To increase the number of underrepresented college graduates and professionals in agricultural and environmental sciences. Undergraduates do research experience with peer and pyramid mentoring; experiential training through field trips and research lab visits; group research projects; agroecology symposium, social networking. High school students are involved in internships, Environment Immersion Day; raised-bed garden/aquaponic integration into dual enrollment courses at local high school; experiments.
- Focus: undergraduate graduate k12 high school
- Contact: K. Jayachandran, jayachan@fiu.edu, Department of Earth and Environment, College of Arts, Sciences & Education. M. Bhat, bhatm@fiu.edu, Department of Earth and Environment, College of Arts, Sciences & Education