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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
- 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.
- 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 Administrative
Professional’s Day
Training Program.
- The Leaders of
Tomorrow – End of Summer
Student Hire Program.
- 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.