Nicaraguan living in Vermont since 2018. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from St. Michaels College. Continue reading “CALS New Hires-December 2022”