Dean Kate VandenBosch released early drafts of a planning template and guidance document that departments will use to outline priorities and activities for the next […]

The Organization Redesign Committee recommended the college adopt a new model for allocating state funding (tuition and General Purpose Revenue) from vacated faculty lines. They […]

As we move forward with the CALS Organizational Redesign and departments begin to explore possible partnerships in the form of mergers and collaboratives, some questions […]

This week I will send individual letters to each of our 17 department chairs with redesign recommendations. Department chairs have been asking for direction on […]

At the monthly meeting with department chairs today, Dean Kate VandenBosch shared updates and documents related to the implementation of the collegiate redesign. These documents […]

When I accepted the deanship, many of our academic departments had recently celebrated centennials and the college as a whole was on the verge of […]

Data reviewed by the CALS redesign committee, along with feedback they gathered from faculty and staff, is available on the CALS redesign website. Information includes: […]

Over the last year, the CALS Organizational Redesign Committee has considered possible changes in structural organization and resource allocation to make CALS more resilient now […]

Biochem 375, an interdisciplinary course on significant research contributions from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, is being offered this semester and is open […]

Cindy Fendrick has been named interim director of the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) program. Fendrick joined CALS in 2013 as a student services […]