Meet FARE: MSc Student Alison Grant Described Video Summary: Second year MSc Student Alison Grant talks about her research and career goals in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph. 00:00 - 00:03 [Music plays; Screen shows MSc student Alison Grant seated in an interior setting in Johnston Hall at the University of Guelph. Text is superimposed in the lower right.] Text: Alison Grant, MSc Student - FARE Voice of Alison Grant: My name is Alison Grant and I'm a second-year Master student 00:04 - 00:07 [Transition reveals FARE logo, text and University of Guelph logo. Music and voice of Alison continue under.] Text: FARE Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Master of Science Alison: in the Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department. 00:08 - 00:10 [Screen changes to show Alison and her advisor Dr. Brady Deaton having a discussion in the FARE Department sitting area.] Alison: I'm working with Dr. Brady Deaton and 00:11 - 00:15 [Screen changes to show a still photo of an aggregate site quarry with two bulldozers moving gravel.] Alison: we're looking at the impact of aggregate sites on surrounding property values in Wellington County 00:16 - 00:21 [Screen changes to show piles of stone at another aggregate quarry.] Alison: I can say specifically why my research affects not only Wellington County but can be applied in other areas. 00:21 - 00:24 [Screen changes to show Alison Grant] Alison: And so when people ask me what do you do for research I can respond with, 00:25 - 00:31 [Screen shows Alison studying a mathematical formula on her laptop.] Alison: well, I do a lot of math on a day-to-day basis but this is how it can help our understanding of the natural world. 00:32 - 00:38 [Screen changes to show students working in various labs in the School of Environment Sciences at the University of Guelph.] Alison: In my undergraduate degree in the School of Environmental Sciences I did a lot of coursework in chemistry, biology and geology, 00:39 - 00:40 [Screen changes to show four SES students and their professor conducting field work with water samples at Belwood Lake in Fergus, Ontario.] Alison: water management type courses 00:41 - 00:46 [Screen changes to show FARE Professor Alfons Weersink conducting a lecture to undergrad students.] Alison: and then I also, on top of that, got to do economics courses through the Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department. 00:47 - 00:48 [Screen shows Alison.] Alison: I got to know the professors very well 00:49 - 00:52 [Screen Alison and 9 of her fellow MSc students listening and taking notes during a lecture by FARE Professor John Cranfield.] Alison: and that was a big reason why I chose to pursue the Masters here. 00:53 - 00:58 [Screen shows Alison studying and using her laptop.] Alison: I love the economic side of everything. I love the sciences side but I also like the economic side. 00:59 - 01:05 [Screen changes to show Alison] Alison: I am thinking about a PhD so continuing on after this but I'm also looking at jobs at the same time. 01:06 - 01:08 [Screen shows Alison talking and laughing with two other FARE MSc students outside the MacLachlan Building.] Alison: My advisor has actually set me up with a couple of interviews already. 01:09 - 01:13 [Screen changes to show Alison] Alison: What makes the Department of FARE unique is the relationships that are built. You have 01:14 - 01:20 [Screen shows Alison in Professor John CranfieldÕs class and then shows her studying independently using her laptop.] Alison: tons of other students in your cohort to help you out. The professors are very hands-on. They want to know that you're doing well. 01:21 - 01:25 [Screen shows Alison and a fellow female student talking and studying in a common area in the Department of FARE.] Alison: IÕm very close with my professors. We do more than just talk about work that weÕre working on. 01:26 - 01:31 [Screen shows Alison jogging on campus.] Alison: I'm a runner, the department head is a runner. We talk about that a lot. It makes the day a lot easier because 01:32 - 01:34 [Screen shows three scenic exterior views of students at different campus locations.] Alison: weÕre not just working but weÕre having fun at the same time. 01:35 - 01:41 Alison: I love the city of Guelph and then the campus also brings that community feel as well and small town kind of feel. I find that 01:42 - 01:43 [Screen shows Alison.] Alison: across-the-board with the FARE department 01:44 - 01:47 [Screen shows Alison and 9 of her fellow MSc students listening and taking notes during a lecture by FARE Professor John Cranfield.] Alison: itÕs just that one-on-one aspect that we get. I know I'm 01:48 - 01:50 [Screen shows Alison.] Alison: learning a lot and I just want to continue that. 01:51 - 01:57 [Screen changes to show closing billboard with FARE logo on a white background, University of Guelph logo and blue and green text. Smaller icons for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are also seen lower screen.] Text: FARE Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Master of Science fare@uoguelph.ca (519) 824-4120 ext. 52766 [Music fades out. Screen fades to black.]