Karl N. Stauber, undersecretary of research, education and economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will visit Cornell on Thursday, March 7, to meet with deans and hear faculty presentations on selected programs.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to describe the programs at Cornell which have a direct connection to the USDA, our federal partner," said Daryl Lund, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell. "Dr. Stauber is very familiar with the federal and state partnership for serving agriculture, the food system, natural resources, as well as rural and community development. This visit represents a demonstration of the value of that partnership."

Stauber is scheduled to meet in the morning with deans and directors of the Cornell College of Human Ecology, present a noontime seminar and eat lunch with the deans of Cornell's statutory colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences; Veterinary Medicine; and Human Ecology.

The university community is invited to attend Stauber's seminar on Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services: "CSREES and the Land Grant System: A Vision for the Future," from noon to 1 p.m., Room G-10, at the Biotechnology Building. A question-and-answer session will follow.

In the afternoon, Stauber will hear presentations about the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in six areas: agriculture, biological sciences, food systems and nutrition, environment and natural resources, community and rural development, and international programs.

Late in the afternoon, Stauber is scheduled for tours of the Agricultural Research Service laboratories and the new facilities at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine.

President Bill Clinton selected Stauber as undersecretary for his extensive work in developing and funding research projects involving land grant universities, state experiment stations and farmer-controlled organizations. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last May.