Ag Discovery 201 8 Program: The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland College Park is excited to announce the 2017 Ag Discovery summer program from July 8 –July 2 7, 201 8 . Ag Discovery is a 3-week program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) in conjunction with the University of Maryland (UMD) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and UMD Young Scholars Program (YSP) to promote the agricultural and life sciences and provide high-school students an on-campus experience. Student participants ranging from ages 15 -17 will engage in varied activities involving plants and animals, the importance of protecting America’s food supply from insects and disease, the role of regulation in genetically engineered organisms, and the challenge of managing and resolving wildlife conflicts. Student participants will have the opportunity to earn three university college credits in AGNR100, “An Educational Odyssey Exploring Food, Culture and the Environment.
Ag Discovery Mentor Position Description: All AGNR Ag Discovery Mentors…
Qualifications:
- Monitor the student participants during sponsored activities from July 10 – July 27
- Accompany student participants on all weekday field trips and one weekend event. Past student activities include a Capitol Hill tour, trips to the National Zoo, Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Brookside Gardens, Patuxent Wildlife Refuge and USDA lab experiments.
- Assist AGNR100 instructor with course grading and activities
- Work as a team with other AGNR Mentors
- Attend AGNR training session
- Positively represent AGNR and the University of Maryland
- Provide support, leadership and compassion of Ag Discovery students
Applicants must 1) have experience working as a counselor, mentor or tutor, 2)be an AGNR student, 3) demonstrate leadership abilities and 4) be in good academic standing in your major.
*Program Dates:
July 8 – July 27
* Please consider your plans to take summer courses and the time commitment required for this position. All Mentors must be available for the entire program, July 8 – July 27
How to apply:
Send a cover letter and resume to Tyra Gallman-Monnity, tgallman@umd.edu.
Dealine: Friday, December 8th 2017