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- 23. 2000 Year in Review: Agriculture and Life Sciences Services Students, State
- November 30, 2000
Susan McGinley
Academic Programs - Name changes and a new off-site major: The College changed its name last year to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Other units were renamed Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Studies and Human Development, and Retailing and Consumer Sciences.
A partnership with Arizona Western College in Yuma and Northern Arizona University (NAU) resulted in a new bachelor of science degree program in Agricultural Systems Management, which students can complete through distance learning without leaving Yuma, thanks to an interactive television network through NAU.
The College also continued to work with Central Arizona College to offer courses in agriculture in Pinal County. Degrees awarded college-wide in May 2000 rose by 11 percent.
On campus, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty served UA students with a variety of Tier I and Tier II general education courses. For recruitment, CALS student ambassadors visited high schools, and the College joined with UA Alumni to hold a Career Discovery Banquet in Phoenix, where 300 high-school students and their parents learned about CALS programs.
Cooperative Extension - Partnerships across the university, the community
and the state:
A partnership between Extension and the UA School of Public Health has generated several million dollars' worth in grants for osteoporosis and diabetes prevention, and health and nutrition programs.
Joining with the Department of Economic Security, Extension is working on programs related to workforce preparation, parenting and life skills.
With the USDA, Extension has secured a USDA/IFIS grant in entomology to
study insect resistance to Bt in plants.
A NASA partnership with Extension, the UA College of Science, the UA Office of Arid Lands, the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation is developing and delivering new programs in natural resources, such as watershed management.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, a new partnership with state and federal agencies in three Arizona counties, is addressing generational issues.
Agricultural Experiment Station - Controlled environment agriculture: This program, which began in August, focuses on developing cost-effective means of producing plants and their products in greenhouses engineered to control the plant environment. A newly constructed greenhouse at the Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson is home to a teaching, research and demonstration hydroponic crop production system, with automated nutrient feeding and climate control. An Arizona state mandate for greenhouse agriculture helped fund the construction of the greenhouse. Students and faculty are growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers by adjusting air temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, solar radiation, water and nutrients. The goal is to maximize plant growth, quality and yield, thereby assisting commercial growers in addition to teaching students. The program encompasses a wide range of research, extension and educational projects and spans three departments: agricultural and biosystems engineering, agricultural education, and plant sciences.
- Updated: November 30, 2000
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