Came a Tribe from the North, Brave and Bold



By Liz Bumstead and Bret Kindall 

Earlier this month, students from the University of Idaho spent a week at the 2017 Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference in Twin Falls, Idaho, where a staggering 1,600 FFA members flooded in from across the state. 

Twenty nine UI students were enrolled in the Agriculture Education 498 course, three were student interns for the Idaho FFA Foundation, and one was present as a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Ambassador. This is a unique and engaging opportunity offered to students at the University of Idaho. Students don’t have to be a part of a specific department to be involved, all majors are encouraged to help. For the students enrolled in the course, countless hours of preparation were conducted to coordinate various aspects of the conference. The responsibilities of these students ranged from backstage coordination to delegate business. These students met every week during the spring semester. 

One of these students, Collin Stone, said, “Being able to come back to SLC and help run parts of it is an incredible opportunity because you are able to see a completely different side of FFA, a side you never saw as a member. I highly recommend this experience for anyone interested.”

Additionally, the Agricultural & Extension Education Department faculty members were all hands on deck during SLC by serving as CDE Superintendents. Faculty members included Dr. Jim Connors, Dr. Jeremy Falk, Dr. Kattlyn Wolf, Dr. Kasee Smith, Amanda Moore Kriwox, and Shannon Blickenstaff. Thank you to everyone who helped make SLC a success! We look forwardto seeing everyone in Moscow for State CDE’s!
to be a part of a specific department to
be involved, all majors are encouraged
to help.
For the students enrolled in the course,
countless hours of preparation were con-
ducted to coordinate various aspects of
the conference. The responsibilities of
these students ranged from backstage
coordination to delegate business. These
students met every week during the
spring semester. One of these stu-
dents, Collin Stone, said, “Being able to
come back to SLC and help run parts of
it is an incredible opportunity because
you are able to see a completely differ-
ent side of FFA, a side you never saw as
a member. I highly recommend this ex-
perience for anyone interested.”
Additionally, the Agricultural & Ex-
tension Education Department faculty
members were all
-
hands
-
on
-
deck during
SLC by serving as CDE Superinten-
dents. Faculty members included Dr.
Jim
Connors, Dr. Jeremy Falk, Dr. Kattlyn
Wolf, Dr. Kasee Smith, Amanda Moore
-
Kriwox, and
Shannon Blickenstaff.
Thank you to everyone who helped
make

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