University of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia

Department of Crop and Soil SciencesDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences

2014 Fall Faculty Meeting

August 11, 2014

Athens Campus

Athens, GA

• Departmental Highlights

• Faculty/Staff/Students

• Budget

• Productivity

• Future

• Review

• New Faculty Positions• Peanut Agronomist – Scott Monfort• Irrigation Specialist – Wes Porter• Small Grain Breeder• Water Management & Policy• Quantitative Genomics

• Units• PSF/Iron Horse Farm• Weather Network• SWVT• Greenhouses

• 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• 36 tenure-track faculty• 7 public service• 4 research scientists• 9 postdocs

• 50 students workers• 10 visiting scientists• 62 classified staff• 74 undergraduate students• 68 graduate students (includes IPBGG)

FY 2000PS $6,840,000

NPS 850,000Base Budget $7,690,000

FY 2014PS $5,989,999

NPS 350,345Base Budget $6,340,344

Additional State Support $2,298,316

• Foundation accounts - $500,000• Total managed budget - $47,486,058• State - $8,638,660 (PS, NPS, and contingency)• Active grants - $33,624,706• Grant expenditures - $4,681,154• Total 2013 expenditures - $18,542,506• Total 2013 non-state, non-grant expenditures -

$5,222,692

Extension Workshops and Meetings –400

Journal Articles – 500

Extension Publications – 250

Research Talks – 230

Patents PVP – 5

Grants - $47M

Awards – 12

Graduate Students – 68

Undergraduate Students – 74

Student Contact Hours - 2820

• 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 stakeholders• Contact hours or institutional expertise (i.e., cluster hires)• External support

• New Area of Emphasis – Sustainable Ag• Promotion of SWVT and Weather Network

Department of Crop & Soil Sciences

Program Review&

Strategic Plan

Program Review - AgendaProgram Review - Agenda

• Strategic Plan

• Planning Committee

• Timeline

• Self-study report

• PRAC committee visit

• Assessment

• Bill Vencill – undergraduate

• Miguel Cabrera - graduate

• Follow-up items

Strategic PlanStrategic Plan

Program Review CommitteeProgram Review Committee

Donn Shilling, Chair 706-542-0900706-247-1926 (cell)dgs@uga.edu

Bill Vencill706-247-9890 (cell)wvencill@uga.edu

J. Michael Moore 229-386-3433229-392-6424 (cell)jmmoore@uga.edu

Timothy Grey 229-386-7239229-886-6573 (cell)tgrey@uga.edu

Jerry Johnson770-228-7341770-468-5101 (cell)jjohnson@uga.edu

Miguel Cabrera 706-542-1242706-340-4799 (cell)mcabrera@uga.edu

Pam Brown 706-542-0900706-206-5509 (cell)pjbrown@uga.edu

Ali Missaoui 706-542-8847cssamm@uga.edu

Scott Jackson706-542-4021765-409-4973 (cell)sjackson@uga.edu

Program Review Sub-CommitteesProgram Review Sub-CommitteesResearch CommitteeTimothy Grey Chair

Crop & Weed Management Timothy Grey - Chair Patrick McCullough John SniderNick Hill Scott Tubbs

Environmental Sciences Miguel Cabrera - Chair George VellidisDavid Radcliffe Pam KnoxJack Huang

Breeding, Genomics & Biotech Scott Jackson - Co-Chair Ali Missaoui - Co-Chair Peng CheeJerry JohnsonWayne Parrott

Teaching CommitteeBill Vencill - Co ChairMiguel Cabrera - Co Chair

UndergraduateBill Vencill – ChairBill MillerMussie Habteselassie Glenn HarrisDory Franklin Aaron Thompson

GraduateMiguel Cabrera – ChairGerald Henry Scott Tubbs Jack Huang Wayne Parrott Paul Raymer

