University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

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UIUC College of
Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
UIUC Mumford Hall 2.jpg
Mumford Hall on the South Quad houses the Office of the Dean of ACES
TypeLand-Grant, Public, State
Established1867
Parent institution
University of Illinois
DeanKimberlee K. Kidwell
Academic staff
260
Administrative staff
1,378
Students3,470
Undergraduates2,732
Postgraduates738
Location
Urbana
,
Illinois
,
U.S.

40°06′13″N 88°13′34″W / 40.103647°N 88.226015°W / 40.103647; -88.226015Coordinates: 40°06′13″N 88°13′34″W / 40.103647°N 88.226015°W / 40.103647; -88.226015
NicknameCollege of ACES
Websiteaces.illinois.edu

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is considered by some to be the top school of agriculture-related sciences in the world.[citation needed] Most of the ACES buildings are located on the South Quad. In terms of staff, ACES has 186 tenure-system faculty, 78 specialized faculty, 26 postdoctoral researchers, 493 academic professionals, 565 civil service staff, 323 assistants, and 956 hourly employees.[1]

Facilities[]

  • ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center
  • Turner Hall
  • Animal Sciences Laboratory
  • Edward R. Madigan Laboratory
  • Agriculture Engineering Sciences Building
  • Mumford Hall, named for Herbert Windsor Mumford I
  • Bevier Hall

Departments[]

  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering[2]

The undergraduate Agricultural Engineering program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was ranked 1st and the undergraduate engineering program was ranked 5th in the 2008 America's Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report (published in August 2007). The graduate engineering program at Illinois was ranked 5th in the 2007 Best Graduate Schools issue of U.S. News & World Report (published in March 2007). (College of Engineering) (ACES News)

  • Agricultural and Consumer Economics[3]
  • Agricultural Education[4]
  • Animal Sciences[5]
  • Technical Systems Management[6]
  • Crop Sciences[7]
  • Food Science and Human Nutrition[8]
  • Human Development and Family Studies[9]
  • Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences[10]
    • Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program[11]
  • Division of Nutritional Sciences[12]

Deans[]

  • Herbert Windsor Mumford I (1922–1938)
  • John R. Campbell (1983–1988)
  • W. R. (Reg) Gomes (1989–1995)[13]
  • David L. Chicoine (1996–2001)[14]
  • Robert A. Easter (2002–2009)[15]
  • Robert J. Hauser (2009–2016)[16]
  • Kimberlee K. Kidwell (2017–present)[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Overview of ACES".
  2. ^ "Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". abe.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. ^ "Agricultural and Consumer Economics :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". ace.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  4. ^ "Agricultural Education :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". aged.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  5. ^ "Department of Animal Sciences :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". ansc.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  6. ^ "Technical Systems Management :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". https://abe.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2020-11-16. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Crop Sciences :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". cropsciences.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  8. ^ "Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". fshn.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  9. ^ "Department of Human Development and Family Studies :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". hdfs.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  10. ^ "Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". nres.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  11. ^ http://agroecologyandsustainableagriculture.org/
  12. ^ "Division of Nutritional Sciences :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". nutrsci.illinois.edu/. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  13. ^ "04.26.95 - Illinois Ag Dean Gomes is New UC Vice President".
  14. ^ "Easter named acting dean of ACES".
  15. ^ "Easter 2012-2015 - University of Illinois System".
  16. ^ "Kidwell named College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences dean".
  17. ^ "| College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences :: University of Illinois".

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