GOAL 2: SUPPORT NC STATE’S POSITIONING AS A LEADER IN AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH

KEY INITIATIVES

• Identify and form partnerships with external stakeholders seeking to develop more sustainable products that positively contribute to regenerative agriculture

• Establish educational programming that highlights the importance of sustainability and N.C. PSI projects contributing to a sustainable future

• Secure large-scale interdisciplinary grants that help advance sustainable agriculture practices

N.C. PSI STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT

Strategic Priority 1.2: Prioritize engagement with the North Carolina agriculture sector

Strategic Priority 1.3: Expand N.C. PSI partnerships and strengthen external collaborations

Strategic Priority 2.2: Develop sustainable funding model for N.C. PSI

Strategic Priority 3.2: Transform the future of agriculture through large-scale interdisciplinary pursuits

Strategic Priority 3.3: Position N.C. PSI as a regional hub for plant sciences economic impact

GOAL 3: POSITION THE N.C. PSI MAKERSPACE AS A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR NC STATE

KEY INITIATIVES

• Hold student trainings, lunch-and-learns and other information sharing sessions to showcase the Makerspace as a resource for NC State students

• Design and hold student and/or faculty hackathons for specific research topics or areas of interest that connect to Makerspace resources and capabilities

• Develop stories, videos and case studies on concepts students and/or faculty have built or worked on in the Makerspace to build awareness of these successes and the possibilities of working in the Makerspace

• Establish regular showcase with website updates and flash talks or meetings highlighting recent Makerspace ideas and translational research concepts

N.C. PSI STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT

Strategic Priority 1.3: Position N.C. PSI as a regional hub for plant sciences economic impact

Strategic Priority 2.1: Elevate N.C. PSI’s presence across NC State, throughout North Carolina and around the world

Strategic Priority 3.2: Develop sustainable funding model for N.C. PSI

GOAL 4: ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Key Initiatives

• Establish connection or matchmaking framework for connecting students interested in participating in resilient agriculture research with university investigators engaged with N.C. PSI (including work-study programs and taskbased project needs)

• Form and maintain list of graduate students already affiliated with N.C. PSI or who have indicated an interest in affiliating with N.C. PSI

• Design a research rotation to introduce students to varying concepts under development within N.C. PSI

• Work with university graduate student associations to design seminar series for students to engage with their peers at NC State and other institutions and form industry connections

N.C. PSI STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT

Strategic Priority 1.1: Integrate technology and data management capabilities into all aspects of N.C. PSI

Strategic Priority 1.3: Position N.C. PSI as a regional hub for plant sciences economic impact

Strategic Priority 1.4: Develop the next generation of problem solvers in agriculture

Strategic Priority 2.3: Expand N.C. PSI partnerships and strengthen external collaborations

GOAL 5: POSITION PLATFORM AS CONNECTOR OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY

Key Initiatives

• In coordination with the N.C. PSI communications team, highlight and communicate N.C. PSI research involving natural conditions and key platform areas of focus like climate change

• Establish research teams representing diverse communities throughout NC State to pursue federal funding in emerging areas like climate change and resilient agriculture

• Hold N.C. PSI Resilient Agriculture Conference to showcase the work taking place across each N.C. PSI platform with resilient agriculture themes like how technology is driving resilient agricultural systems

• In coordination with the Data Science Academy and other partners, establish or facilitate and curate access to a central data repository for plant breeders and other on-farm research datasets

• Work with CALS and other university partners to pursue and secure precision agriculture funding for NC State research stations in areas ranging from operating and facility needs to technology integration

N.C. PSI STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT

Strategic Priority 1.1: Integrate technology and data management capabilities into all aspects of N.C. PSI

Strategic Priority 1.2: Transform the future of agriculture through large-scale interdisciplinary pursuits

Strategic Priority 2.1: Elevate N.C. PSI’s presence across NC State, throughout North Carolina and around the world

Strategic Priority 2.2: Prioritize engagement with the North Carolina agriculture sector

Strategic Priority 2.3: Expand N.C. PSI partnerships and strengthen external collaborations

Strategic Priority 3.1: Establish N.C. PSI as a model for interdisciplinary structure, governance, policy, staffing and sustainable funding

Strategic Priority 3.2: Develop sustainable funding model for N.C. PSI