Progress 06/01/20 to 01/13/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences reached by our efforts included not only the 1890 DAS Scholars, other Scholars in the College, but all the other scholars and students in the College and university. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A robust Student Support Plan was put in place for the Scholars in the 2020 summer and it continued throughout the 2021 academic year. It included: 1. A Virtual Summer Engagement Session, which was held from June 10 - July 24, 2021 included the following Workshops: Next Steps after Admission; Wellness: Coping with COVID-19; Leadership, Networking, Service Hours and Internships; USDA Agencies and Employment Opportunities; Time management Skills; Agriculture Future of America. 1. The 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Semester Professional Development Seminars included workshops by representatives from USDA Agencies, namely, OPPE, ERS, NRCS, APHIS, the Forest Service and NASS. Sessions were held by industry representatives, such as PepsiCo, Proctor and Gamble, Hormel Foods, Wayne Farms, and by the Peace Corps. Several of the scholars attended the Career Fairs on campus, conferences, such as the MANRRS regional and national conferences, which had Career Fairs, the AFA Leadership Conference, and the AFA Institute. It is believed that the professional seminars and internships in which the scholars participated were responsible for some of them obtaining internships at places such as, USDA-NRCS, Goldman Sachs, University of Florida Animal Science Department, Banfield, Pepsico, Mondelez International, Novey Animal Hospital, Land O'Lakes, Kansas State University Summer Research and Extension Program, and at Syngenta. 1. The 2021 spring semester seminars, which were held included The Scientific Method, The IRB and Informed Consent, PCR and COVID-19. The one on Completing the Vet School Applications was given by a representative from Tuskegee University's Vet School and one of the 1890 scholars, Melea Smith, who has been accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. 1. Implemented a Peer Mentoring Program in the 2020 fall semester for the Scholars: The Returning Scholars, funded by the Discretionary Funds, served as Mentors for the Mentees (Freshmen or College/Transfer Scholars). Mentors helped Mentees to successfully navigate FAMU's campus during their first semester, through user-friendly communication tools (e.g. weekly Zoom chats, FaceTime, and emails); 1. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, scholars still made time to volunteer at places such as Second Harvest Food Pantry, a Dog Show, the Salvation Army, a Thanksgiving Drive, CAFS Annual Grape Harvest Festival, Workshops, Smarter by Nature - An urban Farming Enterprise, and at the FAMU K-12 Research School. By the end of the 2021-22 academic year, eleven (11) 1890 DAS Scholars, who were seniors, graduated in a timely manner. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Table 1 below shows the impact that the scholarships have had on the net enrollment in CAFS. There was an increase in all but one major. TABLE 1: Comparative Enrollment Data for CAFS Academic Programs ACADEMIC MAJOR FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021 Agribusiness 44 48 52 Agricultural Sciences 14 11 26 Agronomy 7 6 11 Animal Science 91 95 101 Biological Systems Engineering 34 24 22 Food Science 88 49 39 Veterinary Technology 48 54 49 Despite the continued negative impact that the coronavirus, COVID-19, had on Florida A&M University's overall fall 2021 enrollment, the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) experienced success in attracting qualified student scholars for the coming academic year. The 1890 DAS Scholarship funds (mandatory and discretionary) made it possible to award one hundred thirteen scholarships to the CAFS majors. The profiles of the 4-year freshmen 1890 DAS Scholars, who were recruited in the 2021 Fall semester are as follows: the average GPA was 3.99, the average SAT was 1160, and the average ACT was 24.2. 1. A total of $986,123 in mandatory and discretionary funds were used to award one hundred thirteen (113) two- and four-year scholarships in the 2021 fall semester. These multi-year scholarship awards were crucial in getting early commitments from academically outstanding, new, returning and college/transfer students. In general, the Scholars have had their debt load significantly reduced or canceled. 2. The makeup of these scholars was as follows: 1. Residency In-state = 25, and Out-of-state: 11 1. Majors: Agricultural Business 22 Agricultural Sciences 5 Agronomy 4 Bio Systems Engineering 6 Animal Science/Pre-Vet 53 Food Science 12 Veterinary Technology 10 Entomology 1 1. Classification: Freshmen 38 Sophomore 29 Junior 31 Senior 15 1. Gender Female: 86; Male: 271. Race/Ethnicity Black: 106 White: 2 Hispanic: 3 Asian: 2
