Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences

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Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences

• College Effectiveness Report April 2009

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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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Strategic Plan Implementation Significant
Accomplishments (Goals 1 and 2)

• Program Enhancement
• Student Headcount Improved 9
• Undergraduate Student Research(10) 71
• Students from all three departments won awards at
  state, regional and/or national meetings.

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Strategic Plan Implementation Significant
Accomplishments

• Program Enhancement (Goals 1 and 2)
• Ag Olympics 150
• Student awards banquet 220
• New Degree Option WREN 14

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Strategic Plan Implementation Significant
Accomplishments (Goals 3 and 4)

• Faculty and student research
• Publications 75
• (64 refereed, 1 book and 10 proceedings,
• 60 participation by faculty)
• Presentations 172
• (80 participation by faculty)
• Research expenditures 7.9 mil
  (200,000/faculty)

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Strategic Plan ImplementationSignificant
Accomplishments(Goals 3, 4 and 5)

• Faculty leadership in professional societies
• Bart Ballard, President, Texas Chapter TWS
• Stephen Lukefahr, Secretary ,World Rabbit Science
  Association
• Anna McArther, President, Texas Association for
  Childhood Education International (ACEI),
  Executive Board for ACEI
• Kathleen Rees, Vice President for Education,
  International Textiles and Apparel Association
  (ITAA), Board of Directors of the International
  Trade and Finance Association (ITFA)
• John daGraca, President, International
  Association of Citrus Virologist
• Allen Rasmussen, President, Society for Range
  Management
• Mamoudou Setamou Vice-President, Rocky Mountain
  Entomology Society
• More than 80 of the faculty participate on
  state, regional or national committees in their
  professional societies.

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Strategic Plan ImplementationSignificant
Accomplishments Goal 1, 3 and 4.

• Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
• Frank D. Yturria Chair in Wild Cat Studies 1
  mil
• Glassel Endowed Professor for Quail Research
  500,000
• On-Campus federal lab collaborations maintained

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Strategic Plan ImplementationSignificant
Accomplishments Goal 1, 3, 4 and 5.

• King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
• Texas Ag. Finance Certificate Program
  1 mil
• Society for Range Management - Symposium
  Publication
• Citrus Center
• TRB funding approved 9.6 mil and the process was
  initiated.
• USDA certification for Citrus Disease testing

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Strategic Plan ImplementationSignificant
Accomplishments Goal 1 and 5.

• Mark Cisneros Center for Young 39,320
• Children parent student scholarships
• Conference for Childcare 200

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LBB Performance Indicators
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Fall Semester EnrollmentStudent Head Count Goal
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Student Head Count
Year
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College Contracts and Grants Goal 5
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2009/2010 College Goals

• Increase student enrollment 10
• Increase retention to 66
• Improve programmatic offerings to attract and
  retain students
• Increase funding for teaching programs 2
• Increase outside funding for research to average
  200,000/FTE

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Can we be successful?
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Only if we work together!
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Increase enrollment (Goals 1, 2, 5)

• Focus on Recruitment
• Target Junior Colleges
• Joint Enrollment Blinn and TSTC and SWTJC
• Federal Initiatives
• High School activities on Campus
• Envirothon
• Region 10 FFA
• 4-H clubs
• Wildlife contest
• High Schools and scholarships
• Community activities - County and Regional Fairs

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Increase enrollment (Goals 1, 2, 5)

• Focus on Retention
• Continue active advising
• Continue improving student clubs
• Student awards banquet
• Improve engagement activities
• Classes, Ag Olympics, other colleges
• Undergraduate research
• Professional meetings

Partnerships MCCYC Day of the Young Child
Student Services LLC University College SI
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Improve Programmatic Offerings

• Focus on Recruitment
• New Degrees or Option
• Develop Ranch Management undergraduate option in
  AGBU
• Improve Animal Science with meats classes
• Vet Tech degree
• MS Environmental Sciences (joint with EN, AS,
  BU)

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Improve Capabilities (Goals 1, 3, 4)

• University Farm Facilities
• Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
• Feral Hog
• Animal Use Facility (with AS and Pharmacy)
• New endowed position
• APHIS-Wildlife Disease Field Lab collaboration
• NRCS -Plant Material Center collaboration

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

• Citrus Center
• New Building Start?
• Capital Campaign
• College Excellence Fund

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Resource Requests
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Resource Requests Long Term
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State Funding Initiatives

• New Programs
• Vet Tech - current
• TRB Wildlife Building - current
• Special Item Funding maintain
• CKWRI
• CC
• KRIRM (comptroller's office)

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Federal Initiatives

• Research programs for faculty
• Collaborations with USDA
• APHIS/Wildlife Services Disease Field Lab
• NRCS Plant Material Program
• CSREES/HSI
• International Arid Lands Consortium

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Resource needs grants/endowments

• Research
• Must respond to dynamic funding opportunities for
  research associates and staff as needed in the
  college, CKWRI, CC.
• MCCYC
• Increase staffing for teachers and support
• University Farm (Green Houses/Animal Facilities)

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Continue to have FUN!