University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2010 Spring Faculty Meeting

1. University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2010 Spring Faculty Meeting March 9, 2010 Macon State College Macon, GA

2. AGENDA Tenure & Promotion - Full Professors Format: 15 minute presentation by candidate followed by 30 minute discussion (led by candidate’s committee chair) and vote Dr. Peng Chee (Roger Boerma, Chair)…………………………………..8:30a - 9:15a Associate Professors join the group Third Year Reviews (presentations to include program overview, objectives, actions, impacts) Format: 10 minute presentation by candidate followed by 20 minute discussion (led by candidate’s committee chair) and vote Dr. Dennis Hancock (Nick Hill, chair)………………………………... 9:30a - 10:00a Dr. Dr. Jack Huang (Bob Carrow, Chair) ……………………………..10:00a - 10:30a Dr. Glen Ritchie (Timothy Grey, Chair) ………………………………10:30a - 11:00a Dr. Scott Tubbs (John Beasley, Chair) ………………………………...11:00a - 11:30p Remainder of faculty join the group Post Tenure Review - Dr. Bill Branch ………………………………..11:30a - 11:45a Lunch – onsite with Dr. Joe Broder……………………………………...11:45a - 1:00p

3. AGENDA (cont.) Departmental Issues (Donn Shilling)…………………………………………...1:00p - 2:00p Positions Departmental Budget Adjunct Faculty Distance Education Graduate Faculty Environmental Science Majors Federal Plan of Work Breakout Sessions ……………………………………………………….2:00p - 2:45p Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Environmental Sciences Crop Physiology and Management Regroup for discussion and reports………………………………………………2:45p - 3:15p Committee Reports Undergraduate (Bill Vencill)………………………………………..3:15p - 3:30p Graduate (Miguel Cabrera)…………………………………………3:30p - 3:45p Extension (Dewey Lee)……………………………………………..3:45a - 4:00p ADJOURN

4. Topics – Positions Departmental Budget Adjunct Professors Distance Education Policy Graduate Faculty Policy Environmental Science Majors Federal Plan Work DEPARTMENTAL ISSUES

5. DEPARTMENTAL ISSUES • Faculty Positions • Corn Breeding, Tifton • Environmental Stress Genetics/Breeding, Athens • GRA Plant Genomics, Athens • Molecular Genetics, Griffin • Quantitative Genomics, Athens • Small Grain Breeding, Griffin • State funds for current Turfgrass Weed Management and Cotton Specialists positions • Forage/Roadside / Invasive Weed Management, Griffin

6. DEPARTMENTAL ISSUES • Faculty Positions (cont.) • Grain Crops Specialist, Tifton • Oilseed Agronomist, Tifton • Turfgrass Physiology, Athens • Forage Agronomist • State-wide Variety Testing • Pedology, Athens • Plant Nutrition/Soil Fertility, Tifton • Soil Calibration, Tifton • Water Resource Management, Tifton • Water Resources/Climate Change, Griffin

7. BUDGET FY 2000 PS $6,840,000 (89%) NPS 850,000 (11%) Base Budget $7,690,000 FY 2010 PS $5,845,776 (95%) NPS 283,360 (5%) Base Budget $6,129,136 Reduction In Base $1,560,864 (20%)

8. BUDGET (cont.) FY 2010 Base Budget 6,129,136 PS -5,845,776 NPS-State 283,360 Royalty 300,000 Sales 240,000 Assistantships 180,000 Grants 6,000,000

9. BUDGET (cont.) CRSS Budget FY09 FY10 PS 5,867,304 5,845,776 NPS 283,360 283,360 Total Budget 6,150,644 6,129,136 FY 09 Budget Reduction (7.2%) 434,702 Balance Due as of 7/1/2009 247,611

10. BUDGET (cont.) FY 10 - Proposed Budget Cut 3% 8% Budget Cut 183,874 490,330 To be Paid - Est. -446,722 -446,722 Bal Due- FY10 (262,848) 43,608

11. BUDGET (cont.) ~$100,000 NPS ~$120,000 Soft Funded Staff Positions ~$760,000 lost salary __________________________ $960,000 total salary = 12.4% reduction 3.2% NPS holdback and soft funded positions

12. ADJUNCT FACULTY

13. ADJUNCT FACULTY (cont.) • Departmental Expectations • Serve as graduate student committee member or chair • Serve as cooperator on research projects • Teaching support • Provide access to other organization institutions • Service/advising functions

14. ADJUNCT FACULTY (cont.) • Guidelines • CRSS faculty member wishing to make nomination must submit letter and vitae of adjunct candidate to Department Head. Letter must include: • Position requested (i.e., research scientist, professor, etc.) • Background information on candidate • Justification for request (include one or more departmental expectations) • Qualifications of candidate • Candidate presents seminar to CSS faculty via teleconference (Athens, Tifton, Griffin) • Vote of all eligible CSS faculty is taken. • Upon a receipt of a positive vote, candidate is requested to submit the following: • ____ Appointment Request Form for Faculty Position • ____ Original transcripts • ____ Vita • ____ Three Letters of Recommendation • 5. Upon receipt of above documentation, DH will complete the following items and forward the appointment package to the Dean for college approval and forwarding to the Board of Regents for University Approval • ____ Personnel • ____ Cover letter from DH to Dean • Upon receipt of BOR approval, candidate will be notified giving the beginning date of his/her appointment. • NOTE: Appointments that are in progress are reviewed monthly and appropriate persons are notified as to what is still outstanding and the status of the process

15. ADJUNCT FACULTY (cont.) • Procedure • University guidelines require all adjunct faculty be reviewed every three years. • Original nominator will submit to the department head adjunct faculty’s vita along with a letter outlining contributions to the department and justifying continuation of the appointment. • Vita will be forwarded to eligible faculty for review and vote. • Review of Presently Appointed Adjuncts • In progress using guidelines

16. DISTANCE EDUCATION • Policy • Courses offered both traditionally and through distance education by tenure faculty handled at his/her discretion • New distance education courses approved through the normal academic process • Distance education courses offered by non UGA or retired UGA faculty must be approved by the faculty (curriculum committee and department head) and the course reviewed through the peer review process • A non-departmental instructor must have adjunct status in the department • For graduate-level courses, the faculty member must have graduate faculty status

17. GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS • Required to teach advanced-level (8000-9000) graduate courses • No longer renewed at the graduate school level • Review to be determined by faculty at program, departmental or • college level • Graduate faculty status is automatically requested at time of hire • Graduate faculty status may be removed upon: • “failure to fulfill the responsibilities of the graduate faculty member • to teach graduate students effectively, in a civil, professionally • appropriate manner, to do scholarship research and creative work • of high quality, and to direct the research of graduate students so that • the progress toward graduation in a timely manner appropriate to the • field. This includes, but is not limited to, abuse of power, intimidation • and harassment, and violation of workplace violence policies.”

18. Federal Plan of Work • Environmental Science Majors • Undergraduate • Graduate

19. University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2010 Spring Faculty Meeting Thank You for Your Attention Questions Please March 9, 2010 Macon State College Macon, GA