THETEACHING WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ANIMAL SCIENCE, OR TEXAS, SCHOLAR PROGRAM, IS AN INTEGRATED PROJECT BETWEEN TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE, TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, AND TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM IS TO RECRUIT, CULTIVATE, AND GRADUATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF A HIGHLY-SKILLED, DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATIONS IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES WILL BE USED TO AID AN UNDERSERVED STUDENT POPULATION IN COMPLETING THEIR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCENECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS, THUS THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM WILL TARGET ANIMAL SCIENCE MAJORS. THE TEXAS SCHOLAR PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BY PRODUCING GRADUATES WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN ANIMAL SCIENCES.

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