News
- Spring Graduating Seniors: Do you have excellent public speaking skills and a desire to represent your class at commencement? Spring 2010 CALS Commencement Student Speaker Applications are due Feb. 15.
- Congratulations to family, youth and community sciences recent graduate Tim Tebow and senior Gemma Spofforth on receiving the Ben Hill Griffin Award. This award is presented to student-athletes who excel in both athletic and academic achievement and extra-curricular involvement.
- CALS is accepting undergraduate award applications for the following senior awards: J. Wayne Reitz Medal of Excellence, Larry J. Connor Medal of Excellence and CALS Alumni and Friends Leadership Award. CALS juniors are invited to apply for the E. T. York Jr. Medal of Excellence. Applications are due March 1.
- Celeste Sununtnasuk, food and resource economics senior, was selected as one of 15-18 students across the nation to participate in the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program in Washington, DC.
Deadlines
- Feb. 15: Spring 2010 Commencement Student Speaker Application
- Feb. 19: Jimmy G. Cheek Graduate Student Medal of Excellence
- March 1: CALS Undergraduate Awards Application
- March 1: CALS Club of the Year Application
- March 1: Summer 2010 Loop Legislative Internship Program Application
- March 5: 2010-2011 CALS Undergraduate Scholarship Application
- March 5: 2010-2011 CALS Ambassador Application
- March 19: Agricultural & Life Sciences College Council Officer Application
Upcoming Events
- Feb. 17: CALS Career Expo
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - April 13: CALS Scholarship and Leadership Awards Banquet
6:00 p.m., Paramount Plaza Hotel and Suites - May 1: Spring 2010 Advanced Degrees Commencement Ceremony
9:00 a.m., Stephen C. O'Connell Center
May 1: Spring 2010 CALS Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
7:30 p.m., Stephen C. O'Connell Center - May 14: CALS Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament
Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) administers the degree programs of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). IFAS is a federal, state, and local government partnership dedicated to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. With 24 undergraduate majors, more than 50 areas of specialization and 20 graduate programs, CALS is an educational leader in the areas of food, agriculture, natural resources and life sciences.
Mission and Values
The mission of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a high quality education that results in knowledge and abilities for gainful employment and additional education, productive citizenship, and lifelong learning in the areas of food, agriculture, natural resources, and life sciences as they relate to human resources, the environment, individual communities, and a global society. To achieve excellence, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences promotes these core values:
- Respect, honesty, integrity, fairness and cooperation
- Academic excellence and scientific inquiry
- Diversity of people and ideas
- Programs that are responsive to the needs of students, Florida and the world
- Global awareness and understanding
- Opportunities for student growth, development, and career success
- Quality teaching and advising
- Education as a lifelong process
- Partnerships with faculty, students, staff and stakeholders
- The role of the College in fulfilling the IFAS mission
CALS is the teaching arm of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. IFAS is a federal, state and local government partnership dedicated to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.
IFAS includes the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station which administers and supports research programs in UF/IFAS and Extension which provides Floridians with lifelong learning programs.
