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WELCOME BACK!

THE YEAR IN REVIEW AND OUR FUTURE

State of the College August 2011

Dr. Paul Winistorfer

Dean, College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia Tech

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Welcome New Faculty and Staff

Welcome New Faculty

Dr. Michael Sorice, Assistant Professor, FREC Interest Areas: Natural resource recreation, recreation specialization, human dimensions of natural resource management, conservation on private lands, incentive programs and conservation policy, human-wildlife interactions, land ownership demographics & land use, attitudes & social norms, behavior assessment, research methods, data analysis. B. A., Zoology, Miami University (1997) M.S., Department of Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University (2001) Ph.D., Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University (2008)

Welcome New Faculty

Andrew L. Rypel, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Assistant Professor of Applied Fish Ecology Global change, Fish Ecology, Freshwater Mussels, Fisheries Management, River Ecology, Coastal Marine Ecology, Macroecology, Growth Rates, Ecosystem Services B.A., Saint Louis University (2001) M.S., Auburn University (2004) Ph.D., The University of Alabama (2008)

Welcome New Faculty Dr. Andrew Ellis joins the Department of Geography as Associate Professor with expertise and interests in the subfields of meteorology and climatology In 1997 he joined the geography faculty at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona where he remained until leaving for Virginia Tech in July 2011. While at Arizona State Drew served as Director of the university’s Office of Climatology and, through appointment by the governor, as the State Climatologist for Arizona. He was an affiliate faculty member of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics program within the College of Engineering at Arizona State, and he was awarded the title Senior Sustainability Scientist by the university’s School of Sustainability. Bachelor of Arts (Geography, 1991), Master of Science (Geography, 1994), Doctor of Philosophy (Climatology, 1997) University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.

Welcome New Faculty

Dr. Yang Shao, Assistant Professor of Geography Interest Areas: Geospatial techniques (remote sensing, GIS, and spatial analysis), land use and cover change, watershed assessment, water quality monitoring, remote sensing digital image processing. B.S., Geography, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (1997) M.S. studies, Geography, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (2001) Ph.D., Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (2007)

Welcome New Faculty Dr. Laszlo Horvath, Assistant Professor of Practice Before moving to Virginia Tech, Dr. Horvath received a Master of Science in Wood Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management in 2007 from the University of West Hungary. During his education, his research focused on engineering and business aspects of wood manufacturing and wood structural design. In 2010, Dr. Horvath received a Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials from North Carolina State University. His Ph.D. research focused on the effect of chemical content and composition on micromechanical properties of genetically engineered wood, micromechanical finite element modeling of lignocellulosic cell wall, and the use of vibrational spectroscopy in plant research. Currently, he is focusing on the development of a new packaging curriculum at the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech.

B.S. - Wood Technology - University of West Hungary, 2005 M.S. - Wood Engineering - University of West Hungary, 2007 Ph.D. - Forest Biomaterials - North Carolina State University, 2010

Welcome New Faculty Dr. Young Teck Kim, Assistant Professor of Practice Dr. Kim's works are strongly related to “industrial problem solving” and “new system developments" in the areas of biodegradable & plastic polymers, sustainable packaging, smart packaging in the flexible & rigid systems, and food & health care packaging using various analytical instruments and noble technologies. He has successfully developed new sustainable packaging systems based on noble and creative technologies such as nano-tech, inclusion complex tech and multilayer technique. From these successes, he was awarded or filed several patents in the core areas of packaging science and analytical chemistry. Packaging & food chemistry, biopolymer chemistry and analytical chemistry are major backgrounds in his research. Currently, sustainable packaging material development and smart packaging (biosensor/quality indicator system) are major on-going project areas. He is interested in utilizing various biodegradable polymers which are originated from both nature and synthetic reactions. He is also focusing on teaching and developing various packaging science curriculum at Virginia Tech. B.S. - Korea University, 1997 M.S. - Korea University, 1999 Ph.D. - Clemson University, 2005

Welcome New Faculty Dr. Barry Goodell, Professor and Head, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products

•Advanced engineered composites using wood and hybrid structural bio-composites •Production of carbon nanotubes from lignocellulose substrates •Energy applications related to wood and biofiber •Bioconversion of cellulose •Biofuels production from algae that are fed heterotrophically on wood, and cellulosic-derived sugars •Development of a unique mesoporous carbon from wood/plant-based materials for high density energy storage devices such as super capacitors

B.S. - University of New Hampshire M.S. - Oregon State University, 1979 Ph.D. - Oregon State University, 1983

Welcome New Faculty Dr. Mark Ford, Director, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Wildlife habitat interactions (forest management and prescribed fire), white-tailed deer management, ecology and management of bats, non-volant small mammals and woodland salamanders, and high-elevation/relict forest management and restoration in the Appalachians.

