Teaching.  Research.  Outreach.  These diverse, yet unified, areas characterize our mission even more today than they did when UConn started here 125 years ago. 

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers quality teaching to both undergraduates and graduates.  To achieve this goal, we rely on our talented faculty and state-of-the-art facilities.  In addition, we make students a priority by promoting student organizations and providing real-life experiences outside of the classroom.

Strong laboratory and field-based research programs generate new knowledge, which is geared to the needs of today’s society.  Together with the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, our researchers find solutions to agricultural, environmental, food, family and quality of life concerns for all of Connecticut and beyond. 

By conducting outreach education and beneficial service programs throughout the State, the Connecticut Cooperative Extension System helps us disseminate our discoveries beyond the Storrs campus.  They bring youth, adults and families knowledge and assistance right where they can use it most, in their own communities.

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources wants to show you more details about our diverse teaching, research and outreach programs.  Please search this new website to see how our impact has grown since 1881. 

Kirklyn M. Kerr
Dean and Director

Vision
The vision of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is to be one of the highest quality institutions that generates new knowledge, disseminates knowledge in formal and informal settings, engages societal needs, provides leadership for problem solving, improves the quality of life for all people of the State of Connecticut and participates in global citizenship.

Mission
The role of the land-grant university is to develop knowledge and disseminate it through the three academic functions of teaching, research, and outreach education. This role is based in historic federal legislation including the Morrill, Hatch, Smith-Lever, McIntire-Stennis, and Animal Health acts, and enabling state statutes.

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