Hometown: Locke, NY

Major: Communication

"#myCALSmoment was helping out at the CALS welcome tent for new students during fall ‘21 move-in. It was inspiring to see the new students’ enthusiasm and excitement for being a CALS student. I loved seeing the community aspect of CALS."

Hometown: Castleton-on-Hudson, NY

Majors: Animal Science and Information Science

Minor: Business for Life Sciences

"#myCALSmoment was attending a Guiding Eyes for the Blind pet-a-puppy event during finals week of my first year. I remember being stressed, but taking time to attend and was smothered with puppy kisses. I could feel all of the stress leaving and made some of my closest friends that day!"

Hometown: Yonkers, NY

Major: Environmental Engineering

"#myCALSmoment is being on The Ag Quad -- one of my favorite places on campus! I love spending the warmer days sitting and doing homework, going to Trillium for lunch, and going to Mann Library to study."

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Major: Information Science

Minor: Game Design

"#myCALSmoment was getting to spend a summer work with the NYS Food Laboratory. I was able to learn so much about quality assurance and all the work that goes into making sure food is safe for consumption in New York."

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Major: Animal Science

"#myCALSmoment was going to Ezra's farm with my BIOAP 1100 (Domestic Animal Biology) class, getting to put my arm in a fistulated cow and petting sheep from the sheep class."

Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Major: Biometry and Statistics

Minor: Business, Applied Economics & Management (AEM)

"#myCALSmoment was winning the Student Engaged Community Grant. With this funding, I was able to teach a week-long food education course to adults and young children in support of a nonprofit I have worked with for years. As a result of the course, two of these adults were able to open up a food education and gardening program at a local elementary school in my area."

Hometown: Maryland

Major: Global Development

"One of my favorite #mycalsmoments was going to CALS fest for the first time where I got to hold a baby chick, get CALS merch, get a succulent, and meet new people!"

Hometown: NYC

Major: Animal Science

Minors: Business

"#myCALSMoment was during a lab in my Dairy Cattle Principles class in which I got to hold a 90 day old cow fetus while also learning about AI. I fell in love with the way CALS allowed me the resources to have this opportunity and so many more like it."