State of Department 2007-2008 and Six Years Review (PDF)
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<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong><br />
2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
Are We on the Right Track?<br />
5 May <strong>2008</strong>
Where have we been?
Let’s Start
+Milestones +<br />
2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
+Revised curriculum<br />
+Maintained lead in research<br />
+Animal facility funding by Office <strong>of</strong><br />
Research
+Milestones +<br />
2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
+Renovated MGB 112 <strong>and</strong> 125<br />
+Established Stiffler Chair <strong>of</strong> Botany<br />
+Improved web <strong>and</strong> media presence
+Milestones +<br />
2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
+Membership in American Academy<br />
<strong>of</strong> Underwater Sciences<br />
+Designated ecology technician<br />
+Maintained teaching quality
+Milestones +<br />
2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
+Complete revision <strong>of</strong> advising process<br />
+Established competitive startup<br />
packages<br />
+ Kaplan orchid conservatory
$2,000,927
$102,110
Arrivals <strong>and</strong> Departures
Departures<br />
Keith Carson<br />
Brian Dyer<br />
Cynthia Jones<br />
Bill Resetarits<br />
Bob Rose<br />
Joe Rule<br />
Nancy Wade<br />
Lloyd Wolfinbarger
-6<br />
Three ecologists<br />
Three cell/molecular<br />
(One teaching position)
Arrivals<br />
Ian Bartol<br />
Rol<strong>and</strong> Cooper<br />
David Gauthier<br />
Alex Greenwood<br />
Lisa Horth<br />
Kate Lyons<br />
Tim Motley<br />
Emilia Oleszak<br />
Chris Platsoucas
+8<br />
Four cell/molecular<br />
Four ecology<br />
(One administrator)
We currently have 24 tenure track<br />
faculty <strong>and</strong> two unfilled positions
Arrivals<br />
Adjuncts/Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />
Claudia Englbrecht<br />
Tatyana Lobova<br />
Janet Rinehart-Kim<br />
Jeremy Weisz<br />
Diana Williams
First year<br />
teachers<br />
Emilia Oleszak<br />
Claudia Englbrecht<br />
Doug Mills
Departures<br />
Classified<br />
Laurie Camp<br />
Katie Litton<br />
Kelly Proctor<br />
Denise Sliter<br />
Jo Rosenblum<br />
Gail Stenberg<br />
Milissa Story<br />
Kersten Wheeler<br />
Kelly Wyatt
Arrivals<br />
Classified<br />
Eden Garcia<br />
Charlotte Grizzard<br />
Marla Harvey<br />
Latisha Ricks-Guity<br />
Steve Urick
Faculty Awards
During the past year our faculty<br />
<strong>and</strong> students have won numerous<br />
grants <strong>and</strong> awards, held <strong>of</strong>fices in<br />
national <strong>and</strong> international<br />
organizations, appointed to national<br />
<strong>and</strong> international committees, been<br />
nominated for the most prestigious<br />
university awards ---<strong>and</strong> much more!
Al Savitzky<br />
University Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
AND<br />
Al Savitzky--Robert K Johnson Award for<br />
Excellence in Service
Chris Osgood<br />
Advisor <strong>of</strong> the Year for a Student Organization,<br />
Beta Beta Beta
Mark Butler<br />
Hirschfeld Award
Kent Carpenter<br />
Provost’s Award for International Educational<br />
Leadership
Kerry Kilburn<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Sciences Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Advisor Award
Andy Gordon<br />
Nancy Wade<br />
Most Inspiring Teacher Award
Ralph Stevens<br />
Most Inspiring Teacher Student Award Again this<br />
Year<br />
He has won more <strong>of</strong> these awards than anyone!
Students
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Registrations<br />
3650<br />
3600<br />
3550<br />
3500<br />
3450<br />
3400<br />
3350<br />
3300<br />
3250<br />
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-<strong>2007</strong> <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
Includes summer enrollments except for <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong>
We try to administer the ETS biology<br />
assessment test to our majors<br />
each semester.<br />
For simplicity, I am using only the<br />
Spring semester percentile scores for<br />
ODU <strong>and</strong> for the national mean (N).
