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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** MANY INDUSTRIES WITHIN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HUMAN SCIENCE (FANH) DISCIPLINES ARE FACING CRITICAL ISSUES INCLUDING WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, SHRINKING UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS, POOR PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING, AND LACK OF FUNDING AND GRANTS. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR EXPLICIT RECRUITING EFFORTS BY UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION IN SPECIALIZED PLANT AND FOOD AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND ON A PREVIOUS REEU PROJECT WITH ADJUSTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS, AND THEREFORE INCREASE OUR EFFORTS IN RECRUITING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES WITHIN FANH AND EVENTUALLY CLOSE THE WORKFORCE GAP.THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN FANH DISCIPLINES AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS. TO THIS END, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPLEMENT AN IMMERSIVE 10-WEEK SUMMER RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM COVERING DIVERSE AREAS OF HORTICULTURAL, AGRONOMY, FOOD SCIENCES, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES. WE PLAN TO ATTAIN THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE THROUGH PURSUIT OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) RECRUIT FORTY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (HALF OF WHICH FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS) OVER FOUR YEARS, 2) EDUCATE STUDENT FELLOWS ON THE BASICS OF GROWING FOOD IN SMALL-SCALE FIELD AND GREENHOUSE CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 3) TRAIN STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS THROUGH MENTORSHIP UNDER FACULTY IN VARIOUS SUB-DISCIPLINES CULMINATING IN STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT A SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, AND 4) ENHANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF STUDENT FELLOWS THROUGH CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS, PRESENTING AT A SYMPOSIUM AND MEETINGS, AND PARTICIPATING IN EXTENSION ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS WILL BE SPECIFICALLY RECRUITED FROM OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (1890 LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY), JUNIOR COLLEGES IN OKLAHOMA, PAWNEE NATION COLLEGE, AND THE OK LSAMP PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINED OUTREACH EDUCATION AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES.

$595,576FY2022National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** MANY INDUSTRIES WITHIN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HUMAN SCIENCE (FANH) DISCIPLINES ARE FACING CRITICAL ISSUES INCLUDING WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, SHRINKING UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS, POOR PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING, AND LACK OF FUNDING AND GRANTS. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR EXPLICIT RECRUITING EFFORTS BY UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION IN SPECIALIZED PLANT AND FOOD AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND ON A PREVIOUS REEU PROJECT WITH ADJUSTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS, AND THEREFORE INCREASE OUR EFFORTS IN RECRUITING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES WITHIN FANH AND EVENTUALLY CLOSE THE WORKFORCE GAP.THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN FANH DISCIPLINES AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS. TO THIS END, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPLEMENT AN IMMERSIVE 10-WEEK SUMMER RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM COVERING DIVERSE AREAS OF HORTICULTURAL, AGRONOMY, FOOD SCIENCES, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES. WE PLAN TO ATTAIN THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE THROUGH PURSUIT OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) RECRUIT FORTY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (HALF OF WHICH FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS) OVER FOUR YEARS, 2) EDUCATE STUDENT FELLOWS ON THE BASICS OF GROWING FOOD IN SMALL-SCALE FIELD AND GREENHOUSE CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 3) TRAIN STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS THROUGH MENTORSHIP UNDER FACULTY IN VARIOUS SUB-DISCIPLINES CULMINATING IN STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT A SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, AND 4) ENHANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF STUDENT FELLOWS THROUGH CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS, PRESENTING AT A SYMPOSIUM AND MEETINGS, AND PARTICIPATING IN EXTENSION ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS WILL BE SPECIFICALLY RECRUITED FROM OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (1890 LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY), JUNIOR COLLEGES IN OKLAHOMA, PAWNEE NATION COLLEGE, AND THE OK LSAMP PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINED OUTREACH EDUCATION AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES. · GrantIndex