Horticulture and Crop Science Department
2004-2005 College-Based Fee Report

The College-Based Fee Advisory Committees for the Horticulture and Crop Science Department’s two programs, Crop Science and Environmental Horticultural Science, meet several times throughout the academic year to discuss the operation of the respective Committees, to review proposals, and to make recommendations to the department head for the dispersal of funds of approximately $290,000. Each committee consists of five to six undergraduate students, freshman through senior level, and the Crops Committee has one graduate student, all randomly chosen from the pool of students in the Horticulture and Crop Science Department. Each committee also includes two faculty advisors and the department head (ex-officio). Each committee is guided by a set of by-laws to ensure that it is operated smoothly. The selection of new members to replace seniors who have graduated is performed during fall quarter according to published guidelines. Every effort is made to ensure that freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students are represented on the committees as appropriate.

All items purchased with college-based fees are listed on the department’s web site. College-base Fee Committee meetings are advertised via the departmental website and via all other practical means so that interested students and faculty might attend.

The equipment and software that was purchased supports classroom efforts, field projects, and student research, i.e., senior projects, and not only helps maintain but serves to enhance the quality of education received by students in the department. Additionally, almost all the equipment and software is broad-based in its use, increasing efficiency and improving the overall quality of departmental operations.

A major allocation for this year was for the conversion of two laboratories to smart rooms. These conversions enhance the university’s laboratory and classroom space and are a significant contribution to the department’s long-term vision of growth.

For 2005-2006, any funds remaining from the 2004-05 college-based fees plus new funds generated and allocated to the HCS Department will be used, pending recommendation by the student advisory committees and approval by the department head, to support the part-time lecturer pool. If the state budget proves sufficient to cover lecturer expenses, the fees will be used to fund recommended and approved proposals for supplies and equipment as submitted for review.

This year, the HCS Department allocated college-based fees for the following supplies, equipment, and projects:

Arboretum Senior Project Support

Arboriculture/Landscape Equipment

ASHS Judging Team Support

Autoclave for D&P Lab

Autosampler for HPLC

Biotech Lab Bench Chairs

Fertilizer Applicator

Conversion of 11-114 to Graduate Student Office Space

Cultivator Replacement Tines

D&P Lab Conversion to a Smart Room

D&P Lab Internet Switch

Desert Slope Maintenance at the EHS Unit

Dishwasher for the Post-Harvest Lab

Electronic Scale

GC Computer Workstation

Grafting Knives and Hand Pruners

Greenhouse Benches

Greenhouse Equipment

Hand Carts for the EHS Unit

Handheld PCs

Hanging Basket System for EHS Greenhouse

Herbaceous Garden Fountain Installation

Herbaceous Garden Renovation

Hydroponics Greenhouse Project

Incubator for the D&P Lab

Keypad Door Lock for the Biotech Lab

Low Pressure Quaternary Gradient Unit

Maintenance of Amato Landscapes

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences
National Conference Delegate Support

Mist House Renovation

New Hand Tools for the Crops Unit

New Holland Tractor

Organic Farm Greenhouse

Part-time Faculty Support

Plant ID Lab Smart Room Conversion

Post-Harvest Lab Equipment Repairs

Pul-Blast Airblast Sprayer

Refrigerator for the Crops Unit Lab

Repair of Computers in the Student Computer Lab

Repair of the Spectrometer

Repair of the Retractable Roof Greenhouse

Rototiller

Scissor Lift

Security Hardware for the Student Computer Lab

Student Assistant for the Crops Unit

Toner/Paper for the Student Computer Lab

Vineyard Tools

Wide Format Printer for the Student Computer Lab

Winemaking Equipment

Workstations for the Student Computer Lab