Cell Biology<br />
60<br />
59<br />
58<br />
57<br />
56<br />
55<br />
54<br />
53<br />
2001<br />
ODU<br />
2001 N 2002<br />
ODU<br />
2002 N 2004<br />
ODU<br />
2004 N 2005<br />
ODU<br />
2005 N 2006<br />
ODU<br />
2006 N
Molecular Biology <strong>and</strong> Genetics<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
S2001<br />
ODU<br />
S2001<br />
N<br />
S2002<br />
ODU<br />
S2002<br />
N<br />
S2004<br />
ODU<br />
S2004<br />
N<br />
S2005<br />
ODU<br />
S2005<br />
N<br />
S2006<br />
ODU<br />
S2006<br />
N
Organismal Biology<br />
55<br />
54<br />
53<br />
52<br />
51<br />
50<br />
49<br />
48<br />
47<br />
46<br />
S2001<br />
ODU<br />
S2001<br />
N<br />
S2002<br />
ODU<br />
S2002<br />
N<br />
S2004<br />
ODU<br />
S2004<br />
N<br />
S2005<br />
ODU<br />
S2005<br />
N<br />
S2006<br />
ODU<br />
S2006<br />
N
Population Biology/Evolution/Ecology<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
S2001<br />
ODU<br />
S2001<br />
N<br />
S2002<br />
ODU<br />
S2002<br />
N<br />
S2004<br />
ODU<br />
S2004<br />
N<br />
S2005<br />
ODU<br />
S2005<br />
N<br />
S2006<br />
ODU<br />
S2006<br />
N
Undergraduate Needs<br />
Improved labs for introductory courses<br />
Opportunities for research experience<br />
Scholarships<br />
Summer support for CDA
Graduate
Graduate Registration<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-<strong>2007</strong> <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
Includes summer enrollments except for <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong>
Our two specialty MS programs,<br />
Biotechnology, <strong>and</strong> Wetl<strong>and</strong><br />
Biology need rejuvenation.<br />
Enrollment in the Wetl<strong>and</strong> biology<br />
program as averaged about ten<br />
the past several years.
Graduate Needs<br />
Higher assistantship pay<br />
Health insurance<br />
Additional assistantships
Awards<br />
Xinhua Chen<br />
Curtis Carl Johnson Memorial Award by the<br />
Bioelectromagnetics Society<br />
Chinese Government Award for Outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
Self-Financed Students Abroad<br />
First Class Award Chunhui Cup Pioneering<br />
Competition for Overseas Chinese Scholars by<br />
the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Science <strong>and</strong> Technology
Awards<br />
Jay Bolin<br />
Fulbright Award
$MONEY$
<strong>State</strong> Budgets
Budget Categories 2002-2003<br />
Salaries <strong>and</strong> benefits<br />
GTAs<br />
Lab supplies<br />
Total <strong>State</strong> Budget: $2, 822, 062
Budget Categories <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
Salaries <strong>and</strong> benefits<br />
GTAs<br />
Lab supplies<br />
Total <strong>State</strong> Budget: $3, 085, 250
Course Supply Budget<br />
$50,000<br />
$40,000<br />
$30,000<br />
$20,000<br />
$10,000<br />
$0<br />
2002-<br />
2003<br />
2003-<br />
2004<br />
2004-<br />
2005<br />
2005-<br />
2006<br />
2006-<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>-<br />
<strong>2008</strong>
Last year we had ca. 3500 registrations<br />
<strong>and</strong> a supply budget <strong>of</strong> $46 000 or about<br />
$13 per registrant.<br />
Lab fees are about $60 000/yr. Taking this<br />
into account means $30 per registrant.
Due to the budget cut in September,<br />
our supply monies were cut to about<br />
$20 000 or $6 per registrant!