B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, University of Tennessee (1987) M.S., Wildlife Ecology, Mississippi State University (1989) Ph.D., Forest Resources, University of Georgia (1994)

Departing Faculty

Dr. Jim Berkson, Leader, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Combining the expertise of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) biologists and the Virginia Tech (VT) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, the NMFS–VT RTR Program is the first of its kind in the country. The Program has three objectives, as captured in its name, RTR: Recruiting: To recruit top undergraduates into the field of fisheries population dynamics and careers with NMFS. Training: To present continuing education courses for NMFS employees. Research: To conduct population dynamics and stock assessment research in support of the NMFS mission in a unique collaboration of undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, university faculty, and NMFS biologists. NMFS has provided in excess of $250,000 per year to operate the new Program, which will soon support 8 employees. The Program has created a highly successful recruiting program and a highly productive research program, bringing together a unique collaboration of university and federal scientists. The Program is the model for a new generation of cooperative research programs nationwide. The Program is bringing top graduate students, funding, jobs, and exciting research opportunities to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Tech has become a Training Center for the nation’s marine agencies. As a result of Virginia Tech hosting the Program, Virginia is playing a greater role in the research and sustainable management of economically important living marine resources.

Welcome New Faculty and Staff Since

August 2010

Name Department Fac/Staff Albrecht, Audrey FWC (Gulf Coast ) Research Tech Beck, Michelle FWC Boehm, Brandon FWC (Gulf Coast ) Research Tech Catlin, Dan FWC Promoted to Res Assistant Favara, Jean FWC Project Manager (Dr. Hopkins) Fraser, Donald FWC (Gulf Coast ) Watercraft Operations Mgr. Goodman, Steve FWC Staff for Dr. Haas Hunt, Kelsi FWC Gulf Coast ) Research Crew Leader Kocek, Allison FWC (Gulf Coast ) Research Crew Leader Rincon, Brandon FWC Staff for Dr. Haas Ritter, Shannon FWC Staff Rockhill, Aimee FWC P-14 Faculty Rypel, Andrew FWC Faculty Sandstrom, Benjamin FWC (Gulf Coast ) Research Technician Simpson, Benjamin FWC (Gulf Coast ) Research Crew Leader Smith, Jennifer FWC Post Doctoral with Dr. Fraser Van Dyke, James FWC Wooten, Travis FWC (Gulf Coast ) Research Crew Leader

Bryan, David CMI Faculty – Diggs, Brian CMI Staff- Glennon, Robert CMI Faculty – Kramar, David CMI Faculty Wright, Debra CMI Faculty -

Brinckman, Matthew FREC Project Associate Carlson, Colleen FREC Research Associate Kuhar, Stacey FREC Staff Laviner, Andy FREC Research Associate Sabatia, Charles FREC Postdoc Associate Sheng, Xiaoyan FREC Research Associate Shrestha, Raj FREC Research Scientist Sorice, Mike FREC Assistant Professor Wang, Huei-Jin FREC Post Doctoral Associate Zerpa, Jose FREC Post Doc Associate Zhou, Lecong FREC Sr. Research Associate

Deisinger, Maureen GEOG Fac – Academic Advisor Ellis, Andrew GEOG Associate Professor Luebbering, Candice GEOG Adjunct Professor Shao, Yang GEOG Asst. Professor

Timo Gruenebert WOOD Post Doctoral Researcher Michael Sperber WOOD Student Intern Richard Johnson WOOD Post Doctoral Researcher Goodell, Barry WOOD Prof & Dept. Head

Quesinberry, Theresa ADMIN Staff

46 new faces in the past year!

