College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences

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College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and
Human Sciences

• College Effectiveness Report
• April 2007

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Overview

• Academic Departments
• Department of Agronomy and Resource Sciences
• Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences
• Department of Human Sciences
• Units
• Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
• Citrus Center
• King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
• Center for Young Children
• University Farm

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Significant Accomplishments

• Faculty and student research
• Publications 96
• Presentations 166
• First independent wildlife PhDs 5
• First King Ranch Institute RM students 2
• MS in Ranch Management approved
• Faculty positions filled 6

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Significant Accomplishments

• Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
  capital campaign exceed their goal of 15 mil and
  the wildlife research park is 80 complete.
• King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management capital
  campaign increased to 8,922,866.
• Citrus Center TRB funding approved 9.3 mil
• Federal collaborations maintained
• Wildlife Disease Field Lab with WS
• Joe Skeen Rangeland Restoration Institute
• USDA Kika de la Garza Plant Material Center

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LBB Performance Indicators
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(From Sponsored Research Report)
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(From Sponsored Research report)
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Fall Semester EnrollmentStudent Head Count
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Fall Semester EnrollmentStudent Head Count
-6
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Fall Semester EnrollmentStudent Head Count
Semester Credit Hours
-1.4
-6
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Honor of Ron (WSCH) Rosati

• We must all carry our load.
• Scale matters.

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Fall Semester Enrollment - WSCHStudent Head
Count Semester Credit Hours
-6
2
-1.4
scale matters.
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General 2007 College Goals

• Increase student enrollment
• Increase funding for research and teaching
  programs
• Improve programmatic offerings

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Increase enrollment (Goals 1, 2, 5)

• Focus on Recruitment
• Target Junior Colleges
• Joint Enrollment Uvalde and Blinn
• Focus on Retention (Both the freshman and higher)
• Continue active advising
• Improve clubs with wildlife student chapter
  model
• Improve engagement activities

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Improve Programmatic Offerings

• Focus on Recruitment
• New Degrees or Option
• Vet Tech degree
• Agricultural Science Option - Wildlife Recreation
• MS Environmental Sciences (joint with EN,AS,BU)
• Work with Dual Enrollment and High Schools

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Improve Capabilities (Goals 1, 3, 4)

• Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
• Ungulate Facility
• Predator Facility
• Animal Use Facility (with AS and Pharmacy)
• New endowed positions Chair, Director STN
• Wildlife Disease Field Lab collaboration
• Plant Material Center collaboration

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Improve Capabilities (Goals 1, 3, 4, 5)

• King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
• Capital Campaign finish (lt 1 mil)
• Staff Position
• Citrus Center
• New building
• Capital Campaign
• College Excellence Fund

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Resource Requests
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Resource Requests Long Term
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State Initiatives

• New Programs
• Vet Tech
• TRB Citrus Center Funding
• Special Item Funding
• CKWRI increase
• CC increase
• KRIRM maintain (comptroller's office)

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Federal Initiatives

• Research programs for new faculty
• Equipment for GPS/GIS capabilities in labs
• Collaborations with USDA
• Wildlife Services Disease Field Lab
• NRCS Plant Material Program
• USDA/HSI
• International Arid Lands Consortium

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Resource needs grants/endowments

• CKWRI
• South Texas Native Plant program
• Reclassifications and new technician
• Bird Migration
• Research Associate

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Have FUN!
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Work together.
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RESOURCE REQUEST