Salaries
Comparative Faculty Salaries in Biology<br />
$120,000<br />
$100,000<br />
$80,000<br />
$60,000<br />
$40,000<br />
$20,000<br />
ODU Average<br />
Doctoral Intensive<br />
Public<br />
L<strong>and</strong> Grant<br />
$0<br />
Full pr<strong>of</strong>essor Associate Assistant
Biology Compared to All Disciplines<br />
$125,000<br />
$100,000<br />
$75,000<br />
$50,000<br />
$25,000<br />
ODU Biology<br />
ODU All<br />
National All<br />
$0<br />
Full pr<strong>of</strong>essor Associate Assistant
Research Grants<br />
<strong>and</strong> Contracts
Proposals <strong>and</strong> Awards<br />
$15,000,000<br />
$10,000,000<br />
$5,000,000<br />
Proposals<br />
Awards<br />
$0<br />
2002-<br />
2003<br />
2003-<br />
2004<br />
2004-<br />
2005<br />
2005-<br />
2006<br />
2006-<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>-<br />
<strong>2008</strong>
Indirect Cost Returns<br />
$60,000<br />
$50,000<br />
$40,000<br />
$30,000<br />
$20,000<br />
$10,000<br />
$0<br />
2002-<br />
2003<br />
2003-<br />
2004<br />
2004-<br />
2005<br />
2005-<br />
2006<br />
2006-<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>-<br />
<strong>2008</strong>
Distribution <strong>of</strong> IDC Monies<br />
35% ODURF<br />
65% University<br />
21% Office <strong>of</strong> Research 36% Colleges<br />
30% College <strong>of</strong> Sciences<br />
<strong>Department</strong>
Distribution <strong>of</strong> IDC Monies<br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
25% PI
Distribution <strong>of</strong> IDC Monies<br />
Despite delays, each PI has received<br />
deposits into discretionary funds for<br />
each distribution <strong>of</strong> IDC.<br />
IDC distribution is at the pleasure <strong>of</strong><br />
the dean.
Endowments<br />
<strong>and</strong> Gifts
Endowments<br />
$3,000,000<br />
$2,500,000<br />
$2,000,000<br />
$1,500,000<br />
$1,000,000<br />
$500,000<br />
$0<br />
2002-<br />
2003<br />
2003-<br />
2004<br />
2004-<br />
2005<br />
2005-<br />
2006<br />
2006-<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>-<br />
<strong>2008</strong>
Endowments as <strong>of</strong> December <strong>2007</strong><br />
Kaplan<br />
$ 39,842<br />
Natural History $ 40,979<br />
Sonenshine $ 53,590<br />
Hogan<br />
$ 808,646<br />
Stiffler<br />
$ 1,498,536<br />
Bagley<br />
$ 226,399<br />
Dabel<br />
$ 38,778<br />
Marshall<br />
$ 117,371<br />
Total $ 2,824,139
Unrestricted <strong>Department</strong> Gifts<br />
$14,000<br />
$12,000<br />
$10,000<br />
$8,000<br />
$6,000<br />
$4,000<br />
$2,000<br />
$0<br />
2002-<br />
2003<br />
2003-<br />
2004<br />
2004-<br />
2005<br />
2005-<br />
2006<br />
2006-<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong>-<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
Note: <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong> through December <strong>2007</strong> only
New Scholarship<br />
The Nick Savage Scholarship has<br />
been established for next year<br />
for a biology student interested<br />
in teaching
We have thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> alumni,<br />
many <strong>of</strong> whom are eager to<br />
support our programs
Moving from the past. . .
…to the future
Completely new administration
Deans 2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
Tom Isenhour<br />
Joe Rule<br />
Dick Gregory<br />
Joe Rule<br />
Chris Platsoucas
Provosts 2002-<strong>2008</strong><br />
Dave Hager<br />
Tom Isenhour<br />
Carol Simpson
. . . <strong>and</strong> departing<br />
president (<strong>and</strong><br />
Honorary<br />
Curator <strong>of</strong> Botany!)<br />
Special department<br />
c<strong>of</strong>fee with the president<br />
Friday 9 May 1000h
Concerns <strong>of</strong> a<br />
old chair
*Inadequate funding for additional<br />
<strong>and</strong> enhanced courses<br />
*Lack <strong>of</strong> instructional grants<br />
*Vestiges <strong>of</strong> department split
*Maintain endowment initiatives<br />
*Selection <strong>of</strong> new chair<br />
*No vehicle replacement policy
*Amalgamate doctoral programs<br />
*Mentor new faculty<br />
*Totally inadequate space
What’s ahead?
We will need<br />
clear direction<br />
from the<br />
administration.
Then, we can plan the<br />
journey ahead. . . .
. . .in the spirit <strong>of</strong> academic selfgovernance<br />
<strong>and</strong> thoughtful<br />
preparation. . .
. . . <strong>and</strong> know where we want to go
Someone has suggested a modest<br />
note for the Musselman years. . .
Annual <strong>Department</strong> Party<br />
Friday 9 May Riverfront<br />
Swim Club<br />
Bring family, friends, <strong>and</strong> a<br />
dish to pass--hot dogs, drinks,<br />
tableware provided<br />
Special recognitions <strong>and</strong> honors
Thanks for a Great Ride!
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