Alumni & Friends

    No matter how you are associated with our department, you are always a Badger. We invite you to stay connected with us by establishing relationships with alumni and students through department-, college- and university-facilitated events. We also encourage you to explore ways to give back, reach out, and grow your professional development opportunities.

    Our department sends a newsletter once each season. Sign up here to receive our quarterly newsletter!

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    Make a Gift

    Donate through one of our UW Foundation funds. The Department of Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences is grateful to all of our alumni and friends. Your generous support helps contribute to future research and student development within our programs.

    Hire our students for internships and private job opportunities

    Help our current students gain real-life experience while they are pursuing their degrees and after they graduate. Post job opportunities on Handshake, UW-Madison’s online career management system.

    Support our student groups

    Many of our graduate students participate in the Mentorship Opportunities in Science & Agriculture for Individuals of Color (MOSIAC) and the Plant Science Graduate Student Council. Many of our undergraduate students participate in the Badger Crops Club. Supporting these student groups and attending their events helps grow our plant science community.

    We want to hear from our alumni! Send any alumni updates including current positions, awards, research, publications, etc to caitlin.collies@wisc.edu.

    Ways to connect with us!

    1. Connect with us on social media:  
    2. Sign up for our quarterly newsletter.
    3. Attend field days, gardening events and workshops. Learn about new research and techniques and tips in the news
    4. Stay in touch. Let us know where you are and what you are doing now. Send updates to tlcheck@wisc.edu.
    5. Find us in print. Find news articles about plant and agroecosystem sciences in Grow Magazine, as well as the larger University community in On Wisconsin Magazine.
    6. Maintain or regain your ties to the larger Badger community. Keep in touch with your fellow Badgers through the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
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    The Department of Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences is grateful to all of our alumni and friends that have supported us. Your generous support is much appreciated and we thank you for helping to contribute to future research and student development within the program.

    Visit the UW Foundation giving page to give to one of our programs.