CALS Alumna Named New Assistant Director of Ag Institute

The school of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Agricultural Institute (AGI)  recently named Alyssa Degreenia As a Outcome of the mannequin new assistant director of the AGI. For the previous seven years, Degreenia has been instrumental in creating, implementing and managing the internship program that has served over 400 scholars since its inception.

She earned her bachelor’s diploma in agricultural science from North Carolina State College and minopurple in extension education, animal science and agricultural enterprise administration. Degreenia additionally holds a grasp’s and doctoral diploma in agricultural and extension education with a Think about agricultural management from NC State. 

Degreenia first joined AGI as An factor of the graduate assistantship program all by way of her Masters and has by no means seemed again.

“I actually like working with scholars and employers in agriculture because they’re so Enthusiastic about it. They love what they do. They love agriculture. I’ve been actually fortunate,” Degreenia says. “I actually like the group and seeing wright here scholars go. It’s a smaller An factor of this huge university and to me, it really Seems like a household. It On A daily basis has.”

“Take into consideration worthwhile the Clemson recreation. That’s how I really feel.”

In her position as assistant director, Degreenia will proceed to work with the AGI internship program, scholar ambassadors, scholar recruitment and scholar retention by way of educational success packages. She Goes to collaborate on evaluation Regarding the influence of the AGI packages on scholars and their communities, As properly as to  serving to handle the Golden Leaf Foundation grant for the Agricultural Operations Certificates and scholar mentorship program.

“Alyssa has good power, fantastic scholar engagement expertise, and creativity. I Look forward to collaborating Collectively with her on strategies To promote agricultural education all by way of the Agricultural Institute and the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences,” says Lee Ivy, AGI director and assistant director Of instructional packages. “Her dedication to the Ag Institute and CALS has influenceed many scholars and packages. It is going to be thrilling to see her influence proceed by way of this management position.”

Degreenia says she Desires to enhance alternatives For school youngsters. 

“I would like to focus A pair of of my time evaluationing and Figuring out how We will greater assist our scholars as quickly as they’re right here. How can we assist them get  related Once they’re on campus?” says Degreenia. She will Even be excited To assist scholars discover what They Want to do after This method — whether or not that’s starting a profession or Occurring to earn a bachelor’s diploma. 

“My dad is an factorary school teacher and On A daily basis joked, ‘Don’t go into educating.’ Through rising up Inside the 4-H program, I knew I needed to work with people in agriculture, and Once I started working Inside the Ag Institute, I found that I truly actually liked educating. I even have been so fortunate that my profession has labored out The biggest method it has,” says Degreenia.

Degreenia says she couldn’t be extra joyful Inside the Agricultural Institute. 

“Take into consideration worthwhile the Clemson recreation. That’s how I really feel.”