1. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
University of Georgia
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
2007 Spring Faculty Retreat
State of the Department
March 12, 2007
Griffin Campus
Griffin, GA

2. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Topics –
Positions
State-wide teaching
Department Advisory Committee
Department Seminar
University Review
Departmental Budget
By-law Amendment

3. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Faculty Positions
Procedure – SOP – webpage
Key Points
Faculty Set Priority
Form search and Screen committee
Advertise
Interview state-wide
Search and Screen committee compiles input
and makes recommendation
Vote on appointment & Grad. Faculty status
Recommendation to Dean for offer

4. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Faculty Positions (cont.)
Positions filled
Soil Chemist – GA Power Professorship
Forage Breeding
Forage Extension
Water Chemist

5. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Faculty Positions (cont.)
Positions presently being filled
Soil Chemist, Athens
On-site Waste Water Management, Griffin
Cropping Systems, Tifton
Soil Calibration, Tifton
Crop Physiology, Tifton

6. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Faculty Positions (cont.)
New Positions
Area Agronomist (Public Service), Statesboro
Soil Scientist, Griffin
Turfgrass Management, Griffin

7. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Faculty Positions (cont.)
Other Priorities
Weed Science/Invasive Plants - Griffin
Plant Nutrition - Tifton
Spatial Informatics - Athens
Bioinformatics – Athens
Warm Season Turf Breeder – Tifton
Turfgrass Physiology – Athens

8. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
State-wide teaching
Fall meeting

9. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Departmental Advisory Committee
Provide department with cooperator/industry “connection”
Establish a collaborator relationship at the departmental level
Establish a relationship beyond research and extension
Teaching
feedback on curriculum issues
scholarships, internships and endowment

10. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Departmental Seminar
Graduate Seminar
Alternate Graduate Seminar with Departmental seminar
One semester a year
Seminar Committee

11. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Program Review
Report and follow up

12. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Language for Proposed By-Law Amendment
The Department Head or designee shall be responsible for recording and archiving faculty votes on binding proposals that affect department, college or university polices and/or procedures where appropriate.

13. Budget FY 2000 PS $6,840,000 (89%) FY 2007 PS $5,636,011 (94%)
NPS ,000 (11%)
Base Budget $7,690,000
FY 2007
PS $5,636,011 (94%)
NPS ,808 (6%)
Base Budget $5,978,819
Reduction
In Base $1,711,181 (22%)

14. Budget (cont.) FY 2007 Base Budget 5,978,819 PS -5,636,011
NPS-State ,808
Contingency ,100
Royalty ,000
Sales ,000
Assistantships ,000
Grants 6,000,000

15. Budget (cont.) FY 2008 Estimate Base Budget 6,249,712 PS -5,902,404
NPS-State ,308
Contingency ,100
Royalty ,000
Sales ,000
Assistantships ,000
Grants 6,000,000

16. State of Department Commitment to Excellence
Other
Video-conferencing equipment
Indirect Costs

17. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
University of Georgia
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
2007 Spring Faculty Retreat
Thank You for Your Attention
Questions Please
March 12, 2007
Griffin Campus
Griffin, GA