Pakistan Delegation Visit on November 15, 2023

A delegation from Pakistan recently toured the UDC Lamond-Riggs Urban Food Hub to learn about UDC-CAUSES' Center for Urban Resilience, Innovation, and Infrastructure (CURII). The delegation included government officials, business owners, and researchers actively involved in agriculture and the economy, and the group had a specific interest in learning how the University addresses food insecurity through controlled-environment agriculture. Introduced by the U.S. Department of State, the delegation discovered UDC's unique value proposition as the nation's only exclusively urban land-grant university and its focus on agricultural innovation. Following the visit, the Department of State sincerely thanked UDC and Dr. Tsakani Ngomane, Director of CURII, for hosting the delegation, acknowledging the impactful collaboration and expressing enthusiasm for future endeavors.  

Check out the photos from our open houses. Attendees were exposed to many of the awesome programs that UDC-CAUSES has to offer. During the Academic Open House held at the Student Center on the Van Ness campus, prospective students were able to learn about resources available to UDC students, career options for graduates from UDC-CAUSES degree programs, campus life, and how to apply for admission to UDC.   

The Land-Grant Open House was held on UDC’s Lamond-Riggs campus. Middle schoolers, high school students, and community members learned about urban agriculture, urban farming in soil-less environments, and many other topics. The presentations and displays during the event demonstrated CAUSES’ efforts to improve food security, mitigate climate change, and improve food and water safety, and identified ways attendees can assist with and lead sustainability efforts in their local communities.

Welcome to the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, & Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). CAUSES was formed in 2010 as the University’s land-grant college.

We engage in applied teaching and research that helps to improve the quality of life and economic opportunity for residents of the District of Columbia and others around the world through traditional academic degrees and through non-degree, non-credit bearing, skills-building programs, such as green infrastructure and urban agriculture.

CAUSES is unique in its organizational structure and its mission: an interdisciplinary college where academic programs such as architecture, urban sustainability, health education, nutrition and dietetics, and nursing train a forward-thinking generation of professionals who will ensure that the world has “Healthy Cities–Healthy People.” The College houses the only doctoral-level program in the nation that focuses on urban leadership and entrepreneurship.

For more information or inquiries, feel free to contact us at causes@udc.edu.

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About the University of the District of Columbia  

As an HBCU, an urban land-grant institution, and the only public university in the nation’s capital, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is committed to a broad mission of education, research, and community service. Established by abolitionist Myrtilla Miner in 1851, the University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees, along with a host of workforce development and continuing education certifications for student success, professional growth, and economic advancement. The University is comprised of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences; School of Business and Public Administration; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; UDC Community College; and the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law. To learn more, visit www.udc.edu. 

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