Accolades and Success of our People and Programs

Promotion and Tenure Congratulations! •Dr. Scott Renneckar, Associate Professor, Wood Science

•Dr. Korine Kolivras, Associate Professor, Geography •Dr. Yan Jiao, Associate Professor, Fish and Wildlife Conservation

•Dr. Eric Wiseman, Associate Professor-Extension Specialist, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation •Dr. Amy Bruner, Associate Professor (tenure), Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation •Dr. Marc Stern, Associate Professor, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

CNRE Promotion & Tenure College Committee Mtg.

December 8, 2011

Accolades and Success of our People and Programs

Awards - Honors - Recognition •Dr. John Seiler was awarded with an Alumni Distinguished Professorship

•Dr. Tom Fox was awarded with a Fulbright Fellowship and spent 6 months at University of Catolica, Santiago.

•Dr. Harold Burkhart was awarded with Graduate Alumni Advising Award

•Dr. Janaki Alavalapati won the International Union of Forest Research Organizations Scientific Achievement Award

•Dr. Randy Wynne is a co-author of the Best Paper that won award at the 19th High Performance Computing Symposium held in Boston.

•Ms. Kara Dodson, a junior in ERM major and president of the VT Environmental Coalition was awarded a 2011 Udall Scholarship for leadership in environmental fields.

Awards – Honors - Recognition

•Henry Quesada - Scholar of the Week at VT

•Michelle Prysby - Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, Gold level. Awarded to the Virginia Master Naturalist program, April 2011. Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Gold Award for Early Career Leadership. Awarded June 2010. Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Silver Award for Individual Program Leadership. Awarded June 2010. • Bill Worrell – promoted to extension agent

•Adam K. Downing, Promoted to senior extension agent

• Jen Gagnon - received SAF's Young forester leadership award from the Appalachian Society of American Foresters, as well as Outstanding Forestry Program of the Year from the Black Diamond RC&D Council for last October's Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour in Russell and Dickenson Counties.

•Scott Barret- 1st place - 2011 Forest Resources Association, Appalachian Region Technical Writing Award for technical Release 11-R-8 Using Online Training in a Logger Education Program. Gold Award - 2010 Southern Regional Extension Forestry Award, for: Online Continuing Education Program for Virginia’s SHARP Loggers. Computer Software and/or Website Category.

• Eric Hallerman – Keynote at FDA public meeting on genetically modified Atlantic salmon

• Brian Murphy – President-Elect, Southern Division, American Fisheries Society

• Sarah Karpanty – President-Elect, Faculty Senate

• Sarah Webster – ACC Undergraduate Research Scholar

• Mike Mortimer – Elected Society of American Foresters Fellow

• Peter Storfza won the XCaliber Award at VT for innovative use of technology in the classroom.

• Dan Hindman was induced into the Rural Builder Hall of Fame

Awards – Honors - Recognition

Enrollment Fall 2010 - 551 Enrollment Fall 2011 - 589

Undergraduate Enrollment

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 APPLICATIONS 194 219 217 191 216 OFFERS 100 109 122 106 109 ACCEPTS 60 67 64 56 64

2011Transfer Applications 86 2011 Offers 41 2011 Accepts 36

Yield on transfer student applications-offers-accepts is extremely high!

Enrollment Fall 2011 – 197 + MNR and XMNR students

Graduate Enrollment

FREC FWC GEOG WOOD Totals on Campus

PhD 40 26 7 26* 99 MS/MF 32/8 35 18 3/2 88/10 Total 80 61 25 31 197

*Includes MACRO interdisciplinary doctoral students

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CNRE Spring 2011 Undergraduate Enrollment

Enrollment for Fall 2011 => 589 Does not include 33 second majors Total majors in CNRE ~ 622

Undergraduate Curricula •BS in Meteorology approved July 2011 by State Council of Higher Education This is the first new BS degree in the college since 1972 •Marine Fisheries option added in Fisheries Science Actions in VT Governance, Spring 2010: •Change the name of the long-standing SCHEV degree Forestry and Wildlife to Forestry – this will represent the degree and options in FREC •New separate BS degrees in Fisheries Science and Wildlife Science in the newly renamed department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation •Change the name of the department of Wood Science and Forest Products to the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials New SCHEV Degree Proposals:

•Biomaterials and Bioenergy •Packaging Systems and Design •Sustainable Materials and Innovation

