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SFOS Faculty Meeting 1
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Faculty Meeting August 22, 2005
Denis A. WiesenburgDean
State of the School
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Thanks for coming to the SFOS Faculty Meeting 2005
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SFOS Airfare WinnersDeparture
Date Booked Price
Juneau unavailable unavailable Ketchikan 7/14/2005 $1,166.90Unalaska 7/18/2005 $990.00Homer 8/18/2005 $862.30Moss Landing, CA 8/5/2005 $715.00Dutch Harbor 7/29/2005 $700.00Petersburg 8/4/2005 $584.30Kodiak 8/2/2005 $490.00Kodiak 8/8/2005 $472.90Kodiak 8/8/2005 $472.90Kodiak 8/2/2005 $465.00Kodiak 7/19/2005 $460.90Juneau 8/1/2005 $456.80Kodiak 7/29/2005 $456.40Kodiak 7/29/2005 $442.40Kodiak 7/29/2005 $434.90Juneau 8/1/2005 $425.00Juneau 7/22/2005 $421.80Anchorage 8/19/2005 $404.90Seward 8/4/2005 $374.20Anchorage 8/17/2005 $352.90Seward 8/1/2005 $348.20Anchorage 8/2/2005 $282.90Anchorage 8/15/2005 $217.00
DepartureDate
Booked PriceJuneau unavailable unavailable Anchorage 8/19/2005 $404.90Homer 8/18/2005 $862.30Anchorage 8/17/2005 $352.90Anchorage 8/15/2005 $217.00Kodiak 8/8/2005 $472.90Kodiak 8/8/2005 $472.90Moss Landing, CA 8/5/2005 $715.00Petersburg 8/4/2005 $584.30Seward 8/4/2005 $374.20Kodiak 8/2/2005 $490.00Kodiak 8/2/2005 $465.00Anchorage 8/2/2005 $282.90Juneau 8/1/2005 $456.80Juneau 8/1/2005 $425.00Seward 8/1/2005 $348.20Dutch Harbor 7/29/2005 $700.00Kodiak 7/29/2005 $456.40Kodiak 7/29/2005 $442.40Kodiak 7/29/2005 $434.90Juneau 7/22/2005 $421.80Kodiak 7/19/2005 $460.90Unalaska 7/18/2005 $990.00Ketchikan 7/14/2005 $1,166.90
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State of the School Faculty Meeting August 22, 2005
Outline
What have I been doing?Where have we come from?
Where are we now?Where should we be going?
•Academic programs•Research programs•Student initiatives
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What is our mission? The UAF School of
Fisheries and Ocean Sciences is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, and public service concerning marine and freshwater ecosystems, and to fostering the sustainable use of marine resources for the benefit of Alaska, the nation, and the world.
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SFOS Mission - Teaching through Research
55 faculty, 142 graduate students 270 total employees in 12 locationsAcademic Programs B.S. in Fisheries M.S. and Ph.D. in Fisheries M.S. and Ph.D. in Marine Biology M.S. and Ph.D. in Oceanography
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What is the Dean doing?Top Ten List – July 2004
Learn more about the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and what people are doing.
Improve communication within the School.
Construct a facility on the Lena Point property and find additional funds.
Improve the undergraduate Fisheries Science degree – a statewide priority.
Improve effectiveness of Dean’s office.
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What is the Dean doing? Improve the visibility of SFOS in the
State, especially to the Legislature Develop a plan for the construction and
operation of the Alaska Region Research Vessel
Expand SFOS participation in the Alaska Ocean Observing System
Expand SFOS involvement in initiatives developing from the Oceans Commission
Expand participation in development (fundraising) activities
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You can observe a lot just by watching – Yogi Berra
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First Priority
Deal with the $2.OM SFOS debt
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Budget Situation July 2004
Item Comments
Estimated FY04 Debt
FY03 Deficit FY05 budget included $88K for repayment 441,000.00
Recharge negative fund balances Stockroom 132,294.00
Recharge negative fund balances T&M 21,660.00
Recharge negative fund balances Kasitsna Bay Laboratory 354,006.00
Bad Debt uncollectablesExpect most are final reports not filed or old agencies no longer in business 185,000.00
Under-committed match 180,000.00
Grant overruns $145K on F1 in FY04 + others 525,000.00
FY04 Deficit FY05 budget included $62K for repayment 179,746.00
Sea Pay For prior year -
F&A on GURU After approval for no F&A request approved -
2,018,706.00
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SFOS Debt - July 2004SFOS Accumulated Debt
~$2M
$525,000
$200,000
$440,000
$510,000
$180,000
$185,000
Grant Overruns FY04 Deficit
FY03 Deficit Recharge Centers
Undercommitted Match Grant Uncollectibles
Principal Investigator Responsibilities Document
January 5, 2005
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SFOS Debt - March 2005SFOS Debt as of March 12, 2005
$749,000
$25,000
$71,500
$100,000***
$351,798**
$100,368*
$100,000
Grant Overruns FY04 Deficit
FY03 Deficit K-Bay Recharge Center
Undercommitted Match Grant Uncollectibles
* FY04 deficit was $162K. Debt Service of $62K in FY05** FY03 deficit was $440K. Debt Services of $88.2K in FY05*** Old grant overruns projected for FY05. Marks end of clean-up efforts.
