PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE This is a big year for Demeter with $48,000 planned in student support toward 25 student awards among which three new awards will be offered for the first time! The steady growth of the eight UW Foundation endowment funds that benefit our organization and its program of student support are a tribute to…
LAUGHING WITH BETSY Laughter: That moment when your brain leaves your body for a few seconds and your heart flutters bringing sparkles and glitter to every cell in your body. (Author unknown). If you want some of that, join Betsy Haimson, Certified Laughter Leader-Expert Level, (CLL-E) for an interactive laughter session on November 18 via…
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As we recover from a difficult year caused by the covid-19 pandemic, we are fortunate that our members largely remained safe. Zoom meetings have allowed the board to keep functioning remotely and for us to host interesting webinars on cheese making and the new Meat and Animal Sciences facility. I am looking forward…
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings! As our weather continues to warm up and more of us receive the COVID vaccine, hopefully we are all seeing the light at the end of this pandemic tunnel. Regarding upcoming Demeter activity, I think it is likely that we will schedule another Zoom meeting for our annual meeting. There will be…
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings! Many thanks to the organizers of the Corn-to-Go portion of this year’s Corn Roast – Jan and Jeff Martin and Dorothy and Larry Binning and their committee. Our first-ever virtual program was the Corn Roast. We enjoyed a presentation from Dean Kate VandenBosch, followed by a good question-and-answer session. Alice in Dairyland,…
MESSAGE FROM DEAN KATE As we anticipate the beginning of a new fall semester – which will be conducted differently than any in the past – I wanted to share some news about how the college fared during spring semester. During spring break, CALS instructors pivoted 360 courses to remote so that students could continue…