Caption: ExploreACES Open House Guide - 2008
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Mumford Hall continued Special Projects for ACE 499 Students in ACE 499 create Excel tools to perform tasks more efficiently. These special projects allow agribusiness students to develop practical skills needed on the job. Come see the research behind the Excel projects. ACES James Scholar project presented by Traci Kingdon (El Paso, IL). The Effect of a Hormonal Injection on Estrus Resynchronization Experimentation led this James Scholar to realize the importance of inducing estrous after a failed initial breeding, so that beef cows can become pregnant in a timely manner. A hormone called GnRH was used in an attempt to synchronize egg development in ovarian follicles so that the follow-up pregnancy rates would be high. ACES James Scholar project presented by Thomas Maske (Mount Pulaski, IL). Changing Demographics in Agricultural Education: Are Agricultural Education Programs Representative of Their Schools and Communities? Come visit this James Scholar’s research exhibit which addresses the need for agricultural education to emphasize and adapt the three part, comprehensive education model to create relevant programs that reflect the diverse, growing needs of the community the school serves. ACES James Scholar project presented by Natalie Coers (Emden, IL). Scott Burris, Junior Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Agri-Business, Farm Financial Marketing “ I have always enjoyed being around the Champaign-Urbana area and love being at a college that has a corn plot on the campus. The “Morrow Plots” make me feel like I am at home.” ACES offers 10 majors with 37 concentrations at the undergraduate level
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