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Southern University College of Agriculture alum, Deacue Fields, Ph.D., is the new vice president for agriculture for the University of Arkansas System.

As the VC for Institutional Advancement and External Relations, Williams will provide leadership and oversight on strategy development to reach, influence, and collaborate with the university's internal and external stakeholders; supervise the units within the respective portfolio; and represent the SU Ag Center and SU College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences throughout the state and nation to advance the Ag Center and College's mission, vision, and strategic initiatives.

The Southern University Ag Center is now enrolling students ages 9-11 for its two-week, hands-on agricultural experiential learning summer camp, JAGcation.

Brittany Benjamin works for the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program in Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, California. She’s also enrolled in an urban forestry Ph.D. program at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

“Going through this process has reinvigorated my passion for agriculture and shed light on numerous opportunities for the division to cultivate partnerships and collaborate during this next chapter,” expressed Fields. “I’m grateful for this opportunity to continue strengthening the impact of the Division of Agriculture as we embrace the land-grant mission of serving our state."

In March, the McBride Sisters Wine Company launched a new initiative that funds scholarships for women in agricultural programs at Southern University's College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.

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