The mission of the Center of Excellence (COE) for Experimental Learning in Agricultural Science is to provide an innovative infrastructure through which existing and new experiential inter-disciplinary studies in production agriculture, the environment and conservation techniques can take place. The COE for Experimental Learning in Agricultural Science is designed to create a model for quality teaching across various disciplines, while facilitating and increasing external grant and contract activities, increasing public/private partnerships, and increasing outreach efforts. Other goals of the COE for Experimental Learning in Agricultural Science involve collaboration with secondary institutions, expanding livestock, crops, equipment, natural resource areas and other facilities to enhance experiential learning and yielding a major impact on the economy of the State of Tennessee.
