1	AGRICULTURE IS CHANGING....
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4	ARE UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS CHANGING FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP?
5	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BOARD ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO EFFECT CHANGE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Washington DC October 3-5, 2006
6	SUMMIT GOALS “To explore how universities can more successfully attract, retain, and prepare a diverse student population for careers at the intersections of agriculture, environmental and life sciences”
7	SUMMIT GOALS “To provide momentum for educational leaders inside and outside of colleges of agriculture and related sciences to foster improvements to undergraduate education and faculty preparation”
8	LEADERSHIP SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS 300 participants from: 52 institutions of higher education industry federal agencies educational research and other interest groups professional societies
9	OPENING SESSION CALL TO ACTION “We no longer hire graduates from agriculture programs. They do not have the problem solving or critical thinking skills we need”. Gary Rodkin, President and CEO of ConAgra Foods Inc.
10	BREAKOUT SESSIONS How students learn Institutional change in teaching and learning Cultural impacts on learning Agricultural education in the context of other disciplines Academic-industry educational partnerships International student experience and globalization of agriculture
11	CONCLUSIONS Students are entering 21st century agriculture from programs still rooted in the 20th century New agricultural science education needs to be: More interdisciplinary More experiential More globally oriented More skills-based than content-driven And...we need to break out of the silo!
12	BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING CHANGE Lack of resources Internal External Institutional inertia Undergraduate education low priority? Faculty effort in teaching or class/curriculum development not rewarded The “15% rule”?
13	http://dels.nas.edu/banr/summit/index.shtml