PURDUE UNIVERSITY

College of Agriculture

Agricultural Faculty Meeting Minutes

April 9, 2014

Deans of Agriculture Auditorium

Attendance – 47

Presiding – Dean Jay Akridge

1. Call to Order

Dean Akridge called the meeting to order at 3:33 PM.

2. Approval of Agenda

A motion was introduced to approve the agenda and seconded to approve as is. The motion was

passed by unanimous vote.

Addition of agenda item by Dean Akridge…recognition of Provost Tim Sands. Jay presented Dr.

Sands with a plaque made in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. Provost Sands

recognized that COA has taught and prepared him well for transition to Virginia Tech and what it

means to be a land grant institution.

Reports and Updates

3. Report on Year-Round Calendar Task Force – Natalie Carroll

Natalie Carroll began by stating that the task force is not too far along. She then provided a list of

committee members. Natalie went on to say that the charge of the task force is to figure out what it

would take for Purdue to go to a year round calendar. Once that question is answered other university

changes will need to be addressed. President Daniels wants year round calendar in place in 2015. All

changes will go through Faculty Senate. To date the task force has met with President Daniels, Exec.

VP and Treasurer Diaz, Keith Murray, Space Management and Scheduling, and Frank Blalark

(Registrar) to collect background data. President Daniels indicated that his goal is to increase on time

graduation.

Questions that arose from meeting with President Daniels:

a. Will students participate?

b. Have Students been asked?

c. Do we require a year round program?

The meeting with Al Diaz focused on his analysis of revenue would be $190 million with additional

costs $150 million. Facilities would be used at 70% - i.e. Purdue’s biggest underutilized asset during

current summer session would be used at 70%. Natalie concluded by stating that if students are to

finish in 3 years, as has been suggested, we would need to move to year round calendar. The task

force is looking at options for implementation. They recently divided in groups—to evaluate impacts

on students, faculty, and administration. Each subcommittee is to complete its work by May.

Dean Akridge asked…will your committee end with year round calendar? Natalie responded that this is

one option that is being considered. Another option might be to require incoming freshmen to attend

during the first summer after graduation from high school.

What are you doing to see if students will participate? Natalie responded that they need to survey

students, although no action has been taken on this. Also there is an experiment in place with Think

Summer Campaign.

Barny Dunning asked…Al Diaz said it will be 50/50 in-state to out of state by 2020. What’s our current

number? Natalie responded…60/40

Barb Golden asked…have branch campuses been involved in discussion since we will be taking students

away from them? Natalie responded…no we haven’t involved them—I will take to the committee.

A document from Natalie Carroll on the Trimester Task Force is appended to these minutes.

4. Update on Plant Sciences Research and Education Pipeline – Karen Plaut

Karen Plaut highlighted what has occurred since the December Agricultural Faculty meeting:

Everyone should be getting a bi-monthly update.

We hired a project manager—Julie Hickman

Applications for Director of Molecular Agriculture have been received. Early part of May will be

interviews.

Horticulture Building is where looking to house the transformation labs and imaging facility.

Survey going to faculty on their interest and use of greenhouse imaging.

Molecular Ag Summer Institute…OAP recruiting for this.

Industry engagement—continue to meet with industry. This takes a long time to make progress,

but there is a lot of excitement among industry about this opportunity.

Student teaching labs—BCHM building is one of them. High impact labs. Lilly will be other

place for teaching lab.

Plant Sciences Lecture Series—have had 2 speakers and 2 more coming up.

See the website for Plant Sciences for regular updates.

5. Update on Distance Education Task Force – Jennifer Dennis

Jennifer was asked to look at distance education in the College of Agriculture and across campus.

A committee of was assembled for this purpose. Until June 3 the committee is looking for a

center structure—place where faculty and staff can go for services. Also help with technical

support and criteria that will make distance education feasible. Trying to identify efforts through

case studies—identify extension, professional and certificate programs. Looking for early

adopters. Looking for funding model. On March 11 we had a brown bag…there are professional

development seminars needed for—1. Instructional design and 2. Available resources needed for

distance education. What are professional development needs? We have individuals who are

interested in implementation. Exploring possibilities in Ag Management and Biosciences. Need

to identify structures and early adopters. Need information from COA. Need faculty/staff contacts

and feedback.

