USDA - APHIS- AgDiscovery

AgDiscovery Program Mission/Objective

provide students an opportunity to live on a campus while learning about agricultural science through a series of workshops, labs, and field trips facilitated by college professors, Plant Protection and Quarantine Officers, Veterinary Medical Offices, and Veterinary and Agricultural students;
identify and recruit students who are interested in agricultural science;
increase awareness of career opportunities within APHIS; and
provide demonstrations in veterinary medicine, animal science and plant pathology.

Sponsoring Universities

The sponsoring Universities for the 2013 AgDiscovery Program are:

June 9-22	Florida, Agricultural and Mechanical University
June 9-22	Kentucky State University
June 9-22	Tuskegee University
June 15-28	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
June 16-28	Alcorn State University (Accepts students ages 12-16)
June 16-29	Virginia State University
June 17-28	University of Arizona
June 17-28	Fort Valley State University
June 17-28	North Carolina State University
June 23- July 7	South Carolina State University
June 30- July 27	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
July 7-20	University of Hawaii at Manoa
July 7-20	Iowa State University
July 7-20	Delaware State University
July 7-26	University of Maryland College Park
July 14-27	Lincoln University
July 14-27	University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Recruitment

APHIS and the sponsoring university recruit students via direct mailings to high schools throughout the State in which the university is located, and in some cases throughout the entire region of the university. The university's official website and the APHIS website are also utilized to recruit candidates.

Selection Process

A panel of APHIS employees is assembled to evaluate the applicants and select participants based on the following:

Proper completion of the application package
Composition and content of the essay
Three references

The selected students will be notified of acceptance by mail and telephone.

Contact Information

For additional information about the AgDiscovery program, contact

Terry Henson or Beatrice Jacobs
USDA, APHIS, Office of the Administrator
Civil Rights Enforcement and Compliance
4700 River Road, Unit 92
Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1234

Phone: (301) 851-4195 (Ms. Henson)
Phone: (301) 851-4197 (Ms. Jacobs)
Fax: (301) 734-3698

terry.a.henson@aphis.usda.gov
beatrice.f.jacobs@aphis.usda.gov