•1200 freshman admitted into University Studies this year

•500 of these are students who wanted the College of Engineering •65 of these are students who wanted Architecture (on average, only 5 of these students will ever be admitted into architecture by the end of the sophomore year)

Growing Undergraduate Enrollment Meeting last week (August 2011) with Mildred Johnson, Director of Admissions and Wanda Dean, University Registrar: They will help us! Understanding the incoming VT student profile:

•Top high schools for admission •Verbiage in acceptance letters •Referrals to CNRE •Suggestions about our brand, image, marketing •Suggest we better affiliate with STEM •Suggest we personally call all students who have been offered admission

Growing Undergraduate Enrollment Top freshman applications per high school – CNRE •T C Williams High School – Alexandria, VA 5 student applications •Christiansburg High School 3 student applications •Fauquier High School – Warrenton, VA 3 student applications •Halifax County High School – South Boston, VA 3 student applications •James Robinson Jr. Sec – Fairfax, VA 3 student applications •Oakton High School – Sutton, VA 3 student applications •Pulaski County High School – Pulaski, VA 3 student applications

Top transfer student origins – CNRE New River Community College – 6 incoming transfer students Blue Ridge Community College – 2 incoming transfer students Piedmont Virginia Community College – 2 incoming transfer students Tidewater Community College Norfolk Main Campus – 2 incoming students In all, 36 incoming transfer students are coming from 28 different institutions

• First-Year Experience course proposal funded, course to be offered this fall under Don Orth’s leadership (this is the first time CNRE has submitted a proposal for a first-year experience).

Undergraduate Curricula

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The Year In Review CNRE Leadership Institute Drs. Steve McMullin and Brian Bond, Directors

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The Year In Review Executive Master of Natural Resources successfully launched first cohort in January 2011 ($42,000 tuition model for 18 month experience)

Second cohort of students is being Recruited now for January 2012 Demand and enrollment is up in the MNR program.

Task Force Convened to Examine Degree Offerings in Water

5 Colleges Represented: College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering College of Science College of Architecture and Urban Studies Chaired by Dr. Stephen Schoenholtz, Director Virginia Water Resources Research Center Follows on the charge by President Steger to develop a prospectus for a water degree at Virginia Tech. The President and Provost have the prospectus and we are waiting on their follow up to the report before next steps can be taken.

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The Year In Review Academic Programs Office

Consolidation of all student services in one office and additional staff support in the past year.

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The Year In Review Academic Programs Office

•Teresa Quesinberry joined office staff on a part time basis

•Organized a process for scholarship administration

•Awarded $199,220 in scholarships to 79 students for 2011-2012

•Financial aid implementation scholarship administration on-line for 2012-2013

•Organized Spring CNRE Awards Celebration

•Sponsored monthly “Dean’s Donuts” meet & greet for all CNRE students

•Established Dean’s Councils for club leaders and Graduate Students to discuss & address college issues

•Initiated a fall reception for all new graduate students and their advisors (second annual reception planned for August 30)

WE CHANGED ANOTHER NAME

Alignment of vision, mission, perception, opportunities

2010-2011 Challenges/Opportunities • Better defining our portfolio as related to ‘sustainability’

•Spring CNRE News Magazine was a focus on sustainability

•Mailed to all campus faculty

A stakeholder analysis of the College of Natural Resources and Environment

• Over 500 survey responses • Largest response from alumni • Smallest response from other on campus faculty • 80 responses from CNRE freshman and University Studies students

• Perceptions of environmental issues of the day • Perceptions of areas we should strategically grow • SWOT analysis results • 82 pages of open-ended comments! This makes for interesting

reading

• We’ll share the results very soon after we finalize the draft. We’ll post it online for your review.

Branding Initiative

Provost’s Visit to the Departments

• Word cloud

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The Year In Review •We continue to benefit from the reorganization and skills of our college IT team. Thank you for all you do to support us!

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Development We continue to look for creative ways to engage friends and donors in the life of the college (Leadership Institute and Wood Enterprise Institute are two good examples)

Fiscal Year Total Giving 15-Year Average

2011 $778,557

$866,000

2010 $2,598,350

2009 $839,435

2008 $875,180

2007 $881,446

2006 $838,100

Bob Mollenhauer Director of Development

We are holding a development retreat on August 24 for the college leadership team

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Development A creative and growing partnership With Primland in Patrick County.