Administration and FacilitiesDonn Shilling – Co-ChairPam Brown - Co-ChairGeorgi Austin - financesNick Hill/Kurk Lance - Greenhouse Dennis Hancock/Josh Griffin/Herb Yeomans - FarmBill Miller/Sayed Hassan - ICP Ian Flitcroft - Weather Network John Gassett/Don Day - SWVT Scott Jackson - CAGT/Institute Craig Kvien - NESPALDavid Radcliffe - Onsite Waste Water Mgmt.Gerald Henry – Athens Turfgrass Research and Education Center (ATREC)

Extension/OutreachJ Michael Moore - ChairDennis Hancock Clint WaltzGuy Collins Julia Gaskin Jared Whitaker

Program Review - TimelineProgram Review - Timeline

October 2013 – Program Review and subcommittees established

October 2013 – June 2014 – bimonthly planning committee meetings

June 30, 2014 – First draft of Narrative Due to Pam

July 7, 2014 – Faculty Program Review Planning Meeting

August 2014 – Review Document at Fall Faculty Meeting

September 2014 – Finalize self-study report and begin planning for PRAC visit

October 1, 2014 – Review Document submitted to PRAC

October 2014 – Final planning for PRAC visit

November 2014 – PRAC meetings, Athens, Tifton and Griffin

2015 – PRAC report, Departmental response, DH meets with PRAC committee

PRAC VisitPRAC Visit

Day 1 (Athens) Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Meeting with Staff 9:00 a.m. - Meeting with Undergraduate Students 9:30 a.m. - Meeting with Graduate Students 10:15 a.m. - Meeting with Faculty 11:30 a.m. - Meeting with Cooperators 12:30 p.m. - Lunch for faculty, cooperators and review team 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Departmental Presentations Dinner

Day 2 (Athens, Travel to Griffin) Breakfast 9:30 a.m. - Meeting with Administration - Drs. Angle, Shulstad, Brown, Broder 10:30 - Noon - Tour of facilities -- Plant Sciences Building - Donn Shilling Noon - Lunch 1:00 p.m. - Tour greenhouses and farms 2:00 p.m. - Leave for Griffin (Arrive in Griffin, get review team checked into hotel), Dinner

PRAC VisitPRAC Visit

Day 3 (Griffin, Travel to Tifton) Breakfast 8:30 a.m. -- Meeting with Staff 9:15 a.m. -- Meeting with Students 10:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Assistant Dean 11:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Cooperators Noon - Lunch, faculty, cooperators, review team 1:00 p.m. -- Meeting with faculty 2:00 p.m. -- Tour of facilities - Jerry Johnson 3:00 p.m. -- Leave for Tifton (Arrive in Tifton, get review team checked into hotel), Dinner

Day 4 (Tifton, return home) Breakfast 9:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Students 9:30 a.m. -- Meeting with Staff 10:00 a.m. -- Meeting with faculty 11:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Cooperators Noon - Lunch, faculty, cooperators, review team 1:30 p.m. -- Meeting with Assistant Dean 2:00 p.m. -- Tour of facilities – Tim Grey

PRAC VisitPRAC Visit

Departmental PresentationEach presentation will be approximately 7 minutes with 3 minutes allotted at the end of each presentation for Q&A.

Departmental Overview – Donn Shilling

Undergraduate Program – Bill Vencill

Graduate Program - Miguel Cabrera

Research Overview – Tim Grey Breeding/Genetics/Genomics – Ali Missaoui Environmental Sciences – Miguel Cabrera Crop and Weed Management &

Physiology – Tim Grey

BREAK (20 min.)

Extension and Outreach Overview – J. Michael Moore Crop Management - Soils - Water -

Facilities Athens – Donn Shilling Griffin – Jerry Johnson Tifton – Tim Grey

Q&A

Program ReviewProgram Review

Questions/Comments?Questions/Comments?

Thank youThank you

University of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia

Department of Crop and Soil SciencesDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences

2014 Fall Faculty Meeting

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August 11, 2014

Athens Campus

Athens, GA