ASTE Mission Statement

The mission of the ASTE Department is to apply the Land Grant University philosophy to learning, discovery, and engagement with an interdisciplinary systems science approach for the resolution of family and agricultural issues through the advancement of education, technology transfer, scientific inquiry, and agricultural mechanization. We prepare educators in agriculture and family and consumer sciences.

  • We practice excellence as we recruit, prepare, and provide instruction for individuals in agricultural and family and consumer science careers.
  • We serve the people and inform them about agricultural and family issues, needs, opportunities, and challenges.
  • We value serving all populations, developing the whole person, responding to the needs of the marketplace, and functioning as part of the total higher education system.
  • We use proven educational processes which include formal and informal instruction, experiential learning, leadership, and personal development at an undergraduate and a graduate level.