Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Michael Nicodemus’

Recently, the A&E Department has been doing some intriguing research. You might even call it aromatic.

The theory is that Calvin Klein’s fragrance OBSESSION for men can be used to attract wildlife. More »

Photo by Dr. Nicodemus.

Every year for the past nine years, our department has taken a trip to the Medina Children’s Home to serve the Children’s Home and the kids that live there. The trip began when house parents from Medina invited us to come and do different service projects such as cleaning vacant cottages, working livestock, gathering pecans, painting, mowing and organizing food pantries and clothing donations. More »

Photo by Dr. Michael Nicodemus.

Exceptional. Innovative. Real. That is ACU’s motto and here in the A&E Department we are contributing to that way of thinking. Most people would see a cactus and avoid it because of the pain that it could potentially cause them, but not the Exceptional, Innovative and Real professors and students in our department. More »

This summer our department sponsored a study abroad trip to Mumena, Zambia. The class offered was AENV 440, International Applications in Agricultural and Environmental Studies, and it focused on methods of sustainability in Zambia. The members of our department that went were Dr. Nicodemus, Jason Davis, Merissa Ford, senior Agribusiness major, Kim Panther, sophomore Animal Science major, and Dayna Roe, junior Environmental Science major.

Some of the highlights of the trip included visiting Victoria Falls and going on a safari, getting to stay in the local village and singing and dancing around a campfire with the locals. I even heard that Dr. Nicodemus is quite the dancer! More »

Contrary to popular belief that professors spend their summer leisurely laying by the pool, the A&E professors have been attending classes, plenaries and conferences to better prepare themselves to educate the students of this department. More »

Four of our students Jessica Epps, Kathleen Henderson, Anabel Reid and Syrah Wellmann, participated in the Texas Farm Bureau Collegiate Discussion Meet on April 16 in Waco, Texas.  Anabel was one of four students to make the finals.

 Dr. Michael Nicademus, assistant professor of environmental science, accompanied the students to the meet and said, “The meet allows students to think about issues in agriculture and talk about them in a constructive way.” More »

A new water catchment project has been completed at the Rhoden farm.  Compared to A&E’s past water catchment project, this tank is much bigger and will provide water for a much broader area.  While not for human consumption, this 16,000 gallon tank will be used to water several raised bed gardens in the surrounding area.

 “We can use the collected water instead of using city water in order to conserve,” said Dr. Nicodemus, assistant professor of environmental science.  “We will be able to use natural rain water rather than using treated water.” More »