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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.** THISPROJECT WILLRECRUIT AND ENGAGE EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN PHILADELPHIA TO INCREASE URBAN EDUCATORS' AWARENESS OF, AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE,OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CAREERS.THE PROJECT WILL RECRUIT 3 COHORTS OF 23 EDUCATORS AND COUNSELORS OVER THREE SUMMERS TO ATTEND IMMERSIVE, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN 1) FOOD SCIENCE, 2) NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 3) URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND 4) FOOD PREPARATION VIA A FOUR-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND OF $3,500 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODULES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND OVERSEEN BY FACULTY WITH EXPERTISE IN THESE AREAS AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY. LEARNING MODULES WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ONLINE RESOURCES AND, WITH THE EXPERTISE OF THE COPD, WILL CULMINATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGE/GRADE APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO UTILIZE IN THEIR CLASSROOM OR COUNSELING WORK.THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE EDUCATORS AND ENCOURAGE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION GAINED AFTER THEIR PARTICIPATION. THIS WILL BE THROUGH NEWSLETTERS AND ONLINE RESOURCES THAT WILL BE SENT TO EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AND FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AFTER THE THIRD COHORT OF PARTICIPANTS HAS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. THESE COMMUNICATIONS WILL ALSO BE USED TO SURVEY EDUCATORS ABOUT THEIR USE AND APPLICATION OF THE RESOURCES GAINED THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK WILL BE THE ENGAGEMENT OF MORE MINORITY STUDENTS IN CAREERS IN FOOD, NUTRITION, AND AGRICULTURE THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OPPORTUNITIES VIA THEIR EDUCATORS AND COUNSELORS.

$500,000FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

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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.** THISPROJECT WILLRECRUIT AND ENGAGE EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN PHILADELPHIA TO INCREASE URBAN EDUCATORS' AWARENESS OF, AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE,OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CAREERS.THE PROJECT WILL RECRUIT 3 COHORTS OF 23 EDUCATORS AND COUNSELORS OVER THREE SUMMERS TO ATTEND IMMERSIVE, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN 1) FOOD SCIENCE, 2) NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 3) URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND 4) FOOD PREPARATION VIA A FOUR-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND OF $3,500 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODULES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND OVERSEEN BY FACULTY WITH EXPERTISE IN THESE AREAS AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY. LEARNING MODULES WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ONLINE RESOURCES AND, WITH THE EXPERTISE OF THE COPD, WILL CULMINATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGE/GRADE APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO UTILIZE IN THEIR CLASSROOM OR COUNSELING WORK.THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE EDUCATORS AND ENCOURAGE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION GAINED AFTER THEIR PARTICIPATION. THIS WILL BE THROUGH NEWSLETTERS AND ONLINE RESOURCES THAT WILL BE SENT TO EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AND FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AFTER THE THIRD COHORT OF PARTICIPANTS HAS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. THESE COMMUNICATIONS WILL ALSO BE USED TO SURVEY EDUCATORS ABOUT THEIR USE AND APPLICATION OF THE RESOURCES GAINED THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK WILL BE THE ENGAGEMENT OF MORE MINORITY STUDENTS IN CAREERS IN FOOD, NUTRITION, AND AGRICULTURE THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OPPORTUNITIES VIA THEIR EDUCATORS AND COUNSELORS. · GrantIndex