{"id":1010,"date":"2023-02-13T16:28:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/?page_id=1010"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:28:48","slug":"southern-administrative-heads-winter-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/southern-administrative-heads-winter-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Administrative Heads Winter Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK<\/strong><br><strong>Monday, February 6, 2023, 11:00 a.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participants &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}#kt-layout-id_7c39af-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_7c39af-71\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_7c39af-71\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-4-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_4c4a79-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_4c4a79-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Paul Patterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Coon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott Angle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Place<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_097538-a8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_097538-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-2 kadence-column_097538-a8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Keith Belli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Whitaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Kephart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doug Steele<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chuck Culver<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_626b99-59{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_626b99-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-3 kadence-column_626b99-59\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Nancy Cox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olga Bolden Tiller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usman Adamu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Coble<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Young<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_b377bd-8d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_b377bd-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-4 kadence-column_b377bd-8d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Alan Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith Peppers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Thompson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deacue Fields<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NIFA Update &#8211; Kevin Kephart<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Kevin is the Southern Region liaison along with Steve Zang, Food Nutrition Division Director<\/li><li>Still Rebuilding NIFA, now over 340 employees with 98% of them working remotely<\/li><li>Awarded over 2500 grants in 2022 totaling $2.2 billion<\/li><li>Large portion of the grants were from recent special legislation which was over $5.5 million, including <ul type=\"circle\"><li>Extension integration<\/li><li>Meat and poultry processing at community colleges<\/li><li>Centers of Excellence at 1890s and 1994s<\/li><li>$5 million competitive bioproduct pilot programs awarded to VT, U Ill, and IA State<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>New RFAs<ul type=\"circle\"><li>Extensions Excite vaccine program<\/li><li>AFRI<ul><li>Climate smart agriculture<\/li><li>Rapid response to extreme weather<\/li><li>New program on environmental justice<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>President&#8217;s executive order to develop climate adaptation plan for all federal agencies<ul><li>NIFA started on theirs in 2021 to plan how to respond to weather events<\/li><li>Plan was published last year and is currently being implemented<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>USDA has exceeded $1 billion in grants per year, so now needs to offer Science Technology Transfer Research grants (STTR), as well as SBIR<ul><li>Emphasis will be on meat and poultry<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>NIFA&#8217;s new strategic plan is now on their website and includes the grants modernization effort<\/li><li>Goal is for NIFA to be best science agency in the world<\/li><li>Listening session on poultry is coming up, but doesn&#8217;t include broiler&#8217;s due to Congressional directions<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Update on Federal Budget, Advocacy Efforts, Farm Bill and other Legislation &#8211; Paul Patterson and Doug Steele<ul type=\"disc\"><li>See budget and advocacy <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/02\/Budget-Advocacy-handout.pdf\">handout<\/a><\/li><li>New APLU President has settled in well<\/li><li>Congressional budget committees should be set by next week<\/li><li>There will be a new administration orientation in July in conjunction with the Joint COPS meeting in Kansas City<\/li><li>CARET appointments are due now<\/li><li>Advocacy<ul type=\"circle\"><li>PBD has final say in everything related to budget and advocacy<\/li><li>BAC drives process and focuses on appropriations<\/li><li>Land-grant.org has all budget and advocacy information<\/li><li>Added advocacy effort for infrastructure and women &amp; minorities funding<\/li><li>A one-pager will be developed by March with 7-11 priorities<\/li><li>Advocacy efforts should include your own institution&#8217;s needs and the LGU system&#8217;s requests<\/li><li>AFRI Coalition has agreed to support the BAA&#8217;s request of $500 million for AFRI<\/li><li>Also making a major request through the Research Facilities Act for $500 million<\/li><li>A new Farm Bill request will be for $8 billion in mandatory funding, $5 billion for infrastructure and $3 billion