SFOS FY04 Budget+$384,000
SFOS Fiscal OfficeCleanup
PI Final Reports
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FY05 SFOS ExpendituresBudget Expenses
Salary $6,354,682 $6,042,727
Travel 118,367 99,582
Services 941,980 906,456
Supplies 364,053 251,632
Equipment 74,377 130,378
Student Aid 12,000 701
Other 259,908 412,162
TOTAL $8,125,349 $7,843,638
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SFOS Debt - July 2005SFOS Debt as of 07.20.05
$382,812
$20,000
$10,000$352,812
FY03 Deficit Undercommitted Match
Grant Uncollectibles
When budgeted $88.2K paid in September 2005, debt will be reduced to
$239,000FY05 Surplus $154,427
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FY06 Revenue DistributionUnit FY06 Budget Percent FY05 ICR
Central $ 1,656,573 20.4% $ 203,282
Instruction $ 1,180,173 14.5% $ 432,979
MAP $ 1,108,640 13.6% $ 128,762
IMS $ 1,066,310 13.1% $ 689,002
FITC $ 884,240 10.9% $ 42,345
Fisheries $ 748,445 9.2% $ 153,134
Seward Marine Center $ 697,111 8.6% $ 123,476
Sea Grant $ 517,299 6.4% $ 110,931
GURU $ 140,801 1.7% $ 115,981
ASLC $ 75,222 0.9% $ 27,340
Kasitsna Bay $ 50,069 0.6% $ -
$ 8,124,883.00 100.0% $ 2,027,232.00
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Research programs are strong. $16,040,927 last year (FY05) Third year in a row over $16M Faculty have leadership roles in
many projects – NSF BEST, Census of Marine Life, etc.
Sea-going projects are decreasing.
Where are we now?
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SFOS Budget – FY 05 - $23,769,015
Research68%
State Funds22%
ICR8%
Other2%
Over 75% of SFOS funds are research generated.
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Research Funding DistributionSponsor Support FY2004
24.993%
6.673%
0.926%
22.970%
24.896% 7.161%
12.381%
Corporation and Other Benefactors Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin
National Science Foundation Other Federal Sponsors
State and Local Government
NOAA
NSF
DOI/MMS
USDA
AK
Private/NPRB
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Pollock Conservation Coop. Research Center The PCCRC was established
in February 2000 to improve knowledge about the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea through research and education, focusing on the commercial fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Donations > $5.5M
PCCRC funds are used to support the faculty research. Almost $2.3M has been awarded to 21 faculty for research and the Stevens Chair in Marine Policy is endowed.
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Where are we now? Most academic programs are ok. Fisheries graduate programs are in
good shape. Undergraduate fisheries degree is on
life support. Marine Biology is stable. Oceanography is losing faculty and
taking too long for students to finish
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Where are we now? Faculty loses this year: Gerald Plumley, Oceanography Sathy Naidu, Oceanography Charles Hocutt, Fisheries Bob Fagen, Fisheries Ray Highsmith, Marine Biology Don Button, Oceanography Tom Shirley, Fisheries
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Mean Student Time to Degree
MS Oceanography 4.7 years Ph.D. Oceanography 6.0 years MS Marine Biology 4.0 years Ph.D. Marine Biology 5.6 years MS Fisheries 3.7 years Ph.D. Fisheries 5.4 years
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Where are we now? We are meeting many diverse state
and national needs in service and outreach.
Sea Grant/MAP are highly regarded throughout the state.
Fisheries and GPMSL faculty hold many national leadership positions
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Marine Advisory Program MAP response to the state's salmon crisis MAP involvement with Steller sea lion and
other marine wildlife issues MAP involvement with shellfish
mariculture MAP agents welcome hearing about
research that is related to their communities
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Fishery Industrial Techology Center
Federal funding has increased significantly in recent years.
Faculty are working with an increasing number of students in all degree programs.
Gulf Apex Predator program has drawn national attention.
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Institute of Marine Science Successful Arctic Ocean Explorations cruise with
multi-PIs, significant press and outreach.
Birds, mosquitoes and IMS? Hector Douglas
Total IMS publications dated 2004: 49 journal articles and 1 book chapter
In last five years, IMS publications have been cited over 2400 times.
Total FY04 Restricted Fund Expenditures by IMS faculty was $5.25 million
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UAF scientists discover new species in Arctic Ocean
Sunday front page of News-Miner and ADN article
Drs. Rolf Gradinger, Bodil Bluhm, Russ Hopcroft, Terry Whitledge, Dean Stockwell, and Katrin Iken.
