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Welcome to A&E at ACU!

Our mission is to educate students for Christian stewardship of sustainable agricultural and environmental systems throughout the world.

If you are interested in a place where career aspirations and family, church and community are connected, where learning is informed by faith and where servant leadership is expected and modeled, we encourage you to consider the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department.

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This past year, A&E faculty and staff committed to becoming a strengths-based department. StrengthsQuest™, based on the principles of positive psychology, is a Gallup organization development program for college-age students. MORE...

A&E Debuts New Animal Science Program for Fall 2008

The animal science program now contains a total of six new and revised animal science majors and emphases, including Pre-veterinary Medicine and Health Sciences; Animal Industry and Business; Livestock Management, with either Animal Production or Rangeland Ecology emphases; and Biotechnology and Research, with either Biotechnology or Research Emphases.

Visit the Majors and Programs pages for summary descriptions of each major...


A&E Departmental Back-to-School Barbecue The A&E Department welcomed the Ag. and Environmental Science student body back to ACU for the Fall 2008 Semester with a BBQ at the Rhoden Farm. MORE...	A&E Welcomes a New Rhoden Farm Manager We extend a warm welcome to Ellice Pierce - A&E's new farm manager. Ellice graduated from ACU in May 2008 with a BS in Agribusiness. MORE...

DTA 2008 Convention The Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science sent a delegation of seven students to the 2008 DTA convention, where they placed third in the quiz bowl competition... MORE...	Creation Care at ACU In the midst of the inter-national debate over global warming and its causes, it is all too easy to overlook the ways that individuals can make a difference closer to home. MORE...

Dr. Kent Gallaher and Mr. Dylan Wann Present Research at 105th Annual SAAS Convention Dylan went head to head with MS and PhD students in the research poster competition. MORE...	ACU Alum Promoted to Dist. Admin. Hurley Miller, a 14-year veteran of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, has been named the agency’s District 4 administrator. MORE...