University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources

College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan

The new Agriculture and Bioresources College Building, University of Saskatchewan
Type Public Agricultural College at University of Saskatchewan
Established 1909
Endowment $38 M annually
Administrative staff
 350 faculty, research scientists, administrative & support staff.
Students 1,000
Undergraduates diploma, degree available
Postgraduates postgraduate level degree available
available
Address 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Campus 18,000 square metres of usable space at University of Saskatchewan
Website http://www.agbio.usask.ca/index.html

The College of Agriculture and Bioresources is a faculty at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

It has an annual budget of $38 million and an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students studying at the diploma, undergraduate degree, graduate degree and postgraduate levels. The College has approximately 350 employees, including faculty, research scientists, administrative and scientific support staff.

History

The University of Saskatchewan established its College of Agriculture in 1909. Between 1914 and 1922 the College teamed up with the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture to operate the Better Farming Train throughout rural Saskatchewan.

The University Council approved a change of the name of the College to "College of Agriculture and Bioresources" in June 2005.

Buildings and Features

Entrance Agriculture and Bioresources College Building, University of Saskatchewan

The Agriculture Building and contents represent an investment in excess of $100 million. There are 18,000 square metres of usable space, consisting of 180 research labs, 38 teaching labs, 212 staff offices, 10 classrooms, 4 computer classrooms and 7 conference rooms. There are 7 building levels, including an underground parkade and 3 building wings. There are also pedestrian walkways to Engineering (east), Anthropology (south), Biology (west) and Kirk Hall (south).

Campylobacter jejuni colonies isolated on blood-free, charcoal based selective medium University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture, Applied Microbiology and Food Science Department.

The Agriculture Building and contents comprise 18,000 square metres of usable space, consisting of 180 research labs, 38 teaching labs, 212 staff offices, 10 classrooms, 4 computer classrooms and 7 conference rooms. There are 7 building levels, including an underground parkade and 3 building wings. There are also pedestrian walkways to Engineering (east), Anthropology (south), Biology (west) and Kirk Hall (south).

Agriculture and Bioresources College held its first classes in the College Building[1] There were also 1,000 acres (405 ha) reserved for agriculture practice, University Barn, crops, and livestock study.[2] The new Agriculture building built between the years of 1988 and 1991 was a large 6 storey glass building, with a seventh floor addition in the year 2000.[3] The National Research Council contributed to the establishment of a Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan[4] Courses would be offered in the following fields Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering (ABE), Agricultural Economics (AGEC), Agriculture (AGRC), Agronomy (AGRN), Animal Science (ANSC), Environmental Science (EVSC), Food and Applied Microbiological Sciences (FAMS), Indigenous People Resource Management (IPRM), Large Animal Clinical Sciences (VLAC), Plant Sciences (PLSC), and Soil Science (SLSC).

Programs

The Agriculture & Bioresources College programs at the University of Saskatchewan include:

Beamish Conservatory

Beamish Conservatory

The Beamish Conservatory (Atrium) is named in honour of the donor May Beamish daughter of artist Augustus Kenderdine. The atrium is located in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources building.

Kenderdine Art Gallery

Kenderdine Art Gallery celebrated its official opening October 25, 1991. Augustus Frederick Lafosse (Gus) Kenderdine began the University Art Camp at Emma Lake in 1936, the precursor to the Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus, a bequest was donated to the University of Saskatchewan by his daughter, Mrs. May Beamish, and initialized the formation of the Kenderdine Art Gallery which has a permanent collection started by Dr. Murray, as well as ongoing exhibits.[5]

Kloppenburg Collection

The Kloppenburg Collection is featured on the 6th floor of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources building which opened in 1991. 27 works by famous Saskatchewan artists are featured in this donation to the University of Saskatchewan. The art forming the Kloppenburg College of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources was donated by Henry R Kloppenburg QC, a Saskatchewan Rhodes Scholar, and Cheryl L Kloppenburg. They are well known art collectors and patrons of the arts in Saskatchewan. They are practicing lawyers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with a longtime interest in the arts and agriculture.[6]

Leo Kristjanson Atrium

Leo Kristjanson Atrium
University of Saskatchewan Agricultural displays-Grain Farms
University of Saskatchewan Agricultural displays -Livestock
This atrium is named in honour of Leo F. Krisjanson, President of the University of Saskatchewan, 1980-1989.

Agricultural Displays

The agricultural wall displays are located in the walkway connecting the Agriculture Building and the Biology Building.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ University of Saskatchewan Archives - Building the University of Saskatchewan, TBuilding the University of Saskatchewan The Beginnings, retrieved 2007-07-10
  2. ↑ University of Saskatchewan Archives - Building the University of Saskatchewan, TBuilding the University of Saskatchewan University Farm, retrieved 2007-07-10
  3. ↑ University of Saskatchewan Archives - Building the University of Saskatchewan, Agriculture Building, retrieved 2007-07-10
  4. ↑ National Research Council of Canada (2005-09-01), NRC Celebrates Saskatchewan's 100 th Anniversary - National ..., retrieved 2007-07-10
  5. ↑ U of S Kenderdine Art Gallery. "Kenderdine Art Gallery". Retrieved 2007-07-21.
  6. ↑ College of Agriculture and Bioresources - Alumni- Named Facilities, retrieved 2007-07-21
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