Spring Break
OSU MANRRS wins COYA award at March conference
OSU's chapter of MANRRS has received top regional honors for past three years
Ryan Gunderson
Issue date: 6/2/09 Section: News
By Ryan Gunderson
The Daily Barometer
After winning the top regional honor the past three years, the OSU chapter of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences won the COYA, the award given to the top chapter at the MANRRS National Conference in March.
MANRRS is a non-profit organization that was originally founded at Michigan State University in the spring of 1982. The national society welcomes membership of people of all racial and ethnic group participation in agricultural and related sciences and pledges to work toward the inclusion, achievement and advancement of all people in agricultural sciences, according to the organization's official website.
The OSU chapter has had a club membership since 1996, and its mission is to provide underrepresented students with role models, networking opportunities, leadership enhancement and public speaking skills, among other things, according to the OSU-MANRRS website.
The OSU chapter traveled to Indianapolis over spring break to the MANRRS National conference where chapter members gave a 30-minute presentation outlining the achievements of their chapter, as well as a written report, according to their official conference report. For their presentation, two members of OSU-MANRRS acted as news anchors, giving a traditional news broadcast that detailed their chapter's accomplishments.
"We got really good compliments, especially from the judges," MANRRS' Vice President Laura Magana said in the official conference report. The team felt its originality and hard work, as well as showing its activities in the community and on campus, led to its win, according to Magana. The group received a $1,000 prize for winning the COYA.
The OSU-MANRRS chapter, which now has over 50 nationally registered members, is devoted to mentoring students, according to OSU-MANRRS Faculty Advisor Wanda Crannell. Both receiving and providing mentorship is the goal and the OSU-MANRRS team has worked closely with Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland in the past offering leadership and assistance with college applications, according to Smit Vasquez-Caballero, a graduate teaching assistant and OSU-MANRRS chapter member. Caballero went on to say that this program helps minorities be successful and gives them an opportunity that they otherwise wouldn't have.
The OSU-MANRRS encourages more students to be involved in the future. For more information about the OSU Chapter, visit its website at http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/manrrs/index.php.
Ryan Gunderson, staff writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
The Daily Barometer
After winning the top regional honor the past three years, the OSU chapter of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences won the COYA, the award given to the top chapter at the MANRRS National Conference in March.
MANRRS is a non-profit organization that was originally founded at Michigan State University in the spring of 1982. The national society welcomes membership of people of all racial and ethnic group participation in agricultural and related sciences and pledges to work toward the inclusion, achievement and advancement of all people in agricultural sciences, according to the organization's official website.
The OSU chapter has had a club membership since 1996, and its mission is to provide underrepresented students with role models, networking opportunities, leadership enhancement and public speaking skills, among other things, according to the OSU-MANRRS website.
The OSU chapter traveled to Indianapolis over spring break to the MANRRS National conference where chapter members gave a 30-minute presentation outlining the achievements of their chapter, as well as a written report, according to their official conference report. For their presentation, two members of OSU-MANRRS acted as news anchors, giving a traditional news broadcast that detailed their chapter's accomplishments.
"We got really good compliments, especially from the judges," MANRRS' Vice President Laura Magana said in the official conference report. The team felt its originality and hard work, as well as showing its activities in the community and on campus, led to its win, according to Magana. The group received a $1,000 prize for winning the COYA.
The OSU-MANRRS chapter, which now has over 50 nationally registered members, is devoted to mentoring students, according to OSU-MANRRS Faculty Advisor Wanda Crannell. Both receiving and providing mentorship is the goal and the OSU-MANRRS team has worked closely with Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland in the past offering leadership and assistance with college applications, according to Smit Vasquez-Caballero, a graduate teaching assistant and OSU-MANRRS chapter member. Caballero went on to say that this program helps minorities be successful and gives them an opportunity that they otherwise wouldn't have.
The OSU-MANRRS encourages more students to be involved in the future. For more information about the OSU Chapter, visit its website at http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/manrrs/index.php.
Ryan Gunderson, staff writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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