Dr. Jay Solomonson
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Biography
Dr. Solomonson grew up on a 1000-acre family farm in rural, Coal Valley, Illinois. After high school, he attended Western Illinois University where he received his B.S. degree in Agriculture- Teacher Certification. He began his career at Orion High School where he taught agricultural education classes and was the FFA advisor for 17 years. During that time he earned his M.S. degree in Agricultural Education from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from Iowa State University. In 2019, he accepted a position as the District 1 Program Advisor for the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE)- a project of the Illinois State Board of Education. He was in that position for a year prior to joining the faculty at Illinois State University. Dr. Solomonson teaches courses in Agricultural Education, Agricultural Leadership & Communications, and Agricultural Mechanization.
Current Courses
130.001Introduction To Agricultural Engineering Technology
130.002Introduction To Agricultural Engineering Technology
130.003Introduction To Agricultural Engineering Technology
231.001Managing & Teaching In Agricultural & Technology Laboratories
291.005Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture
192.001Introduction To Agricultural Communications And Leadership
190.001Introduction To Agricultural Education
191.001Introduction To Agricultural Education Teacher Licensure
130.001Introduction To Agricultural Engineering Technology
130.002Introduction To Agricultural Engineering Technology
395.001Professional Seminar In Agriculture Education
291.021Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture
Teaching Interests & Areas
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Leadership and Communications
- Agricultural Mechanization
Research Interests & Areas
- Agriculture Teacher Recruitment and Retention
- Experiential Learning and Supervised Agricultural Experiences
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning