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Department of Plant Sciences

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0050

Scope and Contents

This collection is from the office of Shauna Pederson Dubuque. Materials include Staff Senate: minutes, projects committee reports, and notes; Sustainability Task Force: minutes, committee reports, projects, articles, and research; Student Environmental Advisory Council Student Organization: minutes, brainstorming, research, activities; Adopt-A-Parking Lot Program materials; Journal articles; and publications from Agricultural Department and Extension Service.

Dates

  • 1931 - 2013

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.

Biographical / Historical

The Department of Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University is a diverse department with regional, national, and world-respected expertise. As part of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, the department offers academic programs that prepare students for careers in expanding job markets. Undergraduate majors include Crop and Weed Sciences, Food Science, and Horticulture. Graduate programs include the M.S. in Plant Sciences/Horticulture, and Cereal Science, and the Ph.D. in Plant Sciences and Cereal Science.

Agriculture is a fascinating and complex industry with international dimensions. The demand for Plant Sciences graduates is high, not only in North Dakota and the region, but throughout the United States and the world. The Department of Plant Sciences provides students with the knowledge, skills and understanding critical for professional success in a changing world. If you have an interest in plants and an interest in making a difference, this department is for you. Invest in your career by investing in Plant Sciences. The mission of the Department of Plant Sciences is to: (1) Teach the sciences of plant breeding and genetics, weed science, biotechnology, horticulture, agronomic crop production, turfgrass management, and cereal and food science; (2) Perform basic and applied research to advance the field of crop, weed, horticultural, and cereal and food sciences; (3) Provide information to the public in the form of professional publications, Extension bulletins, and programs.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection is from the office of Shauna Pederson Dubuque. Materials include Staff Senate: minutes, projects committee reports, and notes; Sustainability Task Force: minutes, committee reports, projects, articles, and research; Student Environmental Advisory Council Student Organization: minutes, brainstorming, research, activities; Adopt-A-Parking Lot Program materials; Journal articles; and publications from Agricultural Department and Extension Service.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by Shauna Pederson Dubuque (Acc. 2015-045ua) for the Department of Plant Sciences.

Legal Status

The North Dakota State University Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Department of Plant Sciences Records
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States