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....
