Interviewer: Chris Petersen
Interview Date: October 10, 2019
Location: The Valley Library, Oregon State University
Duration: 1:51:39
In this, the second of two interviews with Dan Arp, emeritus Dean of the Honors College and of the College of Agriculture, the narrator describes his administrative career at Oregon State University. Arp begins by describing his first administrative appointment as director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology program in 1993. He explains how he got the position and how the program was run. Arp emphasizes that working in university administration did not prevent him from continuing to conduct research.
Next, Arp recalls being appointed the L.L. Stewart Professor of Gene Research, an endowed professorship, in 2002. He moves on to describe serving as interim Department Head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 2002-2003, and then being appointed to the position on a permanent. In this, Arp details his actions as department head and the unit’s accomplishments in securing grant funding. He also explains how the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology was moved from being jointly administered by the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences to being entirely in the College of Agriculture Sciences.
From there, Arp describes how he became Dean of the Honors College in 2008, and relays his experiences teaching honors courses. He explains how he increased Honors College enrollment as Dean, and describes the challenges the college faced during his tenure as well as his involvement in the design and construction of the LINC building.
Arp also describes how he came to be appointed Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences in 2012. He discusses the challenges of leading this particular college, noting particularities such as running the Experiment Station network and OSU Extension Service, and lobbying the Oregon legislature for funding. In this, Arp describes the budgetary difficulties the college faced and outlines the college’s achievements during his tenure.
Finally, Arp describes his involvement in developing the Fermentation Science program, discusses the challenges of hemp research in a university setting, and comments on his work with the Portland-based Food Innovation Center. Arp concludes the interview with his thoughts on the future of Oregon State University and of the Land Grant mission.
Born in 1954, Dan Arp was a member of the OSU Botany and Plant Pathology from 1990-2018. Name an OSU Distinguished Professor in 2004, Arp also served as Dean of the Honors College from 2008-2012 and then Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences from 2012 to his retirement in 2018.
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Next, Arp recalls being appointed the L.L. Stewart Professor of Gene Research, an endowed professorship, in 2002. He moves on to describe serving as interim Department Head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 2002-2003, and then being appointed to the position on a permanent. In this, Arp details his actions as department head and the unit’s accomplishments in securing grant funding. He also explains how the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology was moved from being jointly administered by the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences to being entirely in the College of Agriculture Sciences.
From there, Arp describes how he became Dean of the Honors College in 2008, and relays his experiences teaching honors courses. He explains how he increased Honors College enrollment as Dean, and describes the challenges the college faced during his tenure as well as his involvement in the design and construction of the LINC building.
Arp also describes how he came to be appointed Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences in 2012. He discusses the challenges of leading this particular college, noting particularities such as running the Experiment Station network and OSU Extension Service, and lobbying the Oregon legislature for funding. In this, Arp describes the budgetary difficulties the college faced and outlines the college’s achievements during his tenure.
Finally, Arp describes his involvement in developing the Fermentation Science program, discusses the challenges of hemp research in a university setting, and comments on his work with the Portland-based Food Innovation Center. Arp concludes the interview with his thoughts on the future of Oregon State University and of the Land Grant mission.
Born in 1954, Dan Arp was a member of the OSU Botany and Plant Pathology from 1990-2018. Name an OSU Distinguished Professor in 2004, Arp also served as Dean of the Honors College from 2008-2012 and then Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences from 2012 to his retirement in 2018.