Commonwealth Campuses Offer Gateway To Ag Courses UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) With career opportunities in the agricultural sciences expanding, more and more Pen nsylvania students are enrolling in agricultural colleges, and many choose to begin their studies at Penn State Commonwealth Campuses. “Commonwealth Campuses are great places to start pursuing an agricultural career,” says Dr. Mar ianne Houser, coordinator of undergraduate recruitment in Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences. ‘They combine advantages of a small-college setting with the vast resources that only a large univer sity can provide,” she says. “More than 600 students in the agricul tural sciences are attending Com monwealth Campuses.” Students can begin studying for their baccalaureate degrees in the agricultural sciences at one of 18 Penn State campuses. “As many as half of all Penn State students begin at a Commonwealth Cam pus,” Houser notes. “After the first year, students consult with their advisers about when to trans fer to the University Park Campus.” The Penn State Berks Campus in Reading, located on the 240-acre former estate of a Berks County industrial leader, serves students in Berks, Lebanon, Lan caster, and Montgomery counties. “We have a lot to offer agriculture students,” says Dr. David Sanford, associate professor of horticulture, who teaches and advises at the Berks Campus. “As a result, undergraduates in and get higher production with lower cost and less maintenance. C-2 feeder h-2 feeder H-2 feeder for broilers nipples agriculture on our campus have increased from 10 in 1988 to more than 100 today. In addition to the facilities common to all Penn State campuses, we have a state of-the-art greenhouse, a horticul ture and soils laboratory and a food science and microbiology laboratory.” Students in the western part of the slate may choose to attend the Penn State McKeesport Campus, located IS miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The 42-acre campus features computer and microcom puter centers, comprehensive sci ence and engineering labs, a stu dent union, a library, a modem gymnasium and a residence hall. The campus also adjoins a com munity park between McKeesport and White Oak. “because our classes are small, teachers and students get to know each other,” says Dr. John Zavod ni, associate professor of zoology and agricultural sciences rep resentative at Penn Slate McKees port. “1 have 52 students in Biolo gy 101 and I can give each more individual attention than 1 could with a larger class.” The Penn State Altoona Cam pus is situated on 105 acres located two miles from the Altoo na business district and 43 miles from the University Park Campus. Penn State Altoona enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students, many of whom come from central Pennsylvania. “With more than 37,000 stu dents, the University Park Cam pus can overwhelm freshmen,” says Dr. Thomas Russo, associate professor of chemistry and agn- Insist on Chore-Time HB w^^^PB^^^^^^HBSSPSHHHJHS for broilers bins end swine FLEX-AUGER* feeding Northeast Agri Systems, Inc. Flyway Business Park 139 A West Airport Road Lititz, PA 17543 cultural sciences representative at Penn State Altoona. “It’s easy for new students to become distracted and lose sight of their studies. Starting at a smaller campus can help students to focus on their grades and sharpen academic skills before attending the Univer sity Park Campus.” Penn Stale’s College of Agri irryv DMA Provides Scholarships To FFA Members In 1993, for the sixth year, BMA awarded five $l,OOO scho larships through the National FFA Foundation to FFA members pur suing a four-year college degree in any area of agriculture. As part of the company’s con tinuing commitment to the agri cultural industry, BMA will increase its support of this prog ram by sponsoring ten $l,OOO scholarships for FFA members in 1994. Applications for the BMA scholarships, as well as the many other scholarships offered through the National FFA Foundation, are available through BMA agents or local FFA advisors. 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