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Since the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences awarded its first degree in 1911, we have made important contributions to agricultural sciences and the education of thousands of students. Today, our research, education, outreach, and extension activities are more important than ever, and remain at the core of the land grant mission of Colorado State University.<\/p>\n
This strategic plan represents our collective forward-looking vision. It is not intended to be a comprehensive description of all of the myriad departmental activities, but rather an articulation of how we intend to grow and evolve over the next five years.<\/p>\n
This is an exciting time of rapid scientific and technological advancements that are poised to transform agriculture and environmental stewardship. Our department\u2019s strengths in crop breeding and genetics, crop production systems, soil ecology, microbiome sciences, precision agriculture, agriculture extension, and irrigation management lie at the nexus of some of the biggest challenges facing humanity including climate change, sustainable food production, soil degradation, and depletion of critical aquifers. The opportunity to play a leading role in developing solutions to these challenges drives our ambition, dedication, and creativity. We can only achieve this vision through a strong and vibrant community, and through close collaboration with our many stakeholders.<\/p>\n
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We develop the agroecosystems of tomorrow, transforming environmental challenges into opportunities.<\/p>\n
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We are committed to a high level of professional and personal integrity and demonstrate those standards to all those with whom we interact.<\/p>\n
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We conduct sound research, education, outreach, and extension with state, national, and global impacts that respond to the needs of our stakeholders.<\/p>\n
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We strive to be global leaders in soil and crop science research, education, outreach, and extension through innovative approaches and a focus on excellence.<\/p>\n
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We believe in the power of education to enable productive careers and in lifelong learning opportunities for our students, staff, faculty, and stakeholders.<\/p>\n
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We work together effectively and synergistically in an atmosphere of mutual respect to benefit from unique perspectives and disciplinary expertise.<\/p>\n
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Enhance undergraduate learning and engagement so that each student leaves prepared to solve global challenges through cutting-edge technical, communication, systems-thinking, and leadership skills, as well as a broad global perspective.<\/p>\n
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Enhance student professional skills and capacity for systems-thinking and collaborative problem solving<\/p>\n
We will update our departmental undergraduate curriculum by aligning specific desired outcomes to curricular content, desired student competencies, and student outcomes.<\/p>\n
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Recruit a diverse student population, increase student retention, and enhance alumni engagement while providing students with a rich and inclusive learning environment.<\/p>\n
For successful careers and to solve global challenges, our students need to collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives. The college has set a goal of improving retention and 5-year graduation rates to 85%. The department will meet or exceed these targets and eliminate achievement gaps of students from underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n
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Improve student engagement with extension and industry partners.<\/p>\n
Our students will benefit from better integration of our teaching and extension efforts across the department, which will contribute to a broader understanding of today\u2019s agroecosystems so that they have context to shape tomorrow\u2019s solutions. This engagement will expand upon existing internship opportunities with industry and extension offices across the state through an industry and alumni mentorship program.<\/p>\n
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Attract, train, and support the next generation of leaders in soil and crop sciences and improve competitiveness of graduates seeking lasting careers.<\/p>\n
While the quality and reputation of our faculty already attracts high-quality graduate students, we need a systematic approach to departmental support and training. By enhancing professional development, mentoring, and support for our students, we will better prepare them for success in their careers.<\/p>\n
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Develop new opportunities for teaching, leadership, and professional development.<\/p>\n
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Enhance sense of community among department-supported graduate students<\/p>\n
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Improve access to graduate school for students from diverse backgrounds<\/p>\n
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Lead integrative research that increases the efficiency and resilience of agroecosystems by unraveling and re-engineering plant-soil-microbe linkages.<\/p>\n
To develop the AgroEcosystems of tomorrow, we embrace the linkages between the AgriBiome, soils, water, and crops. In each realm, big data are enabling transformative insights. We will be leaders in analyzing large datasets generated from remote sensing, sensors, genomics\/proteomics\/metabolomics, and other data acquisition platforms to advance the efficiency, resiliency, and health of Agroecosystems in our region and around the globe.<\/p>\n
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Strengthen AgriTech and big data capacity to integrate crop and soils research<\/p>\n
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Enhance the capacity of our plant breeding and genomics program to develop climate-resilient crops<\/p>\n
Molecular and genomic approaches to breeding are rapidly advancing and will be a critical component of crop breeding and soils programs into the future. To maintain our edge in research and to prepare the next generation through teaching, we will invest in faculty and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
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Systematically engage all department stakeholder groups to co-develop solutions to real-world challenges and scientific breakthroughs.<\/p>\n
Our department has strong relationships with stakeholders including off-campus extension agents and research scientists, government agencies, NGOs, CSU colleagues, Alumni and supporters, families of our students, crop producers, commodity groups, and industry partners. Strengthening these relationships even further will enable us to continue to have a strong impact and serve our land grant mission.<\/p>\n
To develop the AgroEcosystems of tomorrow, we embrace the linkages between the AgriBiome, soils, water, and crops. In each realm, big data are enabling transformative insights. We will be leaders in analyzing large datasets generated from remote sensing, sensors, genomics\/proteomics\/metabolomics, and other data acquisition platforms to advance the efficiency, resiliency, and health of Agroecosystems in our region and around the globe.<\/p>\n
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Enhance communication and collaboration with stakeholders<\/p>\n
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Support Colorado producers in addressing emerging issues<\/p>\n
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