TSU Hosts University Partners for MENTOR Program Meeting

During the last week in October, TSUAg played host to visitors from a handful of partner universities as part of the Multiinstitutional mEntoring Network for Transforming Organizational cultuRe (MENTOR) project, a collaboration that brings together five institutions to boost the presence of students in STEM-based food, agricultural, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences disciplines. This project creates collaborative capacity-building partnerships between 1862 and 1890 land-grant universities, aiming to empower faculty leadership teams to develop campusbased mentoring programs that enhance recruitment and retention in FANH majors. The USDA-funded initiative, spearheaded on the TSU side by Dr. De’Etra Young, brought together representatives from TSU, Langston University, Tuskegee University, Ohio State University and Purdue University in their committment to fostering a supportive culture and increasing opportunities in STEM-based FANH disciplines.

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Tipton County 4-H Teams Dominate Annual Dairy Products Judging Contest

Under the guidance of UT-TSU Tipton County Extension Office agents Sydney Smith and Brigitte Passman, a pair of 4-H Dairy Products Judging teams from Tipton County 4-H finished in first and second place respectively at the annual Tennessee state 4-H Dairy Products Judging competition, held Oct. 7 in Knoxville. The first-place team was made up of Bella Forrester from Brighton High School along with Alayla McCoy and Arriyonna Roberts from Covington High School. Roberts took home fourth in the individual honors. The second-place team featured Kaylee Higgs from Munford High School, Annalyse Sanders from Covington High School and homeschooled student Valarie Diaz. Sanders was the contest’s overall high scorer. Dairy Products Judging trains young people in decision-making skills related to milk and milk products.