Prioritizing

Excellence

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Prioritizing Excellence Goals

Achieve excellence through research, extension, and teaching by growing our capacity, investing our resources wisely, and enhancing productivity to maximize impact. To be recognized as the premier institution of higher education for food and agriculture in the South. We plan to:

1. Enhance our reputation

2. Improve operational efficiency

3. Increase international engagement

4. Invest in our people

5. Foster collaborations

6. Invest in our infrastructure

Growing. Excellence.

To accomplish our strategic priorities, we as an institution aim to grow stronger as well. We will grow our capacity, invest our resources wisely, and enhance productivity to maximize impact.

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Moving the needle

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Investing in Partnerships

The Division of Agriculture and its ag industry partners have built Arkansas’ first new rice research and extension center in a decade to accommodate the needs of the largest rice-growing region in the nation’s largest rice-growing state.

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Top-Notch Faculty

Our scientists are making discoveries and creating impacts in Arkansas and beyond. Meet some of the top-notch researchers who are making a difference.

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