Aggies reap community spirit Friday, September 22, 2017
Sept. 21, 2017
Dean’s Column by Ron Rosati, PhD
The autumn atmosphere is upon us at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture!
Campus crops are slowly maturing and Brad Ramsdale, agronomy professor, reports that soybean harvest should be underway in about 10 days, around the first week of October.
Fall colors and chillier evenings are sure signs of a change of season for the college campus. Jackets and sweatshirts are the norm these brisk mornings.
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NCTA students and teams grow Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Sept. 13, 2017
Dean’s Column by Ron Rosati, PhD
As word spreads about NCTA’s nationally ranked academic programs, students from across the country are responding and enrollment is growing!
Our report on NCTA’s fall enrollment outlines an increase in the number of full-time NCTA students for a fourth year in a row.
For the fall 2017 semester, the college on-campus population grew by four percent. Congratulations, Curtis! We have 255 students taking college classes right here in this community.
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NCTA Aggie Rodeo season underway Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Sept. 12, 2017
By NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. - Aggie rodeo athletes from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis are again saddling their horses for rodeo action in the Cornhusker state.
The NCTA Aggie Rodeo Team heads to North Platte for weekend action on Sept. 16-17 where the Great Plains Region teams meet in their second weekend rodeo of National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association action.
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NCTA enrollment continues climb Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Sept. 6, 2017
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
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Aggies dish up the beef at State Fair Monday, September 11, 2017
Sept. 11, 2017
By NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. - Aggie students with the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture were volunteers at the 2017 Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.
The 10-day fair ended Labor Day with NCTA students participating as competitors, volunteers in the livestock and rodeo show rings, and food servers.
Animal Science Professor Terri Jo Bek coordinated a crew of 13 NCTA students to serve beef sandwiches at the Nebraska Cattlemen Beef Pit.
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Students guide NCTA Residence Life Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Aug. 29, 2017
By NCTA News
Campus residence halls at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis have a team of familiar faces guiding student life for the 2017-2018 school year.
A team of 12 students in their second or third year at NCTA are serving as resident assistants in three residence halls on campus, said Jennifer McConville, NCTA associate dean.
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Fall semester opens; NCTA ranks 7th in U.S. Thursday, August 24, 2017
Dean’s Column by Ron Rosati, PhD
Just as we started welcoming students to the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture for fall semester classes we were notified of a new national ranking for our institution.
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Career success ranks high for NCTA grads Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Aug. 23, 2017
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – Wade Shipman’s career success is characteristic of Aggie graduates from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
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NCTA program sparked by welding Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Aug. 16, 2017
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Ag teachers closing the gap Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Aug. 15, 2017
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
When Kara Reimers graduated from high school in 2012, she briefly thought about becoming a teacher but instead started college in animal science at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
This week, she launches her second year teaching high school agricultural education, helping Nebraska gain traction in a field calling for more agriculturalists as teachers and FFA chapter advisors.
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