Welcome to the Department of Youth Development and Agricultural Education at Purdue University. The department's motto is "Empower, Educate, and Enhance." These three very powerful words clearly and succinctly identify the purposes of the department. Empowering, Educating and Enhancing is accomplished by this interdisciplinary department with undergraduate programs in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Communication and a nationally recognized graduate program focused on learning and communication in the context of agriculture.​