Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the proposed project involves…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the proposed project involves developing culturally relevant experiential learning opportunities in undergraduate courses in apparel merchandising & management (college of agriculture), civil engineering, and mechanical engineering (college of engineering) at california state polytechnic university, pomona. We aimto attract and supportunderrepresented students to prepare them for careers related to agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences in the united states, and to enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction. These are the top two priorities identified by the hispanic-serving institution (HSI)education grants program. Overarching themes of the project include sustainable development education and gina garcia'smultidimensional framing of servingness at hispanic serving institutions that aims to elevate the S to address primary equity and justice challenges. The proposed project meets the following HSI educational needs: 1A) curricula design by updating undergraduate courses in apparel merchandising & management, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering to meet culturally relevant experiential learning expectations, 1B) materials development through the creation of projects that align with the focus on US natural fibers, agricultural byproducts, sustainability, and economic development. 1C) library resources by exposing students to the CAL poly pomona library resources. To enhance the educational need of 5) student experiential learning, students will engage inhigh impact approaches, includingfarm to retail with the univeristy sheep unit and farm store. We aim to reach approximately 375 students, as well ascommunity audiences.