for other Title VII lines<\/li><li>USA has now dropped to #5 in world on Agriculture research spending per person<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Issues from Sunday&#8217;s SAAS Board Meeting and other items for SAAS &#8211; Keith Belli<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Only new business was that on association would like to explore the possibility of meeting in the Virgin Islands<ul type=\"circle\"><li>Biggest problem with that is transportation for the students<\/li><li>SAAS Board will discuss this further at meeting tomorrow<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Nick Place is now the SAAS President<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Items from Administrative Heads Meeting in December &#8211; Scott Angle<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Discussed infrastructure bill and need to put a request in next Farm Bill<\/li><li>AGS need to push commodity groups to more strongly support our priorities<\/li><li>CARET strategic plan&#8217;s main goal is to become more relevant<\/li><li>Currently look for a champion to support infrastructure request in Farm Bill<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>BAA- FANR Updates &#8211; Doug Steele<ul type=\"disc\"><li>2024 priorities are being set now<\/li><li>Climate Roadmap is being developed through a scan process lead by Horizon Institute, should be done by Fall<\/li><li>White House conference on Food\/Ag\/Nutrition\/Wellness will establish a virtual center to push food and wellness connections through ASCEND<ul type=\"circle\"><li>BAA is currently trying to decide how to be involved with this effort<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Workforce Development is getting a lot of support from Secretary&#8217;s office, Wendy Fink is leading this effort for BAA<\/li><li>FANR is looking at the BAA structure and by-laws carefully to update and make any needed changed, it was last updated in 2008<\/li><li>CMC is redoing Ag is America and Land-grant.org websites<\/li><li>Assessments&#8217; percent won&#8217;t increase, but dollar amount may if you have received more grant funds than last previous year<ul type=\"circle\"><li>Assessment invoices will include an explanation of the formula and what funds are used for<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Extension Foundation (previously eExtension) has been contracted to manage the Land-grants.org and Impacts Database websites<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Mini Land-grant past and future meetings &#8211; Eric Young<ul type=\"disc\"><li>See meeting evaluation results <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/02\/Mini-Land-grant-Evaluation-Results-2022-handout-1.pdf\">handout<\/a><\/li><li>Overall evaluations were very positive, large majority thought it was worth their time and wanted to have another one in two or three years<\/li><li>It was agreed that the possibility of holding another mini Land-grant in spring 2025 should be pursued<\/li><li>Eric will ask the other Southern EDs to discuss this with their groups and get comments and suggestions<\/li><li>A final decision to move forward with planning will be made at the summer S-AHS\/CARET meeting<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Salary Survey, New Metrics &#8211; Eric Young<ul type=\"disc\"><li>See salary survey new metrics <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/02\/S-AHS-Salary-Survey-Responses-2022-New-Metrics-1.pdf\">handout<\/a><\/li><li>Feedback was that it took a lot of work to pull out some of the new metrics, but that it should be easier next year<\/li><li>Some institutions could not provide peer reviewed publications numbers as early as January, it was decided to ask for previous year&#8217;s publication numbers<\/li><li>Scott will bring up the idea of all regions doing a similar salary survey during the March AHS meeting, Eric will prepare a one-pager on the Survey<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Election of New S-AHS Secretary &#8211; Keith Belli<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Deacue Fields (Univ Ark) was nominated as Secretary, nominations were closed and Deacue elected by acclamation<\/li><li>Nick Place (UGA) is now Chair and Keith Coble (MS State) is Chair-elect, both will be the Southern region&#8217;s representatives on the AHS Executive Committee<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>S-AHS Executive Director contract renewal &#8211; Keith Belli<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Current contract will expire June 30<\/li><li>Unanimous agreement to renew contract for another two years, through June 2025, with same terms and compensation<\/li><li>Eric will notify appropriate people at University of Arkansas<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>2023 Summer S-AHS\/CARET meeting &#8211; Eric Young<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Eric will discuss meeting plans with UTIA and confirm they are still able to host this summer<\/li><li>Conversations with Ashley Stokes, Extension Dean, confirmed that UTIA will host 2023 meeting on July 28-30 and planning is underway<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Updates on home institutions &#8211; All<ul type=\"disc\"><li>See institutional updates <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/02\/Institutional-Updates-Feb-2023-1.pdf\">handout<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, Oklahoma City, OKMonday, February 6, 2023, 11:00 a.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. Minutes Participants &#8211; Paul Patterson Matt Lee Tom Coon Scott Angle Nick Place Keith Belli\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1010","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1010\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/aplu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}