**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM IS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, MENTOR, AND GRADUATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS WITH COMPETITIVE GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND INCREASE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WE WILL IMPLEMENT HANDS-ON TRAINING IN SPATIAL SCIENCES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND TO BOOST PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE PROFESSIONAL MARKETPLACE. WE ARE PLANNING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: TRAINING IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING, PREPARATION FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DRONE PILOT EXAM, UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, A TEXAS GEOSPATIAL TOUR (A TOUR OF FACILITIES WORKING WITH SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEXAS), INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, MONTHLY RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS. THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM WILL RECRUIT OUTSTANDING AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF RANGE AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES AND ANIMAL SCIENCE AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE DICK AND MARY LEWIS KLEBERG COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AT TEXAS A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY- KINGSVILLE. BECAUSE WOMEN STUDENTS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, WE WILL FOCUS OUR RECRUITMENT ON HISPANIC WOMEN. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, OR SENIOR CLASSIFICATION AT THE START OF THE PROGRAM, GPA &GT; 3.0, AND FULL-TIME STATUS (12 CREDIT HOURS FOR EACH LONG SEMESTER). THE OUTCOME MEASURES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE DRONE WAVE FACTOR PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND ARE WELL ALIGNED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AFRI FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN SCIENCES EDUCATION AND LITERACY INITIATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CYBERINFORMATICS AND TOOLS ACT INITIATIVE.