Agronomy Ambassador Blog

The start of a new semester is often stressful, pandemic or not. Being able to start on the right foot by organizing your schedule and taking advantage of the resources available for students can make large workloads more manageable later in the semester. Purdue provides many accessible resources for students to achieve academic success and…

College life has been a different type of challenge this year. As students we are having to navigate the course work as well as learning completely online in come cases. Learning how to keep your time and life organized is a huge piece of being successful during these strange times.  Lecture Schedule  Make  sure to…

As we all know, the past 12 months have been completely unexpected and full of twists and turns, and we all have had a lot of challenges that we have had to overcome.  One of those challenges specifically for seniors such as myself and others would be trying to find a job during these unprecedented…

For all of those prospective students, know that Boilermakers are taking the initiative to stay on campus and see the semester through. Although this is just the beginning, I know that we will continue with our efforts, all while still making memories and enjoying each other’s company. The environment on campus is hopeful. After arriving…

It’s no secret that Purdue University has a lot of options for students to be involved. During four years, you will surely be provided plenty of opportunities to leave an impact on campus but one of my personal favorites is being part of the Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative community. While it may not be for…

All of us are doing our best to navigate this crazy time, especially those of us in college. We’ve been attending school our whole lives but never has it looked like this. As with any challenge in life, it is better to take on a challenge while supported—and that’s exactly what Purdue does for us.…

This semester was definitely one I will remember and much different than the past semesters. This will be my last post for this semester and there is a lot to reflect on. Personally I don’t love online class and I don’t think it will ever replace in person classes. However, Purdue did do a good…

COVID-19 has brought a lot of change to the structure of courses this semester. While I believe some changes have been beneficial from online learning, I personally learn better in a traditional classroom environment. This semester I have two classes and a lab that meet in person, and the rest are completely online. One benefit…

This summer I decided to take and internship with a retail cooperative, Superior Ag, in southwest Indiana. I was based out of the cooperate office in Huntingburg, IN and worked with the precision agriculture team.  Since we were sent home from Purdue because of COVID-19, I decided to start my internship early. I helped Superior…