Progress 05/15/23 to 05/14/24

Outputs
Target Audience:Our Target Audience are underrepresented high school and first-year community college students and community college students Changes/Problems:There have been no major changes to the grant. Increased outreach to LAUSD high schools local to LAMC and with LAUSD high schools with an existing curriculum/program focused on health/food Discovery that state's Transfer Model Curriculum for CCC AS-T nutrition/dietetics requires more/harder chemistry than some CSUs which creates systemic barrier for community college students persisting in this transfer degree. As a result, community college students (who plan to pursue nutrition/food science) may transfer to CSU under an easier different degree (like AS Health Science which requires less chemistry). So, our reported impact based solely on AS-T in nutrition/dietetics may underreport our TRUE impact. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Community college fellows were paired with a peer mentors who are nutrition graduate students and received monthly peer mentoring sessions and assistance with their resume, personal statement, and educational journey Fellows also received mentorship from LAMC Nutrition Faculty Lead Sheri Barke and USDA NWP Graduate Student Coordinator. Under the direction of LAMC's Nutrition Professor Sheri Barke, a "Nutrition Workforce Pathways Coordinator" will (1) provide basic nutrition education/health promotion training to project participants so they can work as Peer Nutrition Advocates with LAMC's Student Nutrition & Activities Club (SNAC), assist with food pantry and CalFresh applications; and (2) develop project participants' communication and technology skills by helping them create infographics, videos, and other social media content for SNAC's Instagram page and interactive activities or displays for SNAC's community nutrition events on campus. Work Experience: The Nutrition Workforce Pathways Coordinator will coordinate with community partners and local employers to set up internships and facilitate job placements once the LAMC students have completed their "Nutrition and Food Skills Certificate of Achievement." If a community partner is unable to fund an internship or experiential learning opportunity, eligible students may be able earn money while receiving career-related work experience through California's Learning-Aligned Employment Program (LAEP) Professional Development workshops with CSUN's MMC Peer Mentoring Program. Workshops included resume building, personal statement writing, job search, career opportunities and finance, and more Leadership opportunities through LAMC Student Nutrition and Activity Club How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Outreach presentations have been conducted at LAMC and high schools with student populations from underrepresented backgrounds Grant/accomplishments have been shared with the wider CSUN and LAMC faculty/staff/community through campus-wide emails/newsletters and with industry partners at annual Certificate in Nutrition & Food Skills Advisory Committee meeting in January. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?What we plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals Increased outreach with local LAUSD high schools Continue facilitating connections for potential internships or volunteer experiences for fellows

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Facilitate presentations on careers & academic programs in nutrition. Goal: 40 across 3 high schools and LAMC: total 120 over 3 years Year 1: 23 high school outreach presentations and 10 LAMC presentations. Through presentations mentioned above, reach high school students and freshmen at LAMC regarding careers & programs in nutrition. Goal: 1,000 students per academic year: total 3,000 students reached over 3 years Year 1: Outreach to 495 high school students and 120 LAMC students (615 students total) Awards given to underrepresented LAMC students selected to participate in the proposed project. Goal: One $2,000 award for each student for 1 year: total of 30 students and 30 scholarships over 3 years Year 1 Estimation: 10 students Teach 4 core courses as part of the certificate program: NUTRTN 001, NUTRTN 021, NUTRTN 024 and CULN ART 050. Goal: 12-24 total courses (depending on enrollment) over 3 years Year 1: class sections taught during Summer '23, Fall'23, Win '24 and Spg '24: CLN ART 050 - 15 sections taught this year, NUTRTN 021 - 27 sections taught this year, NUTRTN 024 - 2 sections taught this year, NUTRTN 001 - 2 sections taught this year. Total: 46 sections "Nutrition & Food Skills Certificate of Achievement" awarded to students who complete program. Goal: 10 certificates per year: total of 30 certificates over 3 years Year 1: Estimated 10 Train CSUN dietetic students to become Outreach Ambassadors/ Peer Mentors as part of project. Goal:10 CSUN students per year will complete training. Total of 30 over 3 years Year 1: 7 Award stipend to Outreach Ambassadors/ Peer Mentors to provide outreach and mentorship $2,000 stipend for each Peer Mentor; 10 per year over 3 years: total of 30 awards Year 1: Estimation of 7 awards Facilitate peer mentorship between Peer Mentors and program fellows (30 mentor-mentee dyads over 3 years) 20 mentorship hours for each mentor-mentee dyad, each year: total of 600 peer mentorship hours over 3 years Year 1: Estimation of 200 hours, awaiting precise data from mentors Provide tutoring and counseling to LAMC nutrition students through Counseling Center. 600 hours per year of tutoring counseling services: total 2,400 hours over 3 years Marla will be providing additional data with our next report. Provide project participants with internship opportunities with community partners, includes professional mentorship by key staff at community partner. 10 underrepresented students per year complete a 60-hour internship and receive professional mentorship Total: 30 students over 3 years Year 1: 1 student, and TBD compiled a list of 20 possible locations and we are in progress with placing 7 this summer. And ALL fellows had opportunity to intern with SNAC at LAMC to promote health on campus through nutrition education and food access (refer to projects mentioned above). Facilitate the attendance of underrepresented students at national conference sponsored by USDA 2 underrepresented students per year to attend conference. Total of 6 students over 3 years ince it has taken some time to recruit and begin the program, We will be sending students in 2024-2025. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION (only baseline data for this year's report, Marla to assist in gathering data for next report. Community College data will be available in the next fiscal year) Increase enrollment of underrepresented nutrition majors at LAMC to 40 over baseline of 25. Compare # underrepresented students enrolled in year prior to initiation of project and each of the following three years - data obtained from LAMC Institutional Research (IR) Retain at least 90% of "Nutrition & Food Skills Certificate" students from 1st to 2nd year at LAMC Compare retention rate in year prior to initiation of project and following three years (data from LAMC IR) At least 90% of students earning "Nutrition & Food Skills Certificate" will enroll in nutrition or culinary Associate Degree program. Compare graduation rate in the year prior to initiation of project and the following 3 years (data from LAMC IR) At least 90% of program fellows supported by the grant will graduate LAMC within 2 years. Compare graduation rate in the year prior to initiation of project and the following 3 years (data from LAMC IR) At least 90% of program fellows supported by the grant will obtain job placement within 2 years Post-graduation/ certificate ?

Publications

• Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: https://www.csun.edu/marilyn-magaram-center/usda-workforce-development-2023-2026