SFOS Faculty Meeting 1 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Faculty Meeting August 22, 2005 Denis A. Wiesenburg Dean State of the School

SFOS Faculty Meeting 1

School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Faculty Meeting August 22, 2005

Denis A. WiesenburgDean

State of the School


Thanks for coming to the SFOS Faculty Meeting 2005


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


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


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.


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


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.


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


You can observe a lot just by watching – Yogi Berra


First Priority

Deal with the $2.OM SFOS debt


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


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


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


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


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


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


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?


SFOS Budget – FY 05 - $23,769,015

Research68%

State Funds22%

ICR8%

Other2%

Over 75% of SFOS funds are research generated.


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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.


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)


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.


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.


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


Lena Point Site Plan

NOAA

UAF

NOAA Ted StevensMarine Research Center


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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


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


Documents

SFOS Faculty Meeting 1 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Faculty Meeting August 22, 2005 Denis A. Wiesenburg Dean State of the School