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Ed Ashworth, Purdue University;
Thomas Bewick, USDA/CSREES;
Dennis Decoteau, Pennsylvania State University;
Anne Fennell, South Dakota State University;
Jeff Iles, Iowa State University;
Wesley Jarrell, University of Illinois;
Alan Lakso, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva;
Thomas Michaels, University of Minnesota;
Stephen Myers, Ohio State University;
Ronald Perry, Michigan State University;
Marvin Pritts, Cornell University;
John Russin, Southern Illinois University;
Tom Warner, Kansas State University

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A pre-meeting tour of the Cornell University campus, and visits to wineries along Seneca Lake was conducted on Sunday, April 18, 2004.



The NCA-4 meeting was hosted by the Department of Horticultural Sciences and held at Hedrick Hall at Cornell‘‘s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. The meeting commenced at 8:30 a.m. on April 19 and concluded at noon on April 20.



Bob Seem, Interim Director NYSAES, welcomed NCA-4 participants and provided a brief update on the state of the Experiment Station.



Iowa State University (Ames) was named host institution for the 2005 NCA-4 meeting, with Michigan State University and Purdue University as hosts in 2006 and 2007, respectively.



Tom Bewick, National Program Leader - Horticulture, USDA/CSREES, reviewed projects funded in fiscal year 2003, information about the Integrated Organic Program, Plant Sciences Update, strategic plan for horticulture and the growing importance of urban horticulture, and provided details about a new bill for Specialty Crops (plants).



Each state representative gave a brief "state of the Department" presentation and submitted a written report, focusing mostly on budget trends, hiring (or lack thereof), and the general vitality of their academic unit.



"State of Teaching" reports focusing on trends in student numbers, popular and unpopular courses, and other issues pertinent to teaching also were given by each state representative. Many excellent ideas were shared and a few highlights are provided below:

¸ Michigan State University - 1-credit course modules that might also interest Extension/outreach clients.

¸ Purdue University - Study-abroad course ?"In the English Landscape" (4-weeks).

¸ Ohio State University - History of Golf Course Development & Design course

¸ Penn State University - Landscape Contracting/Landscape Maintenance/Arboriculture majors.

¸ Kansas State University - Landscape Irrigation Systems course.

¸ Cornell University - Art of Horticulture course.



Opportunities for regionalization of teaching and Extension programs, success stories, and barriers to success were discussed. On-line courses already are being taught by many institutions and could be shared across state boundaries. Considerable coordination would be required to package or "silo" content and then repackage it for broad use. In other words, there would be a "continuum of content" that each Department could access freely. Successful implementation will require support from each of our respective Deans.



A visit to the Enology Lab for a wine taste test and an excellent presentation on flavor analysis by Terry Acree (Food Science) completed the first day.



A discussion focusing on the "state of research" and in particular, how to fund applied research, was next on the agenda. As base funding (from state and federal sources) is decreased, it will become essential that funding is secured from outside funding agencies. Alternative sources of funding included USDA grants, industry grants, endowments, and royalties.



Conversation briefly returned to the 2005 NCA-4 meeting to be held at Iowa State University. Suggested dates are May 1-3, 2005 (Sunday - Tuesday). It also was suggested the official meeting encompass two full days rather than the 1 1/2 day event that has been our tradition. It also was recommended that state reports come last on the agenda.



Bob Seem helped close the meeting by leading a discussion centering on the merits of corporate relationships. The Kansas State/Toro model was held up as an example of an excellent and mutually beneficial relationship between industry and university.



The meeting adjourned at noon, April 20, 2004.

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Mark Bennett Ohio State University
Bruce Branham University of Illinois
Jeff Iles Iowa State University
Brian Klubek Southern Illinois University
Mark Lagrimini University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rich Marini Pennsylvania State University
Tom Michaels University of Minnesota, Recorder
Ron Perry Michigan State University, Host and Chair
Marvin Pritts Cornell University  Ithaca
Peter Schaefer South Dakota State University
Alan Taylor Cornell University - Geneva
Tom Warner Kansas State University

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Summary of presentations and discussions
(see http://www.hrt.msu.edu/NCAC/Agenda.htm for complete agenda)
Monday 1 May 2006
" Create 21 Dean Jeff Armstrong, MSU
" Creating a national strategic research and extension plan for horticulture, budget issues and farm bill issues Tom Bewick, CSREES National Program Leader (Horticulture)
" State reports Committee members
" Turf Center Welcome Jim Kells
" Tour Hancock Center; Modular Turf for Athletic Fields Trey Rogers
" Recruiting activities that work Committee members
" Student Organic Farm John Biernbaum
" Michigan Wine Grape Industry. "Wineries and Vineyards - Agri Tourism Growth and Opportunities" Charles Edson, Bel Lago, Winery

