Mississippi River Research Center-Center for Ecology & Natural
Resources To advance knowledge in preservation, conservation,
and improvement of water quality while balancing economic and
environmental impact. To be a bastion and leader for strong
research and professional training in water management,
planning, and policy issues. The Mississippi River Research
Center – Center for Ecology & Natural Resources (MRRC-CENR) has
been actively engaging numerous under-served and minority
communities and small-limited resource farmers in protecting the
environment. Many communities have been proactive in becoming
stewards of the environment through water quality education. One
of our programs engaged over 20% of the University population to
protect its ground water resources. These activities have been
acknowledged by the National Groundwater Foundation. Alcorn
State University, the first college in Mississippi, and the
first 1890-Land Grant Institution, was the second university in
the nation to receive the Groundwat