Jennifer Dennis’s presentation is included in the document that is appended to these minutes.

6. Consent Agenda – Action Items

Dean Akridge noted that consent agenda items were distributed prior to the meeting. He then

asked Cale Bigelow for any general comments.

Cale provide the follow summary of CSRC activity for 2013-14:

Department of Food Science is dropping a low enrollment major (culinary science).

FNR is dropping Wood Products major, but bringing a new major online.

University business…CSRC is dealing with milestone/critical courses for each major. Dealing

with outcomes for each department. Need to have embedded outcomes for major by May 1.

Additionally, we have expanded our Oral Communication requirement—students now have

option to take COM 21700.

With move to 120 credits we have a change in Math/Science requirement…COA requires 18-36.

University has a UCC requirement called STS which CSRC pulled from Math/Science line item.

Dean Akridge asked if anyone wanted to remove any item(s) from the consent agenda and Mark

Diekman asked to remove Document XVI – Curriculum and Student Relations Committee.

A motion was made to approve all other items on the consent agenda. The motion was seconded

and passed by unanimous vote with removal of Document XVI from Consent Agenda.

Mark Diekman questioned removal of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) from Additional

Math/Sciences. Can students use this as STS and Humanities/Social Science? Concerned with

students using in 3-4 places for College of Agriculture requirements (triple or quadruple dipping).

Cale Bigelow responded that CSRC intent was that students can only use course in one place—

STS or Humanities/Social Science.

Diekman: Can myPurdue handle a course that is on STS list and HUM/SS? Tim Kerr responded

that this is unknown at this point, but hopefully.

Dean Akridge commented that it looks like we need a footnote on the STS requirement that

clarifies its use.

Jerry Peters made a motion to approve Document XVI. John Graveel seconded and Document

XVI was approved unanimously.

7. Memorial Resolutions

The Following memorial resolution was presented

Jack L. Albright by Michael Schutz

A moment of silence was observed in remembrance of this emeritus member of the faculty. A copy of

the resolution is appended to these minutes.

8. Standing Committee Reports

Agenda & Policy (Rod Williams)

Four guest speakers were invited to address initiatives identified to be of interest to the committee.

Jason Henderson – Vision of Extension at Purdue

Rhonda Phillips/Marcos Fernandez – Update on Honors College

Jennifer Dennis – Update on Distance Ed Task Force

Cherise Hall – CoA Budget and RR allocations

Each department rep was asked to poll their departments for questions on each topic. Responses were

then made available to take back to home departments.

If you have a topic you want covered in 2014-15, please ask your department Agenda and Policy

representative to place it on the table for consideration next year.

Dr. Abigail Boron (YDAE) has been elected Chair of the Committee for 2014-15 academic year.

Area Promotions (Jay Akridge)

Works on 3 things:

1. Honorary Doctorate…will be announced in May

2. University Faculty Scholars…3 individuals, Mario Ferruzzi, Barb Golden, and Guri Johal

3. Promotion and Tenure…17 documents went to Board of Trustees and were approved.

CSRC (Cale Bigelow)

Cale made his report before the Consent Agenda was approved. See above for a summary

of his remarks.

Grade Appeals (Marcos Fernandez)

It was a quiet and much welcome grade appeals season with none to report.

9. University Senate Report

Jennifer Dennis provided an update on University Senate activities. She commented on each of

the following items.

Military service...students can miss 15 days without penalty

Statement of values…fosters We Are Purdue Statement of Values…integrity, respect,

honor, inclusion, innovation, and growth.

Nominees for Vice Chair…Kirk Alter is new vice chair

Culturally diverse community—new standing committee entitled Equity and Diversity

Committee

Support for restoration of Common Reading Program. Will be discussed at April

meeting. Senate urges Student Success at Purdue and others to restore Common Reading

Program and put in the curriculum.

Revision of Scheduling of Examinations—eliminate single division course evening exam.

Parking and Traffic Committee—report is on University Senate website

White Paper from Frank Dooley on Year Round calendar(will skip b/c Natalie Carroll

already touched)

More details regarding the University Senate report are included in the document that is appended to these

minutes.

10. Dean’s Report

Another Great Year!!!!

Highlights…

Enrollment was highest since 1982.

