Delaware State University - College of Agriculture and Related Sciences

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND RELATED SCIENCES

Department of Agriculture
& Natural Resources

Department of Human Ecology

OTHER COLLEGES

CALENDAR

January 5 - 10, 2009
Delaware Ag Week ~ agriculture education and exhibits
DSU Cooperative Extension, UD Cooperative Extension and DE Dept. of Ag cooperating.
Various locations in Kent and Sussex counties.
Contact: John Clendaniel, (302) 857-6425 or jclendaniel@desu.edu

January 10, 9 am - 3 pm
DE Organic Food and Farming Association Annual Education Mtng.
UD Paradee Center
Bring covered dish
Contact: Mike Wasylkowski, (302) 857-6438

January 13, 7:30 pm
4-H Avian Bowl Practice
111 U.S. Washington Bldg., DSU Campus
Contact: Dr. Brigid McCrea, 302-857-6432 or bmccrea@desu.edu

January 14, 6 pm
Delaware Herb growers and Marketers Assoc. Mtng.
U.S. Washington Bldg.
Contact: Dr. Arthur Tucker, (302) 857-6408 or atucker@desu.edu

January 22 & 23, 2009
2009 Regional Women in Agriculture Conference
Dover Downs Hotel & Conference Center, Dover, DE
Contact: Maggie Moor-Orth, (302) 857-6426 or mmoor@desu.edu

February 20 & 21, 2009
Profiting From a Few Acres
A Risk Management Conference
DSU Cooperative Extension and USDA â€“ RMA sponsoring.
Dover Sheraton Hotel, Dover, DE
Contact: John Clendaniel, (302) 857-6425 or jclendaniel@desu.edu

The second Act (1890) increased funding for existing land-grant schools, but only to those in states that did not prohibit college admission based upon race. That is how the 1890 land-grant system came to be.

The College of Agriculture and Related Sciences is sustaining growth while remaining loyal to the 1890 land-grant tradition. Ours is a touchable history; one that began with the 1890 legislation that created Delaware State University as a land-grant institution and that is reinforced daily through our teaching, research and extension activities; the three fundamental components that define our land-grant mission.

As the vanguard of that mission, the college includes four divisions: The academic departments of Human Ecology and Agriculture and Natural Resources, as well as Cooperative Extension and Cooperative Research.

GRADUATE STUDIES

The Master of Science in Natural Resources, a program of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources‚ is designed to be a flexible degree that can meet the advanced educational goals of a wide range of students. The program was developed to provide advanced study and experience in natural resources management, field ecology‚ environmental science‚ and related fields that are not readily available at other local colleges and universities…

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