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The Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education is a social science unit in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech dedicated to advancing the priorities of the university and the college through applied social sciences, emphasizing teaching and learning in agriculture, leadership and social change, and community education and development.  

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Experiental learning, access to opportunities highlighted at Board of visitors meeting.

Research brings pride of female farmers in Uganda into focus.

A farmer's death sparks Hokie alumna's advocacy for wellness efforts in agriculture.

Hannah Sunderman selected as one of seven faculty members from four colleges and six departments  to participate in the Preparing your Research for an Extramural Proposal (PREP) Program,  and are currently receiving guidance and mentoring. In addition, they received up to $7,500 to support their research and grant-writing efforts.

Experiential learning such as internships and field work look great on a resume.  ALCE leaders have added new modules  to help more students make a connection between interships and their career goals.

Dr. Rick Rudd was named faculty principal for the Leadership and Social Change Residential College last spring.  He and his wife, Dr. Donna Westfall-Rudd, offer a love of teaching and a global perspective to students in the Leadership and Social Change Residential College. 

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