Forum for Third Bumpers College Dean Candidate to Be Held Today, Oct. 2

The Third Dean Candidate for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

The third dean candidate for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Jeff Edwards, will hold an open forum for the campus community at 2:30 p.m. today, Monday, Oct. 2, in the John A. White Jr. Engineering Hall, room 209.

During the open forum, Edwards will focus on the theme “Strengths and Opportunities at the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences” and include thoughts and commentary on trends in agriculture, food and life sciences education and research.

The campus community can attend in person or virtually via this Zoom link. Virtual attendees will be asked to register and must have a university email address.

A recording will be available within 24 hours following the presentation at this link for those who are unable to attend in person.

U of A faculty and staff can provide their feedback on the third dean candidate by completing an evaluation form. Faculty and staff must sign in with their university credentials to access the form. The deadline to submit feedback is 5 p.m. on Oct. 6.

About Jeff Edwards

Since 2022, Edwards has served as head of the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at the U of A, where he holds the rank of full professor.

Edwards’ areas of research include wheat variety testing, sustainable agricultural production systems, optimal fertilization strategies for small grains and development of robust small grains production systems that are adaptable to changing climatic and environmental conditions.

Before accepting his current role at the U of A, Edwards spent 18 years at Oklahoma State University. He started as an assistant professor and small grains extension specialist in 2004 and attained the rank of full professor in 2012. From 2015 to 2022, he served as head of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at OSU.

Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University and two advanced degrees from the U of A: an M.S. in agronomy and a Ph.D. in crop, soil and environmental science.

For more information on Edwards, view his curriculum vitae or visit the Bumpers College dean search website.

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SDGs, Targets, and Indicators in the Article

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• SDG 4: Quality Education
• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 13: Climate Action

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• Target 4.3: By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education, including university.
• Target 8.2: Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation.
• Target 9.4: By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.
• Target 12.2: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
• Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.

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• Indicator 4.3.1: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months.
• Indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person.
• Indicator 9.4.1: CO2 emission per unit of value added.
• Indicator 12.2.1: Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP.
• Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning into primary, secondary, and tertiary curricula.

Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

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