Project Grant 20243841341464

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CRITICAL HUMAN VIRTUES, MORAL VALUES, AND ETHICS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. THEREFORE, FOSTOERING A SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG AND GUIDING INDIVIDUALS' BEHAVIOR TOWARD THE GREATER GOOD IS ESSENTIAL IN HIGHER EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY. THEREFORE, THIS STUDY AIMS TO CULTIVATE GLOBAL LEADERS WITH INTEGRATED THINKING (IT) SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MORAL RESILIENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY (MROS) IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. THIS PROJECT GOAL IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE MSP PROGRAM PURPOSE AND PRIORITIES INCLUDING GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND INCORPORATING SOCIAL SICENCE AND ENHANCING IMPACTS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY INCLUDE 1) IDENTIFYING MSP SCHOLARS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A DIVERSE POPULATION, 2) PROVIDING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT FOCUSES ON THE MROS, 3) DEVELOPING MULTICULTURAL GLOBAL LEADERS WITH IT SKILLS AND A GREATER LEVEL OF MROS, 4) DISTRIBUTING THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF MROS TO BROADER AND DIVERSE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT POPULATION AND COMMUNITIES, AND 5) EVALUATING THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECTIVES BY DEVELOPING CLEAR MSP SCHOLAR SELECTION CRITERIA AND SUPERVISING THE PROGRESS OF THE MSP SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THE MSP SCHOLARS WILL PRODUCE CASE STUDIES AND VLOGS FROM THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN FIELD TRIPS AS DELIVERABLES OF THIS PROJECT. THE ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP MENTORING FROM FACULTY AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WILL SUPPORT THE MSP SCHOLARS IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. ALSO, THE EVALUATOR WILL MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MSP TRAINING AND PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.