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UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
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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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CAES ranked No. 3 College for Agricultural Sciences in U.S. by Niche
The University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is ranked third on the 2020 list of Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in the U.S. by rankings platform Niche.
The former executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, talks to a boy in the Central African Republic during her visit in late March 2014. Photo by World Food Prize. Not for reuse. CAES News
The former executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, talks to a boy in the Central African Republic during her visit in late March 2014. Photo by World Food Prize. Not for reuse.
Former United Nations World Food Programme director to deliver 2019 D.W. Brooks Lecture
Former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme Ertharin Cousin has spent her career working to build more robust and sustainable food systems in food insecure countries around the world.
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Upcoming Events

Spring Break Trip through Georgia Agriculture, various locations across Georgia
Mar 08
03/08 - 03/13 Spring Break Trip through Georgia Agriculture
FABricate Pitch Contest, at Studio 225 from 6-8pm
Mar 24
6:00PM - 8:00PM FABricate Pitch Contest Studio 225, Athens, GA
Join CAES alumni and friends for an evening of Ag Dawg camaraderie and networking.
Mar 26
5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawgs After Hours: LaGrange Hills and Dales Estate, LaGrange
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