ESS – ARD & SAES Annual Meeting and Workshop

Monday, September 28 – Thursday, October 1, 2020

Virtual Event (via Zoom)

• Welcome Message from ESS Chair, Dr. Moses Kairo

• Planning Committee info

• Printable full workshop program [PDF]

• ESS Business Meeting Agenda and Briefs (October 1) [PDF]

2020 Meeting and Workshop Agenda (scroll to view)

Monday, September 28 (all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time)

6:00 p.m. EDT – 6:15 p.m. EDT     Opening Remarks and Welcome

Speakers:
Heidi M. Anderson, President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Moses Kairo, ESCOP Chair, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Craig Beyrouty, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland College Park

6:15 p.m. EDT– 7:30 p.m. EDT     (Session 1) Inclusive Excellence:  Systematic Approaches to System Change

Moderator:  Vernon Jones, Chair-Association of 1890 Research Directors, Langston University

Facilitators:
Woodie Hughes, Jr., Assistant Extension Administrator State 4-H Program Leader, Fort Valley State University
Brian Raison, Leadership Field Specialist, The Ohio State University
Rachel Welborn, Associate Director-Southern Rural Development Center

Description of Session:  In this session, directors will engage in several critical thinking experiments dedicated to inclusion and will be challenged to identify at least three actionable steps that may be undertaken within the next year to affect inclusive excellence.

7:30 p.m. EDT                 Adjourn

Tuesday, September 29 (all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time)

6:00 p.m. EDT – 7:45 p.m. EDT     (Session 2) Why Leadership Needs to be Engaged in Making Political Sausage: A Case for Inclusive Excellence

Moderator: Orlando McMeans, Chancellor and Dean, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences

Panelists:
Noelle E. Cockett, President, Utah State University
Daniel Scholl, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, South Dakota State University
Jane Schuh, Vice President for Research and Creative Activity, North Dakota State University
Randy Woodson, Chancellor North Carolina State University

Description of Session:  Effective leadership and inclusive excellence are required to navigate through challenging times. The COVID-19 pandemic generated unprecedented circumstances for institutions of higher education throughout the US. University-level actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will not only have a tremendous impact on higher education but will also affect research on and off campus. This session will cover two recent challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced state support for agricultural experiment stations. A panel of senior Land-grant University leaders will describe their experiences practicing inclusive excellence as they led their Land-grant University through these challenges.

7:45 p.m. EDT                 Adjourn

Wednesday, September 30 (all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time)

6:00 p.m. EDT – 6:30 p.m. EDT     ESS Diversity & Inclusion Award Program

Moderator:  Ali Fares, ESCOP-Diversity Catalyst Committee Chair, Prairie View A&M University

Recognition of the 2020 National ESS Diversity & Inclusion Award winner: University of Florida/IFAS, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Representing the winner: Dr. Tracy Irani, Chair, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences

6:30 p.m. EDT – 7:45 p.m. EDT     (Session 3) The CRISPR Craze: Managing Disruptive Genome Editing Technologies

Moderator:  Moses T. Kairo, ESS Chair, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Speaker:  Rodolphe Barrangou, North Carolina State University

Description of Session:  Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou’s groundbreaking research established CRISPR as the adaptive immune system of bacteria, a discovery that promoted the practical use of CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing. The technology has tremendous worldwide applications in food and agriculture, with translational genome editing in bacteria, crops, and livestock. Given the business potential of this disruptive technology, it is important to also account for regulatory, public engagement, strategic investments and competitive landscape implications.

7:45 p.m. EDT                 Adjourn

Thursday, October 1 (all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time)

6:00 p.m. EDT – 7:45 p.m. EDT      Experiment Station Section Business Meeting (click to view agenda and briefs)

Presiding:  ESS Chair, Moses T. Kairo, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

7:45 p.m. EDT – 8:00 p.m. EDT     Meeting recap and action steps

Moderators:  Vernon Jones, Orlando McMeans and Moses Kairo

8:00 p.m. EDT                 Adjourn