Activities and Events Supported in 2013
Presented Invited Written Testimony to Senate and House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee’s in support for the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center Research Programs, March 20, 2013
Presented 15 Certificates to Elementary Beltsville Academy Students for their posters they made after being in the MAEF Science trailer in October 2012, January 2013
Supported the reaccredidation inspection of the BHNRC rodent facility by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) by supplying lunches and refreshments, February 14, 2013
Provided funds to support 4 Summer Intern Students for BARC Scientists,– March 2013
Helps support the Student Discovery Garden
Student Discovery Garden Learn at Lunch Seminar Series
"Honeybees, the wings of agriculture" March 15, 2013
"Native bees, everything you thought you knew was wrong" April 3, 2013
"What’s in your backyard? Choosing plants to maximize ecosystem services" May 8, 2013
"Rising CO2 and bee health: exploring secondary effects of climate change" June 2013
BARC Poster Day: Provided Refreshments, Lunches to All Participants and Presented Cash Awards to Top 3 High School Winners– April 16
Provided funds for the travel of a scientist to visit St. Petersburg, Russia to study the collection of Trissolcus wasps, potential biological control agents of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Judged Montgomery and Prince Georges County Middle Schools Science Fairs and presented 9 gift certificates to FAR-B winners in each County
Provided Lunches and Refreshments for 5th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow End of Summer Program and Activities – July 31
Supplied funds for the printing of a brochure on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Supplied funding for a scientist to travel to New Jersey in support of research on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Handled Registration Fees for 3rd Annual BARC-UMD Trends in Agriculture Annual Symposium: Climate Change, postponed till January 23, 2014 because of U.S. Government shutdown.
Supplied refreshments for breaks for the International Conference: “Sustainable Agriculture – Targeting Genetic Selection to Specific Environment and Management Circumstances (GxExM)” November 14 & 15
Provided Volunteers and Partial Financial support to bring a Maryland Agriculture Education Fund teaching trailer to the Beltsville Academy – November 18 – 22
Funded travel of a Post Doc to present findings on potential biological control agents of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug to the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America meeting in Austin, TX, November
Supplied refreshments for the ARS AC Executive meeting December 2, 3, & 4, 2013
The Beltsville Area Diversity Task Force Special Emphasis Programming
African American History Month Celebration – February 20, 2013
Women’s History Month Celebration – March 21, 2013
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebation – May 15, 2013
Student Discovery Garden Season Opener and Fitness Walk – May 24, 2013
Beltsville Area Hispanic Serving Institutions Summit – Postponed until January 8 to 10 because of Government shutdown
National Gay and Lesbian Pride Month – June 2013
National Hispanic Heritage Month –September 18, 2013
National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Cancelled due to US Government shut down
American Indian Heritage Month – November 20, 2013
Activities and Events Supported in 2012
Presented Written Testimony to Senate and House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee’s in support for the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center Research Programs
Funded 4 Summer Intern High School Students for BARC Scientists – March
BARC Poster Day: Provided Refreshments, Lunches to All Participants and Presented Cash Awards to Top 3 High School Winners– April 19
Judged Montgomery and Prince Georges County Middle Schools Science Fairs and presented 9 gift certificates to FAR-B winners in each County
Helped finance dinner for the BA-NAA Joint New SY Orientation for 19 new SY's, June.
Provided lunches and refreshments for the 2012 Beltsville Area Hispanic Serving Institution Summit, June.
Provided lunches and Refreshments for 5th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow End of Summer Program and Activities – August 2
Provided Refreshments for the Dedication of Building 306 – September 17
Handled Registration Fees for 2nd Annual BARC-UMD Annual Symposium: Trends in Agriculture – Feeding the Next Two Billion People (A Role for Advanced Genetic Technology)– October, 18
Provided Partial Financial support to bring a Maryland Agriculture Education Fund teaching trailer to the Beltsville Academy – October 22 to 26
Provided lunches and Refreshments for National Advisory Council for Office Professionals – June 4 to 8
The Beltsville Area Diversity Task Force
African American History Month Celebration – February 15
Women’s History Month Celebration – March 21
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebation – May 16
Student Discovery Garden Season Opener and Fitness Walk – May 24
Beltsville Area Hispanic Serving Institutions Summit - June 29
National Gay and Lesbian Pride Month – June
National Hispanic Heritage Month September
National Disability Employment Awareness Month – October
American Indian Heritage Month – November
Activities and Events Supported in 2011
Submitted testimony to US House and Senate Agricultural Committees in support of increased funding of research at BARC.
Financial support to bring a Maryland Agriculture Education Fund teaching trailer to the Beltsville Academy - October 24 - 28, 2011.
BARC Diversity Taskforce
International Food Festival and Fitness Walk with Student Discovery Garden Season Opener - May 5, 2011.
Purchased educational signage for the Student Discovery Garden - May, 2011
Asian Pacific Heritage Month - May 18, 2011.
National Gay and Lesbian Pride Month - June 15, 2011.
National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 21, 2011.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month panel discussion- October 13, 2011.
National Disabilities Awareness Month Video series, October 26, 2011
American Indian Heritage Month - November 16, 2011.
Graduate Student Agricultural Research Symposium - February 10 & 11, 2011
Supported BARC Poster Day by supplying the tent, lunches, breaks, and cash awards for the top 3 High School Intern Projects - April 27, 2011
Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Choptank River Watershed Project Tour - May 23, 2011.
Financial support for three FAR-B Summer Internships.
Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack visit to BARC- June 2011.
Handled registration fees and paid bills for the Plant Germplasm Operating Committee meeting held at BARC - June 21-22, 2011.
Leaders of tomorrow - End of Summer Student Program - August 3, 2011.
Provided refreshments for the Area Directors' Retreat at BARC - August 18, 2011.
Purchased lunches when three Congressional Fellows of the American Veterinary Medical Association visited ANRI and met with ANRI scientists, August 29, 2011
Handled registration fees for the BARC-UMD Fall Symposium - Trends in Agriculture - October 20, 2011.
Handled registration fees and paid bills for the BARD Workshop "Microarrays and Next-Generation Sequencing for Detection and Identification of Plant Viruses - November 17 - 19, 2011.
Judged Montgomery, Howard, and Prince Georges County Middle Schools Science Fairs and presented gift certificates to FAR-B winners in 2011.
Initiated membership in the Baltimore-Washington Chamber of Commerce"
Purchased signage for new research project at the National Arboretum.
Supported
the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation science trailer at the
Beltsville Academy, October 24 – 28, 2011.
Grand Opening of the BARC Student Discovery Garden, September 8, 2010. (See article)
Science-enrichment outreach program at Beltsville Academy - September 29 - October 1, 2010. (See article)
