University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2014 Fall Faculty Meeting August 11, 2014 Athens Campus Athens, GA

Departmental Highlights Faculty/Staff/Students Budget Productivity Future Review

New Faculty Positions Peanut Agronomist – Scott Monfort Irrigation Specialist – Wes Porter Small Grain Breeder Water Management & Policy Quantitative Genomics Units PSF/Iron Horse Farm Weather Network SWVT Greenhouses

Faculty, staff and students continue to excel, despite adverse budgeting conditions Faculty continue to serve the department, college, university and profession in key roles and provide leadership in “driving” policy, regulation and scientific thinking.

Positions 36 tenure-track faculty 7 public service 4 research scientists 9 postdocs 50 students workers 10 visiting scientists 62 classified staff 74 undergraduate students 68 graduate students (includes IPBGG)

FY 2000 PS$6,840,000 NPS 850,000 Base Budget$7,690,000 FY 2014 PS$5,989,999 NPS 350,345 Base Budget$6,340,344 Additional State Support $2,298,316

Foundation accounts - $500,000 Total managed budget - $47,486,058 State - $8,638,660 (PS, NPS, and contingency) Active grants - $33,624,706 Grant expenditures - $4,681,154 Total 2013 expenditures - $18,542,506 Total 2013 non-state, non-grant expenditures - $5,222,692

Extension Workshops and Meetings –400 Journal Articles – 500 Extension Publications – 250 Research Talks – 230 Patents PVP – 5 Grants - $47M Awards – 12 Graduate Students – 68 Undergraduate Students – 74 Student Contact Hours

Space - Athens Doing more with less state funding - NPS “B” Budget will continue to be under pressure “A” Budget increases linked to teaching Maintain key core support Administrative services Facilities Technicians New positions Funding for managed units

Future Positions “A” Budget stakeholders Contact hours or institutional expertise (i.e., cluster hires) External support New Area of Emphasis – Sustainable Ag Promotion of SWVT and Weather Network

Department of Crop & Soil Sciences Program Review & Strategic Plan

Program Review - Agenda Strategic Plan Planning Committee Timeline Self-study report PRAC committee visit Assessment Bill Vencill – undergraduate Miguel Cabrera - graduate Follow-up items

Strategic Plan

Program Review Committee Donn Shilling, Chair (cell) Bill Vencill (cell) J. Michael Moore (cell) Timothy Grey (cell) Jerry Johnson (cell) Miguel Cabrera (cell) Pam Brown (cell) Ali Missaoui Scott Jackson (cell)

Program Review Sub-Committees Research Committee Timothy Grey Chair Crop & Weed Management Timothy Grey - Chair Patrick McCullough John Snider Nick Hill Scott Tubbs Environmental Sciences Miguel Cabrera - Chair George Vellidis David Radcliffe Pam Knox Jack Huang Breeding, Genomics & Biotech Scott Jackson - Co-Chair Ali Missaoui - Co-Chair Peng Chee Jerry Johnson Wayne Parrott Teaching Committee Bill Vencill - Co Chair Miguel Cabrera - Co Chair Undergraduate Bill Vencill – Chair Bill Miller Mussie Habteselassie Glenn Harris Dory Franklin Aaron Thompson Graduate Miguel Cabrera – Chair Gerald Henry Scott Tubbs Jack Huang Wayne Parrott Paul Raymer Administration and Facilities Donn Shilling – Co-Chair Pam Brown - Co-Chair Georgi Austin - finances Nick Hill/Kurk Lance - Greenhouse Dennis Hancock/Josh Griffin/Herb Yeomans - Farm Bill Miller/Sayed Hassan - ICP Ian Flitcroft - Weather Network John Gassett/Don Day - SWVT Scott Jackson - CAGT/Institute Craig Kvien - NESPAL David Radcliffe - Onsite Waste Water Mgmt. Gerald Henry – Athens Turfgrass Research and Education Center (ATREC ) Extension/Outreach J Michael Moore - Chair Dennis Hancock Clint Waltz Guy Collins Julia Gaskin Jared Whitaker

Program Review - Timeline October 2013 – Program Review and subcommittees established October 2013 – June 2014 – bimonthly planning committee meetings June 30, 2014 – First draft of Narrative Due to Pam July 7, 2014 – Faculty Program Review Planning Meeting August 2014 – Review Document at Fall Faculty Meeting September 2014 – Finalize self-study report and begin planning for PRAC visit October 1, 2014 – Review Document submitted to PRAC October 2014 – Final planning for PRAC visit November 2014 – PRAC meetings, Athens, Tifton and Griffin 2015 – PRAC report, Departmental response, DH meets with PRAC committee

PRAC Visit Day 1 (Athens) Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Meeting with Staff 9:00 a.m. - Meeting with Undergraduate Students 9:30 a.m. - Meeting with Graduate Students 10:15 a.m. - Meeting with Faculty 11:30 a.m. - Meeting with Cooperators 12:30 p.m. - Lunch for faculty, cooperators and review team 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Departmental Presentations Dinner Day 2 (Athens, Travel to Griffin) Breakfast 9:30 a.m. - Meeting with Administration - Drs. Angle, Shulstad, Brown, Broder 10:30 - Noon - Tour of facilities -- Plant Sciences Building - Donn Shilling Noon - Lunch 1:00 p.m. - Tour greenhouses and farms 2:00 p.m. - Leave for Griffin (Arrive in Griffin, get review team checked into hotel), Dinner

PRAC Visit Day 3 (Griffin, Travel to Tifton) Breakfast 8:30 a.m. -- Meeting with Staff 9:15 a.m. -- Meeting with Students 10:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Assistant Dean 11:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Cooperators Noon - Lunch, faculty, cooperators, review team 1:00 p.m. -- Meeting with faculty 2:00 p.m. -- Tour of facilities - Jerry Johnson 3:00 p.m. -- Leave for Tifton (Arrive in Tifton, get review team checked into hotel), Dinner Day 4 (Tifton, return home) Breakfast 9:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Students 9:30 a.m. -- Meeting with Staff 10:00 a.m. -- Meeting with faculty 11:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Cooperators Noon - Lunch, faculty, cooperators, review team 1:30 p.m. -- Meeting with Assistant Dean 2:00 p.m. -- Tour of facilities – Tim Grey

PRAC Visit Departmental Presentation Each presentation will be approximately 7 minutes with 3 minutes allotted at the end of each presentation for Q&A. Departmental Overview – Donn Shilling Undergraduate Program – Bill Vencill Graduate Program - Miguel Cabrera Research Overview – Tim Grey Breeding/Genetics/Genomics – Ali Missaoui Environmental Sciences – Miguel Cabrera Crop and Weed Management & Physiology – Tim Grey BREAK (20 min.) Extension and Outreach Overview – J. Michael Moore Crop Management - Soils - Water - Facilities Athens – Donn Shilling Griffin – Jerry Johnson Tifton – Tim Grey Q&A

Program Review Questions/Comments? Thank you

University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2014 Fall Faculty Meeting Thank You For Your Attention Question Please August 11, 2014 Athens Campus Athens, GA