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Fisheries Division Full funding ($21.5M) by Alaska Legislature of
new Juneau Center facility at Lena Point Graduated the 100th MS in Fisheries student
since the founding of SFOS and 20th PhD since the founding (now working in Alaska for ADFG/NOAA Fisheries)
71% of M.S. and Ph.D. graduates work in Alaska Successfully launched biennial graduate field
course in salmon management (coop between SFOS and UW SOFS; Milo Adkison & Ray Hilborn)
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Fisheries Graduate EmployersAlumni Employers
37%
9%11%
1%
4%
1%
7%
1%
4%
2%
3%
4%
2%
1%
2%
1%
9%
AK ADF&G
AK federal
AK fed ABL
AK private non-related
AK private related
AK retired
AK education
AK unknown
US federal
US working PhD
US private related
US education
US state
world unknown
world related
world nonrelated
unknown
Alaska Dept. ofFish and Game
20% U.S. Govt.
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Seward Marine Center/ASLC SMC given elevated status in SFOS NSF Director Bement and GEO
Director Leinen visited on August 16 to see where the ARRV will dock.
Tsunami Bowl (regional National Ocean Science Bowl a great success)
Still have space for library.
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Alaska Region Research Vessel - NSF
Length: 236 feetBeam: 48 feetDraft: 18 feetEndurance: 44 daysIce capability: 2.5 ft at 2.5 knotsScientists: 26Crusing speed: 12 knots
Design: completeNSF Funding: FY07?Completion: FY09
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Where should we be going? We should adopt a philosophy that
everything we do can be done better – continuous improvement.
We should understand that excellence only results from a dedication to improvement.
We should build on our strengths and develop a distinctive identity for our school.
We should develop a plan for excellence.
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Where should we be going? Academic Programs We need to assure we have the right
faculty balance to deliver our academic programs effectively (FOF).
We need to use distance delivery better to provide more courses at all locations.
We need faculty governance procedures and participation that will set the standard for UAF.
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Where should we be going? Research We need to focus our energies on
competitive research grants that attest to the quality of our faculty.
We need to take leadership roles in major research initiatives.
We need to be among the best in integrating teaching and research.
We need to be able to fund the resources and facilities to compete.
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SFOS Facilities Space, both in Fairbanks and Juneau,
is the most critical need (from UAF Academic Plan)
Lena Point Building is now funded. Dock is a priority for the City of
Seward. We will ask for OO building. UAF help with facility improvements
in Fairbanks is not likely.
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Lena Point Site Plan
NOAA
UAF
NOAA Ted StevensMarine Research Center
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Where should we be going? Service and Outreach We need to take advantage of the
resources available through MAP and Sea Grant.
We need to increase the visibility of faculty and student activities.
We need to have a demonstrable impact on society through our teaching, research and public service.
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Where should we be going? Students We need to find ways to help our
students complete their degree programs in a more timely manner.
We need to find additional sources of fellowships and assistantships.
We need to put more effort into student recruiting.
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Rasmuson Fisheries Research Center The Center was founded in
1994 by Elmer E. Rasmuson with an endowment to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Now $5M+
RFRC funds are used to support the research of ten (10) graduate students who contribute toward the scientific or applied knowledge base of Alaska’s marine environs and resources.
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Where should we be going? Develop a long term
(20 year) plan to become among the best in the nation.
Hire new faculty to meet emerging needs
Encourage faculty interactions with each other and their students.
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Where should we be going? We must find funds to
sustain our program from outside UAF.
We must take a leadership role in emerging research initiatives.
We must increase fundraising activities.
We must focus more attention on our academic programs and our students.
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Dean’s Priorities for 2006 Improve degree
programs, especially undergraduate degree program in fisheries
Secure the Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV) for UAF
Increase funding
levels for SFOS activities (fundraising)
Develop a plan for facility improvements in Fairbanks
Improve SFOS capabilities in graduate education and research through student recruitment & faculty development
Improve SFOS administration and support functions
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Advisory CouncilSFOS Dean
Denis Wiesenburg
Assistant to the Dean
Jennifer Vetsch
Public Information Officer
Vacant
Executive Officer
Ruth Post
Human Resources
Rose Froese
Systems & Network Admin.
Steve Sweet
Proposal Office
Greg Simpson
Development
Administrative Requests
Fiscal Officer
Jennifer Harris
Fiscal Operations
Grants Office
Post-Award Coordinator
Jennifer Deweese
Reception
Alycia Henry
Associate Dean
Mike Castellini
Academic Coordinator
Christina Neumann
Undergraduate Coordinator
Vacant
Fisheries Degrees
Marine Biology Degrees
Oceanography Degrees
Coastal Marine Institute
Pollock Conservation
Cooperative Research Center
NOAA Undersea
Research Program
Rasmuson Fisheries
Research Center
Rapid Response
Coordination
Fishery Industrial Technology Center
Scott Smiley
Alaska SeaLife Center
Shannon Atk inson
Institute of Marine Science
Mike Castellini
Global Undersea Research Unit
Jennifer Reynolds
Seward Marine Center
Tom Smith
Sea Grant/Marine Advisory Program
Brian Allee/Paula Cullenberg
Fisheries Division
Bill Smoker
UAF – School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
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Issues for this meeting P&T Organization
Elect a committee with staggered terms
Organization by discipline
Academic Programs Distance Learning Curriculum Cmte Faculty hiring
Student Concerns Student perceptions Student mentoring Time to degree
Research Issues AOOS and BEST New opportunities
for leadership
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