1. University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2006 Spring Faculty Retreat State of the Department March 16-17, 2006 Tifton Campus Tifton, GA

2. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Topics –  Positions  State-wide teaching  Department Advisory Committee  Department Seminar  University Review  Departmental Support/Administration  Budget

3. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Faculty Positions  Procedure – SOP – webpage  Key Points –Faculty Set Priority –From search and Screen committee –Advertise –Interview state-wide –Search and Screen committee compiles input and makes recommendation –Offer and hire

4. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Faculty Positions (cont.)  Positions to be filled  Soil Chemist – GA Power Professorship  Forage Breeding  Forage Extension  On-site Waste Water Management  Environmental Water Chemist  Cropping Systems  Fertility Calibration

5. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Faculty Positions (cont.)  Other Priorities  Crop Physiology  Cotton Breeding  Invasive Plants  Plant Nutrition  GIS/GPS  Bioinformatics

6. State of Department Commitment to Excellence State-wide Teaching  Graduate  Increase Graduate Participation  Course clustering – Griffin and Tifton  Housing Costs  MPPPM  Increased Assistantships  Undergraduate  Teaching at all three locations  Peer Review

7. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Departmental Advisory Committee  Provide department with cooperator/industry “connection”  Establish a collaborator relationship at the departmental level  Establish a relationship beyond research and extension  Teaching  feedback on curriculum issues  scholarships, internships and endowment

8. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Departmental Seminar  Graduate Seminar  Alternate Graduate Seminar with Departmental seminar  One semester a year  Seminar Committee  Budget  Rotate Subjects

9. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Program Review  Planning committees  Blended University Review with parts of CSREES Review  Monthly coordinating meetings  Information being compiled - webpage

10. State of Department Commitment to Excellence Department Support/Administration  Make Information more available  Develop procedures  Web available information  By Laws

11. Budget FY 2000 PS$6,840,000 (89%) NPS 850,000 (11%) Base Budget$7,690,000 FY 2007 (Proposed) PS$5,579,806 (94%) NPS 342,896 (6%) Base Budget$5,922,702 Reductions In Base with assessment$1,767,298 (23%)

12. Budget (cont.) FY 2007 PS$5,579,806 NPS 342,896 Base Budget$5,922,702 Assessment− 118,000 Adjusted Base$5,804,702 (25% reduction) Assessment: 2% R (p); 2% T (p); 2% E (p)

13. Budget (cont.) FY 2007 (Proposed) Base Budget5,922,702 PS -5,579,806 NPS-State 342,896 Royalty 150,000 Lapsed Salary 100,000 (FY 07 -0-) Sales 250,000 Assistantships 200,000 Grants 6,000,000

14. University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2006 Spring Faculty Retreat Thank You for Your Attention Questions Please March 16-17, 2006 Tifton Campus Tifton, GA