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Welcome and Overview Wendy Fink NIWR Conference, Washington, DC, 3/1/2017 What is APLU 235 Public Universities and University Systems Research, Policy, and Advocacy Members office = President Initiatives Water Security - 2013

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Welcome and Overview

Wendy Fink NIWR Conference, Washington, DC, 3/1/2017

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What is APLU

235 Public Universities and University Systems
Research, Policy, and Advocacy
Member’s office = President

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Initiatives

Water Security - 2013
Healthy Forests – 2017-2018
Challenge of Change – 2016-2017
Water Workforce Study – 2017 -?
Smithsonian Water Conferences – 2017-2020, maybe

2021

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Water Security

Table 1. $100M/year National Water Security Initiative Essential Element #1. State/Institution-based Coordination $4M Fixed costs #2. Regional Water Centers $6M Fixed costs #3. Integrated Regional Water Grants $45M 50% of competitive funds #4. AFRI National Grants $36M 40% of competitive funds #5. Instructional Grants $9M 10% of competitive funds TOTAL $100M Annually - for a minimum of five years.

http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/agriculture-human-sciences-and-natural-resources/water/

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Healthy Forests

Problem Statement, Potential Solution and

Strategies, and Proposed Structure

Steering Committee
Writing Committee
The Journal of Forestry
Circulate Draft - October 2017

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Challenge of Change

Sustainable Production Systems
Plant and Animal Performance
Supply Chains, Distribution, Loss and Waste in Food
Enabling Environment for Access and Solutions
Inclusion and Equity
Nutrition, Human Development, and Health
Food Safety, Sanitation and Public Health
Knowledge and Education

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Water Workforce Study

Business Higher Education Forum
The assessment: (1) determines whether additional

specialists or enabled employees are needed, (2) identifies workforce trends in a particular sector, or (3) confirms if a skills gap exists. After assessing these key areas, business and higher education can work together to design courses and programs that meet these needs.

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Smithsonian Water Conferences

Exhibition States:
2017—AL, Guam, KS, TN, VA
2018—LA, MI, MS, NE, AZ
2019—OK, AZ, MO, MD, GA
2020—SC, NJ, CA, UT, NC

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