Experience Purdue Ag is out there and heard lots of good comments. Need to work to

yield the current first-year student class.

Barb Golden and Mark Russell working on diversity catalysts.

World Rankings…we are at #8. We were #6 last year. Employers being survived.

Cherise Hall won leadership award.

Suzanne Nielson received Murphy Award.

Lots of work with Ivy Tech and Vincennes.

Ag Seed—19 projects were funded.

Bruce Hamaker was named Extension Professor.

Ag Week—students working hard this week. Over 58,000 units packaged for Haiti

Provost Search is ongoing. Encourage you to participate. Please provide feedback

through campus mechanism or through Dean Akridge.

Head for HLA is continuing, but hopefully wrapped up soon.

From Spring 2013…Looking Ahead

Animal Science Building is on top of targeted facilities for campus.

Shawn Donkin is working on professional masters programs.

Jennifer Dennis is working on Distance Learning.

Pam Morris is working on diversity and inclusion.

Budget Model…what doing currently is not an option. Looking at RCM (responsibility

centered management) is not going to happen in some form. Something will happen

which will run in parallel for year with what currently doing and then evaluate.

2014-19 Strategic Plan

Had about 60 individuals who are interested in helping. Will put that call back out again.

Good framework, but will be different than what done with current plan.

Steering Committee will focus on listening and then come up with a plan. Will then share that

plan. What makes us unique? What makes a student want to come to Purdue? What makes a

stakeholder want to invest in us? What makes this a place faculty and staff want to be?

Thank you from Dean Akridge and from everyone in AGAD. Been a challenging semester in all

areas. Appreciate all your work. Our rankings are because of you. Every time we’ve asked people

they have been there. It is appreciated and it is noticed. It pays off long term.

Dean Akridge’s presentation is included in the document that is appended to these minutes.

11. Adjournment

Marshall Martin presented a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Rado

Gazo and was passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 4:33 PM.

12. Next Meeting

The 2014 Fall Semester Agricultural Faculty meeting is scheduled for 3:30 PM on Thursday,

December 4 in the Deans of Agriculture Auditorium in Pfendler Hall.

Respectfully Submitted,

Timothy P. Kerr

Secretary, Agricultural Faculty

Trimester Task Force – Natalie Carroll

Team:

Chair: Andy Hirsch, Interim Head, Professor

of Physics

Kirk Alter – Building Construction Mgmt

Technology

Carroll, Natalie - CoAg

Eckhard Groll – Mechanical Engineering

Madeleine Henry – School of Language and

Cultures (dept head)

Jim Jones– Biomedical Engineering

Sandra Monroe – Office of the Director of

Advising

Abdelfattah Nour – Basic Medical Sciences

Benjamin Wiles – Mathematics

Dooley, Frank, Assoc. Vice Provost for

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Hart, Patricia, incoming Senate Chair

Williams, David, current Senate Chair

Date Activity

2/7/14 President Daniels has asked Senate Chair, David Williams, to form a Task

Force to determine what would need to be changed to allow Purdue to go to

a year-round calendar.

Chief amongst the myriad of changes is campus-wide agreement on a

different calendar.

Once this question is answered, the other University policies that will need

to be changed can be addressed.

Every change will require University Senate approval.

President Daniels’ goal is to have this in place for Fall 2015.

The White Paper prepared by Dr. Frank Dooley that is the blueprint for this

proposed change.

David

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David J. Williams

Chair

Purdue University Senate

2/27/14 Meeting with President Daniels – general discussion, primarily with Daniels

welcoming us and team members talking about plusses and minuses to a year

around calendar.

Goals:

Increased on-time graduation

Increase flexibility for students & faculty

Increase opportunities for study abroad

Possible increase student population

Discussion

General thoughts & concerns

Faculty incentives?

Increased need for faculty and/or instructors

Will students come? Have they been asked?

Require a year-around program?

