People and Programs
We have a great Pack – the faculty and staff that work in CALS are some of the very best in the nation.
CALS has exceptional people leading important programs throughout the college. By creating opportunities for growth and learning we are improving our work environments across the college. Our employees are leaders committed to addressing the needs of our stakeholders locally, nationally, and even globally.
Diversity and Inclusion
Our college values diversity and inclusion. The increase shown below is part of a continued effort to recruit and retain faculty from targeted underrepresented groups.
Leadership Development
CALS Leadership Office provides an array of leadership development programs to cultivate, support and sustain the skills and talents of current and future leaders within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Many of these programs and resources were built out because of the goals set in the 2017-2020 strategic plan.
Cohort Programs
Agricultural Leadership Learning Institute (ALLI) for Faculty
Established: Fall 2017
Number of Participants to Date: 40
Agricultural Leadership Learning Institute (ALLI) for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Established: Fall 2017
Number of Participants to Date (completed the program): 39
Current Number of Participants in the 2021-2022 cohort: 16
Individual to Leadership (i2L) Program
Population served: Non-faculty EHRA and SHRA employees
Established: Spring 2019
Number of Participants to Date (completed the program): 111
Learn to Lead (L2L)
Population served: Undergraduate students and AGI students
Established: Fall 2020
Number of Participants to Date: 17
The Academy to Advance Leadership within Extension (AALE)
Population served: Employees affiliated with Extension
Established: Fall 2021
Cohorts to Date: First cohort started meeting in September 2021
Number of Participants to Date: 23 participants in the first cohort
Short Courses
Emotional Intelligence
Population served: All employees
Established: Fall 2020
Number of Participants to Date: 34
Cognitive Coaching
Population served: All employees
Established: Spring 2021
Number of Participants to Date: 24
Additional Programs
CULTIV8: Cultivating Undergraduates to become Leaders through Teamwork, Integrity and Values
Population served: CALS undergraduates and AGI students
Established: Formal rollout of this online initiative occurred Fall 2021
Number of Students Enrolled to Date: 425
International Students
The yearly CALS international student enrollment was analyzed by academic year, combining the fall and spring enrollments starting with Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. The undergraduate enrollment saw a steady increase through the years with the anticipated decline in 2020. The graduate student enrollment showed slight declines throughout.
Agreements
The number of yearly agreements stayed consistent from 2013 through 2016, peaked in 2017, and then tapered back down to a consistent level going into 2018 and 2019. The average yearly increase in agreements is 10.65% over the seven-year period.
