<div dir="ltr">Please see below: we'll need Ag-related faculty or staff for a (or multiple) 2-hour slots at the Annual State Leadership Conference of the California Association Future Farmers of America (FFA)<b> March 21-24 at the Ontario Convention Center</b>. Please email Dean Dingwall and copy me if you are interested in helping out. Best wishes, and thanks, Christiane<br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Studentdeancnas .</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:studentdeancnas@ucr.edu">studentdeancnas@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 6:15 AM<br>Subject: FFA California Leadership Conference - Faculty presence needed<br>To: Thomas Eulgem <<a href="mailto:teulgem@ucr.edu">teulgem@ucr.edu</a>>, Robert Allen <<a href="mailto:robert.allen@ucr.edu">robert.allen@ucr.edu</a>>, Christiane Weirauch <<a href="mailto:christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu">christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu</a>>, Daniel Schlenk <<a href="mailto:dschlenk@ucr.edu">dschlenk@ucr.edu</a>><br>Cc: Agdean <<a href="mailto:agdean@ucr.edu">agdean@ucr.edu</a>>, CNAS Dean <<a href="mailto:cnasdean@ucr.edu">cnasdean@ucr.edu</a>>, Norma Palacios <<a href="mailto:norma.palacios@ucr.edu">norma.palacios@ucr.edu</a>>, Nakita Lea <<a href="mailto:nakita.lea@ucr.edu">nakita.lea@ucr.edu</a>>, Pete Berru <<a href="mailto:pete.berru@ucr.edu">pete.berru@ucr.edu</a>>, Mario Trejo <<a href="mailto:mario.trejo@ucr.edu">mario.trejo@ucr.edu</a>>, Javier Ramirez <<a href="mailto:javier.ramirez@ucr.edu">javier.ramirez@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Chairs,</div><div><br></div><div><div>I hope this note finds you well. Please pass along the following message, as we need faculty to represent CNAS at the upcoming conference. If you have any questions, please let me know. we look forward to having you there.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Stephanie Dingwall, Ph.D.</font></b><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Divisional Dean of Student Academic Affairs, CNAS</span><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">Associate Professor of Teaching, Biochemistry </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">Director of CNAS Science Ambassadors</font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Office: (951) 827-3110 | <a href="mailto:studentdeancnas@ucr.edu" target="_blank">studentdeancnas@ucr.edu</a> </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Executive Assistant: Lacey Grawe, <a href="mailto:lacey.grawe@ucr.edu" target="_blank">lacey.grawe@ucr.edu</a></span></div></div><div>___________</div><div>The 98th Annual State Leadership Conference of the California Association Future Farmers of America (FFA) will be held March 21-24 at the Ontario Convention Center. This is a huge recruiting event not only for CNAS but all the major agricultural colleges and universities across the country. The conference anticipates hosting 7000 high school students, advisors, families, and industry partners. Events include workshops, educational sessions, awards ceremonies, and career expos (recruiting).</div><div><br></div><div>CNAS has two booths dedicated to recruitment and research. Current students will be present, but we need faculty and staff involvement. <b><u>We need faculty to represent CNAS at the research booth, talk to prospective students, and discuss your research.</u></b></div><div><br></div><div>The tabling times/career expo schedule is below (<a href="https://calaged.org/sites/default/files/Draft%20Schedule%202026.pdf" target="_blank">full schedule here</a>):</div><div><strong style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Saturday, March 21: Expo Event Day</strong></div><div><ul style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-left:15px">Event Time:12:00 pm - 4:00 pm</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong>Sunday, March 22: Expo Event Day</strong> </p><ul style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-left:15px">Event time: 10:30 am - 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong>Monday, March 23: Expo Event Day & Load Out</strong></p><ul style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-left:15px">Event Time 11:00 am - 2:30 pm</li></ul></div><div>We would love to have you at any or all of the days/times. We hope to faculty present in two-hour blocks, but if you can be there longer or even a full day, that would be very helpful. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Location</b>: Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA (free parking)</div><div><b>Days and times</b>: see above</div><div><b>Why</b>? Recruiting prospective UCR students to various agriculture-related programs, e.g. plant biology, entomology, earth sciences</div><div><br></div><div>More information found at this website: <a href="https://calaged.org/event_type/state_convention/information" target="_blank">2026 State Conference Information</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please email me at <a href="mailto:studentdeancnas@ucr.edu" target="_blank">studentdeancnas@ucr.edu</a> if you can attend or if you have more questions. Feel free to pass this on to faculty and staff who may be interested. Please respond and/or confirm attendance by <b>Friday, March 6, 2026. </b>Your service would be most appreciated and welcomed.</div></div></div>
</div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a name="SignatureSanitizer_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter__MailAutoSig" style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" size="1"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">C</font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">hristiane Weirauch</font></font></a><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Professor & Chair</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Department of Entomology</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">University of California, Riverside</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Ph: 951-827-5707 (Office)</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Email: </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu" target="_blank">christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu</a></font><div><a href="https://profiles.ucr.edu/christiane.weirauch" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small" target="_blank">https://profiles.ucr.edu/christiane.weirauch</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><br></a></font><br></div></div></div></div>