Agronomy 2007 State of the Department

Outline Administrative Philosophy What is Agronomy? ISU Statistics Departmental Statistics Departmental Organization Departmental Priorities

ADMINISTRATIVE PHILOSOPHY

WHAT IS AGRONOMY?

What is Agronomy? Sustainable Production of Food, Feed, Fiber, and Fuel

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Agronomy is the funnel that all science must go through to impact producer profitability Agronomy Math, Physics Earth Science Biology Ecology Genetics Genomics Chemistry Bio-chem Microbiology

Agronomy is the synthesis of available scientific knowledge FoodFeed FuelFiber Agronomy

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ISU STATISTICS

AES Expenditures from State Appropriations

Undergraduate Enrollment By Department Fall 2006

DEPARTMENTAL STATISTICS

Student Enrollment Trends

Trends in Graduating Students

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DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION

The Land Grant Mission ResearchEducationExtension

Current Departmental Organization Basically Multifunction Panels Have Some But Not Complete Overlap Of Membership “Responsible” For Graduate Curriculum “Responsible” For Research Agenda Serves To Separate Extension And Undergraduate Teaching From Much Of Department Panel Chairs Serve As Advisory Committee

Departmental Structure We Are Living Off Of Our Legacy Our Challenge/Goal Should Be To Create Our Own Legacy Until We Can Do That, We Will Only Be An Average Department

Departmental Strucuture To Change, We Need An Infusion Of Faculty With New Ideas And Capacities Infuse Existing Faculty With New Ideas And Energy We Need To Organize Our Disciplinary Capabilities Into Cross-disciplinary Teams Focused On Priority Questions

Departmental Structure Agronomy Student Services Undergrad & Grad Curriculum Visioning Undergraduate Graduate (1 for each Major) Extension Services Priority Research Teams

Management Structure Agronomy COA Administration External Advisory Panel Faculty Advisory Panel Baker Council

There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are science and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it. Louis Pasteur

Science Our Science must be question/hypothesis drivenHypotheses must be founded in theory If not, it is just observational research Our science needs to be focused on the problem of agronomy

Context Landscape Field/Plot Atomic

DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITIES Feedstock Production Translational Genomics Environmental Science Soils Institute Curriculum Faculty Excellence Recruitment/Marketing

Feedstock Production Optimizing Feedstock Production Alternative Crops Plant Breeding Feedstock Production and Environmental Sustainability Soil Erosion Landscape Informatics Improving SOM Soil conservation and Organic matter N-Use Efficiency H 2 0-Use Efficiency Nutrient Recycling Nutrient Management

Translational Genomics World Class Corn and Soybean Genomics World Class Phenotyping World Class Bioinformatics Connecting The Three Application Of Genomics To Crop Improvement New CSSA Journal Dedicated To The Field The Plant Genome

Environmental Science Water Quality Soil Carbon Soil Erosion Indicators/SymptomsCropping SystemResidue ManagementNutrient Management

Curriculum Quantity Quality CVC Report Undergraduate Integrate With Undergraduate Curriculum Integrate With Interdepartmental Programs Reduce The Number Of Majors Graduate

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Faculty Excellence Agronomy is no Better than its faculty Personnel actions are key to our success Hiring Promotion Tenure

Recruitment/Marketing New Faculty And Students Recruitment Who We Are And What We Do Marketing Impact And Accomplishments Communication

Agronomy is applying science to fuel and feed our global society Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University

Agronomists are innovative, problem solvers who work to improve the sources of many products we need. As agricultural systems become more advanced, scientific understanding becomes more important to manage our food, fiber, fuel, and environment. Agronomy is an expanding field as more uses of crops are developed; –i.e. bio-fuels, healthier foods, pharmaceuticals –the possibilities are endless Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

> $110,000 of scholarships just for Agronomy majors –Support for both tuition and international travel courses –More available from the College of Agriculture and ISU Student-Faculty mentoring approach –Faculty advisers work one-on-one with students –Connections with cutting-edge research –Student jobs for pay and experience Active Agronomy student club and learning communities Agronomy at Iowa State University: The Benefits Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

Agronomy at Iowa State University: ISU Agronomy graduates have a 100% placement rate Iowa State Agronomy Alumni go on to: –Coordinate plant breeding programs –Assist in biotechnology labs –Educate about soil and water conservation practices –Manage farms –Develop renewable sources of energy –Sell farm inputs –Make policy about global food systems The Potential Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

News Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt has accepted the K.F. Frey Chair in Agronomy. He will start 9/1/2007

QUESTIONS "In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists" Eric Hoffer