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The Birth of the Land- Grant 1862 – President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act Provided a grant of land for each state to have a “People’s College” for the teaching of: Agriculture Mechanical Arts (Engineering) Military Tactics The A&M universities were born

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The Birth of the Land-Grant

1862 – President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act

Provided a grant of land for each state to have a “People’s College” for the teaching of: Agriculture Mechanical Arts (Engineering) Military Tactics

The A&M universities were born

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Utah’s Land-Grant College:1888 – The founding of The Agricultural College of Utah & the Experiment Station by the Territorial Legislature

Faculty – Utah Agricultural College

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Extra: Land-Grant Updates Name!Extra: Land-Grant Updates Name! 1888 – The Agricultural College of Utah 1916 – Utah Agricultural College 1929 – Utah State Agricultural College 1957 – Utah State University of

Agriculture and Applied Science This remains the “official” name of USU

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Utah State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

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Utah State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

USU’s primary mission is to serve Utah and the agricultural industry through teachingteaching, researchresearch & serviceservice

23,000 students, 850 faculty members Extension and Continuing Education

divisions reach every corner of the state

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Utah State University7 Colleges and over 200 majors Agriculture Business Education & Human Services Engineering Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Natural Resources Science

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"We must "We must assure that no assure that no student who is student who is prepared and prepared and who desires the who desires the opportunity for a opportunity for a Utah State Utah State University University education is education is turned away or turned away or denied that denied that opportunity"opportunity" Stan Albrecht, Stan Albrecht, USU President USU President

Utah State University

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