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Cultivate

Our distinguished alumni have used their education to become leaders in science, education, business and public service. Draw inspiration from the journeys they have taken.

Cultivating Impact

Stories of Generosity

The investments of our donors are sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s success. Learn how donor generosity has made life-changing impacts on the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).

Cultivating Curiosity

CAES Podcast Episodes

On Cultivating Curiosity, we get down and dirty with the experts on all the ways science and agriculture touch our lives, from what we eat to how we live.

Alumni Events

Save the Date! Join us to kick off the new school year. The CAES Alumni Association hosts Ag Dawg Kickoff to welcome students, faculty, and staff at the start of every fall semester.

Aug 20

5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawg Kickoff 2025 UGA Livestock Instructional Arena, Athens, GA

An exciting way to kick off the new school year, the CAES Alumni Association hosts Ag Dawg Kickoff to welcome students, faculty, and staff at the start of every fall semester. Attendees are provided with food, musical entertainment, and student club exhibits. The event allows students, faculty, and staff to interact and discover ways to get involved with activities offered by CAES. Are you a CAES alumni interested in volunteering at Ag Dawg Kickoff? Sign up to reserve your spot and get a free t-shirt!

Aug 20

5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawg Kickoff Livestock Arena, Athens, GA

This event is a welcome back for CAES students at the Tifton campus. CAES alumni and friends of the college who would like to volunteer can sign up via the link below.

Aug 27

5:00PM - 7:00PM 2025 Welcome Back Ag Dawgs (Tifton) Tifton Conference Center, John Hunt Lobby, Tifton

Intros and Appetizers is a low pressure, high energy student and alumni/industry professional networking event. This is a great opportunity for students to seek advice and mentorship from alumni and friends of CAES. Space is limited to 50 students and 25 alumni and friends of CAES! Appetizers will be provided. Dress is business casual. Expect: Time for appetizers and mingling Round-robin style networking Ratio of 2:1 students to alumni/industry partner Prompts to guide conversation Multiple rounds of quality connections

Sep 30

5:30PM - 7:30PM 2025 CAES Fall Intros and Appetizers UGA Studio 225, Athens, GA

More Alumni Events

Andrew Vasina leads Biospringer by Lesaffre’s North America Culinary Center, a laboratory-kitchen hybrid where his team designs prototypes and learns how to use these natural ingredients in new ways. Here, they may tackle a specific product need for a client company or develop an entirely new product for the market.

CAES News

UGA food science alum transforms foods with natural extract

As a food technologist, Vasina spends much of his time in product development and testing, consulting with clients on new and unique ways of using yeast extract in their products.