•Nature Guide •Water quality sampling from golf course •Geo cache trails •A recent weekend event raised money for CNRE and Patrick County Educational

Foundation

CNRE BASE BUDGETS AND REDUCTONS

Base Budgets 208 Percent 229 Percent Total

Base of Total Base of Total Base

FY 2012 4,761,326 52% 4,329,092 48% 9,090,418

FY 2011 4,687,087 53% 4,152,110 47% 8,839,197

FY 2010 4,479,289 50% 4,448,889 50% 8,928,178

FY 2009 4,639,781 50% 4,632,928 50% 9,272,709

•Budget is a mix of state and federal monies •Agency 208 is the General University Account – about 50% of our budget •Agency 229 is Virginia Cooperative Extension/Agricultural Exp. Station - ~50%

CNRE BASE BUDGETS AND REDUCTONS

Base Reductions

208 229 Total

FY 2012 0 0 0

FY 2011 125,300 369,669 494,969

FY 2010 177,636 74,838 252,474

FY 2009 127,687 116,656 244,343

Total 430,623 561,163 991,786

*Reduction in 2009 was offset by provision of stimulus monies, that carried into our 2010 fiscal year. July 1, 2011 we took this permanent reduction of $369,000 from Agency 229.

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The Year In Review Discovery Domain – Very Strong performance/impact continues

Research Expenditures: $14.2M College 2010-2011 (3-year trend shows 16.4% growth)* $11.5M College 2009-2010 (-1% change from 3 year average) $12.2M College 2008-2009 Number of proposals submitted: 256 Average award size up over 3 years from $49,541 to $54,374 to $68,440

•College record year - we are benefiting from the successful proposals over the past 12-18 months! Congratulations on your success.

$17.4 million in new research contracts during 2010-2011 fiscal year!!

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The Year In Review

•Piping Plover Damage Assessment Work Plan $3,466,704

•Light Activated Bonding of Lignocellulosic Material $503,903 •NSF I/UCRC Wood Based Composites $400,000

•Complete National Wetlands Inventory Mapping $378,950

•Use of Stable Isotopes to Trace Nitrogen in Forest Plantations $195,078

•Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Amphibians … $192,445

•Assessing Quality Indicators for Interpretive Programs In the National Park Service $132,237

Some Examples of Funded Projects:

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The Year In Review

•Plant Feedstock Genomics of Bioenergy $91,158 •Chitosan-Cellulose Ionic Complex for Oral Drug Delivery $77,080

•Impact of Vacuum-Drying on Efficiency of Hardwood Mfr. $70,322

•Protyping Coconut Shell Composites $50,783

•Geospatial Technician Education through Virginia’s Community Colleges $44,726 •Forest Inventory and Analysis Report Simulator $28,347

Some Examples of Funded Projects:

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The Year In Review

•20 Projects Greater than $100k

•9 Projects Greater than $200k

•3 Projects Greater than $300k

•1 Project Greater than $500K

•2 Projects Greater than $600K

•1 Project Greater than $3 Million

Some Examples of Funded Projects:

Korine Kolivras has just received news on a grant for the National Science Foundation “Environmental Variability and Disease Emergence: Spatial Patterns of Lyme Disease Emergence in Virginia” ($199,998). PI Korine Kolivras, with co-PI’s James Campbell (VT Geography), David Gaines (Virginia Department of Health), Yili Hong (VT Statistics), and Stephen Prisley (VT Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation).

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The Year In Review

$50,973,424.00

$4,399,159.00

$3,319,710.00

$107,837,730.00

$12,222,021.00

$30,473,432.00

$5,225,196.00 $11,698,070.00

Virginia Tech Total Sponsored Research Expense ($226,148,743)

Agriculture & Life Sciences

Architecture & Urban Studies

Business

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Liberal Arts & Human Sciences

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Veterinary Medicine

Natural Resources & Environment

VIRGINIA WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER

Highlights for FY2011 • Supported and supervised six graduate students • Mentored 15 undergraduate students through internships, independent studies, honors

studies, and hourly wage • Instructors of record for two hydrology/water management courses – Spring semester

2011 • Submitted 25 new proposals of which 18 were funded for a total of $706,498 allocated

for FY2011 • Organized 2010 Virginia Stormwater Symposium held at VCU and attended by 200

The CMI has been working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands Inventory program for several years. In 2009, CMI started a project working with 3 regions of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to update the National Wetlands Inventory on coastal, and some interior, wildlife refuges from Maine to Texas. The draft mapping was completed in FY2011 and resulted in the mapping of over 8 million acres of project area.

