Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences is the University of Arkansas'
college
for students interested in plants, animals, food, the natural environment and the human environment. It is named for former US Senator
and Arkansas
governor
Dale Bumpers
. Bumpers College currently offers 14 majors.
The Poultry Science program ranks as one of the three best nationally.
Many faculty members have University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
research or extension appointments, which adds significantly to the number of teaching faculty and the resources available for instruction and extracurricular learning opportunities.
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
for students interested in plants, animals, food, the natural environment and the human environment. It is named for former US Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Dale Bumpers
Dale Bumpers
Dale Leon Bumpers is an American politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975; and then in the United States Senate from 1975 until his retirement in January 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Senator Bumpers is currently counsel at the Washington, D.C...
. Bumpers College currently offers 14 majors.
The Poultry Science program ranks as one of the three best nationally.
Many faculty members have University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas is the primary research and information support agency for the agricultural sector in Arkansas and also conducts statewide programs in support of environmental sustainability; 4-H, youth, family and community development; food safety and security; and human nutrition and...
research or extension appointments, which adds significantly to the number of teaching faculty and the resources available for instruction and extracurricular learning opportunities.