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2022 American Samoa Forest and Inventory Analysis Completed
December 23, 2022
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Forestry Program, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – U.S Forest Service (USFS) has completed the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) project for American Samoa. Implemented every ten years, the last FIA in the territory was in 2012.
ASCC-ACNR conducts 2nd Swine Artificial Insemination Project to improve local swine production
December 19, 2022
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division has completed its second Swine Artificial Insemination (AI) Project for local pig breeders. The three-month-long project familiarized pig farmers with AI as a scientific method to alleviate inbreeding and enhance sow fertility, genetics, and production.
ASCC Counseling Services Collaborates with ACNR on Pilot Program for Students with Disabilities
December 1, 2022
The American Samoa Community College’s (ASCC) Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division has collaborated with the College’s Division of Student Services (DOSS) Counseling Services on a six-week pilot program for young adults with disabilities. A total of five participants completed the program. As an alternative educational pathway, the purpose of the pilot program is to encourage academic success through informal education opportunities, enhance interpersonal and social skills, develop professionalism, and cultivate lifelong learners.
First 4-H High School Charter Club Established at Nuuuli Vocational Technical High School
November 28, 2022
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division 4-H Program celebrated the establishment of the Nuuuli Vocational Technical High School (NVTHS) – Building, Construction, and Technology (BCT) 4-H Club, the first 4-H High School Charter Club in American Samoa, and the first induction of student members.
ASCC Student receives SACNAS Student Presentation Award at the 2022 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference
November 10, 2022
American Samoa Community College (ASCC) student and Natural Resources major, Talofa Fe‘a, received a 2022 SACNAS Student Presentation Award at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2022 National Diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico held from October 27-29, 2022.
ASCC Students attend the 2022 American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference
November 7, 2022
Two students American Samoa Community College (ASCC) students attended the 2022 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference in Palm Springs, California, held from October 6-8, 2022.
ASCC-ACNR Forestry Program Manager completes the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
September 5, 2022
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Forestry Program Manager Denis Sene Jr. has completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS).
Oceania Tautua 4-h Charter Club and STEAM Expo
August 25, 2022
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division 4-H Program, in collaboration with the Oceania Tautua 4-H Club and several partner agencies, recently hosted a STEAM Summer Expo event at the Great Life United 684 Assembly of God Church in Leone. The Oceania Tautua 4-H Club also received its 4-H Club Charter at the Expo.
ASCC-ACNR student accepted into the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Institute Summer Internship Program
April 28, 2022
A student from the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has been accepted into the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Institute at the University of Kansas (KU). Talofa Fe‘a, a Natural Resources major andpresident of the Green Force student agriculture club, will be attending the HERS Institute from June 6 to July 30, 2022.
ASCC-ACNR Completes Landscape Scale Restoration Project in Olosega
November 24, 2021
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) – Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Forestry Program completed one of its Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) projects in the island of Olosega, Manu‘a. Along with the Olosega village and youth groups, the ASCC-ACNR Forestry Program, celebrated the completion of the LSR project with a closing ceremony on November 13th, 2021. The project focused on intensive management of medium to high priority areas for the island of Ofu and Olosega.