Agenda

8:30 a.m.     Coffee & Pastries

9:00 a.m.     Introductions & Departmental Update (Weigel)

9:15 a.m.       Small Group Discussions about Grand Challenges (5-6 people/group):

• • • Animal Health and Welfare
    • Biomedical Advancements
    • Food Safety
    • Land and Water Stewardship
    • Precision Livestock Farming

Are we positioned for scientific leadership in addressing these challenges?

Where are our current (or upcoming) gaps or deficiencies?

9:45 a.m.       Reporting and Discussion

10:15 a.m.      Break

10:30 a.m.      Extension, Outreach, and External Relations Snapshot (Fricke, Sindelar, Halbach)

10:45 a.m.      Large Group Discussion

• • • What is our brand, in the eyes of our various stakeholders?
    • How can we better communicate our value, internally and externally?
    • What are our development priorities over the next decade?

11:15 p.m.       Reporting & Discussion

11:45 p.m.      Lunch

12:30 p.m.      Graduate Programs Snapshot (Kirkpatrick, Sippel)

12:45 p.m.      Small Group Discussions (5-6 people/group)

• • • How can we enhance the experience and training of our Ph.D. students?
    • What is the future of our M.S. programs?
    • Can we develop competitive professional programs?  In what areas?
    • What other factors or issues should we address?

1:15 p.m.       Reporting & Group Discussion

1:45 p.m.       Break

2:00 p.m.      Undergraduate Programs Snapshot (Khatib, Sandberg, Kean)

2:15 p.m.       Small Group Discussions (5-6 people/group)

• • • How can we attract more new students into our majors?
    • How can we convince our current students to stay in our majors?
    • How can we attract more non-majors into our undergrad courses?
    • What other factors or issues should we address?

3:15 p.m.       Adjourn