Undergraduate Report Fall 2015

Students Enrolled MajorSpring 2014Spring 2015 Agric. Env. Systems18 (3 Tifton) 21 (5 Tifton) Env. Res. Sci.11 Water Soil Res. (BSES)99 Water Soil Res. (BSFR)713 Env. Chem.2115 Turfgrass1518 Total71 (4)77 (6)

Enrollment in Minors  Crop Science - 4  Environmental Soil Science - 4  Turfgrass Management - 6

Agriscience – New Area Emphasis Major Required  AESC 4520 – Application of Technology in Production Agriculture  ADSC 3400 (Physiology Reproduction Domestic Animals) or ADSC 3130 (Animal Biotechnology) or ADSC 3300 (Animal Nutrition) or POUL 3750 (Poultry Nutrition) or BCMB 3100 (Biochemistry) or ADSC 4010E  CRSS(FANR) 3060, 3060L – Soils and Hydrology, Soils & Hydrology Lab  ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250 – Pesticide Use and Transgenic Crops  ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740 – Integrated Pest Management

Agriscience – New Area Emphasis esource Management Course IDCourse TitleLocation1Credit CRSS 3050Water Quality(G)3 CRSS 4610Soil Microbiology(A & G)3 CRSS 4580Soil Erosion & Conservation(A, G,T)3 AESC 3510Digital Imaging(G)3 GEOG 4370EGeographic Information Systems3 CRSS 4960Research(G)1-3 CRSS 4660Environmental Measures(G)3 Choose two courses in Economics AAEC 3010Farm Organization(G)3 AAEC 3040Agribusiness Marketing(G)3 Major Electives HORT 4430Plant Physiology(G)3 HORT 4440Environmental Physiology(G)3 HORT 3620Plant Propagation(G)3 HORT 3440EHerbs, Spices, Medicinal Plants3

Teaching Retreat – June 2015  Schedules – conflicts, better course coordination  Curriculum connectivity  Precision Ag course flow (prereq CRSS 4050)  Prereqs CRSS 4610, 4260  Aligning 3060, 4540, 4600, 4610, 4670  Minors – update Env. Soil Sci. Crop Sci, Turf courses  Needs  Crop Production course in Athens, Tifton  Graduate soils course for non-CRSS students  CRSS 6530  CRSS 3070 – Irrigation course  Other -Certifications -Recruitment -Assessment

Recruitment  Brochures (AES updated by end of summer)  Web Page (updates?)  Recruitment Events  Majors Madness, Resource Fair, Orientation 2.0, MANRR events, 4-H, GHP Tours  Personal Contacts  Individual meetings with high school students and parents visiting campus

Web Page  College has had a web page committee since Oct 2014  New CAES student page 1 Aug 2015 New CAES student page 1 Aug 2015  Departmental web pages will be revamped by Oct 2016  Streamlined processes to aid updating  Access calendar  Directory information will be streamlined

SSSA Requirements for Certification Soil Science Core Requirements  Minimum 15 credits of which 9 must be upper division  Laboratory and/or Field coursework is a required component in a minimum of 2 of the Soil Science core classes. Examples include soil judging, undergraduate research, laboratory exercises, field courses.  Courses must come from at least 3 of the following 6 specialty areas: (1) Soils & Land Use Management (CRSS 3060) (2) Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification (CRSS 4540) (3) Soil Biology & Soil Ecology (CRSS 4610) (4) Soil Chemistry & Mineralogy (CRSS 4670) (5) Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management (CRSS 4590) (6) Soil Physics (CRSS 4600)

SSSA Requirements for Certification  Supporting Professional Core Requirements  Minimum of 45 semester credits total of which a minimum of 15 semester credits must be upper division  4 of the following 8 areas must have a minimum of 5 semester credits : (1) Agricultural Science (CRSS 2010, 4340, 4300, 4260, etc.) (2) Biological and Ecological Sciences (BIOL 1107, 1008, ECOL 3500, FANR 3200L) (3) Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics (CHEM 1211, MATH 2250, PHYS 1111, STAT 2000) (4) Communications (COMM 1100, AGCM 1200) (5) Geoscience and Atmospheric Science (GEOL 1250, CRSS 4540) (6) Human Health and Land Use (EHSC 3060, EHSC 4610) (7) Technology and Engineering (CRSS 4050) (8) Water Sciences (WASR 4110, CRSS 4660)

Undergraduate Research  UGA Students  CURO  CAES Undergraduate Research Opportunities  CRSS 4960 – Undergrad Research in Crop & Soil  High School Students  Young Scholars Program

E-courses  Dan Ye, an instructional designer, has been hired by the CAES Office of Academic Affairs to assist faculty with course designs. In particular, she has extensive experience helping faculty convert face-to-face courses to an online format. She has access to equipment and software that you might need.  You might consider developing an online course:  To teach to students at the Tifton, Griffin or Athens campuses,  To offer through Ag*IDEA,  To offer in the summer semester, or  As a component of an online academic program.

E-courses  E-courses have to be approved as a separate course  CRSS 4600 and CRSS 4600E  UGA Office of Online Learning approves  Synchronized with academic term  They seem to prefer videos of course lectures in small sections  Can be stored on Kaltura and accessed via elc  Tuition return to the department?

E-courses and Distance Ed  Demand for non-thesis programs online such as for county agents  Some are using software (Zoom) that will allow a student at his/her computer to call into a class using Tandberg

Course Syllabi  University policy (Academic Affairs Policy Statement #13) states:  Departments and programs will make the class course syllabus of the most recent offering of each course under each instructor readily available for inspection by students who may wish to enroll in the course in the future. Departments and programs will make these class syllabi available to students on a web site accessible by students.  Please send a copy of your Fall 2014 syllabus to Vivienne as soon as possible

Exit Survey ( )

 How did you find out about your major?  Online or bulletin was most common response  Strength of the Department  faculty  Departmental Deficiencies  More faculty to interact with  Best Way to Improve Your Major  More hands-on experiences

Major Assessment - Turf SLOCourseExceed Expectation (>90%) Meet Expectation (70-89%) Below Expectation (<70%) Physiological interaction herbicides, weeds, turf CRSS %70% Physiological response turf to stress CRSS % – mgmt80% - physiol CommunicationTBD

Major Assessment - WSR SLOCourseExceed Expectation (>90%) Meet Expectation (70-89%) Below Expectation (<70%) Describe & interpret landscape & soil profile info CRSS %8%22% Relate soil mgmt & productivity to soil properties CRSS %78%5% Mgmt affects hydrologic processes & H 2 0 quality CRSS %36%24% Evaluate models of soil H20 movmt CRSS %4%87%

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