No one size fits all

3/12/14 Phone call with Al Diaz, Exec. VP for Business and Finance

Analysis assumptions (of savings): average tuition increase for students;

average current ‘cost’ of teaching faculty time; student make up will be

50/50 instate/outstate by 2020 – a conservative comparison (not an actual

financial analysis)

Additional revenue: $190 million; Additional costs $150 million

Distance education was not accounted for

Q – what are the major hurdles? Facilities utilization – estimate that they will

be used at 70% during the summer. Our biggest single asset to save money is

our physical plant… there aren’t many alternatives

3/24/14 Meeting with Keith Murray, Space Mgmt & Scheduling and Frank Blalark

(Registrar)

Scheduling challenges –faculty don’t like to teach at 7:30am and 5:30pm

We need to move to a year around calendar to allow students to finish in 3

years (Do students want that? Do faculty want that?)

Discussion

Should specific disciplines roll this out first?

Should we require incoming freshmen to attend during the first summer to

help them acclimate with a smaller student population and take core classes?

4/7/14 E-mail from chair: Andrew Hirsch

Dear Committee Members,

Answer to the following question: what is the problem (or problems) that a

year-round calendar would solve?

o For example, would it decrease the time to degree, improve retention,

decrease the cost of a Purdue education?

o What data exists or is needed to answer these questions?

Three main constituencies and issues affecting each can be divided into two

categories:

o substantive (e.g., faculty governance and workload, student advising)

o procedural/technical (registration/enrollment, state compliance,

scheduling of classes, space utilization, finances).

Students: substantive issues; procedural/technical issues

Faculty/Staff: substantive issues; procedural/technical issues

Administration, Finance, Space, Schedules: substantive issues;

procedural/technical issues

This breakdown is probably not unique and the boundaries may be “fuzzy.”

Assignments to each of the three constituencies:

Students: Ben (lead), Nour, Sandy

Faculty: Jim (lead), Natalie, Andy

Administration: Eckhard (lead), Kirk, Mady

A goal would be for each subcommittee to complete its work by May 9. Feel free to

avail yourself of Frank Dooley’s expertise.

Jennifer H. Dennis, Ph.D.Chair of Distance Learning Committee

Liza Braunlich Katie Clayton Joan Crow Jennifer Dennis Dale Forsyth

Bruce Erickson Jamie Loizzo Leanne McGiveron Jeff Nagle Phil Reid

Identify center structure Provide support and value for faculty and staff Provide resources to launch distance projects

Work on existing distance efforts through case studies Identify Extension, Professional and Certificate

Programs Identify funding models

▪ Professional development seminars are needed for instructional design and available resources needed for distance education▪ Vision and Core Competencies are being created by task force▪ Examining role of center so duplicative efforts do not happen

with PEC

▪ Discussion about Extension ▪ Clarification of Revenue Generation Program

▪ Grab the early adopters and show others via case studies▪ Uncovering resources needed for Professional, Extension, UG

Efforts Tamara Benjamin, Roy Ballard, Rob Chapman (Extension) Executive Education (CAB, Agronomy) Certificate Programs (Forestry) Online Masters/Deltak Partnership (Ag Econ) Data Management? (Biochemistry)

Information about distance efforts in COA Professional/Certificate/Extension

Faculty/staff contacts Feedback

Questions or comments

Dr. Jennifer Dennisjhdennis@purdue.edu

Memorial Resolution

For Jack L. Albright

Professor of Animal Sciences Jack Lawrence Albright, 83, of Carmel, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. He was born March 14, 1930, in San Francisco, CA. After graduating from Paso Robles High School he attended California Polytechnic State University, graduating with a degree in dairy science. Jack received his Masters and PH.D. degrees in dairy science from Washington State University. From 1957 to 1963, he was on the dairy faculty at Cal Poly, and later the dairy science faculty at University of Illinois. Jack joined the animal science faculty at Purdue University from 1963-1996 where he was professor of animal sciences and veterinary medicine. During his 33 year career at Purdue, he had a teaching, research and extension appointment specializing in animal management, behavior, care and welfare. Jack was a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Scientist in Animal Management and Behavior at New Zealand Department of Agriculture, Hamilton. In addition, he was the visiting professor of animal behavior, department of Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Reading, Reading England. Jack was coach of the Dairy Cattle Judging Team at Cal Poly, University of Illinois and Purdue. He was a member of Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, and Farmhouse Fraternity. Jack was named a pioneer in the dairy industry by the national Dairy Shrine. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club for over 50 years. Jack enjoyed reading, writing and being with his family. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Lafayette, Indiana and most recently a member of St. Christopher's of Carmel, Indiana. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Lorraine (Hughes), his two daughters, Maryann Williams (husband Andrew) of Carmel, Indiana and Amy Schalk (husband Trey) of New York, New York, plus four grandsons, Nicholas, Daniel, Timothy and Jonathan Williams, all of Carmel, Indiana.

