2008 Woodie Awards
From agriculture to architecture: a look at Cal Poly's seven colleges
By: Jennifer Hall
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: Academics
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College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, formerly the College of Agriculture, is the fourth largest undergraduate agriculture program in the nation. The college includes over 3,500 students in 18 majors, and awards 650 baccalaureate degrees each year, launching students into the No. 1 industry in California.
The program uses over 6,000 acres for agricultural instruction in San Luis Obispo, which includes rangeland, orchards, vineyards, greenhouses, the Leaning Pine Arboretum and dairy processing plant.
A new beef center was recently completed at the Chorro Creek Ranch and new facilities are under construction for an animal nutrition center. A major donation was also made for a new meats facility that will break ground in 2007.
"The biggest change for us this year is that we've expanded the name of the college since we have such a broad diversity of programs," said David Wehner, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
The College of Architecture and Environmental Design is home to over 1,500 students, making it the largest program of its kind. It offers seven degree programs in five departments.
The college facilities include a 12-acre outdoor experimental construction laboratory in Poly Canyon, a media resource center, and a photographic presentation facility.
Two new department heads will be joining the college this fall; Henri deHahn from the University of Kentucky, as the new architecture department head, and Alan Estes from West Point, as head of the architecture engineering program.
A new construction management building is underway in place of the old air conditioning building and is expected to be completed in fall 2008, said Ray Ladd, associate director of advancement for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Progress on the four-story building can be seen via a webcam at www.construction.calpoly.edu.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, formerly the College of Agriculture, is the fourth largest undergraduate agriculture program in the nation. The college includes over 3,500 students in 18 majors, and awards 650 baccalaureate degrees each year, launching students into the No. 1 industry in California.
The program uses over 6,000 acres for agricultural instruction in San Luis Obispo, which includes rangeland, orchards, vineyards, greenhouses, the Leaning Pine Arboretum and dairy processing plant.
A new beef center was recently completed at the Chorro Creek Ranch and new facilities are under construction for an animal nutrition center. A major donation was also made for a new meats facility that will break ground in 2007.
"The biggest change for us this year is that we've expanded the name of the college since we have such a broad diversity of programs," said David Wehner, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
The College of Architecture and Environmental Design is home to over 1,500 students, making it the largest program of its kind. It offers seven degree programs in five departments.
The college facilities include a 12-acre outdoor experimental construction laboratory in Poly Canyon, a media resource center, and a photographic presentation facility.
Two new department heads will be joining the college this fall; Henri deHahn from the University of Kentucky, as the new architecture department head, and Alan Estes from West Point, as head of the architecture engineering program.
A new construction management building is underway in place of the old air conditioning building and is expected to be completed in fall 2008, said Ray Ladd, associate director of advancement for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Progress on the four-story building can be seen via a webcam at www.construction.calpoly.edu.
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