National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization

rdf:langString National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization

rdf:langString National Professional Agricultural Students Organization

rdf:langString National Professional Agricultural Students Organization

rdf:langString PAS

rdf:langString Dr. Steve A. Brown

rdf:langString MaryKay Delvo

rdf:langString Executive Director

rdf:langString National Advisor

rdf:langString "Uniting Education & Industry in Agriculture"

rdf:langString To provide individual growth, leadership and career preparation opportunities for professional agriculture students.

rdf:langString The National Professional Agricultural Student Organization, regularly referred to as PAS, is a national organization associated with postsecondary institutions offering baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, diplomas and/or certificates in agriculture/agribusiness and natural resources. PAS is one of the ten career and technical student organizations that has been approved by the United States Department of Education as an integral part of career and technical education also referred to as vocational education. PAS is a member of the Consortium of Collegiate Agricultural Organizations. PAS was originally organized for postsecondary programs awarding associate degrees or certificates and has since expanded to include baccalaureate degree programs. The Illinois PAS has all four of that state's agricultural universities involved in PAS and Iowa PAS has their state land grant of Iowa State University in PAS. This shift allows students who then transfer to a 4-year university to continue their direct involvement in PAS, provides the opportunities of PAS to university students and further deepens connections between 2 and 4 year agricultural institutions. The national organization was organized in March 1979 under Draft Bylaws. PAS was officially founded in March 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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