University Senate Report to the College of Agriculture, April 9, 2014 Good afternoon Dean Akridge and faculty of the College of Agriculture. I am pleased to present this report of the activities of the Purdue University Faculty Senate for the spring semester, 2014. The senate met on three occasions during this semester and will meet once more in April. There were seven documents brought forward to the senate for action during this period. A. Senate Document 13-4, Requests to add University regulations of Military

Absence Policy for Students (passed 24 March 2014) 60 yes, 3 no, 3 abstentions Purdue University recognizes that those who are actively serving in the Reserves or National Guard of the United States are required by their military contract to attend mandatory training with failure to attend punishable under law. The University therefore provides the following rights to students required by their military contract to attend mandatory training through the Military Absence Policy for Students (MAPS).

Students will not be penalized for mandated military training and will be given the opportunity to earn equivalent credit. Students are eligible for 15 days for military required absences per academic year with no more than 10 academic calendar days consecutively. Total absences including travel may not exceed 1/3 of the course meetings.

B. Senate Document 13-5, Resolution of endorsement for the We Are Purdue

Statement of Values (passed 24, March 2014) 59 yes, 4 no, 3 abstentions The administration is working to identify ways to educate the broader community and to honor and celebrate the diverse cultures that make up Purdue. A protest on campus in April of 2013 revealed the need to generate an explicit statement of values for Purdue University. The Purdue Student Government (PSG) has composed the We Are Purdue Statement of Values – an explicit statement of Purdue values emphasizing integrity, respect, honor, inclusion, innovation, and growth. The Purdue Student Government (PSG) and the Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) have passed resolutions endorsing We Are Purdue Statement of Values.

The Purdue University Senate recognizes and affirms the efforts of PSG and PGSG to support an atmosphere of tolerance and respect within the Purdue community; We endorse the efforts of PSG and PGSG to provide a positive, foundational statement of values for the Purdue community in the creation and dissemination of We are Purdue; We encourage the faculty, staff, and

student body to recognize the responsibility to foster the Six Pillars of Purdue identified in the We are Purdue Statement of Values: integrity, respect, honor, inclusion, innovation, growth.

Senate Document 13-6, Nominees for Vice Chair

(Vote approved 24, March 2014). The nominating committee proposed the following slate to serve as vice chairperson of the University senate for the academic year 2014-2015: Kirk Alter (Building Construction Management Technology) and Michael A. Hill (Veterinary Clinical Sciences). At the March senate meeting, Michael A. Hill withdrew and Kirk Alter was approved as the Vice Chairperson by general consent.

C. Senate Document 13-7, Formation of the Equity and Diversity Committee Sustaining a culturally diverse student, staff, and faculty community is vital to the continuous growth of Purdue University as a leading institution for higher education; therefore, we propose the establishment of a new Senate Standing Committee entitled the Equity and Diversity Committee (EDC). Letters of support can be found on the senate website in the March 2014 meeting area. The Equity and Diversity Committee shall consist of 13 Senators (including Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary), 3 advisors, and 3 students (two undergraduate students and one graduate student). Two established ex-officio members shall be the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Additional ex-officio members shall be invited as deemed appropriate by the EDC. The Purdue Student Government shall recommend the undergraduate students and the Purdue Graduate Student Government shall recommend the graduate student. Each student so chosen shall serve for a term of one year. Any member absent for more than two meetings will forfeit her/his membership on the Committee. EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE EDC: a) Revise the University’s welcoming statement and other social media statements to ensure that they address equity and diversity issues. b) Work with Colleges/Departments on their respective faculty, staff and student recruitment and retention plans and provide suggestions. c) Work with other Equity and Diversity groups on campus to develop short-term and long term action plans that can maximize our efforts toward “a rich and dynamic culture of diversity, equality, and inclusion for all people” (New Synergies, p. 6).