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Progress 06/01/21 to 05/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences reached by our efforts included not only the 1890 DAS Scholars, other Scholars in the College, but all the other scholars and students in the College and university. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A robust Student Support Plan was put in place for the Scholars in the 2020 summer and it continued throughout the 2021 academic year. It included: A Virtual Summer Engagement Session, which was held from June 10 - July 24, 2021 included the following Workshops: Next Steps after Admission; Wellness: Coping with COVID-19; Leadership, Networking, Service Hours and Internships; USDA Agencies and Employment Opportunities; Time management Skills; Agriculture Future of America. The 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Semester Professional Development Seminars included workshops by representatives from USDA Agencies, namely, OPPE, ERS, NRCS, APHIS, the Forest Service and NASS. Sessions were held by industry representatives, such as PepsiCo, Proctor and Gamble, Hormel Foods, Wayne Farms, and by the Peace Corps. Several of the scholars attended the Career Fairs on campus, conferences, such as the MANRRS regional andnational conferences, which had Career Fairs, the AFA Leadership Conference, and the AFA Institute. It is believed that the professional seminars and internships in which the scholars participated were responsible for some of them obtaining internships at places such as, USDA-NRCS, Goldman Sachs, University of Florida Animal Science Department, Banfield, Pepsico, Mondelez International, Novey Animal Hospital, Land O'Lakes, Kansas State University Summer Research and Extension Program, and at Syngenta. The 2021 spring semester seminars, which were held included The Scientific Method, The IRB and Informed Consent, PCR and COVID-19. The one on Completing the Vet School Applications was given by a representative from Tuskegee University's Vet School and one of the 1890 scholars, Melea Smith, who has been accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. Implemented a Peer Mentoring Program in the 2020 fall semester for the Scholars: The Returning Scholars, funded by the Discretionary Funds, served as Mentors for the Mentees (Freshmen or College/Transfer Scholars). Mentors helped Mentees to successfully navigate FAMU's campus during their first semester, through user-friendly communication tools (e.g. weekly Zoom chats, FaceTime, and emails); Despite the coronavirus pandemic, scholars still made time to volunteer at places such as Second Harvest Food Pantry, a Dog Show, the Salvation Army, a Thanksgiving Drive, CAFS Annual Grape Harvest Festival, Workshops, Smarter by Nature - An urban Farming Enterprise, and at the FAMU K-12 Research School. By the end of the 2021-22 academic year, eleven (11) 1890 DAS Scholars, who were seniors, graduated in a timely manner. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
TABLE 1: Comparative Enrollment Data for CAFS Academic Programs ACADEMIC MAJOR FALL 2019 FALL 2020 FALL 2021 Agribusiness 44 48 52 Agricultural Sciences 14 11 26 Agronomy 7 6 11 Animal Science 91 95 101 Biological Systems Engineering 34 24 22 Food Science 88 49 39 Veterinary Technology 48 54 49 Despite the continued negative impact that the coronavirus, COVID-19, had on Florida A&M University's overall fall 2021 enrollment, the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) experienced success in attracting qualified student scholars for the coming academic year. The 1890 DAS Scholarship funds (mandatory and discretionary) made it possible to award one hundred thirteen scholarships to the CAFS majors. The profiles of the 4-year freshmen 1890 DAS Scholars, who were recruited in the 2021 Fall semester are as follows: the average GPA was 3.99, the average SAT was 1160, and the average ACT was 24.2. A total of $986,123 in mandatory and discretionary funds were used to award one hundred thirteen (113) two- and four-year scholarships in the 2021 fall semester. These multi-year scholarship awards were crucial in getting early commitments from academically outstanding, new, returning and college/transfer students. In general, the Scholars have had their debt load significantly reduced or canceled. The makeup of these scholars was as follows: Residency In-state = 25, and Out-of-state: 11 Majors: Agricultural Business 22 Agricultural Sciences 5 Agronomy 4 Bio Systems Engineering 6 Animal Science/Pre-Vet 53 Food Science 12 Veterinary Technology 10 Entomology 1 Classification: Freshmen 38 Sophomore 29 Junior 31 Senior 15 Gender Female: 27; Male: 9 Race/Ethnicity Black: 29 White: 4 Hispanic: 2 Asian: 1
