Ron Pardini, Dean/Director of CABNR/NAES

• Positions Eliminated: Associate Director of Nevada Ag Experiment Station Assistant Director of Nevada Ag Experiment Station Associate Dean of Outreach Director of Communications & Marketing Director of Student Retention, Recruitment &

Advising 20 Faculty Positions (11 Tenured Faculty) 6 Classified Positions (Support Staff)

• Animal Biotechnology• Resource Economics

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology• Nature Resources & Environmental Science• (Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Science)

New department created with remaining faculty Extensive input from stakeholders on new program

selection

• Animal Biotechnology• Animal Science• Agriculture & Applied Economics• Environmental & Resource Economics• Rangeland Livestock Production

No student left behind!

• Agricultural Science• Rangeland Ecology and Management• Forestry Management and Ecology• Multi-State Range Education Collaboration

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology• Ecohydrology• Environmental Science• (Forestry & Rangeland Management)• Nutrition – Dietetics• Nutrition – Nutritional Science• Veterinary Science• Wildlife Ecology & Conservation

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Total CABNR Undergrads 679 723 731 789 787 802 812 911 929 1002

% CABNR Increase - 6.50% 1.09% 7.93% -.0025% 0.02% 1.23% 12.19% 1.98% 7.86%

Total UNR Undergrads 10,478 11,243 11,605 12,018 12,404 12,499 12,659 13,367 13,119 13,660

% CABNR/UNR 6.48% 6.43% 6.30% 6.57% 6.34% 6.42% 6.42% 6.82% 7.08% 7.34%

NAES Reversions: 2009 = $912,325 2010 = $155,942

NAES Reversions: 2009 = $912,325 2010 = $155,942

• Elimination of 3 vacant positions• Elimination of a Post Doctoral Position-Department

Chair commitment• Elimination of Basic Research funding-previous

EPSCOR commitment• Extension is proposed for a 70% budget cut which

will likely impact CABNR – currently there are 7 State Extension Specialist in CABNR that have a partial FTE paid from Extension funds

• 5% pay cuts for everyone

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• Sold for $3.4 million to Great Basin Land & Water

• The college retained $2.7 million• Will use the funds to create an endowment to

cover a portion of a faculty member’s salary• Income on current S-S operating endowment

will be transferred to endowed faculty position

• More land sales to come – more endowments to be established Truckee River Flood Project Southeast Connector

• Impacts Merge the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and

Natural Resources into the College of Science Close the new department – Agriculture, Nutrition

and Vet Science Move the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station

(NAES) to the VP of Research Office Decrease the NAES budget from $9.7 in 2009 to

$3.05 million

• Meet the Land Grant mission of the university and college and demonstrate excellence in: Research-extramural funding generates indirect $$ for

VPR office Education-generate strong student SCR and FTE for

tuition $$ Outreach-integrate with Extension and political base

• Engage stakeholders in decision making process-build strong base of support

• Establish strong collaborations with other colleges, with Federal and State agencies and engage in multi-state programs

• Align field lab programs with university mission and stakeholder needs

• Develop strategies to become less dependent of State support.

Thank You,Ron Pardini, Dean/Director of NAES