D. Senate Document 13-8, Changes to the Senate Bylaws- the Equity and Diversity Committee (Action at the April Senate meeting) Proposed 5.01 Committee Structure The standing committees of the University Senate, hereafter called “Senate committee(s),” shall be the following: Steering Committee Nominating Committee Equity and Diversity Committee Student Affairs Committee Faculty Affairs Committee Educational Policy Committee University Resources Policy Committee Advisory Committee All subsequent committee description numbering in the Bylaws will be changed to reflect the addition of the Equity and Diversity Committee. For example, the sections describing the Student Affairs committee will now be 5.40 and 5.41 rather than 5.30 and 5.31.

E. Senate Document 13-9, Support for Restoration of the Common Reading Program (Revision in April Senate Meeting) The mission of the Purdue University Common Reading program [was] to provide a common, academic-based first year experience for all new students (freshmen and transfers) – an experience that sets high academic expectations for students from the onset of their undergraduate careers.” and “The goals associated with this mission [included]: Connect students to their faculty/instructors Connect students to their peers Enhance student success by: emphasizing reading as an intellectual skill central to student achievement, promoting learning with and from others, setting higher expectations for student success, [and] modeling academic behaviors.” The Purdue University Common Reading program was canceled without input from either the Common Reading Committee, whose membership included faculty, students, and staff or from any other faculty or students,

Resolution: The Purdue University Senate strongly urges Student Success at Purdue and other responsible administrative units to restore the Purdue University Common Reading program for the 2015-2016 academic year and to provide the resources necessary to do so. The program should include better assessment of its effectiveness and the creation of instructional modules to facilitate incorporation of the Common Reading into the curriculum. Consideration should be given to the placement of the Common Reading Program under the control of one or more of the University academic units.

F. Senate Document 13-10, Revision to University Regulations of Scheduling of Examinations (Action at the April Senate Meeting) The intended purpose of the evening examinations is to accommodate multi-division courses whose daytime classrooms and schedules prohibit effective common examinations. Evening examination periods are not intended for use in single-division courses. Prior attempts to discourage the use of evening exams to reduce student conflicts have not proven effective. This policy change is intended to eliminate single-division course evening exams in all but extraordinary circumstances. Students suggest that the use of night examinations creates conflicts with their participation in student organizations, conflicts for students with more than one night exam or class on the same evening, and presents challenges for students with work or family responsibilities in the evening. The office of the Registrar will send a memo to departments on March 24 to call for fall 2014 evening exams due back by May 2.

G. Senate Document, 13-11, Revision to University Regulations of Academic Standing Regulation

Other news from the Senate Parking and Traffic Committee A report with activities from the parking and traffic committee for 2012-2013 is available on the university senate website. Instructional Time: An Analysis of Purdue’s Academic Calendar Dr. Frank Dooley submitted a white paper that was circulated to the senate in the January 2014 meeting to provide the campus with a prototype of the trimester calendar. The paper considers the feasibility of alternative academic calendars and the use of instructional time. Office of Global Affairs The office of global affairs fosters university-level global initiatives and programs.

Their primary mission is to advance Purdue’s education, research and engagement programs to extend the University’s global impact and reputation. Jennifer Dennis will be present at this meeting. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Dennis

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College of AgricultureFaculty Meeting

Dean’s CommentsJay Akridge

Glenn W. Sample Dean of AgricultureApril 9, 2014

Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

Another Great Year!

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From Spring 2013…Looking Ahead

• Facilitating High Impact Teams/Positioning Teams for Funding Success – i.e. Soybean Team

• Industry Partnerships/Commercialization– Indiana Food and Agricultural Innovation Corridor

• Targeted Development/Facilities: ANSC, FNR, ABE• Plant Sciences Initiative• Recruiting/’Experience Purdue Agriculture’ Campaign• Professional MS Programs• Distance Learning Task Force – Dr. Jennifer Dennis• Local Foods Initiatives• International Partnership Building: China, Columbia, Brazil, …• DATA Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion – Dr. Pam Morris• Manage Budget Model Changes• 2014-19 Strategic Plan• …

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2014-19 Strategic Plan

• Steering Committee:– Leadership: How do we become the nation’s

leading example of a land-grant College of Agriculture?

– Uniqueness: What makes us unique in the areas we work?

– Stakeholders: How do we become the premiere provider of value?

– Work Environment: How do we become the place faculty and staff want to be?

Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.