Academic Team, also known as Quiz Bowl Team, meets for regular practices and travels to compete in two Jeopardy-style quiz bowl competitions each year at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting in different U.S. cities each year.

Students compete against other universities on their knowledge of Ag Economics coursework split into categories including Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Agribusiness/Finance, Resource/Policy, Quantitative, Marketing, Management, and Potpourri.

Quiz Bowl often leads to other exciting opportunities such as internships, research projects, scholarships, and other travel opportunities. Students who participate in Quiz Bowl gain a competitive advantage getting into and thriving in graduate school. Some of our team members have earned full assistantships to graduate programs around the U.S.

Team members are selected based on:

GPA
Resumé - specifically economics and AEC coursework
Recommendation by Agricultural Economics professors, instructors and other AEC Quiz Bowlers

If you are interested in becoming a Quiz Bowl team member, please contact Shuoli Zhao, Academic Team faculty adviser.

SAEA Annual Meeting

Typically in early February, 5-10 quiz bowl members travel to the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting to compete. Previous conference locations have included Oklahoma City, OK, New Orleans, LA and Louisville, KY.

AAEA Annual Meeting

Typically held in July, at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Annual Meeting, UK academic team members compete against other universities as a UK team. Previous conference locations have included Anaheim, CA, Austin, TX, and Atlanta, GA.

Check out our Instagram highlights for a behind-the-scenes view from our quiz bowlers.