Student Board of Directors
Core Purpose
A global science community of students who strive to foster leadership, vocational development and professional relationships within the animal, food and allied industries.
Core Values
- Involvement – We value active participation and contribution of the members to the success of the AMSA student membership.
- Outreach - We value the resources to educate the current and future generations.
- Networking - We value environments that create and foster professional and social relationships.
- Professional Development – We value continued enhancement of the student membership’s professional skills and marketability.
- Knowledge - We value science, the sharing of information and innovative thinking.
Student News
Research Competition, Quiz Bowl, Processed Meats, and Iron Chef Results
Get these dates on your schedule. Fall Meat Judging Schedule September 9 - National Barrow Show | Austin, MN September 23 - Beef Empire Days | Garden City, KS September 23 - Eastern National | Wyalusing, PA October 15 - American Royal | Omaha, NE October 15 - Youth American Royal | Omaha, NE October 17 - National 4-H | Manhattan, KS October 29 - Cargill High Plains | Friona, TX November 12 - International | Dakota City, NE
Webinars
Professional Transitions
Student Webinar focusing on giving advice on next steps in a student's career.
Student Webinar: "Beef Up" Your Federal Resume!
Join USDA Livestock & Poultry Program’s National Training and Outreach Coordinator, Jodie Pitcock to learn helpful tips to “Beef Up” your resume, so you get noticed for a career with USDA.
Student Webinar: Demystifying Sustainability in Agriculture
Dr. Sara Crawford joined the AMSA student webinar on November 2nd to speak about Demystifying Sustainability in Agriculture.
Student Webinar: Getting the Inside Look at Internships from a Student's Perspective
The AMSA Student Board had Megan Eckhardt, Madalynn Kainer and Lauren Lee give their own testimonies about their internships as students!
Negotiations - Salary and Beyond
For the third webinar of the Student Board’s series “There Should Have Been a Class for This,” we talked about NEGOTIATIONS.
Help or Hinderance? Which career paths benefit from a graduate degree, and which are unaffected.
Hear from our panel of industry and academic experts that shared the jobs in meat science that are in the.