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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.** INCREASING URBANIZATION HAS LED TO A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN STUDENTS WITH DIRECT LIVESTOCK HEALTH AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE BEFORE STARTING COLLEGE. THIS RESULTS IN A STUDENT BASE WITH DECREASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AND ANIMAL HEALTH PRACTICES. IN CONTRAST, THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS ADVANCING RAPIDLY IN REGARDS TO ANIMAL HEALTH WITH THE INCORPORATION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE CONCEPTS. THIS WIDENING GAP LEADS TO A SHORTAGE IN QUALIFIED WORKFORCE APPLICANTS. TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THIS NEED, WE PROPOSE A NOVEL NETWORK OF FOUR, GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE UNIVERSITIES THAT WILL DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION. STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND/OR AGRICULTURE WILL BE RECRUITED WITH SPECIFIC EFFORTS TO RECRUIT FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. THE OVERALL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) PROVIDE IMMERSIVE, ANIMAL HEALTH FOCUSED, EXPERIENTIAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; (2) STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP AND ESSENTIAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS OF PARTICIPANTS; AND (3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PREPARED FOR CAREERS IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND/OR GRADUATE PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE 8-WEEK SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL MODULES, ESTABLISH PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING CONNECTIONS, AND ENGAGE IN INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON HEALTH CONCEPTS USING PRECISION HEALTH MONITORING TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL METHODS. COMPLETION OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS A CRITICAL WORKFORCE NEED BY HELPING STUDENTS LEARN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION CAREERS OR FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS.

$749,997FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

North Dakota State University, Fargo ND

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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.** INCREASING URBANIZATION HAS LED TO A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN STUDENTS WITH DIRECT LIVESTOCK HEALTH AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE BEFORE STARTING COLLEGE. THIS RESULTS IN A STUDENT BASE WITH DECREASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AND ANIMAL HEALTH PRACTICES. IN CONTRAST, THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS ADVANCING RAPIDLY IN REGARDS TO ANIMAL HEALTH WITH THE INCORPORATION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE CONCEPTS. THIS WIDENING GAP LEADS TO A SHORTAGE IN QUALIFIED WORKFORCE APPLICANTS. TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THIS NEED, WE PROPOSE A NOVEL NETWORK OF FOUR, GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE UNIVERSITIES THAT WILL DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION. STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND/OR AGRICULTURE WILL BE RECRUITED WITH SPECIFIC EFFORTS TO RECRUIT FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. THE OVERALL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) PROVIDE IMMERSIVE, ANIMAL HEALTH FOCUSED, EXPERIENTIAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; (2) STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP AND ESSENTIAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS OF PARTICIPANTS; AND (3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PREPARED FOR CAREERS IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND/OR GRADUATE PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE 8-WEEK SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL MODULES, ESTABLISH PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING CONNECTIONS, AND ENGAGE IN INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON HEALTH CONCEPTS USING PRECISION HEALTH MONITORING TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL METHODS. COMPLETION OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS A CRITICAL WORKFORCE NEED BY HELPING STUDENTS LEARN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION CAREERS OR FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS. · GrantIndex