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Early-day hay harvest at the campus farm in Curtis. The high school opened in 1913 and it became an NU college in 1965. (NCTA Photo Archives)

Salute to Aggies, then and today Friday, February 15, 2019

Feb. 15, 2019

By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.

CURTIS, Neb. - This has been “Charter Week” at the University of Nebraska as the flagship campus in Lincoln leads the state’s five NU campuses in celebrating N150, activities observing the founding of a federally-designated land grant institution in Nebraska.

Officially, the charter was signed on Feb. 15, 1869 designating the University of Nebraska with its role in public education and service.

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Sheep graze in the foreground of the old Aggie football field south of Agriculture Hall (three story brick at right). Ag Hall was the first structure built in 1912. At left, is the first residence hall. Both buildings are used today. (NCTA Archives)

Aggie campus 105 years of N150 celebration Thursday, January 17, 2019

Jan. 17, 2019

By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.

CURTIS, Neb. – The University of Nebraska is celebrating its 150^th year in post-secondary education throughout 2019.

The land grant institution with its flagship campus at the University of Nebraska Lincoln was officially created on Feb. 15, 1869.

Here in Curtis, the institution that is now the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture had the good fortune to be a component of the University of Nebraska since its beginning.

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In April of 2018 the NCTA Aggies capture overall reserve champion two-year college at the North American Colleges and Teachers in Agriculture national contest. (NCTA News file photo)

A successful 2018 at NCTA Thursday, January 3, 2019

January 3, 2019

By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.

Welcoming the New Year and reflection at year-end brings many images and memories to the fore of our students and campus activities at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

Our NCTA Aggie students, staff and faculty had another highly successful year.

An overview of 2018 includes a few of many highlights:

January –

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Aggie crowning achievement Friday, December 28, 2018

By Mary Crawford, NCTA News

CURTIS, Neb. – A lifelong dream for a Sandhills cowgirl is coming true.

Eva Oliver, an NCTA Aggie, receives her crown and official title as Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2019 on January 5 at the Cherry County Fairgrounds in Valentine.

Oliver graduated in May, 2018 from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis with an associate of science degree in veterinary technology.

While studying at NCTA, Eva was busy with her Vet Tech classes but most enjoyed the ranch horse program and opportunities to ride horses.

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NCTA Collegiate Cattlemen and Livestock Judging Team members are shown with Joan Ruskamp (front row, fifth from left), UNSTA alumna and chairman of the national Cattleman’s Beef Board. (Doug Smith/NCTA Photo)

NCTA Dean's Weekly Roundup Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Dec. 12, 2018

By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.

It’s finals week at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture! Students have wrapped up their final projects, studied hard for the past few weeks and are now seeing the rewards of their efforts as they take their final exams.

Most students come through finals week feeling the intense satisfaction that comes from a job well done. It’s rewarding for students to experience the accomplishment that comes with completing a successful semester.

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Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Steve Wellman, an NCTA alumnus and ag producer from Syracuse, chats with Tina Smith, admissions coordinator and Dean Ron Rosati at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island. (Mary Crawford / NCTA News)

Spotlight on NCTA partnerships Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Sept. 25, 2018

By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.

We have had outstanding outreach opportunities for the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture again this month, allowing us to shine a bright spotlight on the accomplishments of Aggie students and our graduates.

Interactions at public venues such as college fairs, the Nebraska State Fair and Husker Harvest Days can often give us the chance to tell our story to alumni, stakeholders and news media.

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In 1967-68, Future Homemakers of America (FHA) was one of the largest campus clubs for young women at the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture. (UNSA '68 Aggie Yearbook).

Welcome Aggie alumni Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Sept. 19, 2018

By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.

The institution that is now NCTA started in 1913 as a residential high school for boys and girls. Our early faculty welcomed young men studying agriculture, and young women, in “normal training” as teachers and in home economics.

They were part of land grant institutions across the United States which first established high schools, then evolved into fulltime college campuses.

This week marks a festive occasion for the last class of senior students who graduated from that original high school in Curtis.

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