Wyatt Goeppner thought the opportunity to get a four-year degree in agribusiness from Vincennes University sounded too good to turn down. He’s a senior in the program, and grateful for the experience.

“I grew up on a farm, but right now I’m thinking about starting out in landscaping while still helping on the farm after graduating,” Goeppner says. His dad, Glenn, farms near Jasper, Ind.

“The degree is going to be useful whatever type of business I choose,” Goeppner says. “It will also help me when I go back to the farm in the near future.”

In the meantime, Goeppner says he enjoyed his Vincennes college experience. “There are activities outside the classroom, and that helps you meet people with similar interests,” he says. He is currently president of the Vincennes Ag Club, sponsored by Collegiate Farm Bureau. Susan Brocksmith, program chair for agribusiness, is the adviser.

“The Farm Bureau chapter here is a great organization to participate in,” he adds.

Meanwhile, his classmate Aly Besing will arrive at the same destination — a four-year Vincennes agribusiness degree — after starting from a different spot.

“I don’t have a farm background, and I grew up in town,” she explains. “My grandparents and some of my extended family have farm backgrounds, and that’s partly what drew me to consider earning a degree in agribusiness.

“I’ve enjoyed my time here, getting involved in outside activities.”

She is vice president of the Vincennes Ag Club. Goeppner, Besing and other club members prepared kits for another student group to take on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic during a recent club gathering.

Besing says she could see herself working in agribusiness, perhaps selling seed and other products, after serving as a summer intern at the White River Co-op in Loogootee, Ind., in 2019.