Dr. Kirk Pomper Ms. Amy McGee
Dr. Kirk Pomper Interim Dean 217 Cooperative Extension Building Phone: (502) 597-6408 E-mail: kirk.pomper@kysu.edu
Grant and Administrative Assistant 215 Cooperative Extension Building Phone: (502) 597-6408 E-mail: amy.mcgee@kysu.edu
The College of Agriculture, Communities and the Environment (CACE) works to uphold the mission of the University and Land Grant programs through its commitment to research, extension, and teaching in the food and agricultural sciences. The college is organized into three academic divisions, the School of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, and the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, and around five research divisions: (1) Agriculture and Natural Resources; (2) Aquaculture; (3) Environmental Studies and Sustainable Systems; (4) Food and Animal Sciences; and (5) Family and Consumer Sciences.
The CACE works to resolve agricultural, educational, economic, and social problems of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, especially limited-resource persons and families. The various programs of the college are supported by federal and state funds.
The CACE has nationally and internationally recognized research programs in aquaculture, organic agriculture, sustainable biofuel feedstock production, alternative fruit and nut crops, ecological entomology, alternative pesticides and water quality, goat production, obesity and human health, apiculture, and geospatial sciences. The Aquaculture Program, KSU's "Program of Distinction," is widely recognized as a leader in the areas of paddlefish culture, freshwater prawn culture, Koi breeding, production of feed-trained largemouth bass, and fish meal replacement research. KSU boasts the largest multidisciplinary organic agriculture program in the 1890's Land Grant system.