1890 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE TO MOTIVATE AND EDUCATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT (MEA)

The overall project goal is to increase the capacity of 1890 institutions to enhance their pipeline of students and their students' readiness to enter the food, agriculture, natural resource and human (FANH) sciences and STEM workforce. Four objectives were developed to guide the project, which include:Objective 1: Recruit, retain, mentor and graduate first-generation, underrepresented students at 1890 institutions;Objective 2: Deliver workforce development experiences for students to enhance pipeline from secondary to postsecondary to graduate programs to careers;Objective 3: Expand students' experiences to increase their knowledge and engagement in STEM; andObjective 4: Provide experiential learning opportunities.