Agronomy 2007 State of the Department

1. Agronomy 2007State of the Department

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

3. Administrative philosophy

4. What is agronomy?

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

6. C=C

7. Agronomy is the funnel that all science must go through to impact producer profitability

8. Agronomy is the synthesis of available scientific knowledge

9. What is Agronomy Click to view Agronomy graphic

10. Isu statistics

11. AES Expenditures from State Appropriations

13. Undergraduate Enrollment By DepartmentFall 2006

17. Departmental statistics

18. Student Enrollment Trends

19. Trends in Graduating Students

20. Undergraduate Students

21. Graduate Students

22. Departmental organization

23. The Land Grant Mission

24. Current Departmental Organization

25. Departmental Structure

26. Departmental Strucuture

27. Departmental Structure

28. Management Structure

29. 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

30. Science

31. Context

32. Feedstock Production Translational Genomics Environmental Science Soils Institute Curriculum Faculty Excellence Recruitment/Marketing Departmentalpriorities

33. Feedstock Production

34. Translational Genomics

35. Environmental Science

36. Curriculum

37. Soils Institute

38. Faculty Excellence

39. Recruitment/Marketing

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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

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

45. News

46. "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