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Together We Grow. Cultivating talent, harvesting potential. Spotlights
Member spotlight: Theressa Cooper
Question and answer session with Theressa Cooper, Assistant Dean for Diversity in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
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Cherries in cardboard cartons Blog
Kristin Kirkpatrick: September message
This time of year always feels full of possibility to me. A time to recommit to the goals we have before us.
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Member spotlight: Lisa Gaskalla
Question and answer session with Lisa Gaskalla, Executive Director for National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization.
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Carrots with soil on them. Blog
Kristin Kirkpatrick: August message
I always think the month of August brings an energy of excitement, with final trips and outings as summer’s days become fleeting and more precious than they were just months before.
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Together We Grow convenes thought leaders to foster diversity and inclusion in higher ed, agriculture
On July 30, five higher education thought leaders convened virtually to share their stories and perspectives on the future of higher education.
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Crops growing in soil Blog
Kristin Kirkpatrick: July message
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about quantum changes, because it appears they are happening everywhere I look. In psychology research, a quantum change is a sudden, dramatic, and enduring transformation that affects a broad range of personal emotion, cognition, and behavior.
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Together We Grow. Cultivating talent, harvesting potential. Spotlights
Member spotlight: Wanda Jackson
Question and answer session with Wanda Jackson, Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer at the National Urban League.
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Above ground irrigator Blog
Kristin Kirkpatrick: June message
In my garden, the seeds we planted weeks ago have sprouted, growing every day, responding to the attention of my three children. Growing, unaware of the soul-level unrest that thrums across our country.
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Member spotlight: Quentin Tyler
Question and answer session with Quentin Tyler, Associate Dean and Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, and National MANRRS Advisory Board Chair
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Inside of a greenhouse Blog
Kristin Kirkpatrick: April message
Wherever you find yourself consuming this newsletter, I hope it finds you and your teams well – and that your strategies to adapt to the current reality are keeping your stakeholders healthy and able to engage in the work the world needs.
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Member spotlight: Demetha Sanders
Question and answer session with Demetha Sanders, Global Talent Management and Inclusion Leader for Cargill.
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Kristin Kirkpatrick: March message
Welcome to our inaugural Together We Grow newsletter!
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Together We Grow. Cultivating talent, harvesting potential. In the news
Together We Grow appoints first members to its Board of Directors
Together We Grow (TWG), a consortium of some of the world’s largest agribusiness interests focused on building a skilled, diverse, and inclusive agricultural workforce, today announced the appointment of its board of directors.
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Together We Grow. Cultivating talent, harvesting potential. Spotlights
Member spotlight: Mark Poeschl
Question and answer session with FFA CEO Mark Poeschl.
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Together We Grow expanding with new center, executive director at Colorado State University
Together We Grow (TWG), a consortium of some of the world’s largest agribusiness interests focused on building a skilled, diverse, and inclusive agricultural workforce, has announced plans to expand the organization’s reach by establishing an educational and research center at Colorado State University.
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