Vet Tech Adventures Friday, April 21, 2023
April 17, 2023
By Noel Ochoa, Faculty Lecturer
The Spring 2023 semester has been one of action, change, and innovation for many on the NCTA campus. For myself, it started with international adventure as the NCTA Safari Club and I traveled to Costa Rica over Winter Break 2022-2023.
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Safari Club Presents: Costa Rica! Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Feb. 8, 2023
Students to Present on Costa Rica Study Trip February 15
By Noel Ochoa and Ellie Welke
The public is invited to enjoy a presentation by NCTA students who traveled to Costa Rica recently to be held on our Curtis campus at the Agriculture Education Center auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
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NCTA plans for students, growth Tuesday, March 1, 2022
NCTA Dean’s Message by Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
When I officially started my first day as the new dean of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture on June 15, 2020, our nation’s higher education system faced great unknowns.
We knew, however, that NCTA at Curtis was the only campus in the University of Nebraska system operating with in-person classes that summer. Two dozen Veterinary Technician students and their instructors were ready for opening day, also on June 15.
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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 Taylor Sayer, Co-Aggie of the Month Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Nov. 24, 2020
By Dharian Ahrens, Student Senate writer
The NCTA Student Senate has selected Taylor Sayer as one of two Aggies of the Month for November.
Hometown
Cambridge, Nebraska
Major and graduation date
Agronomy, May 2021
What are your plans after college?
Transfer to UNL to get my master’s degree in agronomy, maybe some minors as well.
What organizations, clubs, and teams are you involved with at NCTA?
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Vet Tech is living her dream in emergency care Saturday, June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
A fast-paced month after her college commencement as a veterinary technician, Nebraska native Chrissy Starkey is settled into a new home and a new job.
The graduate of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis now resides near Linwood, Kansas, along with her horse, two cats and three dogs.
Starkey is employed at Mission Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, where in March and April she became the first student intern from NCTA.
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Safari Club makes learning international Monday, March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020
By Nicole Wright and Mary Crawford, NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – The Safari Club of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture traveled to Costa Rica during NCTA’s Winter Break in January.
Six students in the Veterinary Technology Division, home to the NCTA Safari Club, presented class reports before a campus audience in February.
Ten faculty, alumni and friends joined the six students for the adventure, explained Judy Bowmaster Cole, Veterinary Technology instructor and Safari Club sponsor.
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NCTA Discovery Day is March 2 in Curtis Thursday, February 20, 2020
Feb. 20, 2020
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – High school students seeking unique learning opportunities as part of their academic portfolio in college are invited to “Discovery Day” on March 2 at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
“Our Aggie students and professors always enjoy Discovery Day – a day filled with tours, conversations and fun – as they share their experiences in agriculture and veterinary technology studies at NCTA,” said Jennifer McConville, NCTA associate dean.
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On the road with the Aggies Thursday, February 13, 2020
Feb. 13, 2020
NCTA Dean’s Message
By Interim Dean Kelly Bruns, Ph.D.
Each week I look at the calendar and am inspired with the depth of educational programs for our students here on campus at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture as well as the outreach opportunities around the state and beyond.
Take a look at the “upcoming events” and you, too, can see many times for our stakeholders and partners to engage with NCTA Aggies.
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Beyond the classroom Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Jan. 29, 2020
NCTA Dean’s Message
By Interim Dean Kelly Bruns, Ph.D.
Our agricultural and veterinary technology students are richly blessed with an abundance of educational opportunities through the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture!
Some of those applied learning experiences are beyond the campus classrooms or laboratories of this University of Nebraska institution.
For example, in the past week we’ve had three groups traveling to regional or national agricultural activities which are sponsored by their NCTA team or club.
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