University of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia

Department of Crop and Soil SciencesDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences

2015 Fall Faculty Meeting

August 10, 2015

Athens Campus

Athens, GA

• Departmental Highlights• Position/facilities• Budget/raises• Productivity• Web• Spring faculty meeting – March 7, 2016• Other news• Future

• New Faculty Positions• Small Grain Breeder – Dr. Mohamed Mergoum (Sept 1)• Quantitative Genomics – Dr. Jason Wallace (Aug 14)• Turf Stress Physiology• Grain Extension Specialist• Cotton Extension Specialist

• Units• PSF/Iron Horse Farm• Weather Network• SWVT• ICP Lab

• 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 – 200 people• 34 tenure-track faculty• 6 public service• 3 research scientists• 9 postdocs• 50 students workers• 10 visiting scientists• 76 classified staff• 74 undergraduate students• 68 graduate students

(includes IPBGG)

• 25 adjunct faculty• 3 professorships• 1 GA Power• 1 UGA Athletic Association• 1 GSD/UGA Foundation

• 2 Regents Professors• Andy Paterson• Monique Leclerc

• 1 Eminent Scholar• Scott Jackson

FY 2000PS $6,840,000NPS 850,000Base Budget $7,690,000

FY 2014PS $5,800,000NPS 400,000Base Budget $8,900,000

Additional State Support $2,700,000

• 200 accounts• Foundation accounts - $1,000,000• Total managed budget - $47,500,000• Active grants - $39,600,000• Grant expenditures - $3,900,000• Total expenditures - $16,100,000

• State - $11,600,000 (NPS, PS, contingency)• Soft - $4,500,000

Extension Workshops and Meetings – 339Journal Articles – 238Extension Publications – 248Research Talks – 264Patents PVP – 5Grants - $40MAwards – 12Student Awards – 33Student 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 funding• Contact hours or institutional expertise (i.e., cluster

hires)• External support• Programmatic need

• Promotion of SWVT and Weather Network• Majors/AOE• ICP Lab• Department Review

University of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia

Department of Crop and Soil SciencesDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences

2015 Fall Faculty Meeting

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August 10, 2015

Athens Campus

Athens, GA