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Progress 06/01/20 to 05/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences reached by our efforts included not only the 1890 DAS Scholars, other Scholars in the College, but all the other scholars and students in the College. Changes/Problems:From the survey responses that were obtained from the Mentees in the Peer Mentoring Program, the following changes are planned for the next Program: - Give Mentors clearer instructions for the products that will be expected at the end of the semester: e.g. Government and Industry résumés from their mentees; Assist mentees with their Elevator Speeches; Linkedin accounts; and usajobs.gov accounts; Even though these items were on the list of activities for the Mentor/Mentee pair to work on, not all Mentees produced the products.Most did! Overall, the students "appreciated having someone their age to talk to", and they expressed appreciation for the Program. The average score given for the Program was 7/10. One Mentee's quote was "This is a helpful Program that helped me achieve academic success.". Problem: - Pair the students by discipline; this year not enough Mentors were available to be paired by discipline for the fall 2020 Mentees; Proposed Change: - Some Mentor-Mentee Pairs preferred to meet twice a month instead of weekly; We plan to require them to meet at least twice a month or more for the first month (September), and then meet at least twice a month during October and November. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A robust Student Support Plan was put in place for the Scholars in the 2020 summer and it continued throughout the academic year. It included: A Virtual Summer Engagement Session, which was held from June 10 - July 24, 2020 included the following Workshops: Next Steps after Admission; Wellness: Coping with COVID-19; Leadership, Networking, Service Hours and Internships; USDA Agencies and Employment Opportunities; Time management Skills; Agriculture Future of America. The 2020 Fall Semester Professional Development Seminars included workshops by representatives from USDA Agencies, namely, OPPE, ERS, NRCS, APHIS, the Forest Service and NASS. Sessions were held by industry representatives, such as PepsiCo, Proctor and Gamble, Hormel Foods, Wayne Farms, and by the Peace Corps. Several of the scholars attended the Career Fairs on campus, conferences, such as the MANRRS regional and national conferences, which had Career Fairs, the AFA Leadership Conference, and the AFA Institute. It is believed that the professional seminars and internships in which the scholars participated were responsible for some of them obtaining internships at places such as, USDA-NRCS, Goldman Sachs, University of Florida Animal Science Department, Banfield, Pepsico, Mondelez International, Novey Animal Hospital, Land O'Lakes, Kansas State University Summer Research and Extension Program, and at Syngenta. The 2021 spring semester seminars, which were held included The Scientific Method, The IRB and Informed Consent, PCR and COVID-19. The one on Completing the Vet School Applications was given by a representative from Tuskegee University's Vet School and one of the 1890 scholars, Melea Smith, who has been accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. Implemented a Peer Mentoring Program in the 2020 fall semester for the Scholars: The Returning Scholars, funded by the Discretionary Funds, served as Mentors for the Mentees (Freshmen or College/Transfer Scholars). Mentors helped Mentees to successfully navigate FAMU's campus during their first semester, through user-friendly communication tools (e.g. weekly Zoom chats, FaceTime, and emails); A novel Animal Science Internship Program and a Collaborative Research and Extension Internship Program (REIP) were implemented in the 2021 spring semester. This Animal Science Internship Program targeted the animal science freshmen scholars. They had to apply for the Program, which afforded the participants the opportunity to work under the supervision of a veterinarian and the staff of the veterinary technology faculty for approximately six weeks. They learned to handle goats, examined stool samples, and collect pertinent data on farm animal husbandry. Other scholars applied for and were awarded internships to work with research and extension faculty to learn the basics of their research/extension project for about six (6) weeks, as well. All of the animal science, research and extension interns presented their work at the College's Annual Research and Extension Forum, which was held virtually on April 13, 2021. Several freshman agribusiness scholars formed the FAMU Chapter of the Florida Farm Bureau. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, several scholars found the time to volunteer at places such as a Dog Show, the Salvation Army, a Thanksgiving Drive, Smarter by Nature - An Urban Farming Enterprise, and at the FAMU K-12 Research School. By the end of the 2020-21 academic year, ten (10) 1890 DAS Scholars, who were seniors, graduated in a timely manner. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? A mid-year report on the 1890 scholarship program was sent to FAEIS. Two agribusiness 1890 Freshmen Scholars (Lailah Hall and Isa Salaam) introduced U.S. Congressman David A. Scott at the USDA celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act, Agribusiness Freshmen Scholars - YouTube 2021 AFA Food Institute attended by Isa Salaam, an agribusiness major and an 1890 DAS Scholar; (FAMU Agribusiness Student To Attend 2021 AFA Food Institute - FAMU Forward (famunews.com) Animal Science, Research, and Extension Interns presented their work at the 2021 Annual Research and Extension Forum, which was held virtually on April 13, 2021 in the College. An article on the 1890 David A. Scott Scholars was included in the 2021 Spring issue of FAMU's A&M Magazine on pages 23 -30. The link to the Magazine is What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In the 2021 fall semester, conduct the bus tour with the 2020-21 Interns to the campuses of collaborating partners (Fort Valley State University and Tuskegee University) to tour their campuses and facilities, since the tour had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the 2021 fall semester, implement the Workshop Series for all scholars, especially the new 2021 scholars. - Implement the Peer Mentoring Program by pairing the new scholars with the returning scholars - Implement the Animal Science and the Research and Extension Internship Programs
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The implementation of the 1890 David A. Scott (DAS) Scholarships Program attracted a pool of high-achieving students, who will be trained by the outstanding educational curricula in CAFS. This Program allowed CAFS to begin training a pool of future leaders, equipped with transferrable and technological skills so that they will be able to address and solve emerging food and agricultural challenges. Table 1 below shows the impact that the scholarships have had on the net undergraduate enrollment in CAFS. There was a significant increase in enrollment in veterinary technology, with slight increases food science, agribusiness, and animal science. TABLE 1: Comparative UGR Enrollment Data for CAFS Academic Programs ACADEMIC MAJOR FALL 2019 FALL 2020 Agribusiness 44 48 +2 Agricultural Sciences 14 11 -3 Agronomy 7 6 -1 Animal Science 91 95 +4 Biological Systems Engineering 34 24 -10 Entomology 1 1 0 Food Science 48 49 +1 Veterinary Technology 48 54 +6 TOTAL 287 288 Despite the negative impact that the coronavirus, COVID-19, had on Florida A&M University's overall fall 2020 enrollment, the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) was one of only two schools or colleges at FAMU that experienced an increase in enrollment. The 1890 DAS Scholarship funds (mandatory and discretionary) made it possible to award ninety-six scholarships to the CAFS majors and ninety-one of them were accepted. The profiles of the 4-year freshmen 1890 DAS Scholars, who were recruited in the 2020 Fall semester are as follows: the average GPA was 3.99, the average SAT was 1160, and the average ACT was 24.2. A total of $379,529.22 of the $500,000 in mandatory funds were used to award forty-one (41) two- and four-year scholarships in the 2020 fall semester. These multi-year scholarship awards were crucial in getting early commitments from academically outstanding, new and college/transfer students. The makeup of these scholars was as follows: Residency In-state = 25, and Out-of-state: 11 Majors: Agricultural Business 5 Agricultural Sciences 1 Agronomy 2 Bio Systems Engineering 2 Animal Science/Pre-Vet 14 Food Science 4 Veterinary Technology 8 Classification: Freshmen 25 Sophomore 5 Junior 6 Senior 0 Gender Female: 27; Male: 9 Race/Ethnicity Black: 29 White: 4 Hispanic: 2 Asian: 1 The Discretionary Funds ($250,631.66 of the awarded $252,263) were used to award fifty-five one-time scholarships to returning CAFS students, whose majors are offered by CAFS. In general, the Scholars have had their debt load significantly reduced or canceled. The makeup of these scholars was as follows: Residency In-state = 41, and Out-of-state: 14 Majors: Agricultural Business 15 Agricultural Sciences 3 Animal Science/Pre-Vet 19 Bio Systems Engineering 7 Entomology 1 Food Science 6 Veterinary Technology 4 Classification: Freshmen 3 Sophomore 14 Junior 17 Senior 21 Gender Female: 39; Male: 16 Race/Ethnicity Black: 51 White: 2 Hispanic: 2
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