ELL

🚨NOW HIRING: Communication Specialist🚨

Join the Experiential Learning Lab this summer and assist in agricultural marketing communications projects. Duties include social media management, content creation, feature writing, photography, videography, drone videography, and graphic design projects. Operate the ELL’s large-format printer to print paper, fabric, and vinyl posters and banners for customers. Track project expenses and create client invoices.

Summer employment dates are April 12 through August 8 (with some flexibility and the potential to extend employment into the 2025-26 academic year). Hours are flexible with 10-30 hours a week possible, depending on client workload and employee’s schedule. Hourly rate is $15/hr. This work may qualify as a communications-related internship for some students.

Contact Dr. Jeff Miller for more info at [email protected].

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We had an incredible time working with CAFF at their Farmers For Tomorrow fundraiser! The rain that evening couldn't deter us from capturing some great moments 🍅📸

Exciting news 🎉 After a busy summer working on the printer, it is back up a running! If you or someone you know needs a poster printed for a conference or class, check out our website. We can't wait to see your ideas come to life 🖨️📃

https://agricultural-education-communications-and-technology.uark.edu/research-services/ell/index.php

In celebration of Labor Day Weekend, the ELL will be closed 09/02/24 and will resume normal hours the following day.

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday! 😊

Dive into the future of agriculture communications when checking out our director's incredible research! 🤩

There are about 50 degree programs specializing in agricultural communications in the United States, but in the United Kingdom, the first master's level microcertificate program has just begun to take shape with some help from an Arkansas professor.

Jefferson Miller, agricultural communications professor in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology, and a researcher for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, is now helping develop a curriculum for Scotland's Rural College in Edinburgh.

"There are all these people doing ag communications work all over the U.K., but there is no academic program to be seen," Miller said. "The food we eat and the crops that we grow to produce that food are basic human needs. Because we're communicating about a basic human need, the need to communicate clearly to consumers, policymakers and young people so they'll understand the future of food is becoming more important."

In a recent episode of the Food, Farms & Forests podcast, Miller shared his journey, the insights that led to this program, and the need and impact of agricultural communications in the United States and abroad.

Miller's latest research on the topic is guiding the development of this curriculum with a study titled "Perceptions of Professionals, Faculty, and Students regarding the Implementation of an Agricultural Communications Degree Program in the United Kingdom."

Miller and his team interviewed various stakeholders, including faculty members, students, and potential employers, to find out what they would expect to see in a curriculum that was preparing students to be agricultural communications professionals.

The research revealed unanimous agreement on the need for such a program, emphasizing the importance of journalistic skills to accompany agricultural knowledge. Experiential learning also emerged as a critical component, with stakeholders highlighting the value of internships and practical placements.

Miller's research found that there was interest in both a bachelor's and a master's degree programs since neither of them currently exist. However, a new four-year honors bachelor's program would prove to pose significant challenges.

"Not to say that that might not be the right thing to do down the road, but ... the master's-level graduate certificates were the easiest to implement. So that was the route we took," Miller said.

Ultimately, Miller says the results of this research and the implementation of a curriculum help fulfill the need for academic training in agricultural communications.

"Programs like this help prepare people to be better at their jobs," Miller said. "The profession already exists. And the best way to improve it is to get the academics that lead to that profession more organized."

(story by Jenifer Fouch)

https://t.ly/9_fYt





Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Arkansas Agricultural Education & FFA Arkansas 4-H University of Arkansas Rome Center Office of Study Abroad & International Exchange at University of Arkansas University of Arkansas Graduate School and International Education SRUC Association for Communication Excellence NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) Jefferson Miller

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Hello, we are the ELL! 👋

We are a professional communications service located on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus. We employ students with interest and skill in agricultural communications.

A few of the services we offer include
- Writing
- Graphic Design
- Social Media
- Drone Video
- Videography
- Photography
- And more...

We hope you'll follow along and see the amazing work we do for our clients!