Archive for the ‘From the Dean’ Category

First Impressions

Dean Richard Linton

Since Sept. 15, Dean Linton’s first day on the job, he’s been “in learning mode – learning about the reach and breadth of this great College and getting to know the people who carry out its research, teaching and extension missions, as well as the beneficiaries of its work. They share a passion and commitment for the vital role the College and N.C. State University continue to play in lives of North Carolina’s citizens.”

A tribute to the land-grant mission

Dr. Johnny Wynne

This Summer 2012 Perspectives commemorates a historic year for N.C. State University and its College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is the 125th anniversary of the founding of the university and the 150th anniversary of the passage of the Morrill Act which established federal mandates for the funding of land-grant institutions in each state to provide education in the agriculture and the mechanic arts.

Celebrating the work of life scientists

Dr. Johnny C. Wynne

In this Winter 2012 issue, we turn to the College’s life sciences in recognition of the contributions and impacts those programs are making while bringing innovative solutions to the challenges facing our citizens locally, nationally and globally.

From the Dean: Dedication

This past spring the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences experienced the untimely loss of two former associate deans.

CALS on the job as a go-to resource for North Carolinians

Dean Johnny Wynne (right) holds a check presented by Bayer CropScience’s Dr. Nick Hamon (center right) to fully endow the position of Bayer Environmental Science Professor of Sustainable Development. With them are Dr. David Smith (left), CALS associate dean and director of the N.C. Agricultural Research Service, and Dr. Mark Stowers, chair of the North Carolina Agricultural and Life Sciences Research Foundation board.

This past October, we celebrated the official installation of Dr. W. Randolph “Randy” Woodson as the 14th chancellor of N.C. State University. In his inaugural remarks, the chancellor defined the role the university will play in the future of the state. “We have a clear understanding of our mission and a passion for fulfilling it,” [...]

Dynamic partnership

Dean Johnny Wynne meets with leaders and producers representing North Carolina’s diverse agricultural commodities.

One of our College goals for 2010 is to foster economic vitality by generating and applying science and technology that support robust agricultural and life sciences industries. It is part of our land-grant mandate to conduct programs that undergird the agricultural industry in North Carolina. The pursuit of those efforts is also the College’s role [...]

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