What it means to honor Dr. Evans as a former student and believer in the global power of agricultural communications.
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ACES, IFAJ commit to launching a certificate in global agricultural communications
ACES and IFAJ formalize plans to launch a Certificate in Global Agricultural Communications, a milestone initiative of the proposed Evans Center.

Lights, Camera, Agriculture: Inside the AgRally 2025 Broadcast
Reporting live from Fort Worth, Texas, University of Illinois agricultural communications students Jennie Abbott and Taylor Talbert shared updates on the James F. Evans Global Center for Food and Agricultural Communications during AgRally 2025, a live, nationwide broadcast on RFD-TV celebrating National Ag Day. The storied RFD-TV studio in Fort Worth, Texas, is tucked away […]

A Homecoming tradition: Bringing together the past, present, and future of AGCM
AGCM alumni, students, and global guests gathered for the 2024 Homecoming Huddle to celebrate connection, communication, and Jim Evans’ legacy.

AGCM Homecoming Huddle invites alumni to gather, discuss bridging the rural-urban divide
Join us for the annual Homecoming Huddle featuring a panel on bridging the rural-urban divide.

Prairie Farmer: University of Illinois home to new global food, ag communications center
Alum Holly Spangler announces new Evans Center to elevate food and ag communications globally.

Illinois to create global center of excellence in food and agricultural communications
The University of Illinois announces the Evans Center to advance global food and agricultural communications through research, training, and outreach.

Jim Evans’ legacy continues in proposed global ag communications center
Jim Evans’ legacy inspires a proposed global center at Illinois to advance food and ag communications through connection and training.