[Plsfaculty] Time-sensitive: Addendum to Phase II document

[Betsy Arnold]

Thanks, Ramin -- much appreciated.

A few quick thoughts:

RY1: I agree, a straw poll is needed to go with 'majority.' I have not
heard any discordant views and have received positive responses from >30%
of the SPLS faculty so far today. I made it clear in my note that no
response is a yes vote. However, I am hoping that a majority (>50%) of our
faculty will respond positively, and if so I plan to keep the phrasing in
there. If not, I'll remove it where flagged at RY1 and RY2. I'm sensitive
to getting that right.

RY3: The document says that the retirement of VanEtten and McClure will
negatively impact our ability to provide a graduate program in plant
pathology, in that it leaves...[six faculty]. Plant pathology is a diverse
field, as demonstrated by programs throughout the country, and work by all
of us listed in the addendum corresponds to national directions of plant
path research in the modern sense. Thus, I prefer to correct the statement
as written in the addendum.

RY4: Corrected; thanks! Clearly had my head somewhere else on that.

RY5: I am sorry, but I am not clear on your meaning here. Let me try: The
document says that we lack a critical mass of faculty that work on plant
stress adaptation, and lists a few Extension folks and then says that we
have only one research faculty member (Karen). Karen's role is correct.
However, those faculty listed in the addendum self-identify as working on
plant stress adaptation, and it's inappropriate to name some but not others
when some are listed. This is the motivation to expand this list.

Best,
Betsy
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