An organization recognized for its unmatched competence and commitment to attracting and developing meat industry leaders and providing science-based meat research and information. | |
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 4/12/23! | |
AMSA Office Closed Friday, 4/7/2023 | |
A Letter from the SBOD President | |
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Hello everyone!
Don’t forget to build your resume by attending all the cool opportunities AMSA offers! Some of these opportunities would include SLC and STEP programs.
Stay tuned for our next two webinars: Transitioning into Graduate School or the Industry on April 19th and How to RMC! on June 7th from 6:00-7:30pm CT.
Lastly, don’t forget to send your submission in for the AMSA Cookbook, T-Shirt Auction, and Silent Auction for RMC. The Student Board is so incredibly excited for RMC, and hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Sarah Bludau
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AMSA Student Board Directors | |
VOTE TODAY! 23-24 Student Board of Directors | |
Ballots for At-Large Directors are out!
If you did not receive a ballot for an At-large director, please be sure you are a current AMSA student member, and your account is linked to your educational institution. Email Leslie Frenzel for your ballot.
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UPCOMING Student Opportunities | |
Last Day to Register- TODAY! | |
Student Leaders Connecting Conference Dates!
West Region has us heading out to UC Davis to learn about charcuterie boards and compete with other attendees to apply the new knowledge learned- May 6, 2023. West Region SLC is capped at 50 attendees. Cost will be $25. Finally, the National SLC will be held August 7-9 at Dallas/Ft. Worth and will be capped at 180 attendees with a cost at $75.
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Submit Your Recipe-AMSA Cookbook
This year AMSA is proud to announce that we are collecting recipes to create the first edition of the American Meat Science Association Cookbook!
These cookbooks will be released at the 2023 RMC and contain recipes from across the country. Please fill out the form attached below with your favorite recipes.
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Student T-Shirt Auction at RMC
We can't wait to see what you come up with and are excited to see you at RMC in St. Paul!
This year the T-shirt Auction will be back to the traditional form of being all in person. We ask each school to donate one T-shirt for the auction. On the night of the auction and picnic, we ask each school to wear their shirt and nominate one student to show off the school's design for the "Fashion Show."
All of the proceeds from the T-Shirt Auction go towards student networking events. The high-selling T-Shirt will be given the "Top Seller" award with a "People's Choice" award being given out as well, so be sure to submit your best design.
We would like to have a t-shirt design and confirmation from each school by May 1, 2023. Schools can physically bring their t-shirts to the AMSA Student Board of Directors during the week of RMC! We will be sending out additional information as we get closer to RMC!
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out, and we hope all of you will be able to participate!
- AMSA Student Board of Directors
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National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest | |
The National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest was held at West Texas A&M University, Canyon TX on March 26-28, 2023. We had 114 students from 9 programs attend the three-day conference competing in market animal, breeding animal, and meats division. Thank you to our host and the many sponsors that enable us to host highly educational and competitive events. Program sponsors included: Tyson Foods Inc., Caviness Beef Packers, Texas Beef Council, iCEV, Consolidated Beef Producers, Midwest PMS/Pete Anderson, Kurt Landis/Well Fed Cow Nutrition, Mike Smith Co/Levi Berry (Quien Sabe, Quality Beef), Purina, and WT Beef Cattle Research Center. | |
AMSA Internship Career Center & Scholarships | |
Phi Tau Sigma- AMSA 'Research with Impact' Scholarship- Due April 19th
Great opportunity for AMSA Students and recent graduates:
The award includes an honorarium of $2000, a plaque, and membership in Phi Tau Sigma.
The objective of the Phi Tau Sigma-AMSA ‘Research with Impact’ Scholarship “is to emphasize the importance of original research, carefully selected to solve vexing problems of the meat/food industry. The Phi Tau Sigma – AMSA Research with Impact Scholarship shall be given to a student Member or recently graduated Member of the American Meat Science Association whose undergraduate or graduate research has had, or is expected to have, a significant Impact - a practical and meaningful application.”
The honoree of this scholarship will also gain membership in Phi Tau Sigma – The Honor Society of Food Science and Technology. This membership includes opportunities for scholarships, networking, leadership positions/experience, mentoring, accomplishment and research publicity, and looks great on a resume or curriculum vitae. www.phitausigma.org
Send completed nomination forms for the Phi Tau Sigma – AMSA ‘Research with Impact’ Scholarship to Phi Tau Sigma Executive Director (klkotula@msn.com) and the AMSA Youth Programs Manager (scholarships@meatscience.org)
Full information can be found at: http://www.phitausigma.org/awards/.
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Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance (MISA)
The Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance (MISA) of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) will be awarding seven $10,000 scholarships this year to deserving students studying in the Food & Meat Sciences and Engineering at Universities across the country. Last year they were awarded to students at University of Arkansas, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Texas Tech University and Colorado State University. We received over 60 applications.
This is to encourage and support those interested in pursuing careers within the meat industry or engineering field. Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: academic performance, commitment to a career in the meat industry or engineering field as well as potential for success.
The open application starts on Wednesday, February 15. We hope you pass this onto your students, to apply please visit https://www.fpsa.org/misa/.
The deadline for the scholarship submission is Thursday, June 1st and applicants will be notified in July.
If any of your students have any questions on the scholarship, please feel free to contact Ann Marie Penaranda at apenaranda@fpsa.org or 703/663-1213.
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Thank you to our AMSA Sustaining Partners and Supplier Coalition Members! | |
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