Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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Table of Contents • Notable • College and campus enrollment at record highs • New faculty members enrich variety of programs • Chair holder is culinary tourism expert • Childcare center architects approved • Kent Rorie joins Vice President's staff • Arkansas wins national IFT College Bowl • Savoy forest used for research, extension projects • Turfgrass specialist receives national award • Weed science team wins Southern Region Contest • Faculty member's colleagues host benefit concert • 'Corps of Discovery' lecture scheduled • New soybean variety described at Pine Tree Field Day • NEREC observes 50th anniversary at field day • Vegetable Substation hosts Southern Pea Field Day • Field day features turfgrass programs • Food science sponsors MasterFoods USA summer interns • Habitat project selected for USGBC study • Johnson consults on blackberries in Nanjing
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College and campus enrollment at record highs A record number of 1,342 undergraduate students enrolled in Bumpers College courses this fall for an increase of 3.3 percent over last fall, according to the official eleventh day of class report. The report did not include freshmen enrolled in Biological Engineering, which had been counted in both the College of Engineering and Bumpers College in previous years. The College of Engineering created the Freshman Engineering Program where students do not declare a major until the sophomore year. Total university enrollment increased 4 percent, setting a campus record of 18,647 students, an increase of 721 overall. Graduate student enrollment in programs conducted by Bumpers College faculty members was slightly lower than last fall, with 188 master's degree students compared to 189 last year and 85 doctoral students compared to 87 last year. Graduate student enrollment numbers will increase slightly with the addition of those in programs conducted jointly with other colleges, such as cell and molecular biology, public policy and environmental dynamics. This is the 11th straight year of growth in total enrollment for the college. Undergraduate enrollment has increased in nine of the last 10 years. Since 1997, undergraduate enrollment has increased 67 percent, which leads all colleges on campus during that period. The growth in total university enrollment marks the largest percentage increase since 2004. Enrollment of minority students also hit an all-time high in every category, with Hispanic American, American Indian and African American students showing the largest percentage increases. Chancellor John White said, "The 18,000 number is a threshold that needed to be reached and crossed. Now, as we increase the number of residence halls on campus, open new classrooms and prepare to build more, we are on course to reach the aggressive enrollment goals that we set for 2010. At the same time enrollment increases, we will continue to concentrate on increasing the diversity of our student body, the academic qualifications of new students, and the university's six-year graduation rate."
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