A total of five new courses are being developed, including: enhanced lectures in Apiculture and Pollination Biology using videography and photographs; recording lectures to develop an online Fisheries Management course projected to be offered this fall, as well as three other courses.
Twenty nine publications were produced by CAFSSS faculty/staff and students: Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) = 5 (2) undergrad), Extension = 3 (3 faculty/staff) Aquaculture (AQU) = 10 (6 faculty/staff), Extension = 4 (4 faculty/staff) Environmental Studies & Sustainable Systems (ESSS) = 4 (1 faculty/staff), Extension = 3 (3 faculty/staff) Food and Animal Science (FAS) = 10 (5 faculty/staff), Extension = 5 (5 faculty/staff) Presentations ANR = 22 (10 faculty/staff), 2 undergrad, 2 grad), Extension = 8 (8 faculty/staff) AQU = 33 (13 faculty/staff), Extension = 20 (20 faculty/staff) ESSS = 9 (2 faculty/staff), 2 undergrad, Extension = 5 (5 faculty/staff) Food & Animal Science (FAS) Research = 2 (2 faculty/staff), Extension = 8 (8 faculty/staff) Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Research = 0, Extension = 12 (12 faculty/staff)
A total of five grants and proposals were submitted for a request of $1,449,839.62.
A total of four grants received notification of funding for a total of $1,103,295 awarded.
Dr. M. Simon, Mr. Louie Rivers, and team received Meritorious Program Award for the Third Thursday Thing at the Epsilon Sigma Phi Honorary, Gamma Sigma Delta Chapter Annual Meetings; the Secretary of State 2014 Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award and the Excellence in Extension Award at the Southern Rural Sociology Association Annual Meeting. They also received a Special Service to Sustainable Agriculture Award at the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Annual Meeting.
Dr. Buddhi Gyawali received the prestigious Southern Rural Sociological Association's Excellence in Research Award.