THROUGH THE TWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, WS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, ACADEMIA, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO COMMUNICATE WS MISSION MORE EFFECTIVELY TO THE WILDLIFE PROFESSION. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL PROVIDE RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH LARGE NUMBERS OF DIVERSE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS. WS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLISH UP TO THREE FEATURE ARTICLES IN THE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL, THE TWS' MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTED BIMONTHLY TO MORE THAN 10,000 MEMBERS. WS WILL BE PROMOTED THROUGHOUT TWS' FULL RANGE OF DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA PLATFORMS. TWS WILL PROVIDE APHIS VARIOUS RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE; OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLISH PROACTIVE ARTICLES ABOUT WS ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS; ACCESS TO NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; PROMOTION OF WS IN DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA; FOR A FULL LIST OF DELIVERABLES SEE ATTACHED WORK AND FINANCIAL PLAN. ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WILL ENHANCE APHIS-WS'S PROFESSIONALISM, THE AGENCY WILL HAVE BROADER APPEAL TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AND WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER ATTRACT DIVERSE CANDIDATES.