2012 Program Dates: June 10 - July 14
The Research and Extension Apprenticeship Program (REAP) is a five-week, residential, premier program included in KSU’s youth development initiative, Creating Opportunities for Leadership, Transportation, and Scholarship (COLTS).
The mission of REAP is to introduce students entering grades 9-12 to the fields of agriculture, aquaculture, nutritional, environmental sciences and extension through in depth, hands-on research, extension and public service projects. Students work with KSU principal investigators and researchers to complete a significant and scientifically relevant project by the program's conclusion.
REAP prepares students that may have an interest in pursuing careers in science and extension occupations by sowing seeds of curiosity, confronting them with learning processes to aid in high school success, and by preparing them for a successful professional future through leadership development.
Students will have the opportunity to focus on projects that demonstrate beetle diversity within the state of Kentucky, the decrease in the population of honeybees and its impact on the environment, largemouth bass production, color variability in ornamental carp, small farm management, weight loss and obesity through human nutrition, computer sciences, and the use of audio-visual techniques.
Students actively participate in a variety of exercises and classes that educate them in the areas of mathematics, sciences, English, computer technology, and other activities as they relate to careers in research and extension. Students present their summer findings in the form of a professional paper and oral presentation.
In addition to a variety of fun and engaging classes, students have the opportunity to meet professionals with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), veterinary sciences, health professions, farming, producers, and teaching occupations. These experiences encourage a productive and fulfilling educational and professional future.
Through this five-week residential program, students experience a taste of college life while they live in the university dorms, use university research facilities, dine at the KSU cafeteria, and explore the wealth of services available to students. It is our goal that students will have a better insight into college choices and career paths, and will be empowered to take charge of a successful future as the transformed leaders of tomorrow!
REAP2012Application.pdf
COLTSCellPhonePolicy.PDF
Contact Information
Ms. Shawn Moore
Program Director
Kentucky State University
400 E. Main Street
Chappell Center
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-597-6172 x6672
Fax: 502-597-6763
Email: colts@kysu.edu
Questions
Application Deadline:
MUST BE POSTMARKED by April 15, 2012