Hello All,

Please see below for the minutes from the March 1 meeting.  Please contact me if you have any questions/comments. 

Becky

CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate Association

Dr. Sayari reported that they are working on creating a faculty-wide Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate Association.

Dean’s Office assistance

Dr. Gulden reported that the Dean’s Office thanks Allison Paulusma for the help she provided to them while the FAFS financial administrator position was vacant.

REPORTS

Graduate student report

· Lauren Gislason reported that the PSGSA is holding an information session for undergraduate students to promote graduate studies in the Department.  This will take place March 14.  Information to follow.

· The Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium will take place at North Dakota State University March 17-19.

Associate Head, Field Research report

· Dr. Duncan reported that contracts have been awarded for construction of the new building at Carman.

· Three representatives from Plant Science are serving on the Prairie Crop and Soils Research Facility (PCSRF) planning committee.  Plans are being finalized.

· As of March 31 (or earlier if necessary), buildings at the Point that are subject to riverbank erosion cannot be used.

· Once spring water recedes, the situation will be evaluated to determine if these buildings can be used in the immediate future. They will eventually be unusable.

· The Point Management Committee is investigating how to manage this loss of space.

· There may be an opportunity to add to the PCSRF to accommodate the space loss. 

NEW BUSINESS

Proposed Adjunct Professor presentation.

recommend Dr. Istvan Rajcan as adjunct professor in the Department of Plant Science.