AG 1011 Student Academic Mentors

AG 1011 is the first year seminar course for students in the Ferguson College of Agriculture that meets during the first eight weeks of the fall semester. AG 1011 SAMs assist with the AG 1011 freshmen seminar course by serving as mentors and group discussion facilitators to small groups of students.

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Opportunity in Leadership

Through this leadership role, returning students have the opportunity to assist new students with their transition into OSU and the Ferguson College of Agriculture by answering questions and providing guidance from a student’s perspective. AG 1011 SAMs also assist the course professor with class activities, announcements, group activities and facility tours.

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What is AG 1011?

AG 1011 is the freshmen seminar course for students in the Ferguson College of Agriculture. The class meets during the first eight weeks of the fall semester. The course is required of all freshmen students in our college and addresses methods of study, the faculty advisement system, organization of curriculum, discussion of requirements and career opportunities in various fields of agriculture, and more. The course is taught by Dr. Deborah VanOverbeke, Ferguson College of Agriculture Assistant Dean of Academic Programs.

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