CMI provided background research and technical expertise (measured and calculated above and below ground biomass) for the completion of the first REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) project in the Western Hemisphere and first Avoided Planned Deforestation Project in the World approved by VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) for Boden Creek Ecological Preserve, Belize. Currently working on three additional projects in Central and South America.

CMI Provided Background and Research and Technical Expertise for Carbon Offset Project in Belize

COLLEGE FACILITIES 315 Cheatham Hall – Improved, State-of-the-Art, College Meeting Space

•Smart Board •Video Conferencing •Krestron Control System

COLLEGE FACILITIES 321 Cheatham Hall – Improved Graduate Student Office Space

•16 graduate student desks are being installed today! •Doubles seating capacity from 8 to 16

COLLEGE FACILITIES McBryde Hall – Improved Classroom Space – Provost’s Instructional Renovation Funds

•Smart Board •Video Conferencing •Krestron Control System •Audio and Video Recording

COLLEGE FACILITIES 212 Cheatham Hall – Improved Classroom Space – Provost’s Instructional Renovation Funds Request submitted August 15.

•Ceiling, lights •Floor covering •Paint •Smart board •Flat screen •Improved seating

STRATEGIC EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

IsoPrime100 IRMS ($229,000) The IsoPrime100 - gas source stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer – located in the soil/water research lab Cheatham Hall.

Purchased with one-time stimulus monies in support of our soil and water research efforts

COLLEGE FACILITIES Cheatham Hall –

COLLEGE FACILITIES Cheatham Hall – First Floor Impressions

A better physical presence that reflects visually what our college is all about

COLLEGE FACILITIES Cheatham Hall – First Floor Impressions

2011-2012 Challenges/Opportunities • Undergraduate Enrollment Growth is key to our future as a college. • Moving degrees and names through governance is our key

opportunity/challenge for the academic year. • Decisions regarding the opportunity with water are forthcoming; how can

we best position our interests in water to benefit the college and campus?

• Decisions regarding 1115/1116 Seeking Sustainability courses approved

in governance a year ago – and mix with NR 1114 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resources and the new first year experience course need to be revisited. Sustainability continues to resonate well with undergraduate students interests

• Strategic focus on enrollment, recruiting, transfers, university studies students

Structure of the Budget of the College

• We will continue to see pressure on Agency 229 with expected reductions in federal formula support. This will challenge us moving forward. We must reduce our reliance on Agency 229 funds by increased reliance on Agency 208 monies. This will require us to show demand for students, generate increased weighted student credit hours, and increase graduating numbers.

• We must work to balance the Agency 229 proportion of funding among the three department reliant on these funds.

• We will see increased reliance on development gifts and sponsored research moving forward.

2011-2012 Challenges/Opportunities

Broad College Strategy

• We will begin strategic planning in late winter/early spring, coincident with the effort already begun at the University level. At that time we will begin work on a process and a written document to create…A Path Forward for CNRE

• We will use the results of the branding initiative to begin to position our identity, message, and college brand throughout our mission areas

• Continue our efforts to build capacity for our development activities

• Continue to demonstrate the demand and need for our courses, expertise, engagement activities; continue to demonstrate the need for financial resources

2011-2012 Challenges/Opportunities

The CNRE Dean’s Award Recognizes Outstanding Performance

by a College Staff Member

The CNRE Dean’s Award Recognizes Outstanding Performance

by a College Staff Member 2010-2011 Nominees:

Candice Albert Arlice Banks Cathy Barker Karen Bland

Debbie Garnand Ginger Hicks David Jones

The Dean’s Award 2010-2011 Recipient

Mr. David Jones

Joined VT in Spring 2002 Wood Science and Forest Products

August 17, 2010 Paul M. Winistorfer

Dean

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