1. Agronomy 2007 State of the Department

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

3. ADMINISTRATIVE PHILOSOPHY

4. WHAT IS AGRONOMY?

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

6. C=C

7. 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

8. Agronomy is the synthesis of available scientific knowledge FoodFeed FuelFiber Agronomy

9. What is Agronomy Click to view Agronomy graphicAgronomy graphic

10. ISU STATISTICS

11. AES Expenditures from State Appropriations

13. Undergraduate Enrollment By Department Fall 2006

17. DEPARTMENTAL STATISTICS

18. Student Enrollment Trends

19. Trends in Graduating Students

20. Undergraduate Students

21. Graduate Students

22. DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION

23. The Land Grant Mission ResearchEducationExtension

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

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

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

29. 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

30. 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

31. Context Landscape Field/Plot Atomic

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

33. 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

34. 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

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

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

37. Soils Institute

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

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

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

41. 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

42. > $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

43. 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

44. www.agron.iastate.edu Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

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

46. 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