Tuesday 2 May 2006
" Department Personnel Issues Theo H. Curry II, Professor and Director, MSU School of Labor and Industrial Relations
" Important People Management Skills
" Teaching: Assigning classes to faculty Frank Fear, Acting Sr. Assoc. Dean, CANR
Bob Von Bernuth and Sara Risch
" Annual Reviews with faculty; preparation, meeting and followup Panel of Department Chairs



Recorders notes

1 May 2006

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ron Perry.

Next meetings: Jeff Iles and Rich Marini recalled that Ed Ashworth volunteered Purdue as the site for the 2007 meeting. Tom Michaels volunteered Minnesota as the site for the 2008 meeting. Participant consensus confirmed Purdue in 2007 and Minnesota in 2008. Participants confirmed the 1st week in May as the best time for the annual meeting. [Recorders note 8 Sept 06: Ed is leaving Purdue to become Dean at U. Maine (congrats Ed!). Bob Joly, Interim Head, confirms that NCA-4 is still welcome at Purdue next May]

Recruiting: Tom Warner reported that Kansas State has 300+ students and has no problem recruiting. All other speakers voiced concerns about recruiting. Most noted the high number of transfer students relative to new high school students. Reasons cited for lack of student interest in horticulture majors included low salaries for horticulturists, slowdown in growth of golf courses leading to turfgrass graduate demand plateau and trend toward staffing of horticulture industries by non-graduates.

Create-21: Creating Research, Extension and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century. Jeff Armstrong co-chairs this national committee. He reported that the CREATE-21 committee recommends that present internal and external research, extension, education, and international efforts within the U.S. Department of Agriculture be integrated within a new National Institute. For the most recent information, see http://www.create-21.org/. Quoting from the FAQ at that website, The CREATE-21 proposal has two "integral" elements: (1) creation of a new "National Institute" through the consolidation of agencies, programs, and activities currently within the USDAs Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area (REE) and U.S. Forest Service R&D; and (2) authorization of new funding to increase the intramural capabilities of the Institute and its land-grant and related university partners and to increase competitive research programs to address critical food, agriculture, and natural resource problems.

CSREES National Program Leader Comments: Tom Bewick reported that wording in the Presidents budget proposal in 2007 and subsequent years will stipulate that 55% of Hatch funds be moved to a multi-state competitive granting process. New projects and projects at the 5-year review stage will also move to this competitive process. Although unlikely to be implemented in 2007 some Beltway insiders speculate that eventually this wording will survive congress make it through to the final budget. The National Grape and Wine Institute will likely receive congressional funding through ARS for the first time. Please see http://www.ngwi.org/index.htm for additional information on the NGWI. The Institute recently harmonized their plan with the USDA strategic vision. NGWI, the National Berry Crops Initiative, the National Citrus Research Council and Tree Fruits met in Hershey PA to form a coordinated list for inclusion in the Farm Bill. State Departments of Agriculture will distribute $500M block grant for specialty crops competitiveness, primarily for promotional and regulatory efforts. The funding could however be targeted to R&D if a state DOA is so persuaded. Tom recommends that stakeholders who support university R&D should lobby the state DOA.

Welcome by Jim Kells, Acting Chair, Crop and Soil Sciences
Q  Any threat to the Campus farm from urban sprawl?
A  No. There seems to be good support for retaining the research farmland on campus. However they feel some threat from construction of additional university buildings. For example, 30a of the hort farm may be under consideration as the location for linear accelerator.
Q  How are grad student numbers?
A - Grad numbers have dropped by half  100 down to 50 due to cost of grad students, shift to post docs, increasing tuition, challenges to securing applied funding, loss of departmentally funded positions. Hard funded assistantships have been lost to budget cuts over the years. MAES funded 40 assistantships competitively, but these are one year funding.
Q  What type of faculty appointments are you offering?
A - Bench science oriented faculty positions tend to be 9 month, faculty doing applied research with extension who are out working with growers in summer continue to be 12 month.

Tour by Trey Rogers: Trey showed us components from the modular turf project arising from a 1991 challenge to put turf in the Pontiac superdome for World Cup soccer. About 5 modular playing surfaces are in use around the world. The modules are very handy for research plots. Modern modules are plastic, 4x4 and moved by forklift. 4800 are used in Spartan stadium. 1200 additional modules are maintained at the turf facility to replace turf damaged during the season  enough to replace turf between hash marks from goal to goal.
Recruiting issues - Dianne Petersen, academic advisor coordinator:
The first concern discussed was diversity recruiting. The second regarded using technology in recruiting, understanding millennial students  tapping into their tech savvy eg. blogging, IM. Also discussed hovering (helicopter) parents.

