AES Members Fire Up!
“Get on Fire!” Dr. Bill Kellogg (Agricultural Education and Communication Department) delivered a motivational challenge
to the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering students at their first Agricultural Engineering Society [AES] meeting held Wednesday night, October 3rd.
As the guest speaker [also an adjunct BRAE faculty member], Kellogg encouraged
current students to develop their full potential at Cal Poly. He clearly
outlined the successful path: “promoting yourself in the classroom has several
advantages and disadvantages, since connecting with the professor usually
leans toward learning more and a higher grade; additionally the professor
will also most likely remember your name when you sit up front."
Kellogg also emphasized participating outside the classroom with activities
to promote yourself with other students in clubs, the university, in the
community, and with industry through internships. At one point Kellogg put
forward, “Determine whose job you want….and go after it!" Students
were encouraged to set goals, demand value from their instructors, and to
keep the big picture of education in mind. Kellogg passed out apples as
an object lesson to illustrate that one can count the seeds in an apple,
but not the apples in a seed. The seed represents “potential” (the student)
who can only reach their full abilities through hard work, dedication, and
full participation in what Cal Poly has to offer.
Upcoming BRAE Reunion at Swanton Pacific Ranch
Look out BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Alumni! Keep your eyes
and ears open in our upcoming newsletters for more information regarding
a possible first-ever BRAE reunion at Swanton Pacific Ranch located just
north of Santa Cruz, CA.
Highlights in Giving
Preston Pipelines, Inc.
Preston Pipelines, Inc., a leading Underground Contractor throughout Northern
California, has come forward to support the BioResource and Agricultural
Engineering department this year with the Quarterly
Senior Project Sponsorship.
This quarter Preston Pipelines, Inc. established a program to support selected
Cal Poly students completing senior projects. After evaluating the student's
proposal for creativity, value to the student's educational experience,
value to the department's graduation requirements, practicality, student's
cost to complete project, and value to the student's future career, a cash
award is presented by Preston Pipelines at the Fall Career Fair. This quarter'
s
senior project recipient is Seth Rossow.
This past week, Preston Pipelines' Human Resource Manager Butch Lumby again
supported the department's recruitment efforts for new students with three
awards for the department's cash drawing in the "Recruitment of New
BRAE and ASM Students Competition." For this competition the department
has decided to invite all current students to encourage and recruit for
new students. Current students that recruit new prospective students to
apply to Cal Poly for Fall 2008 to either BRAE or ASM majors will receive
a gift card for on campus services and a ticket for a drawing to receive
the $500, $300, or $200 cash prize drawn from all ticket holders. Lumby
believes that Cal Poly students are critical to his recruiting effort for
Preston Pipelines. Thank you Preston Pipelines for your continued support
and ensuring the future of the program.
Later this month, Preston Pipelines, Inc. will deliver two company trucks
for department use. These vehicles will be used by students and faculty
for academic and co-curricular activities.
Cal Poly BRAE faculty and students thank Preston Pipelines' management
team and field personnel for all the resources and support!
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Recruitment Updates
BRAE Department Gears Up Marketing Efforts
In an effort to increase student enrollment within the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department, faculty and staff have begun brainstorming new marketing strategies. The BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department Newsletter is a result of that collaboration. The Newsletter will be sent out periodically to inform the public, industry professionals, alumni, and current and prospective students about activities within the department.
Other efforts include the design of BRAE t-shirts and car decals to be used as marketing tools. These items can be ordered by following the link to the order form under the left-hand column section titled “Get Your BRAE Gear Here!” The BRAE department anticipates wide acceptance and success of these advertising efforts and hopes to see an increase in enrollment in the future due to a heightened awareness of the BRAE programs.
BRAE Faculty Take Action!
BRAE faculty hit the road to help spread the word about Cal Poly's BioResource
and Agricultural Engineering program. Members of the faculty are visiting
the local community colleges, where they are encouraging prospective transfer
students and local high school students to apply to the BRAE Department.
Accompanied by lecturers Kerry Langford and Tom Mastin, Dr. Ben Burgoa (pictured right) attended the "Career Exploration Day" at Alan Hancock Community College on Friday, October 12th. Burgoa commented that "as a faculty member, I feel it is critical to extend and share my enthusiasm in our program to future engineers."
Burgoa, Langford, and Mastin were not the only faculty to help in the department's recruiting efforts. Dr. Richard Cavaletto, accompanied by Dr. Bill Kellogg (AGED), and Professors Mike Zohns (HCS) and Dan Lassanske (HCS), ventured north for the day to attend the 55th annual open house at Modesto Junior College on Thursday, October 11th. Cavaletto and the others visited with faculty, alumni, and a number of prospective students. This allowed the department to further strengthen its relationship with faculty and alumni.
Faculty will visit Cuesta Community College on Wednesday afternoon, October 31st for their “Student Success Workshop: Choosing Your Major.”
Fall 2008 Undergraduate Application Dates to Remember
Undergraduate applications are now open for Fall 2008! Need more information
on the process of applying to the CSU system? Then click
here to view our tutorial!
- Early Decision applications accepted October 1- October 31
- Regular Decision applications accepted November 1- November 30
BRAE Offers Incentives to Students
Dr. Richard Cavaletto recently announced at the first AES meeting that the department has decided to invite all current students to recruit new BRAE and ASM students.
Cavaletto offered a competition for current students that recruit new prospective students to apply. The logistics of the competition are as follows:
- Current students will submit the name of the student they recruited
to the department office.
- When the prospective student's admission application is confirmed as
BRAE or ASM, the current student will be given a $10 gift card to El Corral
Bookstore or Campus Market.
- In addition, each current student who enters the competition will receive a ticket for a drawing to win either a $500, $300, or $200 cash prize!
Discover the Cal Poly BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
Deptartment for Yourself!
Please register and join us for Fall Preview Day on Friday, October 19th.
Starting at 8:30 am, the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental
Sciences will open its doors to prospective students. Discover the College's
departments, majors, and student clubs as well as get answers to your curriculum,
admissions and financial aid questions. To register or find out more information
regarding the event please visit the College
of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences' website!
Are You Ready for a Trip Back to Cal Poly?
Take this two-minute quiz to find out if you're overdue for a trip back
to the Cal Poly campus!
1. When you see a Cal Poly car sticker -- you
- talk to the people driving the car
- look at the driver to see if she/he reminds you of someone you know
- wish you had a Cal Poly sticker on your car
- think about planning a visit to Cal Poly
2. The primary consideration when planning a visit to the Central Coast
is to
- get there by Thursday night for Farmer's Market
- cruise through campus to see the landmarks you remember and the additions you don't
- visit El Corral Bookstore to pick up Cal Poly items
- park on campus without getting a parking ticket
3. In my spare time, I am most likely to
- read about events, lectures, and students in Poly Link alumni and BRAE web pages
- purchase Cal Poly's latest release of Pinot Noir
- request a Cal Poly BRAE car window sticker
- attend an on campus BRAE reunion in 2008
Your score: you get an A……just because you care enough to read our newsletter!
Thank You for Your Commitment to BRAE!
Interested in pledging your support to the BioResource & Agricultural Engineering department? We encourage BRAE alumni, parents, friends, and industry professionals to either begin or renew their Cal Poly ties. Donations strengthen our department's ability to serve students through scholarships, teaching innovations, resource improvements, and extra curricular activities. Help create an ideal atmosphere for current and future BRAE students to reach their full potential and achieve success by giving back!
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