The Center provides urban county agent program planning and training, professional proficiency certification, and Web-based educational programming and support.
The Center has worked to ameliorate the ramifications of urbanization and assist the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in its mission to seek, verify and apply scientific knowledge to enhance agriculture, the environment and communities.
The Center for Urban Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will provide intellectual leadership through research, teaching and extension to sustain urban ecosystems, enhance economic development, and improve the quality of life in urban settings.