We were joined during the recruiting section by Eunice Foster  Associate Dean for undergrad programs. Eunice informed us that MSU has a recruiting plan and is in the process of hiring a full time recruiter. This plan includes recruiting in middle school as well as high school. Community colleges previously commented that MSU was not user friendly in terms of explaining exactly what courses students needs to take, and this is being addressed. The web site was dated, but now has a new look. They had no IT person to maintain their web presence. The diversity plan for the college has been good for many years, but the actual numbers are quite small (30 students). Many of the students from diverse backgrounds tended to choose Ag Econ. Developing 4 pre-college programs: native American, migrant laborers, 1st generation underserved, and (4th program unrecorded). These are 6 wk programs. How do we sell a College of Ag to African American students from urban areas? Eunice showed us the Find your Fit brochure. Interestingly, this brochure doesnt mention the college name any more necessary. Initially, agriculture and natural resources as program titles do not give a positive message to potential students, but once here (at MSU) they are very happy with the program. The college has 5-6 development people, but was still difficult to get a person for recruiting.

Student Organic Farm: John Biernbaum explained the history and operation of the farm. John introduced the (name not recorded) grad student who is installing and studying establishment and output from an integrated perennial permiculture. High tunnel greenhouses are used to provide produce to 50 CSA members (memberships = $410 per 16 weeks) CSA members volunteer 8 hours per 16 weeks. Farm is starting 3rd year of certified organic.


2 May 2006

Theo H. Curry II, Professor and director, MSU School of labor and Industrial Relations: Prof Curry gave us an overview of faculty performance reviews and the importance of developmental feedback (what to do differently for better performance). Ideal process prerequisites include:
" Mission, vision, strategic plan established
" Workload clearly explained
" Unit agreement on performance criteria and the relative mix of these
" Unit agreement on standards of excellence

Ideal process attributes:
" individually tailored career development plan based on mission and objectives (what looks like excellent performance) especially for new faculty members (but ideally for everyone)
" yearly update of the plan
" plan serves as basis for the annual review
" faculty self appraisal and oral input
" no surprises

Legal issues
Adverse personnel decisions - The truth, supported by evidence, is the best defense. Be objective in choice of words and include support.

Group discussed the local practices regarding merit increases. Some used percentage, others dollar amount. Recommended fully explaining to faculty the process for setting merit increases and distributing salaries.

Teaching: Assigning classes to faculty - Margaret Benson , Frank Fear, Bob Von Bernuth, and Sara Risch
Our discussion focused on managing faculty and included examples of conflict resolution issues. Some idease that arose: Dont underestimate the fact that some people like a turbulent environment, and for some there is function in dysfunction. Often we stumble into what works based on trial and error. Be transparent in decision-making since this is associated with increased student satisfaction and instructor performance. Ask ourselves what we as administrators might be doing that exacerbates the problem (like assigning faculty to courses where they dont fit). Just doing teaching and extension kills teaching and extension&need to show scholarship and impact. How will we be able to teach applied courses when we have been recently hiring fundamental researchers? Use extension specialists to teach? They may be able to teach, but it shifts them away from their extension responsibility. What are you delivering in your distance education program? Issues include how to deliver lab content, perhaps transforming these (if grad programs) into course-intensive professional terminal masters program.

State reports: interspersed during the two-day session, summarized in notebook handouts.

Meeting adjourned

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Joly, Robert (joly@purdue.edu) - Purdue University;
Branham, Bruce - University of Illinois;
Klubek, Brian P (bklubek@siu.edu) - Southern Illinois University;
Lagrimini, Mark (mlagrimini2@unl.edu) - University of Nebraska;
Marini, Richard P (rpm12@psu.edu) - Pennsylvania State University;
Michaels, Thomas (michaels@umn.edu) - University of Minnesota;
Perry, Ron (perryr@msu.edu) - Michigan State University;
Pritts, Marvin P. (mpp3@cornell.edu) - Cornell University;
Randle, William M. (randle.15@osu.edu) - Ohio State University;
Warner, Thomas (twarner@k-state.edu) - Kansas State University;

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The NCAC4 meeting was hosted by the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University. Chair, Robert Joly convened the meeting at 9:00 am on April 30.

