Central State University

Central State University (CSU) Has Reformed Its Former College of Science and Engineering by Emphasizing Its New Program in Sustainable Agriculture So That It Can Advance the New 1890 Land Grant Mission. the College of Engineering, Science, Technology and Agriculture (CESTA) at Central State University Encompasses the Cooperative Extension Service (ces), the Agricultural and Research Development Program Center (ARDP) and the Academic Units Comprising of the Departments of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Manufacturing Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Water Resources Management. These Units Share the Annually Awarded Usda 1890 Facilities Grant Program Funding in Order to Maintain and to Further Enhance Teaching, Extension Program Delivery and Research Capacities. Past Funding Under Facilities Grant Program (FGP) Enabled Csu to Rehabilitate Emery Hall, Acquire Land Around Campus and Develop Preliminary Designs for Facilities Needed for the Land-grant Programs. Csu Is Planning to Serve the Stakeholders in a Prioritized Manner Using the Facilities Grant Program Resources for Extension, Research and Teaching on Major Initiatives Related to, (i) Design and Construction of New Facilities for Farm Research/extension, (II) Facilities Lease and Furnishing Space in the Recreation,education, Activity,community,health (REACH) Collaborative in Xenia for Extension and Teaching, (III) Acquisition of Laboratory Equipment and (IV) Acquisition of Land Around Csu Campuses in Wilberforce and Dayton. the Objectives for the New 5-YEAR Plan Will Also Include Completing the Objectives Identified in 2017: 1) the Renovation of Emery Hall, 2) Botanical and Community Vegetable Garden and 3) Facilities for the Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences.