The Founding College of the University
The College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources is a founding college of this Land Grant University.
Mission
- Improve the student experience through strengthening academic programs, encouraging a culture of diversity and international focus on campus, providing significant co-curricular experiences and enhancing the campus environment.
- Build on our academic strengths to create new interdisciplinary academic opportunities, support the efforts of our excellent faculty, and improve the national and international visibility of our programs.
- Assess the outcomes of all our activities so that we know our strengths and weaknesses and can take effective steps to improve our performance.
- Communicate effectively with our various stakeholders in the state, region and nation so that we can both respond to the needs of our society and tell our story better.
- Cultivate support from a variety of sources so that the University can continue to flourish, even in a climate of limited state-appropriated resources.
Vision & Objectives
- Educate. In pursuit of our mission to educate the citizens of the state and beyond, the University will improve the quality of its teaching, of student learning and of the student experience.
- Explore. In order to carry out the mission of contributing knowledge and expertise to benefit society, the University will strengthen and publicize its scholarship, research and creative activity.
- Engage. As a land-grant institution, the Βι¶ΉΣ³» has a long tradition of productive engagement with the entire state. In the 21st century, the nature of this "outreach" should broaden and remain characteristic of the institution.
- Enable. Insufficient basic infrastructure, in the form of space, equipment, student support, technological support and staff, is perhaps the major obstacle that the Βι¶ΉΣ³» faces in its campaign to raise its stature and better fulfill its mission. Strengthening this aspect of the University is essential to achieving all of our other goals.
- Enhance. Improvements in the campus environment will help the University better serve its multiple publics and provide the best education possible for its students. These issues involve students, faculty and staff.