Progress 07/15/22 to 07/14/23
Outputs
Target Audience:This scholarship program targets undergraduate students who intend on pursuing a career in the food and agricultural sciences and related fields in order to meet the technologically advanced needs of the 21st century food and agricultural systems workforce. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Students participated in a number of professional development opportunities for supporting leadership and communication enhancement. These included students being required to participate in various student organizations such as MANRRS. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We continued recruiting efforts for students to apply for the 1890 Scholarships Program. Students were recruited through social media, websites, videos, handouts, texts, and emails. Specific emails, texts, and mailings were sent to incomingstudents, transfer students, current students, high school teachers and counselors, alumni, to recruit students for the scholarship program with the assistance of our Admissions Department. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Funds will be used to continue support for the FY2024 students. For the FY2024 scholarships program cohort, we will continue to: 1) provide full in-state or out-of-state tuition (up to 18 semester credit hours) and mandatory fees, standard housing, meals, and books for eight consecutive semesters for current students, or first-time or transfer students or the top 25% of students (full ride or up to approximately $25,000 per year) who meet the first-tier scoring requirements on criteria for the scholarships program; 2) support in-state or out-of-state tuition (up to 18 credit hours or $7,500 per year), fees, and books for eight consecutive semesters for up to 5 first- time students or transfer students who meet the second-tier criteria; and 3) partially support up to 5 students for their tuition (up to 18 semester credit hours) and books for eight consecutive semesters for first-time or transfer students (approximately $3,000 per year) who meet the third tier scoring on criteria. Final scholarship amounts and the number of students at each level may vary depending on tuition changes, number of students applying, and number of students retained each year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Beginning in May 2020, we began recruiting students to apply for the 1890 Scholarships Program. As approved by USDANIFA in our proposal, to be eligible for the 1890 Scholarships Program at KSU, a student must commit to pursuing a career in agriculture and attain one of these baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Bachelor of Arts in Child Development and Family Relations, Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, or a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Those students not majoring in the Agriculture, Food, and Environment (AFE) program must complete a minor in Agriculture, Food, and Environment for 21 credits or complete one of the AFE certificates. Students also needed to meet a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA at the time of application and maintain at least a 2.8 GPA on a semester and cumulative basis while receiving scholarship support, as well as meet additional approved requirements. Each recipient student was assigned a faculty mentor in their agricultural interest area, and the student was required to visit this professor at the beginning of each semester to discuss the student's progress in the program. The student was required to submit a progress form and continued agricultural career commitment form to the Selection Committee as proof of the meeting. Students participated in a number of professional development opportunities for supporting leadership and communication enhancement. These included students being required to participate in various student organizations such as MANRRS. We continued recruiting students to apply for the 1890 Scholarships Program. Students were recruited through social media, websites, videos, handouts, texts, and emails. Specific emails, texts, and mailings were sent to incoming students, transfer students, current students, high school teachers and counselors, and alumni to recruit students for the scholarship program with the assistance of our Admissions Department. Therefore, in the Spring semester of 2023 there were 69 students receiving USDA 1890 Scholarship Awards. Of the 69 students, 29 were male and 40 were female, 56 self-identified as Black, 9 self-identified as White, 1 self-identified as Pacific Islander, 1 self-identified American Indian, and 2 did not wish to provide that information. There were 18 residents of Kentucky, and 51 students were non-residents. There were 25 first time students, 4transfer students, and 40 were current students. By major, 28 were Agriculture, Food & Environment majors, 14 were Business Administration majors, 9 were Biology majors, 7 were Computer Science majors, 1 was a Chemistry major, 4 were Childhood & Family Development majors, and 6 were Mass Communication & Journalism majors.
Publications
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
1890 Scholarships Program Website at https://www.kysu.edu/academics/college-acs/school-of-ace/1890-scholarshipsprogram.
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