Newsletter Nov 2023

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Demeter has had a wonderful start to the Fall 2023 season! We had excellent attendance at the Corn Roast with the most CALS Department Chairs and Early-Stage Faculty in attendance in a long while. Sharon Brantmeier and Lynn Grooms organized the Corn Roast wonderfully, and it was exciting to see so many new and old faces there.

A new update is the development of an online membership application, as well as a donation link on the Demeter website that Weizhong Wang, Randy Shaver, and Doug Maxwell have spent extensive time developing. These services are linked to specific QR Codes for easy, direct access to the relevant website addresses. While we continue to offer the typical ability to fill out forms and utilize checks, we hope that this option will aid in expanding our membership and attracting new donations for the financial support of CALS students.

We have been working with the External Relations group in CALS to ensure we can incorporate updates on what is happening in Demeter in the eCALS update to encourage more of the CALS family to attend our events and hopefully join our wonderful organization. They have been very supportive of our endeavors given our support of scholarships, internships, and grants for CALS undergraduates.

Thank you for all your commitment and support of Demeter!

Laura Hernandez, President