by Mikara Anderson | Apr 11, 2022 |
This whole year at Penn State, I have felt like graduation was so far away. Even worse, I had (and still don’t) no idea what I would be doing after graduation. Last night I had the realization that graduation is THREE WEEKS AWAY. Only three weeks stands between...
by Mikara Anderson | Apr 6, 2022 |
For this week’s blog, I decided I would bring up something I have been putting a lot of thought into, while also being a light-hearted, informal post. Recently, I have been making the same meals over and over–or at least I feel like I have. It seems like...
by Mikara Anderson | Mar 23, 2022 |
My ANSC 308 (Sheep and Goat Production) class recently took a field trip to the Dotterer Farm, which was incredibly eye opening and interesting! I was expecting to tour a sheep facility and talk about the daily management of an expanding sheep flock. The trip was not...
by Mikara Anderson | Mar 14, 2022 |
This whole semester, it has been crazy to think that I will be graduating in May and my educational journey will come to an end. While I am excited to not spend hours studying for an exam, driving an hour and 30 minutes to State College every week day, and stressing...
by Mikara Anderson | Feb 21, 2022 |
As many of you know, I served as a Pennsylvania FFA State Officer last year in which I traveled the state advocating for agriculture education programs in and out of the high school classroom. As a past state officer, you often have the privilege of being called back...
by Mikara Anderson | Feb 17, 2022 |
What are you up to tonight? Well… that’s a great question. I’m currently sitting at the Beef Sheep Center of Penn State (located near the stadium, across the road). If you were unaware that we have an animal facility such as this at Penn State, we...
by Mikara Anderson | Jan 31, 2022 |
I am so close to accomplishing one of what used to be a long-term goal and I couldn’t be more excited! As many of you know, I began my portrait photography business in October 2019. The next year, my parents paid my tuition to complete the professional photography...
by Mikara Anderson | Jan 23, 2022 |
When we think of new year resolutions, we think of health fads, new exercises, and goals posted on social media on January 1. While new year resolutions can certainly be those things, I prefer to take a different approach to my resolutions. I like to sit down with my...
by Mikara Anderson | Jan 12, 2022
It’s never about the place you’re at or the task you’re doing, but rather the people that you’re with! This past Monday, I had the incredible privilege of being surrounded by hundreds of aspiring leaders and agriculturists, their families, and their mentors, all while...
by Mikara Anderson | Nov 2, 2021 |
For my blog this week, I want to reference a topic I am covering in one of my classes as well as to get some opinions from others in the PLA. My wildlife and fisheries conservation biology class has been discussing species value over the past few weeks. To...
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