{"id":14082,"date":"2025-09-12T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?page_id=14082"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:27:27","slug":"nextgen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/cegfsd\/nextgen\/","title":{"rendered":"NextGen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:272px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3855 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/trainingsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/09\/TGD-Trigg-Hall-072221-0291-1-1-1024x232.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#747672\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">NextGen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.rounded-style img{\n  border-radius: 15%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile rounded-style\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/trainingsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/09\/NextGen-Tubene-3-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Stephan Tubene of UMES NextGen program speaks at a research symposium. (photo by Kara Nuzback\/Ag Communications)\" class=\"wp-image-3865 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building The Future U.S. Workforce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/grants\/programs\/learning-leading-cultivating-next-generation-food-agriculture-professionals-nextgen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/grants\/programs\/learning-leading-cultivating-next-generation-food-agriculture-professionals-nextgen\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NextGen<\/span><\/a> program is a collaboration of four universities committed to creating a pipeline for the next generation of professionals in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences through leadership development, international experiential learning, outreach and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Learning to Leading, Cultivating the Next Generation of Food and Agriculture Professionals, or \u201cNextGen\u201d program, enables these institutions to engage, recruit, retain, train and support students interested in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences (FANH) careers, which includes the future U.S. Department of Agriculture workforce. This NextGen effort is led by partner institutions: UMES, Florida A&amp;M University, South University A&amp;M College and Kentucky State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project will be primarily carried out through United States and international experiential learning, outreach and engagement programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NextGen Broad Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image rounded-style\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/trainingsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/09\/TGD-NextGENresearchsymposium091925-7483-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"UMES NextGen interns pose for a photo with School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Dean Dr. Moses T. Kairo and SANS faculty members at the NextGen Research Symposium 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-3871\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Develop and nurture partnerships between the universities and organizations to build the future workforce in FANH and allied disciplines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Establish and maintain effective and responsive outreach and engagement projects including student career development activities, and an understanding of the processes and pathways of federal employment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Develop innovative recruitment, training and retention initiatives, including student scholarship projects and leadership development activities to attract more students to FANH fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Design and implement paid, impactful experiential learning projects for students to better understand the wide array of opportunities across the FANH and allied disciplines while developing their professional skills and academic training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NextGen Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NextGen program aims to fulfill its mission of cultivating the next generation of&nbsp;FANH professionals with these metrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students Pathways to Federal Employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Recruitment and Retention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curricula Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program Evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More On NextGen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/grants\/programs\/learning-leading-cultivating-next-generation-food-agriculture-professionals-nextgen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/grants\/programs\/learning-leading-cultivating-next-generation-food-agriculture-professionals-nextgen\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Food and Agriculture Professionals (NextGen)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/2025summersymposium\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/2025summersymposium\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Science Research Sizzles at UMES Summer Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Stephan Tubene<\/strong><br>Phone: 410-651-6168<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:sltubene@umes.edu\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sltubene@umes.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><br>NextGen work is supported by funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, as amended by the Inflation Reduction Act. NextGen is managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2025\/09\/logo_USDA_nextgen_BLK-1024x282.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14083\" style=\"width:247px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building The Future U.S. Workforce Hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the NextGen program is a collaboration of four universities committed to creating a pipeline for the next generation of professionals in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences through leadership development, international experiential learning, outreach and engagement. 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