A best practices driven UR strategy focused on a core set of Tier I, Tier II and Regional Tiered Schools.

1. 1
Definition:
*Tier 1 Relationship: A broad Monsanto relationship with brand building
opportunities across campus.
 Applicability of the school across our business lines; minimum 3 or more
business lines currently in support (exceptions made for quantity of PhDs and
HBCUs)
 History of hiring activity of Coops/Interns and Monsanto fulltime employees
 Significant Financial support provided by Monsanto over the years
 Requires 3 to 4 on campus visits from Staffing and the line/business
teams/recruiting teams per semester
 University Recruiting teams to coordinate efforts across Monsanto
*Activities to include: Involvement with Students Organizations, Speakers on Campus, Business Case Studies, Career Center
involvement, Seminars on Campus, Site visits to Monsanto by faculty, administrators, students, etc
University Recruiting

2. 2
University Recruiting
Definition:
Tier 2: A more focused relationship on campuses that support specific
Monsanto disciplines
 Has a history of successful results for Monsanto
 Requires 1 to 2 visits per year
 University Recruiting teams to coordinate efforts across Monsanto
Definition:
Regional Tier Relationship: A region specific relationship with schools
that are near major Monsanto R & D sites

3. 3
University Recruiting
Tier 2:
Biotech Georgia Tech
Manufacturing, Law & IT Washington University
Manufacturing & IT Univ. of Missouri (Rolla)
Law & IT St. Louis University
IT SIU Edwardsville
IT Webster
Breeding Purdue
*Jackson State; *Alcorn State
*HBCUs

4. 4
University Recruiting
Regional Tier types of schools:
Calgene UC Davis
Mystic Cornell
Mystic Yale
Calgen UC Berkeley
Agracetus University of Minnesota
Mystic Univ. of Rhode Island
Research Triangle Park- NC NC State
Research Triangle Park-NC NC A&T-Greensboro
Augusta University of Georgia,

5. 5
University Recruiting
List of Tier 1 schools:
1. University of IL: Currently covers 5 lines of business (Biotech, Breeding,
Commercial, Finance and IT); 12 coops/interns in ’05; 177 grads at Monsanto, 31 are
PhDs; significant funding from Monsanto over the years
2. University of Missouri (Columbia): Covers 3 lines of business (Breeding,
Commercial, Finance); 13 coops/interns in ’05; 187 grads at Monsanto, 13 are PhDs;
significant funding from Monsanto over the years
3. Michigan State: Covers 4 lines of business (Biotech, Breeding, Commercial, Supply
Chain); 10 coops/interns in ’05; 50 grads at Monsanto,17 are PhDs; significant
funding from Monsanto over the years

6. 6
University Recruiting
List of Tier 1 schools:
4. *Southern University and A&M: Previously visited by Monsanto representatives;
5. *Alabama A&M: Covers 1 line of business (Supply Chain); 1 coop in ’05; previously
visited by Monsanto representatives
6. University of Wisconsin - Madison: Covers 3 lines of business (Animal Ag, Biotech,
Breeding); 61 grads at Monsanto,15 are PhDs; significant funding from Monsanto
over the years. Key partner to Agracetus
*Historical Black College

7. 7
University Recruiting
List of Tier 1 schools:
7. Texas A&M: Covers 3 lines of business (Biotech and Breeding); 6 coops/interns in
’05; 40 grads at Monsanto, 12 are PhDs; significant funding from Monsanto over the
years. Diversity relationship
8. Iowa State: Covers 2 lines of business (Biotech and Breeding); 5 coops/interns; 167
grads at Monsanto,12 are PhD diplomas; significant funding Monsanto over the
years

8. 8
University Recruiting
Southern A&M (http://www.subr.edu)
Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Students: Total Enrollment - 8,881
Degrees Awarded (2003 - 2004) – 1220, Associate - 5, Bachelors - 941,
Masters - 263, Doctorate – 11
Where Students are From: LA Residents - 7,361
Applicable Undergrad Degree Programs: Agriculture, Business,
Engineering, and Sciences (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer
Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology)

9. 9
University Recruiting
Alabama A&M (http://www.aamu.edu/)
Huntsville, AL
Number of Students: Total Enrollment – 6,588
Where Students are From: 4,000 undergraduate students; 1,400
graduate students, hailing from more than 40 states and 60 nations
Applicable Undergrad Degree Programs: Agriculture, Biology,
Chemistry, Computer Science, Accounting, Economics, Finance, General
Business, Management, Marketing, Logistics, and Engineering and
Technology. There is also the University College, and the School of
Graduate Studies and Extended Education

10. 10
University Recruiting
Alcorn State University
(http://www.alcorn.edu)
Alcorn State, MS
Number of Students: Total Enrollment – 1002,705 full-time, 175
undergraduates, graduate students (60 men, 115 women)
Where Students are From:
Applicable Undergrad Degree Programs: Agriculture, Biological
Sciences, Business (Accounting, Business Administration and
Administrative Office Management) Chemistry, Physics, Communications,
Computer Science, Mathematics, Robotics and Manufacturing
Technologies, Economics, Pre-Law

11. 11
University Recruiting
Jackson State (http://www.jsums.edu)
Jackson, MS
Number of Students: Total Enrollment – 7,783
Where Students are From:
Applicable Undergrad Degree Programs: Business (Accounting,
Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing),
Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics,
Physics, Manufacturing and Design

12. 12
University Recruiting
North Carolina A&T (http://www.ncat.edu)
Greensboro, NC
Number of Students: Total Enrollment – 10, 383
Where Students are From: 21% Out of State
Applicable Undergrad Degree Programs: Agriculture, Biology,
Chemistry, Communication, Accounting, Economics, Business
Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Manufacturing Systems

13. 13
University Recruiting
Tuskeegee University (www.tuskegee.edu)
Tuskegee, AL
Number of Students: Total Enrollment – Approx. 3000
Where Students are From: 65% Out of State
Applicable Undergrad Degree Programs: Agriculture, Biology,
Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering