University of Georgia
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
2014 Fall Faculty Meeting
August 11, 2014
Athens Campus
Athens, GA
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Departmental Highlights
• Faculty/Staff/Students
• Budget
• Productivity
• Future
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Review
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New Faculty Positions
• Peanut Agronomist – Scott Monfort
• Irrigation Specialist – Wes Porter
• Small Grain Breeder
• Water Management & Policy
• Quantitative Genomics
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Units
• PSF/Iron Horse Farm
• Weather Network
• SWVT
• Greenhouses
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Faculty, staff and students continue to excel, despite
adverse budgeting conditions
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Faculty continue to serve the department, college,
university and profession in key roles and provide
leadership in “driving” policy, regulation and
scientific thinking.
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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 2000
PS
NPS
Base Budget
$6,840,000
850,000
$7,690,000
FY 2014
PS
NPS
Base Budget
Additional State Support
$5,989,999
350,345
$6,340,344
$2,298,316
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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
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Space - Athens
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Doing more with less state funding - NPS
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“B” Budget will continue to be under pressure
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“A” Budget increases linked to teaching
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Maintain key core support
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Administrative services
Facilities
Technicians
New positions
Funding for managed units
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Future Positions
“A” Budget stakeholders
• Contact hours or institutional expertise (i.e., cluster hires)
• External support
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New Area of Emphasis – Sustainable Ag
Promotion of SWVT and Weather Network
Department of Crop & Soil
Sciences
Program Review
&
Strategic Plan
Program Review - Agenda
• Strategic Plan
• Planning Committee
• Timeline
• Self-study report
• PRAC committee visit
• Assessment
• Bill Vencill – undergraduate
• Miguel Cabrera - graduate
• Follow-up items
Strategic Plan
Program Review Committee
Donn Shilling, Chair
706-542-0900
706-247-1926 (cell)
dgs@uga.edu
Timothy Grey
229-386-7239
229-886-6573 (cell)
tgrey@uga.edu
Pam Brown
706-542-0900
706-206-5509 (cell)
pjbrown@uga.edu
Bill Vencill
706-247-9890 (cell)
wvencill@uga.edu
Jerry Johnson
770-228-7341
770-468-5101 (cell)
jjohnson@uga.edu
Ali Missaoui
706-542-8847
cssamm@uga.edu
J. Michael Moore
229-386-3433
229-392-6424 (cell)
jmmoore@uga.edu
Miguel Cabrera
706-542-1242
706-340-4799 (cell)
mcabrera@uga.edu
Scott Jackson
706-542-4021
765-409-4973 (cell)
sjackson@uga.edu
Program Review Sub-Committees
Research Committee
Timothy Grey Chair
Crop & Weed Management
Timothy Grey - Chair
Patrick McCullough
John Snider
Nick Hill
Scott Tubbs
Environmental Sciences
Miguel Cabrera - Chair
George Vellidis
David Radcliffe
Pam Knox
Jack Huang
Teaching Committee
Bill Vencill - Co Chair
Miguel Cabrera - Co Chair
Undergraduate
Bill Vencill – Chair
Bill Miller
Mussie Habteselassie
Glenn Harris
Dory Franklin
Aaron Thompson
Graduate
Miguel Cabrera – Chair
Gerald Henry
Scott Tubbs
Jack Huang
Breeding, Genomics & Biotech Wayne Parrott
Scott Jackson - Co-Chair
Paul Raymer
Ali Missaoui - Co-Chair
Peng Chee
Jerry Johnson
Wayne Parrott
Extension/Outreach
J Michael Moore - Chair
Dennis Hancock
Clint Waltz
Guy Collins
Julia Gaskin
Jared Whitaker
Administration and Facilities
Donn Shilling – Co-Chair
Pam Brown - Co-Chair
Georgi Austin - finances
Nick Hill/Kurk Lance - Greenhouse
Dennis Hancock/Josh Griffin/Herb Yeomans - Farm
Bill Miller/Sayed Hassan - ICP
Ian Flitcroft - Weather Network
John Gassett/Don Day - SWVT
Scott Jackson - CAGT/Institute
Craig Kvien - NESPAL
David Radcliffe - Onsite Waste Water Mgmt.
Gerald Henry – Athens Turfgrass Research and
Education Center (ATREC)
Program 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 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 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 Visit
Departmental Presentation
Each presentation will be approximately 7 minutes with 3 minutes allotted at the end of each
presentation for Q&A.
Departmental Overview – Donn Shilling
BREAK (20 min.)
Undergraduate Program – Bill Vencill
Extension and Outreach
Overview – J. Michael Moore
Crop Management Soils Water -
Graduate Program - Miguel Cabrera
Research
Overview – Tim Grey
Breeding/Genetics/Genomics – Ali Missaoui
Environmental Sciences – Miguel Cabrera
Crop and Weed Management &
Physiology – Tim Grey
Facilities
Athens – Donn Shilling
Griffin – Jerry Johnson
Tifton – Tim Grey
Q&A
Program Review
Questions/Comments?
Thank you
University of Georgia
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
2014 Fall Faculty Meeting
Thank You For Your Attention
Question Please
August 11, 2014
Athens Campus
Athens, GA