Agronomy 2007 State of the Department Outline Administrative

Agronomy 2007 State of the Department

Outline • • • Administrative Philosophy What is Agronomy? ISU Statistics Departmental Organization Departmental Priorities

ADMINISTRATIVE PHILOSOPHY

WHAT IS AGRONOMY?

What is Agronomy? Sustainable Production of Food, Feed, Fiber, and Fuel

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Agronomy is the funnel that all science must go through to impact producer profitability Biology Ecology Genetics Genomics Chemistry Bio-chem Microbiology Math, Physics Earth Science Agronomy

Agronomy is the synthesis of available scientific knowledge Food Feed Agronomy Fuel Fiber

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ISU STATISTICS

AES Expenditures from State Appropriations

FY 5 -06 College of Agriculture-FTE's A, B, E, &P base 120 100 26, 0 80 P base E base B base A base 26, 3 10, 9 60 10, 4 6, 3 6, 1 5, 1 20, 2 3, 0 11, 7 3, 8 1, 0 8, 2 FSHN 4, 8 ENT ECON BBMB 4, 6 ANSCI AGED 0 2, 6 1, 9 1, 5 9, 8 3, 3 4, 5 7, 8 EEOB 2, 1 1, 0 3, 6 3, 7 9, 9 ABE 1, 4 1, 6 6, 1 3, 0 2, 6 2, 0 4, 1 2, 0 4, 0 10, 1 9, 2 14, 5 9, 9 4, 4 4, 0 2, 5 0, 2 4, 7 1, 0 6, 2 0, 5 STAT 11, 2 SOC 2, 9 HORT 2, 1 AGRON 20 9, 2 8, 6 GDCB 6, 7 PPATH 38, 0 36. 8 NREM 40

700 659 Undergraduate Enrollment By Department Fall 2006 600 500 400 348 312 288 300 241 200 158 124 99 85 100 54 44 18 0 Ag Ag -U 17 -Sp ec ia l AB nd ec E lar e d Ag Ed Ag ron &S tud ies An im om y al 6 BB Sc i MB Bio log y Ec on om ics 35 25 23 En 2 En tom olo vir gy FS on me HN nta l. S ci GD CB Ho rtic ult Mi ure NR cro b iol og y EM Pla nt So Pa th cio l og y

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DEPARTMENTAL STATISTICS

Student Enrollment Trends

Trends in Graduating Students

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION

The Land Grant Mission Research Extension Education

Current Departmental Organization Basically Multifunction Panels • Have Some But Not Complete Overlap Of Membership • “Responsible” For Graduate Curriculum • “Responsible” For Research Agenda • Serves To Separate Extension And Undergraduate Teaching From Much Of Department Panel Chairs Serve As Advisory Committee

Departmental Structure We Are Living Off Of Our Legacy Our Challenge/Goal Should Be To Create Our Own Legacy Until We Can Do That, We Will Only Be An Average Department

Departmental Strucuture To Change, We Need An Infusion Of Faculty With New Ideas And Capacities Infuse Existing Faculty With New Ideas And Energy We Need To Organize Our Disciplinary Capabilities Into Cross-disciplinary Teams Focused On Priority Questions

Departmental Structure Agronomy Student Services Undergrad & Grad Curriculum Visioning Undergraduate Graduate (1 for each Major) Extension Services Priority Research Teams

Management Structure COA Administration Baker Council Agronomy Faculty Advisory Panel External Advisory Panel

There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are science and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it. Louis Pasteur

Science Our Science must be question/hypothesis driven Hypotheses must be founded in theory If not, it is just observational research Our science needs to be focused on the problem of agronomy

Context Landscape Field/Plot Atomic

Feedstock Production Translational Genomics Environmental Science Soils Institute Curriculum Faculty Excellence Recruitment/Marketing DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITIES

Feedstock Production and Environmental Sustainability • Optimizing Feedstock Production • Alternative Crops • Plant Breeding Soil conservation and Organic matter • Soil Erosion • Landscape Informatics • Improving SOM Nutrient Management • N-Use Efficiency • H 20 -Use Efficiency • Nutrient Recycling

Translational Genomics Application Of Genomics To Crop Improvement • • World Class Corn and Soybean Genomics World Class Phenotyping World Class Bioinformatics Connecting The Three The Plant Genome • New CSSA Journal Dedicated To The Field

Environmental Science Indicators/Symptoms • Water Quality • Soil Carbon • Soil Erosion Cropping System Residue Management Nutrient Management

Curriculum Undergraduate • Quantity • Quality • CVC Report Graduate • Integrate With Undergraduate Curriculum • Integrate With Interdepartmental Programs • Reduce The Number Of Majors

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Faculty Excellence Agronomy is no Better than its faculty Personnel actions are key to our success • Hiring • Promotion • Tenure

Recruitment/Marketing Recruitment • New Faculty And Students Marketing • Who We Are And What We Do Communication • Impact And Accomplishments

Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University Agronomy is applying science to fuel and feed our global society

Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University • Agronomists are innovative, problem solvers who work to improve the sources of many products we need. • As agricultural systems become more advanced, scientific understanding becomes more important to manage our food, fiber, fuel, and environment. • Agronomy is an expanding field as more uses of crops are developed; – i. e. bio-fuels, healthier foods, pharmaceuticals – the possibilities are endless Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

Agronomy at Iowa State University: The Benefits • > $110, 000 of scholarships just for Agronomy majors – Support for both tuition and international travel courses – More available from the College of Agriculture and ISU • Student-Faculty mentoring approach – Faculty advisers work one-on-one with students – Connections with cutting-edge research – Student jobs for pay and experience • Active Agronomy student club and learning communities Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

Agronomy at Iowa State University: The Potential • ISU Agronomy graduates have a 100% placement rate • Iowa State Agronomy Alumni go on to: – – – – Coordinate plant breeding programs Assist in biotechnology labs Educate about soil and water conservation practices Manage farms Develop renewable sources of energy Sell farm inputs Make policy about global food systems Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

Choose your adventure in Agronomy at Iowa State University www. agron. iastate. edu Applying science to fuel and feed our global society

News Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt has accepted the K. F. Frey Chair in Agronomy. He will start 9/1/2007

"In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists" Eric Hoffer QUESTIONS