NIFA-NC A&T Grantsmanship Workshop Agenda

2012 NIFA-NC A&T Grantsmanship Workshop: A Focus on Partnerships

Dec. 11, 2012

During the live feed, online participants are encouraged to email questions to info@ag.ncat.edu

8:00 - 8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45	Welcome - Dr. Shirley Hymon- Parker, Associate Dean for Research, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University
8:45 - 9:45	Thinking Like a Panelist: Advice from Four Former NIFA Panelists Paula Faulkner, Assistant Professor, Agriscience Education, N.C. A&T Carl Sams, Austin Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant Science,University of Tennessee Frank Louws, Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Pathology, N.C. State Penny Perkins-Veazie, Professor of Horticulture, N.C. State Moderator: Tom Bewick, National Program Leader, Division of Plant Systems Production, NIFA
9:45 - 10:30	Integrating Research, Education, and/or Extension into Projects Rachel Melnick, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, Plant Protection Division, NIFA
10:30 - 10:45	BREAK
10:45 - 11:30	Writing Impact Statements Dan Schmoldt, National Program Leader, Instrumentation and Sensors, NIFA, and Tom Bewick
11:30 - 12:30 12:30 - 2:45	LUNCH Developing Public-Private Partnerships
	12:30 – 1:30 A Perspective from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems with the Co-directors, John O’Sullivan, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, N.C. A&T, and Nancy Creamer, Distinguished Professor N.C. State 1:30 – 2 Developing an Eastern Broccoli Industry, Thomas Björkman, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University 2 - 2:45 USDA/1890 Partnerships: A Broad Perspective, Edwin Lewis, National Program Leader, Division of Community and Education, NIFA; Antonio McLaren, USDA/1890 Program Liaison, Virginia State University; Larry Hartsfield, USDA/1890 Program Liaison, N.C. A&T
2:45 - 3	BREAK
3 - 3:30	Learning about Food and Agriculture Science Enhancement Grants Mary Peet, Division Director, Division of Plant Systems Production, NIFA
3:30 - 4	Using Multi-State Committees to Foster Partnerships Robert Rhoads, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech

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The College of Engineering ranks No. 1 for the number of degrees awarded to African Americans
U.S. News and World Report ranks the COE in the top third of the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
N.C. A&T is the home of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC)
SAES brought in more than $20 million in research grant funding
The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) is the largest among the nation’s HBCUs
F.D. Bluford Library is one of the region's premier research libraries
The Master of Science in Information (MSIT) Online Program is ranked No. 7 by U.S. News & World Report

A&T had ninety-eight student athletes earn a cumulative 3.0 grade point average or higher for the 2011-2012 academic year
Freshmen Janay Ferrell placed seventh at the Robert Shumke HBCU Classic
Track and Field sprinter Jarrell Elliott qualified for the Olympic trials
Aggie baseball player Xavier Macklin was drafted in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
Aggies will host the 2013 Junior National Olympics
N.C. A&T long jumper Shakia Forbes became the first Aggie female to earn All-American honors in a field event
North Carolina A&T has had 16 players drafted to the major leagues

The College of Arts and Sciences awards one-third of the university’s degrees each year
University Choir has performed for President Obama at the White House
The Music Program has been fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1991
A&T Jazz Ensemble to release its first professional CD - Jazz Preeminence
Theatre program to perform at the regionally acclaimed "Center Stage Theatre" in Baltimore, Maryland
A&T Lyceum Series brings provocative, culturally diverse programming to the campus and community
Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir