Department of Community Sustainability Alumni

Welcome back, alumni!

You may remember your department by a different name — Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (CARRS); Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; Agriculture and Natural Resources Education and Communication Systems (ANRECS); and many others. With so many changes, we understand it’s hard to keep track.

Our department name is now the Department of Community Sustainability (CSUS) — and it’s one that we consider you a member of!

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What we've been up to

Welcome back to the Department of Community Sustainability alumni network!

We want to highlight three recent announcements—Three CSUS researchers win an Award of Distinction at the 2025 North Central American Association for Agriculture Education for their work investigating agricultural teacher retention. Aisha Abdulkadri, Environmental Studies and Sustainability major in CSUS, was awarded the 2025 CANR Alumni Association Scholarship. This award is chosen by a panel from the Alumni Board to recognize student excellence in their programs. Finally, this fall the department welcomed two new faces to the Agriculture Education programming in CSUS. Kevin Nugent joined the FFA team as the Contest and Recognition Coordinator, and Dr. Jessica Toombs joined as an Assistant Professor in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education degree program to support the growing interest in the major. Congratulations to all of our award winners in their accomplishments!

We hope you stay in touch however works best for you! Consider joining the Community Sustainability group on LinkedIn and update your contact information with your preferred email address at the button above so you can receive the alumni newsletter sent quarterly. If you prefer to follow us on our social media, follow us on Instagram and Facebook @MSUCSUS for any of the latest news and events. We hope you will continue to stay connected with us in the future!

Recent alumni news

Community Sustainability Celebrates 2025 Undergraduate Honors Award Winners

Published on May 5, 2025
The Department of Community Sustainability Honors Award Winners were announced for the 2025 graduates. These awards are given to those students who distinguish themselves in leadership, scholarship, and service during their undergraduate education.
CSUS alumna, Megan Reed, found support from CSUS faculty key to helping her achieve her career goals

Published on March 17, 2025
Megan Reed, class of ’22, shares how support from CSUS faculty allowed her to complete her degree while working full time, preparing her for her career goals doing remediation work in EGLE.
CSUS commemorates Marsha Edington in tree planting ceremony

Published on November 1, 2024
Friends and family of Marsha Edington, CSUS graduate program secretary, gathered on October 17th, 2024 to commemorate her life and contributions to the CSUS community in a ceremonial tree planting.