Current and Future Activities in 2009-

• Black History Month Special Emphasis Program - February 26, 2009 - With a Special Presentation by Dr. Essex Finney.

• Twentieth Annual BARC Poster Day - April 15, 2009.

• Beltsville Administrative Support Training Session - April 29, 2009

• Science-enrichment outreach program at Beltsville Elementary School - April 28, 29, and 30, 2009 -  Click here for May 7 article in Gazette.  The Awards Program for students with the best science-enrichment poster for their class was held on June 4, 2009.   Click here to see student awardees.

• FAR-B Annual Meeting - May 14, 2009  - Click here for meeting agenda

• Asian American Heritage Month Special Emphisis Program in NAL Reading Room from 9:30 to 11 a.m. - May 28, 2009.  Guest Speaker:  Elaine Ho, Director USDA, ASCR, Office of Worplace Diversity and Inclusion.
• The FAR-B - BARC Friendship Day was held on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the home of Freddi and Richard Hammerschlag in Highland Maryland. (Click here for photos taken at the event).  Click here for a picture of the Hammerschlag Garden.

• Hosting of the Meyerhoff Scholars Summer Bridge Program on June 25, 2009.

• Leaders of tomorrow - End of Summer Student Program held on July 31, 2009.
• The science enrichment program at the Beltsville Academy (previously named Beltsville Elementary) on September 29 to October 9, 2009. The program took on a new deminsion with financial support from Sigma Xi, the Beltsville Academy, and FAR-B to bring a Mobile Science Laboratory of the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation to the Beltsville Academy.  Click here for article printed in Beltsville News and for pictures taken during one of the classroom sessions.

Activities and Events Supported in 2008-

• Grants totaling $9,500 for professional travel of seven BARC scientists.

• Tent rental, lunch, and poster competition for High School Interns at BARC Poster Day (Click here to see Awardees).

• Science-enrichment to the Beltsville Elementary School that earned FAR-B our fourth President’s Volunteer Service Award, which was our second Gold Medal Award (Click here to see award)

• Three Distinguished Lecture presentations to BARC employees.

• The Take Your Child to Work Day Program (Click here to see photo).

• The Administrative Professional’s Day Training Program.

• The Leaders of Tomorrow – End of Summer Student Hire Program.

• Hosting of the Meyerhoff Scholars Summer Bridge Program (Click here to see Scholars)

• The Hispanic Heritage Month -Special Emphasis Program.

• Assisted BARC scientists with fiscal issues in sponsoring research workshops and conferences.

• Judging and presenting cash awards to Middle School Poster Presenters at Montgomery and Prince George’s County Science Fairs.