Thomas Michaels will chair the 2008 meeting which will be hosted by the University of Minnesota, followed by the University of Nebraska in 2009. .

A list of topics for discussion was developed and distilled down to the following four items
o Undergraduate recruitment
o Biofuels
o Teaching
o Organics
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Administrative Report was given by Randy Woodson

Participants toured the Bindley Bioscience and Birck Center.

On May 1, the meeting began at 8:15 in the Horticulture Building.

State reports were presented.

A tour of the HLA Greenhouse was given.

Meeting was adjourned.

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Participants: Anita Azarenko, Oregon State University; Bob Joly, Purdue University; Brian Klubek, Southern Illinois University; Mark Langrimini, University of Nebraska; Rich Marini, Penn St. University; Tom Michaels, University of Minnesota; Randy Beaudry, Michigan St. University; Marv Pritts, Cornell University (Ithaca); Bill Randle, Ohio St. University; Alan Taylor, Cornell University (Geneva); Mike Collins, University of Missouri; Stu Warren, Kansas St. University; Dave Graper, South Dakota St University; Gary Lemme, South Dakota St University, Administrative Advisor.

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Brief summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting:
The first order of business was to establish the agenda covering a wide range of topics suggested by the participants.

The group was welcomed by Associate Dean Ponce de Leon, from the College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resource Science. The Administrative Advisors report was then delivered by Gary Lemme. Dr. Lemme who reported:
" Department heads and chairs now only meet annually in the NC region.
" Multi-state projects will continue to strengthen in importance in Federal budgeting.
" Action on the Farm bill is pending.
" Federal funding recipients will need to demonstrate impacts.

Next, the participants began a discussion of suggested topics including:
" 9-month vs. 12 month appointments for new faculty. Trend is toward 9-month appointments, but was variable among institutions.
" Research farm management and funding. Discussed were the various ways research farms were funded either through the College or through the Department and whether or not usage fees were imposed.
" Urban encroachment of University research farms. Strategies were discussed to help address sustained pressure on urban research farms.
" Engaging non-traditional agricultural students. Various approaches to attracting non-traditional students into horticulture were discussed. Student run farms, classes of broad interest, and innovative recruitment were highlighted.
" The Horticulture CRSP was discussed. The understanding was that the project was being amended.
" Maintaining cohesion in a multi-disciplinary, hybrid department.
" Was the designation agriculture beneficial or harmful to what we do in a university environment? Consensus was there was value in being associated with agriculture.

The remainder of the afternoon the group toured the Minnesota Arboretum, met with their administrators, and discussed the innovative programs being offered by the staff.

The group reconvened the following morning to continue topic discussions which included:
" Raising funds to support capital improvements such as greenhouses. Strategies were discussed.
" Typical start-up packages for new faculty and how these were funded. Department contributions ranged from 0-50% of the package.

Minnesota faculty member Dr. Bud Markhart provided a demonstration of using Clicker Technology to enhance classroom teaching. Highlights included it interactive capabilities and the potential for immediate feedback.

Key Discussions: The remaining time was used to discuss and relate new faculty hires or positions that were about to be posted at the different participating institutions.

Assigned Responsibilities/Deadlines/Target Dates:
Dr. Mark Langrimini will host next annual meeting at the University of Nebraska.
Dr. Bill Randle was elected Secretary and will host the 2010 meetings.

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Anita Azarenko, Oregon State University
Vance Baird, Michigan State University
Emily Hoover, University of Minnesota
Bob Joly, Purdue University
Gary Lemme, South Dakota St University, Administrative Advisor
Rich Marini, Penn State University
Marvin Pritts, Cornell University
Bill Randle, the Ohio State University
John Stier, University of Wisconsin

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Project/Activity Number: NCAC004
Project/Activity Title: Horticultural Crops
Period Covered: 01-2009 to 12-2009
Date of This Report: 1-June-2010
Annual Meeting Date(s): 9-May to 10-May-2010
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Anita Azarenko, Oregon State University
Vance Baird, Michigan State University
Emily Hoover, University of Minnesota
Bob Joly, Purdue University
Gary Lemme, South Dakota St University, Administrative Advisor
Rich Marini, Penn State University
Marvin Pritts, Cornell University
Bill Randle, the Ohio State University
John Stier, University of Wisconsin

