Academic Affairs Committee April 26, 2013 9:00 a.m. Board Room – Academic Services Building
Executive Summary
Kentucky State University's College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems (CAFSSS) hosted a General Assembly welcome reception March 5, 2013, at the Cooperative Extension building on campus. There was a large turnout of Kentucky senators and representatives at the event. They were served Kentucky food products, including pawpaw ice cream, catfish, freshwater prawn and paddlefish caviar. KSU President Mary Evans Sias and Dr. Teferi Tsegaye, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems, unveiled a new publication titled "AgKnowledge" during the reception. The magazine details ongoing research from the college. It will be published annually in the spring. The first issue includes a cover story about the use of honeybees in agriculture production and introductions from President Sias and Dr. Tsegaye.
During the quarter of January-March, 2013, Faculty and Staff in the College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems wrote and submitted grant proposals totaling $8,756,477.00. Grant proposals were submitted to support research, teaching, and Extension efforts to a range of granting agencies including: The National Science Foundation, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, USDA-NIFA Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Program, USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), USDA-NIFA Capacity Building Grant Program, The Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation, and the National 4-H Council and Wal-Mart.
Kentucky State University hosted an open house at the New Rosenwald Center for Families and Children on February 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. With an anticipated official opening in early spring after the Licensure process is completed, the Rosenwald Center will be accepting children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. The 15,180-square-foot center includes six classrooms, an administrative office, a multipurpose room/kitchen and playground. Computers and iPads are also features in each classroom. The Rosenwald Center is developing a quality program to meet state and national accreditation requirements. The program revolves around a holistic approach that includes both parents and children who will be taught by teachers with at least a bachelor's degree and teaching assistants with at least an associate degree. In addition, the center's director, Ms. April Trent, has an extensive background in the child development field with experience as an owner of a preschool, Head Start regional director and director of a child development center. The curriculum will include discussions of practical life strategies with families of young children, including topics such as nutrition, healthy living and budgeting. Nutrition will also be a feature of the center's everyday activities. The Rosenwald Center for Families and Children also will offer afterschool and summer programs.
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