{"id":3417,"date":"2024-09-12T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T14:13:07","slug":"natural-resources-the-environment-faculty-awarded-usda-capacity-building-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/2024\/09\/12\/natural-resources-the-environment-faculty-awarded-usda-capacity-building-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Resources &amp; the Environment faculty awarded USDA capacity building grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">We\u2019re thrilled to share that Assistant Professor Autumn Starcher-Patton has been awarded a $150,000 capacity building grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture! Her project, &#8220;Agriculture and Natural Resources Microcredentials to Support Workforce Development in Southwestern West Virginia,&#8221; aims to make a significant impact in our region. Here\u2019s what\u2019s in store:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Assessing Needs: Identifying the skills and expertise required for thriving careers in Agriculture and Natural Resources.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Building Partnerships: Collaborating to develop courses, recruit students, and ensure job placement.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Innovative Courses: Designing and launching microcredentials to enhance workforce skills and opportunities.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Attracting Talent: Drawing students to our programs and these exciting new opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This initiative is a field-revolutionizer for rural and under-served areas, offering a brighter future through improved job prospects and community development. Stay tuned for more updates as we embark on this transformative journey to elevate our region\u2019s workforce and educational landscape!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re thrilled to share that Assistant Professor Autumn Starcher-Patton has been awarded a $150,000 capacity building grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture! Her project, &#8220;Agriculture and Natural Resources Microcredentials to Support Workforce Development in Southwestern West Virginia,&#8221; aims to make a significant impact in our region. Here\u2019s what\u2019s in store: Assessing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224,"featured_media":3418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,54,75,70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nres","category-nre","category-research","category-science-abstracts"],"acf":[],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/files\/nres-usda-building-grant-starcher-patton.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3419,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3417\/revisions\/3419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}