NCTA application fee waived Sept. 20-Oct. 3 Friday, September 17, 2021
By NCTA News
Nebraska students who apply in the next two weeks for admission to University of Nebraska campuses including NCTA at Curtis can have their application fee waived.
The $45 fee will be waived for any resident students completing the online, shared application to be an undergraduate next fall at one of four colleges in the NU system.
Those campuses are the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Kearney, or University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Aggies: Ride for the brand Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Dean's Message
By NCTA Dean Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
We observe commencement Thursday for our Class of 2021 of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
In many regards, our academic programs have been full speed ahead with in-person classes throughout the fall and spring semester. However, this group of graduates saw some personal and college tests unlike any before seen by those passing under the Aggie arches near Ag Hall.
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Two Jurgens Scholars at NCTA Tuesday, May 4, 2021
By NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – NCTA Aggie students Macy Zentner of Cedar Rapids and Vanessa Herrera of Lexington have completed their spring semester at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
Earlier this semester, each received a $1,000 Glenn Jurgens Memorial Scholarship for 2020-2021, in honor of Professor Jurgens who taught at NCTA and its predecessor institutions of UNSTA and UNSA.
NCTA’s semester concludes this week with graduation on May 6.
Zentner and Herrera are sophomores who will be returning to NCTA next fall and are set to graduate in 2022.
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Aggie Roundup for April Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Dean's Message
By Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
CURTIS, Neb. - Aggie students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are packing in as much studying, lab work, and academic travels as possible before finals late next week and graduation on Thursday, May 6.
A tally of upcoming and recent events demonstrates the many opportunities for Aggies studying agriculture and veterinary technology.
Aggie Rodeo:
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Spring brings Aggie rewards Wednesday, April 14, 2021
NCTA Dean's Message
By Dean Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
An old football field at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a wonderful open, green space across from Agriculture Hall.
Looking out from the second- and third-floor classrooms and offices of Ag Hall, I can envision a venue which once hosted hundreds of football games, graduations, and public celebrations of the “Curtis Aggies.”
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Spring with the Aggies Thursday, April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021
By NCTA Dean Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
Campus is alive with the freshness of Spring!
Signs of seasonal activities are everywhere for Aggies at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. Here are a few observations this first week of April:
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Putting ag skills to work Wednesday, March 24, 2021
March 24, 2021
By NCTA Dean Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
Celebrate National Agriculture Week!
We are fully engaged in ag production at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. Word from the calving pasture is we have three head left to calve. Bravo to the NCTA Beef Production Class ho have been on around-the-clock calving watch since February.
It’s quite busy at campus as students returned from Spring Break on Monday. We are awaiting results of the ag mechanics department tests of advanced welding students for certification by the American Welding Society.
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A voice for Aggies Thursday, March 11, 2021
By NCTA Dean Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
James Lee appreciates the leadership skills he gained as an FFA member at Sutherland High School.
Now, in his second semester as a college freshman in Curtis at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, the agribusiness major and former Sutherland Sailor is leading the Aggie student body.
He was elected vice president of NCTA Student Senate last fall when he attended the Senate’s organizational meeting, as a first-year representative of the NCTA Business Club.
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Meet Kat Moyer, Co-Aggie of the Month Monday, November 23, 2020
Nov. 24, 2020
By Dharian Ahrens, Student Senate writer
The NCTA Student Senate has selected Kat Moyer as one of two Aggies of the Month for November.
Hometown
Adams, Nebraska
Major and graduation date
Veterinary Technology, May 2022
What are your plans after college?
I plan to definitely own too many animals!
What organizations, clubs, and teams are you involved with at NCTA?
I am on the Ranch Horse Team, and in Student Technicians of Veterinary Medicine Association (STVMA)
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Salute to Frontier County veterans Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Nov. 11, 2020
By NCTA News
Happy Veterans Day, 2020! A recognition by NCTA and the campus community spanned several days this week.
In the absence of a public observance in Curtis due to COVID-19 concern, a 2020 Veterans Day community service project was planned by the NCTA Diversity Committee.
Elementary students wrote thank you notes, committee chair Rachel Faber contacted the American Legion Posts in Maywood and Curtis to obtain lists of the veteran membership and she ordered supplies for gift bags.
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