ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT OF DOWNSIZINGRon Pardini, Dean/Director of CABNR/NAES

2010 BUDGET CUTS-CURRICULAR REVIEW

• Positions Eliminated: Associate Director of Nevada Ag Experiment

Station Assistant Director of Nevada Ag Experiment

Station Associate Dean of Outreach Director of Communications & Marketing Director of Student Retention, Recruitment &

Advising 20 Faculty Positions (11 Tenured Faculty) 6 Classified Positions (Support Staff)

2010 BUDGET CUTS – DEPARTMENT CLOSURES• Animal Biotechnology• Resource Economics

2010 BUDGET CUTS – DEPARTMENTS REMAINING• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology• Nature Resources & Environmental Science• (Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Science)

New department created with remaining faculty Extensive input from stakeholders on new program

selection

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS – CLOSED

• Animal Biotechnology• Animal Science• Agriculture & Applied Economics• Environmental & Resource Economics• Rangeland Livestock Production

No student left behind!

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS – PROPOSED

• Agricultural Science• Rangeland Ecology and Management• Forestry Management and Ecology• Multi-State Range Education Collaboration

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS – CONTINUING

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology• Ecohydrology• Environmental Science• (Forestry & Rangeland Management)• Nutrition – Dietetics• Nutrition – Nutritional Science• Veterinary Science• Wildlife Ecology & Conservation

UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

679723 731

789 787 802 812

911 929

1002

CABNR

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20104000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

10

,47

8

11

,24

3

11

,60

5

12

,01

8

12

,40

4

12

,49

9

12

,65

9

13

,36

7

13

,11

9

13

,66

0

UNR

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Total CABNR Undergrads 679 723 731 789 787 802 812 911 929 1002

% CABNR Increase - 6.50% 1.09% 7.93% -.0025% 0.02% 1.23% 12.19% 1.98% 7.86%

Total UNR Undergrads 10,478 11,243 11,605 12,018 12,404 12,499 12,659 13,367 13,119 13,660

% CABNR/UNR 6.48% 6.43% 6.30% 6.57% 6.34% 6.42% 6.42% 6.82% 7.08% 7.34%

CABNR/NAES BUDGET 2012– DOLLARS

2009 2010 2011 20120

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

$9,686,428.00

$7,889,968.00

$5,425,384.00$4,613,014.00

$4,124,399.00 $3,979,416.00$3,095,838.00 $2,935,409.00

$954,412.00 $910,804.00 $657,538.00$367,694.00

NAES Instruction UNCE (Approx.)

NAES Reversions: 2009 = $912,325 2010 = $155,942

UNR REQUESTED 2012 & 2013 – DOLLARS

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

$9,686,428.00

$7,889,968.00

$5,425,384.00$4,993,992.00$4,993,992.00

$3,554,371.00$3,269,700.00$2,535,198.00$2,216,993.00$2,216,993.00

$954,412.00 $910,804.00 $657,538.00$0.00 $0.00

NAES Instruction UNCE (Approx.)

NAES Reversions: 2009 = $912,325 2010 = $155,942

UNR PROPOSED CUTS FY 2012 - IMPACTS

• Elimination of 3 vacant positions• Elimination of a Post Doctoral Position-Department

Chair commitment• Elimination of Basic Research funding-previous

EPSCOR commitment• Extension is proposed for a 70% budget cut which

will likely impact CABNR – currently there are 7 State Extension Specialist in CABNR that have a partial FTE paid from Extension funds

• 5% pay cuts for everyone

EXTRAMURAL CONTRACTS & GRANT SUPPORT

8.3

10.8

7.78.9 9.2

7.8

5

7

9

11

13

15

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 As of 4/30/11

Mill

ions

Awards

FIELD LABS – S-S RANCH (Wadsworth, NV)

• Sold for $3.4 million to Great Basin Land & Water

• The college retained $2.7 million• Will use the funds to create an endowment to

cover a portion of a faculty member’s salary• Income on current S-S operating endowment

will be transferred to endowed faculty position

FIELD LABS – MAIN STATION FIELD LAB (Reno, NV)• More land sales to come – more endowments

to be established Truckee River Flood Project Southeast Connector

PROPOSED PHASE II PLAN (IF NEEDED)

• Impacts Merge the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and

Natural Resources into the College of Science Close the new department – Agriculture, Nutrition

and Vet Science Move the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station

(NAES) to the VP of Research Office Decrease the NAES budget from $9.7 in 2009 to

$3.05 million

TAKE HOME MESSAGE

• Meet the Land Grant mission of the university and college and demonstrate excellence in: Research-extramural funding generates indirect $$ for

VPR office Education-generate strong student SCR and FTE for

tuition $$ Outreach-integrate with Extension and political base

TAKE HOME MESSAGE

• Engage stakeholders in decision making process-build strong base of support

• Establish strong collaborations with other colleges, with Federal and State agencies and engage in multi-state programs

• Align field lab programs with university mission and stakeholder needs

• Develop strategies to become less dependent of State support.

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT OF DOWNSIZING

Thank You,Ron Pardini, Dean/Director of NAES