Strategic Planning and Initiatives
- College of Agricultural Sciences Strategic Plan 2008-2013
- AG Futures College Strategic Leadership Roadmap
- Unit Plans
- Stakeholder Input
- One Page Summary of College Strategic Plan
- College of Agricultural Sciences Strategic Planning Process 2008-2013
- University Strategic Plan 2009-2014
Planning
The College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State has an international reputation for providing leading research, degree programs, and extension education programs. Building on the land-grant tradition, we are a leader for change and a place for students, faculty and staff to be innovators in the 21st century.
Rapidly changing and complex relationships among the food, fiber, natural resource and energy systems at the local, national and global level provide both challenges and opportunities. Our planning focuses on addressing these changing needs for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and beyond.
The future excellence of the College of Agricultural Sciences is being determined today in the decisions that we make about where resources are invested. Our goal is to assert leadership and foster innovation through organizational improvement and change.
AG Futures Process
Also, to address economic challenges from eroding state appropriations that have not kept pace with increasing costs, the college has been engaged in the AG Futures Process. As part of this process, a new College Strategic Leadership Roadmap has emerged.
Programmatic Priorities
As a part of the 2008–2013 strategic plan, the college has identified five programmatic priorities on which we will focus resource allocation and implementation efforts. Five Programmatic Priorities
- Energy
- Entrepreneurship
- Food, nutrition and health
- Pest prediction and response
- Water quality and quantity
Strategies to meet college-wide goals
In addition to the five programmatic priorities, the following strategies have been identified to meet college-wide goals to enhance the overall educational experience:
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