What did You Do this summer?

At the School of Agriculture, it never seems to slow down much. We still keep up with routine needs, even those folks on a 9 month contract are regulars at dropping by the office or making time for important meetings.

In June, the faculty traveled to Pennsylvania for the North American College Teachers of Agriculture Conference. On the way, we were able to complete our new Strategic Plan and make big headway on serious "think tank" conversations....plus we had a great time! Although we work together every day all year long, most people don't realize how little time we have together to learn more about each other and what we bring to our table.

Before our trip to PA, faculty and staff spent two days in a planning meeting determining new directions and plans for the coming year. Not only did this help us all get on the same page, it helped each of us recognize the value of our peers--TTU IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE!

The remainder of the summer has been utilized to prepare for fall classes, initiating, the renovation of the dairy loafing shed and calf parlor on its way to becoming the new Agricultural Engineering laboratory and classroom, and beginning to put our strategic plans into action!