University of Georgia
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
2008 Fall Faculty Meeting
and
Teaching Workshop
August 12, 2008
Athens Campus
Athens, GA
AGENDA
Promotion - Full Professors
Format: discussion led by candidate’s committee chair and faculty vote
Dr. Katrien Devos, Promotion to Professor
(Paul Raymer, Chair) ......................................................................... 9:00a - 9:45a
Remainder of Faculty join group.
Post Tenure Review
Wayne Parrott ................................................................ 10:00a – 10:20a
New Faculty Presentations
Aaron Thompson ............................................................ 10:20a - 10:40a
Breakout Sessions ........................................................................... 10:40a - Noon
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences
Crop Physiology and Management
AGENDA (cont.)
Lunch ........................................................................................................ Noon
Regroup for discussion and reports .......................................... 1:00p - 1:30p
Departmental Report (Donn Shilling) ........................................ 1:30p - 1:45p
Committee Report
Extension (Dewey Lee) ................................................. 1:45p - 2:00p
Beverly Sparks, Associate Dean of Extension.............................. 2:00p - 2:30p
Griffin Campus Report (Jerry Johnson)………………………...2:30p - 2:45p
Tifton Campus Report (John Beasley)……………….…………2:45p - 3:00p
BREAK
Teaching Workshop ....................................................3:00p - 4:00p
Graduate and Undergraduate reports and discussion
ADJOURN
Departmental Issues
• Topics –
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Positions
Teaching workshop
Departmental Budget
Webpage
Faculty Hiring
P-Cards
Departmental Issues
• Faculty Positions
 Positions recently filled
 Soil Microbiology, Griffin – Mussie Habtelassie
 Warm Season Turf Breeding, Tifton – Brian Schwartz
Departmental Issues
• Faculty Positions (cont.)
 Positions presently being filled
 Turfgrass Weed Management, Griffin
 Precision Agriculture, Tifton
 Cotton Specialist, Tifton
 Soil Calibration, Tifton
 Waste Water Management, Griffin
 Oilseed Agronomist, Tifton
 GA Power Professorship, Athens
 Pedology, Athens
 State-wide Variety Testing
Departmental Issues
• Faculty Positions (cont.)
 Other Priorities
 Plant Nutrition/Soil Fertility – Tifton
 Weed Science/Invasive Plants - Athens
 Turfgrass Physiology – Athens
 Water Resource Management - Griffin
 Quantitative Genomics – Athens
 Environmental Stress Genetics/Breeding – Athens
 Corn Breeder – Tifton
 Molecular Genetics – Griffin
 Forage/Roadside Weed Management - Tifton
Budget
FY 2000
PS
NPS
Base Budget
$6,840,000 (89%)
850,000 (11%)
$7,690,000
FY 2009
PS
NPS
Base Budget
$5,867,304 (95%)
283,360 (5%)
$6,150,664
Reduction
In Base
$1,539,336 (20%)
Budget (cont.)
FY 2009
Base Budget
PS
NPS-State
Contingency
Royalty
Sales
Assistantships
Grants
6,120,664
-5,867,304
283,360
573,813
771,471
241,300
211,793
6,000,000
Departmental Issues
Departmental Issues
• Faculty Hiring
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Committee formed
Position Description prepared and forwarded for approval
Position Advertised
Candidates to interview selected and interviewed
Faculty comments solicited
State-wide faculty meeting via Tandberg
Committee makes recommendation
Faculty vote
Proposed offer sent to Dean for approval
Offer made to candidate
Departmental Issues
• P-Card
 Overview of changes effective July 1, 2008
 Cardholder and Approving Supervisor Liability
 Departmental guidelines
University of Georgia
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
2008 Fall Faculty Meeting
And
Teaching Workshop
Thank You for Your Attention
Questions Please
August 12, 2008
Athens Campus
Athens, GA