UCR Roundtable on Future Careers in Agriculture, Food, and Sustainability
This is an in-person event
About the Event
UCR Roundtable on Future Careers inn Agriculture, Food, and Sustainability
Location: United Water Conservation District Board Room (1701 N. Lombard St, Suite 200, Oxnard, CA 93030)
Date and time: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 8:30 AM-1:30 PM
Agenda:
8:30 am Registration Opens ☕ 🍪
9:00 am Welcome Message: Peter W. Atkinson, Dean of the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, UCR
9:15 am Outlook on US and California Agricultural careers requiring college education.
9:25 am Panel: Overview of UCR's Agriculture-Related Curricula
10:30 am Networking Break ☕🥐
11:00 am Panel: Local Education Opportunities
11:50 pm Panel: Agriculture Industry Panel
12:40 pm Networking Lunch 🥪 🥤 🍪 🍎
9:00 am Welcome Message: Peter W. Atkinson, Dean of the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, UCR
9:15 am Outlook on US and California Agricultural careers requiring college education.
9:25 am Panel: Overview of UCR's Agriculture-Related Curricula
10:30 am Networking Break ☕🥐
11:00 am Panel: Local Education Opportunities
11:50 pm Panel: Agriculture Industry Panel
12:40 pm Networking Lunch 🥪 🥤 🍪 🍎
For more information:
Education Institution Partners: and please contact Dr. Stephanie Dingwall, Divisional Dean of Student Academic Affairs in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS), at studentdeancnas@ucr.edu.
Agriculture Industry and Community Leaders: please contact Dr. Elia Scudiero, Director of the Center for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment, at elia.scudiero@ucr.edu.