TC Jayalath | CAES Homecoming King | Beat Week

CAES alum and Marigold Collective board member, TC Jayalath (MS ’16; PhD ’23), was recently highlighted in the CAES Field Report feature on Marigold Collective - a grassroots movement working to make fresh, local food more accessible while creating economic opportunities for small farmers and food entrepreneurs and strengthening the foundation of the community itself located in Winterville, GA.

TC and his wife own Ceylon Snack Hut, a food company specializing in Sri Lanken sandwiches and drinks. Each week, they sell their products at the Marigold and Athens farmers markets.

Joshua Toran III (BSA ’20; MAEE ’21; PhD ’25) is a triple #AgDawg from Augusta, GA who works to promote cultural competence and community development through agricultural engagement.

"Put simply, I aim to do the most good for the most people. I believe that the complex environmental and food system problems we face around the world can be solved when people come together."

CAES student, Jacob Harper, was named UGA Homecoming King on Saturday, October 3. Jacob is a fourth year agricultural and environmental science communication and journalism major with a certificate in public affairs communications. He represented CAES Ambassadors on homecoming court. 

In addition to his participation in the CAES Ambassador program, Jacob is a CAES Rural Scholar supported by the Clovis Turk Agricultural Fund, CAES Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) member, and former CAES Congressional Agicultural fellow. 

The CAES Alumni team will be at the 2025 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA again this year. If you will be attending on Tuesday, October 14, please email us your booth location. We would love to drop by and give out some CAES swag!

October 13-18 is Beat Week, a one-week giving challenge that pits the University of Georgia against the University of Mississippi, and we’re calling on all #AgDawgs to make a gift of $5 or more to help CAES students and push UGA closer to victory over Ole Miss!

This year, we are asking you to support the CAES Student Emergency Fund. This fund provides limited, one-time financial assistance to enrolled CAES undergraduate and graduate students who are unable to meet immediate, essential expenses because of temporary hardship related to an emergency. Last year, 21 CAES students received support through the CAES Student Emergency Fund, and the need continues to grow. Your gift will help us assist more CAES students.

Sunbelt Ag Expo

Moultrie, GA

October 14, 2025

The CAES Alumni team will be at the 2025 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA again this year. Reach out and tell us where your booth location will be.

Beat Week

Athens, GA

October 13-18, 2025

Beat Week is a one-week giving challenge that pits the University of Georgia against the University of Mississippi, and we’re calling on all alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and fans: make a gift, help UGA students, Beat Ole Miss! Any gift of $5 or more — to anywhere on campus — helps set UGA students on a path to prosper and pushes Georgia closer to victory!

Entomology 75^th Anniversary Celebration

Athens, GA

November 1, 2025

5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Please join us for a milestone worth celebrating — the 75^th Anniversary of the Department of Entomology!  We look forward to recognizing decades of groundbreaking research, education, and community impact in the field of insect science.

D.W. Brooks Lecture

Athens, GA

November 13, 2025

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The 2025 D.W. Brooks Signature Event will be held on November 13 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. This year's speaker will be Raj Khosla - Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University. 

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