Session: Symposium--Future of Turf Undergraduate Programs: Admission, Enrollment and Retention (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2016))

263 Symposium--Future of Turf Undergraduate Programs: Admission, Enrollment and Retention

Oral Session

C05 Turfgrass Science

This 2-hour session will review the decline in turfgrass undergraduate students over the last 10 year, reasons for the decine, long-term ramifications, and potential options to reverse the decline.

Approved for 2.0 PD CEUs

Tuesday, November 8, 2016: 1:25 PM-3:30 PM

Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 224 B

Organizer:

Zachary J. Reicher

Moderator:

Cale Bigelow

1:25 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:30 PM

263-1

Current Status of Turfgrass Science Undergraduate Programs.
Cale Bigelow, Purdue University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

263-2

An Administrative View of Managing Programs, Majors and Courses with Declining Enrollments: “What's the Cost?”.
Erik H Ervin, Virginia Tech

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:10 PM

263-3

The View from the Smaller Campuses.
Michael Fidanza, Pennsylvania State University; Douglas Linde, Delaware Valley University; Paul Woosley, Western Kentucky University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:25 PM

263-4

So You Want to Market Your Turf Science Major?-.
Brandon J. Horvath, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

263-5

Teaching Courses Outside of the Traditional Turf Science Courses.
David Gardner, The Ohio State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM

263-6

Discussion/Now What? the Future of Turf Science Majors: Public Awareness, Recruitment, Barriers to Enrollment and Industry Needs-.
Cale Bigelow, Purdue University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

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