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What is ALEC?
ALEC promotes food, environmental and social sustainability through experiential education. We are committed to changing lives through Georgia's land-grant mission with a curriculum in leadership, education and communication theory and practice.
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Study Abroad
Study abroad with ALEC
ALEC offers two fantastic study abroad opportunities to our students. Learn more about the Food Insecurity Service-learning Project program in Scotland and the Culture-centered Communication program in Romania.
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Members of the 2018-2019 class of the University of Georgia's UGA Extension Academy for Professional Excellence work on a group project during one of the leadership institutes in 2018. CAES News
Members of the 2018-2019 class of the University of Georgia's UGA Extension Academy for Professional Excellence work on a group project during one of the leadership institutes in 2018.
UGA Cooperative Extension announces members of 2019-2020 Extension Academy
As students head back to school this autumn, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents and specialists will be heading back to class as well. Seventeen agents and specialists have been selected for the 2019-2020 UGA Extension Academy for Professional Excellence, an internal leadership development program.
Brent Marable, assistant director of the UGA Innovation Gateway office, has been elected as president of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 term. CAES News
Brent Marable, assistant director of the UGA Innovation Gateway office, has been elected as president of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 term.
Brent Marable selected as 2019 president of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Board
Brent Marable, assistant director of the University of Georgia Innovation Gateway office, has been elected as president of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 term.
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Upcoming Events

Part of the Hospitality and Food Industry Management Lecture Series.  The Plasencia Group provides a full range of value-added solutions to life insurance companies, banks and pension funds, and private owners of hotels and resorts throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Their services include portfolio and individual asset strategy, hotel sales, asset management, hotel valuation, contract compliance, debt and equity placement, development services, and financial and strategic planning.  As the firm's chairman and CEO, Lou is responsible for business development activities and the oversight of all acquisitions, dispositions and consulting engagements. Over the years, he has brought together seller and investors for the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., the Four Seasons in Atlanta, Ga., and Amelia Island Plantation in Northeast Florida, just to name a few.
Oct 18
3:00PM - 4:30PM HFIM Lecture Series: Lou Plasencia Lecture UGA Special Collections Library, Athens, GA
Join the Poultry Science Department for brews and barbecue at this family-friendly event with live music, yard games, bonfires, and more at Southern Brewing Company! RSVP by October 4th.
Oct 18
6:00PM - 8:00PM Poultry Science Alumni Homecoming Tailgate Southern Brewing Company, Athens, GA
Engaging with your College, Department and Major is a First Year Odyssey event for first-year UGA students interested in CAES programs. Learn more about First Year Odyssey seminars and events at fyo.uga.edu.
Oct 24
5:00PM - 6:00PM Engaging with your College, Department and Major Conner Hall, ATHENS, GA
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