1. Department of Biology Annual Retreat, Jan 17-18, 2013

2. Retreat Agenda Thursday – State of the department Staff – optimal workflows BSCI program and curriculum Dept research and budget – Presentations Research Teaching/program development Friday (at SESYNC – Annapolis) – Faculty discussions Exploring ways to improve curriculum and research

3. The Department of Biology People (~230) – Staff – Students: undergraduate and graduate – Research assistants and postdocs – Faculty: instructional and research Publications Grants Department Budget – Annual income – Annual expenditures – Donations

4. Honors Program Number in ProgramPlacement of Honors Students Medical school

5. Graduate Students Number by degreeNumber by Program

6. Graduate Student Support FellowshipNumber NSF GRFP11 NIH NRSA2 NIH NRTA2 NASA2 NOAA2 Smithsonian5 Fulbright1 Ford Foundation1 Total26 Graduate Teaching Assistantships (30-40%)Competitive Fellowships (17%)

7. Graduate Student Placement Placement of 71 Biology PhD’s Boston University Medical School Cal Tech Harvard University Indiana University Michigan State University NASA NIH Northwestern NSF, AAAS Scripps Smithsonian NMNH (2) Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (2) Stanford SUNY Stony Brook Tufts Medical School UCLA Medical Center University of California, San Diego UMD (6) University College London University of Georgia University of Illinois University of London University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Wisconsin Unviersity of Texas Uppsala Universitet Virginia Tech Weizman Institute Yale University Postdoc Institutions

8. Postdocs NumberPlacement of 71 Biology Postdocs

9. Faculty Year Number PeriodRecruitedRetired/deceasedMoved Inst 1996-20031566 2004-20111156

10. Research Faculty Year Number

11. Dept of Biology Publications 248 journals!

12. Dept of Biology Publications

13. Molecular and Cellular Biology

14. Neuroscience

15. Genetics and Evolution

16. Ecology

17. General Science

18. CMNS Grant Awards Fiscal Year

19. CMNS Grant Awards Fiscal Year

20. Biology Grant Funds

21. Biology Proposal Outcomes FY09 39% of 80 proposals FY11 22% of 67 proposals

22. Biology Income $5.1M $4.8M

23. Biology Expenses

24. Donations Year Cumulative Amount # donations in 2012 72 49 3 14

25. Concluding Remarks Staff organization and quality – Best it has been in my 25 years in the department Student talent – Best undergraduates are exceptional – need to engage them in on-campus research early – BISI program has increased overall applicant quality and encouraged students with interdisciplinary interests Research – We are an integrative biology department – Upcoming retirements will provide opportunities to increase connectivity – Department financial situation will allow growth – Federal funding climate remains uncertain. Diversification may be the best strategy – both for individual PI’s and for department