New Agriculture Building On Campus
Texas A&M University System officials celebrated breaking ground for the Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecological Sciences Building on November 13.
Texas A&M University’s West Campus in College Station is getting a little wilder with the start of a fourth building in the Agriculture and Life Sciences Complex on John Kimbrough Blvd. near Reed Arena.
Texas A&M University System officials celebrated breaking ground for the Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecological Sciences Building on Nov. 13. When finished in June 2017, the building will complete the modern, four-building complex, which includes the Agriculture and Life Sciences Building, the AgriLife Center, and the AgriLife Services Building. Those three buildings were completed in 2011-12.
“This state-of-the-art facility will further affirm our reputation for having one of the best agricultural programs in the entire world and will strengthen our ability to tackle real-world challenges in areas that are increasingly important in the 21st century, such as environmental sustainability and conservation,” said Texas A&M President Michael K. Young.
The complex, which joins seven existing agriculture and life sciences buildings on the West Campus, are reminiscent of the original Main Campus of Texas A&M where agriculture formed the nucleus of structures around the East Gate, according to Dr. Mark Hussey, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences.
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