[354] 2nd Ag Career Day Set March 17 at MTSU in Stark Building

Release date: March 11, 2010


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Career center contact: Nicole Green, 615-494-8797 or kngreen@mtsu.edu
Agribusiness/agriscience contact: Dr. Warren Gill, 615-898-2523 or wgill@mtsu.edu

2nd Ag Career Day Set March 17 at MTSU in Stark Building


(MURFREESBORO, TN) – The second Ag Career Day for MTSU agribusiness and agriscience students and alumni will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, in the Stark Agricultural Building on campus.
Farm Credit Services, Kroger Manufacturing, the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative and U.S. Department of Agriculture are among the corporate vendors participating.
The graduate programs at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Tennessee State University in Nashville also will have recruiters at the career fair.
Prospective employers will be recruiting from all three majors and concentrations (agricultural business, plant and soil science and animal science) as well as for internships and grad school opportunities, said Nicole Green, career coordinator for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences.
Professional attire is encouraged and students and alumni should bring updated copies of their resume and “be ready to impress our visitors,” said Dr. Warren Gill, who is department chair.
Gill said that in addition to ag students and alumni, other MTSU students are welcome to attend.
“We want every student to learn more about the world of modern agriculture,” Gill said before adding one of his life’s truths: “As long as people eat or wear clothes, agriculture will offer rewarding careers.”
The Student Agriculture Council, the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience staff and faculty, and the MTSU Career Development Center are sponsoring the MTSU Ag Career Day.
For more information, contact Green by calling 615-494-8797, e-mail her at kngreen@mtsu.edu, or contact Gill by calling 615-898-2523 or e-mail him at wgill@mtsu.edu.



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