This collaborative project between the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas campus (IAUPR-BC) and Aguadilla campus (AC), along with strategic partners; will advance the goals of USDA-HSI program by attracting and supporting undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to agricultural sciences and enhance the quality of university education.
The project aims to integrate broadly the three priority areas of the proposal namely (a) attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups (b) enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction and (c) provide opportunities and access to food, agricultural, natural resource, and human science careers in private sector by integrating two main goals: Goal 1) Enhancing Hispanic student opportunities attaining degrees in Agricultural education by creating a rigorous collaboration between IAUPR-BC, IAUPR-AC, Corteva Agriscience and Purdue University and Goal 2) Strengthening Hispanic students’ Agriculture learning experience by research/problem based learning and modern laboratory activities including a Mobile Agriculture Laboratory.
