Department of Crop & Soil Sciences 2016 Spring Faculty Meeting March 7,2016 Middle Georgia State College Macon, GA

Issues Positions Student Activity funds Teaching Annual evaluation and Faculty Performance Initiative Post tenure review process Tuition Incentive Assistantship program Contracts IHF (Athens)

Positions Quantitative Genomics-Jason Wallace Grain breeding-Mohamed Mergoum Cotton Extension-Jared Whitaker Turfgrass physiology-David Jesperson Extension Agronomist-Interviewing

Positions needed Corn/grain/soybean extension specialist Crop Physiology Turfgrass-Research Scientist –Julie Campbell Forage Weed Management Crop Modeling Invasive Weed Management Stress Physiology High through-put phenotyping Corn Breeder Soil Fertility Soil Physics and hydrology

Student Activity fund Approximately $10,000 per year To be used for experiential student activities Activities Soil seminar Field trips Turf team Soils team Poster contest Study abroad Internships

Undergraduate teaching Staff advising Majors and AOE Low enrollment majors Fewer majors and more AOE

Graduate Assistantship Funding $250,000 State and Royalty Most are cost shared (20%20%) TA – 3 40% Assistantship New Professor Professors without technicians All provided competitively Timing is critical One Year lead time is best

and Faculty Performance Initiative Annual evaluation and Faculty Performance Initiative Unit specific Move FPI to start of career Delayed for 1 year Faculty input

Other issues Post tenure review process Tuition Incentive Assistantship program Contracts IHF

University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2016 Spring Faculty Meeting Thank You for Your Attention Questions Please March 7, 2016 Middle Georgia State College Macon, GA