SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NCAC12 : Agricultural Economics
Period Covered: 03/01/2020 to 02/01/2021
Date of Report: 03/03/2021
Annual Meeting Dates: 02/25/2021 to 02/25/2021

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

The NCAC 12 multistate agricultural department heads held a virtual Zoom meeting on Thursday, February 25 from 10:00 - 3:00 pm.

The meeting was organized by Marshall Martin, the out-going Administrative Adviser.

Those in attendance included: Jayson Lusk, Joshua Rosenbloom, Joe Parcell, Barry Barnett, Sean Fox, Larry Van Tassell, and Marshall Martin.

The meeting was divided into four, one-hour sessions. The topics discussed and the host leader for each topic are listed below. Jayson Lusk has been selected as the Administrative Adviser to replace Marshall Martin. There was interest in following up on several of the topics including sharing of graduate course offerings, curriculum reform, better aligning graduate programs with job market expectations and demands, and diversity and inclusion in faculty hires and student recruitment.

Jayson Lusk

Dealing with Covid-19. What have we learned in our teaching, research, and Extension programs? How might we adjust our programs in the year(s) ahead?
Implications for student recruitment and retention, graduate student job market, study abroad, etc.

Joshua Rosenbloom

Graduate education and curriculum. For many of us, our programs have changed relatively little for 30 years. What changes should we consider for graduate student recruitment, career development, course content, funding of graduate programs, etc?

Joe Parcell

Opportunities for sharing graduate courses across our programs. With budget constraints, and the increased access to Zoom/virtual communications, are there opportunities to more efficiently offer some specialized graduate courses across the system?

Barry Barnett

Recruiting and success of underrepresented students, faculty, and staff. What can we learn from each other about successful efforts to increase the diversity and inclusiveness of our departments and programs?