University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2015 Fall Faculty Meeting August 10, 2015 Athens Campus Athens, GA

Departmental Highlights Position/facilities Budget/raises Productivity Web Spring faculty meeting – March 7, 2016 Other news Future

New Faculty Positions Small Grain Breeder – Dr. Mohamed Mergoum (Sept 1) Quantitative Genomics – Dr. Jason Wallace (Aug 14) Turf Stress Physiology Grain Extension Specialist Cotton Extension Specialist Units PSF/Iron Horse Farm Weather Network SWVT ICP Lab

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 – 200 people 34 tenure-track faculty 6 public service 3 research scientists 9 postdocs 50 students workers 10 visiting scientists 76 classified staff 74 undergraduate students 68 graduate students (includes IPBGG) 25 adjunct faculty 3 professorships 1 GA Power 1 UGA Athletic Association 1 GSD/UGA Foundation 2 Regents Professors Andy Paterson Monique Leclerc 1 Eminent Scholar Scott Jackson

FY 2000 PS$6,840,000 NPS 850,000 Base Budget$7,690,000 FY 2014 PS$5,800,000 NPS 400,000 Base Budget$8,900,000 Additional State Support $2,700,000

200 accounts Foundation accounts - $1,000,000 Total managed budget - $47,500,000 Active grants - $39,600,000 Grant expenditures - $3,900,000 Total expenditures - $16,100,000 State - $11,600,000 (NPS, PS, contingency) Soft - $4,500,000

Extension Workshops and Meetings – 339 Journal Articles – 238 Extension Publications – 248 Research Talks – 264 Patents PVP – 5 Grants - $40M Awards – 12 Student Awards – 33 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 funding Contact hours or institutional expertise (i.e., cluster hires) External support Programmatic need Promotion of SWVT and Weather Network Majors/AOE ICP Lab Department Review

University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2015 Fall Faculty Meeting Thank You For Your Attention Question Please August 10, 2015 Athens Campus Athens, GA