Post on 07-Aug-2020
Loren W. TauerProfessor and David J. Nolan Director
December 10, 2013
Warren Hall Rehabilitation• $51millionproject• Firstphasecomplete• SecondphasetobecompletedDecember2014• Roomandofficenamingopportunitiesareavailable
Naming Gift• DepartmentbecomesDysonSchool,June2010
• Endowmentfromfamily&friendsofCharlesH.Dyson
Financial Challenges• 2008financialcrisisforcedbudget&reservereductions
• Adjustments,newendowments,gifts,&Collegesupport leavesusinastrongerfinancialsituation
Key Developments, 2008-2013
•BusinessweekrankingofDyson’sundergraduate programgoesfrom#10in2007to#3 in 2013
•Freshman applications up35%from2008,1718appsforFall2013,8%admitrate,yieldremainshigh
•Graduate program applicationsup28%since2008,320appsforFall2013,10M.S.and6Ph.D.studentsjoinedDysonthisfall
•Wenowoffer over 100 undergraduate and graduate courses
Key Developments, 2008-2013: Productivity
Key Developments, 2008-2013: Productivity
•Grants&contractsportfolioremainsstrongat$12 million
•Closeto90 refereed research articles peryear
•Extension&outreachmeet the needs of NYS residents
•Multipleawardsforourteaching,advising,research,and extensionachievements
New Faculty, 2008-2013
The core of our success
New Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty •Arnab Basu,Internat.Development •Edith Liu,Finance•Mark Constas,Internat.Development •Prabhu Pingali, Dir.ofTata-Cornell Agriculture&NutritionInitiative
•Miguel Gomez,Hort.Econ. •Sharon Poczter, Management
• Shanjun Li,EnvironmentalEcon. •Bradley Rickard,Hort.Econ.• Jura Liaukonyte, Marketing •Joshua Woodard,Ag.Finance
New Lecturers•Richard Klotz, SpreadsheetModeling •John McKinley,Accounting•Kathy Berggren,ManagementComm.
Coordinated Position with Johnson School•Eric Yeung,Accounting(half-time teaching)
Four Faculty Searches Underway
Assistant Professors, Tenure-Track
• Thomas and Nancy Clark Chair in Entrepreneurship (50T/50R)
• Finance(50T/50R)
• Agribusiness and Farm Management(50E/50R),assistant or associate professor level;fundedbyfacultyrenewalgiftfrom GeorgeandMaryLueMueller
• Agricultural Production and Sustainability(50T/50R);fundedby facultyrenewalgiftfromCoBank,FarmCreditEast,and SheldonBrown
The Future: Opportunities & Challenges
•Building rehabilitationwillbuildstrongerDyson communityandastrongerbrand
•Curricula continue to evolve in both breadth and depthattheundergradandgradlevels
•Asignificantnumberoffaculty retirements are expectedoverthenext5-10years
•Continuedcommitment to extension, outreach, & public service
•Financial support for faculty research
• Increasingopportunitiesforinteraction with other academic unitsoncampus
New Dyson School Director and Associate Director (January1,2014)
Chris Barrett - David J. Nolan Director
Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of
Applied Economics and Management
Ed McLaughlin – Associate Director
R. G. Tobin Professor of Marketing