Dean Dan Bernardo’s Blog (Archive)

The kick-off of the new academic year has been spurred by two signature events which serve to demonstrate two important strategic initiatives of the college.

Advancements in CAHNRS are not limited to agriculture. Over the past two years, a renaissance has been taking place in one of our human sciences departments – the Department of Apparels, Merchandising, Design and Textiles. Known mainly for its high-enrollment undergraduate program, AMDT is in the midst of a transformation which will make significant contributions […]

Following a meeting in Fairbanks, Pam and I travelled to Anchorage, Alaska to meet with Cougar alumni and give them an update on the College. The alumni event was hosted by Leo and Jeanne Bustad. Leo is the son of Leo K. Bustad, dean emeritus of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine.

As you know, two of the Provost’s university-wide decisions appearing in the Academic Affairs Program Prioritization (A2P2) report focused on reducing the number of courses and academic programs offered at WSU. Specifically, the Provost’s recommendations were as follows:

Washington State University, as other distinctive, land grant, research institutions of higher education in this country, has a mission of instruction, scholarship and research, and service. The vision for WSU directs the institution to achieve excellence and pre-eminence in a selected number of areas of scholarship and research while delivering world-class graduate and undergraduate degree […]

All their hard work paid off when CAHNRS faculty received awards at the 2008 WSU Showcase. Steve Jones, professor and scientist in the department of crop and soil sciences earned an award for a new patent; Kathy A. Beerman, professor in food science and human nutrition, earned the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction; Kenneth […]

As many of you may have heard, we recently received some great news about the scholarly productivity of several agricultural programs at WSU. Academic Analytics conducted a comprehensive assessment of scholarly productivity for 375 universities nationwide who offer the PhD degree. These ranking were published in a recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education. […]

Today is the third day of our tour of south-central Washington with Washington State University President Elson Floyd. The trip has been filled with a variety of events including stops in Prosser, Yakima, and the Tri-Cities for meetings with alumni groups, editorial boards, WSU faculty and staff, economic development committees, and other key stakeholders. It […]

Today, CAHNRS will release the request for proposals for a $1 million internal grants program focusing on emerging issues in the state’s food and agriculture sector. This program, known as “Emerging Research Issues for Washington Agriculture,” represents a large share of the new funds allocated by the Legislature as part of the Industry-Based Unified Agriculture […]

CAHNRS recently established the “WSU Ag Kitchen Cabinet.” The Cabinet will provide support and advice to the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) and Washington State University Extension on matters related to food and agriculture research and education programs. Formation of the Ag Kitchen Cabinet represents another attempt to better connect the […]