Undergraduate Stories

Q&A with EEM Senior Keegan Gendron

Published on April 6, 2020
Keegan Gendron is an Environmental Economics Major (EEM) who was recently awarded AFRE's Academic Excellence Award
AFRE undergrads tour local food industry businesses and network with alumni

Published on February 21, 2020
On a recent trip to the Grand Rapids area AFRE students toured three agribusiness facilities and met with alumni.
AFRE Student Receives $20,000 Top Hat Scholarship

Published on September 5, 2019
AFRE student Emma Rice is one of five award recipients for the first annual Top Hat Scholarship.
ABM Senior: Finding AFRE and Practicing Her Passion

Published on July 8, 2019
AFRE student Brooke Vilminot is spending her summer interning at Archer Daniels (ADM) in Toledo, Ohio after finding her home at Michigan State in the AFRE Department.
Carrying on a Legacy: FIM Senior at RS Hanline

Published on June 25, 2019
MSUAFRE student Lauren Bednarski is interning at RS Hanline for summer of 2019 in hopes of continuing her family’s legacy back home.
MSU AFRE student interning at McCormick & Co.'s global headquarters

Published on June 17, 2019
MSU AFRE student Jenny Pendell is interning with McCormick & Co. for summer of 2019. Pendell is studying Food Industry Management.
2019 AFRE Undergraduate Student Award Winners

Published on April 26, 2019
Congratulations to all of our AFRE undergraduate students who were recognized at the AFRE Student Awards Night on April 16, 2019, at the Kellogg Center
AFRE Student Leads Spring Break Urban Farming Service Trip

Published on March 12, 2019
AFRE sophomore Holly Pummell co-led an Alternative Spartan Break trip to an urban farm in Atlanta to serve their local community and learn about food systems.
AFRE Students Guide Policy as Undergraduate Representatives

Published on February 14, 2019
AFRE students Lauren Heberling and Izzy Morton serve as representatives on the Undergraduate Policy Committee, helping to voice opinions of undergraduate students and guide policy.
EEM Student Accepted into Demmer Scholars Program

Published on January 8, 2019
MSUAFRE student Emma Rice will be spending the summer in Washington DC as a 2019 Demmer Scholar.