Brief summary of minutes of annual meeting

The meeting was chaired by Bill Randle, Ohio State University. On the evening of Sunday May 9, there was a discussion related to development activities in each department. Procedures for development vary greatly, but all department chairs/heads are being asked to be more involved in development activities. Most funds are being obtained for student scholarships, but there is a need for funds for endowed faculty positions and operating funds. Most departments have fairly weak alumni groups, but some have strong industry advisory organizations who can be involved. Most universities provide some type of training for department heads, but there is a need for training faculty and staff.
The first topic of discussion on May 10 was on combining departments. With declining budgets, many universities are considering restructuring their colleges and this may include combining or merging departments. Bill Randle described the process for combining Horticulture and Crop Science at Ohio State about 15 years ago. One important factor seems to include putting the two units in the same building, in the case of Ohio State there are two buildings, so some faculty swapped buildings. The merger seems to be successful and the department now is one unit with one culture. Different institutions have very different administrative structures, so a single process may not be appropriate for everyone. A couple of universities have hired consultants to make recommendations on restructuring. The general consensus was that combining departments saves little money in the short run, but may eventually save money through down-sizing.
Several colleges have established Business Centers or Financial Hubs where staff with financial responsibilities has been moved out of departments and work across two or more departments. Those who have experience with this structure were asked to share a brief report with the rest of us explaining the structure and the pros and cons of creating centers, so we can share the information with our college administrators. In general, the primary benefit seemed to be the creation of a large enough staff that cross-training was possible so operations ran smoothly when individuals were out of the office. However, this is mostly beneficial only for small units with few staff members. The disadvantages seemed to be that it did not save positions and in some cases additional staff had to be hired. Another problem is that some things fall through the cracks because staff members tend to specialize. The final problem is that there is poor communication between the staff and the department and different departments operate differently. The general consensus was that the benefits did not outweigh the negative consequences of combining financial staff.
The IT support also differs greatly across institutions, but most felt that some kind of centralization of IT support is beneficial. This is particularly true when considering the potential consequences of security breaches.
The final major item of business was the state reports. Most universities have declining budgets and are expecting things to become worse as the federal stimulus money runs out. In spite of financial problems, most universities are still hiring faculty, but at a slower pace. Some universities will also have salary increases this year and most will have substantial tuition increases.
The meeting ended with a brief discussion of student learning objectives.

Next years meeting will be held on the Penn State University campus at University Park and Rich Marini will host the meeting. The tentative dates for the meeting are May 22  23, 2011. We will meet during the evening of Sunday May 22 and all day on Monday May 23. If there is interest, an optional campus tour of Horticultural interest can be planned for Tuesday morning. More details will be developed during the fall and a call for suggested topics will be sent out during the winter.



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Emily Hoover, University of Minnesota
Roger Harris, Virginia Tech. University
Robert Joly, Purdue University
David Graper, South Dakota State University
W. Vance Baird, Michigan State Univesity
Rich Marini, Penn State University
Marvin Pritts, Cornell University
Bill Randle, Ohio State University
Gary Lemme, Administrative Advisor

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The NCAC-4 met at Penn State University on May 22- 23 with Rich Marini as host. The committee engaged in the following activities/discussions related to the committee itself.
1) Reviewed procedures that we will use for evaluating NC reports. We agreed that the chairman will assign reviewers in January, reviews will be posted for comment to the entire committee, and then forwarded prior to our May meeting.
2) Reviewed the procedure for reviewing regional projects; proposal stage, mid-year, and renewal.
3) Reviewed goals of the NCAC-4: a) foster interstate research, 2) foster collaboration within the discipline and c) fostering better management of academic departments
4) Committed to reach out to other department chairs, both at land-grant universities and other 4-year degree-granting institutions (e.g. 1890 schools, Canadian schools), and encourage them to participate in NCAC-4. One theme for next year: How can non-land grant horticulture faculty interact and collaborate with land grant faculty on scholarly activities?
5) Request time at ASHS Administrator's breakfast to promote NCAC-4

The NCAC-4 engaged in the following discussion topics:
1) How do we evaluate those with both an academic and administrative appointment within our departments? How do we evaluate those with extension appointments? Do we evaluate 9 and 12 month appointments differently?
2) How do we manage those with joint appointments, especially non-tenured faculty?
3) How do we support graduate students?
4) How do we maintain breeding programs?
5) How can courses be taught across state lines?
6) How to best communicate with students? The role of Facebook, Tweets, Text messaging
7) Best practices for department mergers
8) How to deal with underperforming faculty?
9) Policies on early promotion
10) How to manage faculty hires?
11) Strategies for development
12) Funding computer labs and farms
Marvin Pritts was elected the secretary and next chairman/host. Meeting will be held in Ithaca, NY on May 20 - 21, 2012.
The committee visited the Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center over lunch. Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm on May 23rd.

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