Kerttula Hall is one of many integral facilities at the Palmer Center for Sustainable Living. (UAF photo by Todd Paris)The request by SNRAS Dean and AFES Director Carol Lewis and UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers for this change was approved by UA President Pat Gamble just in time for the UAF Board of Regents' visit to the Matanuska Experiment Farm today, April 7. In spite of inclement weather the regents are slated to tour the farm on a hayride.
The new name better reflects what the center is doing and will help generate new ideas and new directions, Chancellor Rogers said. "The center embodies research, instruction and outreach in a stimulating environment that showcases the history of agriculture in Alaska."
SNRAS and the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are re-focusing to better reflect the changing times. Areas of emphasis are: climate change, food security, energy and workforce development. The Palmer Center for Sustainable Living will reflect this direction and help us move forward, Rogers said in a letter to Gamble. "The name change has received positive input from the community and from within the program," Rogers noted.
The center houses research, education and outreach programs for SNRAS and the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. It is housed at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer and features several historic buildings and a modern distance-delivery classroom.
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