Now Hiring Peer Mentors for Ag Discovery (Paid Position)

2019 Ag Discovery Peer Mentor (PAID POSITION)

Summer 2019 Ag Discovery Peer Mentor Paid Position!!!! Application Deadline November 30

Ag Discovery Peer Mentor Position Announcement

Ag Discovery 2019: The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland College Park is excited to announce the 2019 Ag Discovery summer program from July 7 – July 26, 2019.  Ag Discovery is a 3-week program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) in conjunction with the University of Maryland (UMD) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources  and UMD Young Scholars Program (YSP) to promote the agricultural and life sciences  and provide high-school students an on-campus experience.

Student participants ranging from grades 10-12 will engage in varied activities involving plants and animals, the importance of protecting America’s food supply from insects and disease, the role of regulation in genetically engineered organisms, and the challenge of managing and resolving wildlife conflicts.  Student participants will have the opportunity to earn three university college credits in AGNR100, “An Educational Odyssey Exploring Food, Culture, and the Environment.

Ag Discovery Mentor Position Description:  AGNR Ag Discovery Mentors…

·Monitor the student participants during sponsored activities from July 7 – July 26

·Accompany student participants on all weekday field trips and one weekend event. Past student activities include a Capitol Hill tour, trips to the National Zoo, Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Brookside Gardens, Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, and USDA lab experiments.

·Assist AGNR100 instructor with course grading and activities

·Work as a team with other AGNR Mentors

·Attend AGNR training session

·Positively represent AGNR and the University of Maryland

·Provide support, leadership, and compassion of Ag Discovery students

Qualifications: Applicants must 1) have experience working as a counselor,  mentor or tutor,  2)be an AGNR student, 3) demonstrate leadership abilities and  4) be in good academic standing in your major.

To Apply:  Send resume and cover letter to Tyra C. Gallman-Monnity, tgallman@umd.edu. 

Application Deadline: November 30 , 2018