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