Registration Open for College Connections Webinar Series

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Registration is now open for the first three sessions in 2023 of College Connections, a monthly webinar series designed to give a unique, inside perspective of the programs, people, priorities and partnerships of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences.

Each one-hour session will be moderated by Dean Rick Roush and will be hosted via Zoom. Sessions are open to the Penn State community and the public.

Farm Show Town Hall Discussion on the State of Pennsylvania Agriculture will begin at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 10.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding will join Roush to discuss the current state of Pennsylvania agriculture, including emerging issues and opportunities. A question-and-answer session will follow opening remarks. This will be a hybrid session, and participants can attend in person in the Susquehanna Room in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex or via Zoom. Register for the Farm Show Town Hall Discussion here.

Pasto Agricultural Museum: Connecting the Past and the Future will take place at 1 p.m. Feb. 15.

Rita Graef, director of the college's Pasto Agricultural Museum, will join Roush to give a behind-the-scenes view of the museum, which features approximately 1,300 rare farm and household items dating from 4,000 B.C. to the 1940s. Additionally, attendees will learn about historic college exhibits, the stories of the people who changed the course of agriculture, and opportunities to engage in museum-related events. Register for the Pasto Agricultural Museum webinar here.

Direct From the Horse's Mouth: The Latest from Penn State Equine Science will start at 1 p.m. March 15.

Brian Egan, Burt Staniar, Danielle Smarsh and Andrea Kocher -- all members of Penn State's equine science team -- will join Roush to discuss everything equine. From foals to the quarter horse sale, from feeding to exercise physiology research, from 4-H to working with Pennsylvania's horse community, the team will share highlights from equine teaching, research and Penn State Extension programs.