USDA - APHIS- Civil Rights Enforcement and Compliance

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 2012 AgDiscovery Program are:

June 3-17	South Carolina State University
June 9-23	Tuskegee University
June 10-22	Florida, Agricultural and Mechanical University
June 10-23	University of Hawaii at Manoa
June 10-23	Kentucky State University
June 16-29	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
June 17-30	Alcorn State University (Accepts students 12-16)
June 17-28	University of Arizona
June 18-29	Fort Valley State University
June 18-29	North Carolina State University
June 24-July 8	Virginia State University
July 1-28	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
July 8-21	Iowa State University
July 8-21	Delaware State University
July 8-27	University of Maryland College Park
July 15-28	Lincoln University
July 15-28	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) 734-6312
Fax: (301) 734-3698

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