Non Technical Summary
The purpose of SC State 1890 Agriculture Innovation Scholars program is to provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of incoming freshmen undergraduate agribusiness and family and consumer sciences students at SC State. The program will support the enrollment and matriculation of baccalaureate degree graduate in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human science degree programs, within four years. The program will seek to address a critical workforce needs by expanding educational opportunities to students to interested in attending SC State University to pursue and complete a baccalaureate degree in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human science degree programs, which would lead to a highly skilled food and agricultural systems workforce.

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
903	6099	3020	100%

Knowledge Area
903 - Communication, Education, and Information Delivery;

Subject Of Investigation
6099 - People and communities, general/other;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;

Goals / Objectives
1. Increase enrollment and retention of student in the Agribusiness, and Family and Consumer Sciences degree programs by 15% within the 4-year project period.2. Increase the number of graduates from the Agribusiness, and the Family and Consumer Sciences degree programs by 15% within the 4-year project period.3. Expand the experiential learning opportunities for SC State 1890 Agriculture Innovation Scholars within the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and Department of Accounting, Agribusiness and Economics, by 20% within the 4-year project period.

Project Methods
SC State University will utilize a systematic and developmental process, where we will conduct intensive academic advising for our 1890 Agriculture Innovation Scholars, to ensure direct involvement of our students and their academic advisors. They will also receive guidance from the Director of Student Development and Support Services in activities and initiatives that will prepare them for success in the workplace. The Ag Innovation Scholar Program will prepare and graduate attractive and character-defined graduates who can work anywhere in the world. The MANRRS training as well as the School of Business Executive Speaker Series program will create opportunities for networking; and assist mentees to facilitate decision making, problem solving, and goal setting.