Junior MANRRS Academy is a dynamic program designed to engage, inspire, and prepare the next generation of diverse leaders in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. Through hands-on learning experiences, mentorship opportunities, and leadership development, Junior MANRRS Academy equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in these fields.
Explore Career Paths
Learn about various exciting agriculture, food systems, environmental science, and natural resource management careers.
Hands-On Learning
Participate in interactive workshops, field trips, and lab experiences that give you practical insights into the industry.
Leadership Development
Build essential leadership skills through training sessions and team-based activities designed to boost confidence and decision-making.
Connect with Mentors
Gain access to mentors and professionals who will guide you in your academic and career journey.
All sessions begin at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Meet Nathaniel, who went from nervous to confident as a MANRRS member empowered to become a rodeo journalist in an industry where not many people look like him.
MANRRS helps solve the issues of barriers to academic and professional advancement of historically excluded individuals by providing access and opportunity. With this foundation, it has grown into an inclusive community that empowers minorities and allies to build diversity in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences. The organization has the capability to impact students from their time in high school all the way through their college and post-graduation journeys. So, it can help YOU grow personally and professionally, make friends and mentors, and even develop your dream career.
We welcome anyone interested in growing academically and professionally in the space of agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. You don’t have to have any specific major or background to join. As the need for diverse and talented leaders increases to address 21st century global challenges, our goal is to amplify, support, and help develop the next generation of thought and change leaders. Our members range from:
A full slate of officers includes: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, and Historian. Students may serve in more than one capacity. New chapters must have at least a President, one VP, and a Secretary or Secretary/Treasurer, and these offices must be held by three different individuals.
Duties of officers are up to the discretion of your chapter. Other positions may be created based on your chapter’s interests and needs. Some chapters have developed an events and outreach coordinator, social media specialist, ad-hoc special committees for various initiatives, etc.
Benefits include access to the gated pages on the website (including jobs and internships board and Junior MANRRS and Collegiate resources), eligibility to MANRRS-specific scholarships and programs, and an interdisciplinary network that extends from academia and government to industry and nonprofits.
Benefits for students:
Benefits for advisors:
Student members affiliated with a chapter do not need to pay a fee to the National Office. Each chapter sets their own dues for their student members.
Once your chapter application is approved, your school will appear in the dropdown menu on the register/renew page. Members can then register on that page to gain access to the member-exclusive webpages. Students affiliated with a chapter can select "pay offline" to bypass the payment.