Mission Statement
The CEA program at the University of Arizona is dedicated to envisioning, designing, and developing cost-effective means of utilizing water, energy, labor and other resources in advanced agricultural crop production practices; extending the knowledge of students, growers, and the commercial sector; fostering interest and understanding of commercial agricultural production practices, particularly within greenhouses and other advanced technology crop production systems.

Purpose of this website
The CEAC website will serve as a tool for achieving the mission of the University of Arizona CEA Program by enhancing campus, state and worldwide communication and learning. The Controlled Environment Agriculture home page will promote University of Arizona teaching, research and extension programs, and provide a portal to the various educational and research opportunities for University of Arizona students, clientele from within the state, as well as interests worldwide.

Advanced Purpose
The purpose and goals of this CEAC website are to bring the Campus Agricultural Center [C.A.C.] state-of-the-art greenhouse facility, as well as the activities of the participating CEAC faculty in instruction, research and extension to many people, and classrooms, both on and off the main campus, and throughout Arizona and the world.

This virtual environment will effectively compliment the greenhouse facilities and environment by offering educational opportunities at times convenient to the web page visitor.The website will create synergy and improve collaboration among the faculty and staff of this campus program, and thus further promote its development. It will also become a springboard to national and international recognition of the academic and research programs of the CEAC.