June 14, 2002
REMINDER:
JUNE 24 DEADLINE TO ORDER WSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION CLOTHING AND MISC.
ITEMS
We've added new summer wear (e.g. short sleeve denim shirts) and useful
items (stainless steel commuter coffee mugs and water bottles) to
the Cooperative Extension recognition and marketing items. The Web
page is revised, thanks to Christy Fitzgerald, and includes photos
from the catalogs. Send your order today. You don't want to miss this
opportunity to order an item or two with the WSU Cooperative Extension
logo. Show off your WSU pride! Orders will be accepted in the next
two weeks and then we send in the order to the vendors. Allow 4-6
weeks.
Go
to the web page located at http://ext.wsu.edu/marketing
within the next 2 weeks and place your order.
The
deadline for ordering is MONDAY, JUNE 24. Don't delay.
2002-2003
BUDGET REDUCTION INFORMATION NOW ONLINE
WSU central administration is providing the University community
with details on the operating budgets for each of WSU's budget areas
for the coming year via the Web.
The
online report includes:
- an
overview of the budgetary strategies used to protect quality and
strategic priorities while dealing with the reduction in state
allocations.
- a
summary chart of allocations for all budget areas.
- narratives
from each budget area.
The
Web address or URL for this section of the Budget Office site is:
http://www.budget.wsu.edu/FY03BudgetAllocation.asp
4-H
COLLECTION ESTABLISHED IN THE WSU HOLLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM
In recognition of the 4-H Centennial Year, two collections with
the Washington State University library system have been established.
The first or "lending" collection's purpose is to preserve
the information and will make the resources gathered available for
check-out to individuals, organizations and other institutions.
The second collection, whose purpose is to "preserve the actual
item" will be the "archives" collection. The materials
will be gathered into the archives collection because of their historical
value, rarity, or uniqueness and will only be viewable by going
to Holland Library.
To
launch the collections, October 7 - 21, 2002, a special display
will be created in Holland Library's glass rotunda. The display
will celebrate a century of 4-H work and coincides with National
4-H Week October 6 -12, 2002 and All Extension Conference October
14 -16.
The
establishment of the 4-H Collections within the WSU library system
gives a permanent home to the artifacts that build a 4-H history.
If you or your clientele are interested in contributing items to
the collections or in donating to support the collections, please
call Linda Williams at (253) 445-4550.
TOUR
DE l'ETAT SUMMER 2002
Upon his arrival at Washington State University, Provost Bates expressed
an interest in travelling the state to see WSU programs in action.
He has looked to Extension to help him accomplish this goal. As
a result, a team of Extension staff and faculty have organized the
inaugural Tour de l'Etat which will take place on June 24 and 25.
Provost Bates, a number of Deans, department chairs and senior central
administrators will spend two days in the SE Extension district,
travelling by motor-coach to WSU Tri Cities, Prosser, and Yakima.
Along the way, the tour will visit various Extension projects, enabling
the Provost and the entire group to get a first hand understanding
of the positive impacts Extension makes on a daily basis in the
lives of our many constituents. The Provost is extremely excited
about this opportunity and has already started thinking about similar
excursion in the fall. His overall goal is to visit all four districts
in this manner as soon as his schedule will permit.
Here
is an abbreviated glimpse of the two-day itinerary:
Monday,
June 24
Presentation on the bus: Culture, Economics and Education Issues
for the South East Extension District. Information on the After
School Program for Low-Resource and Multi-Cultural Youth and Overview
of Cooperative Extension Programs in the Area.
Benton
County Extension Office in Kennewick.
Presentations:
WSU Tri Cities
Presentations:
WSU Programs and Latino Communities
Pesticide Info Center (PIC)
Food and Environmental Quality Lab (FEQL)
Overview of WSU Prosser and the Columbia Basin
Tour, Precision Agriculture and Public Agricultural Weather System
(PAWS), Hops Research Center, Viticulture Lab
The Emerging WSU Viticulture/Enology Program
Tuesday,
June 25
Yakima County Extension Office
Presentations:
Extension Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Yakima
Valley Community College (YVCC) Visit with President Linda Kaminski
and Vice President Gary Tollefson.
Tour WSU Learning Center, Nursing Program facilities and visit site
of new Higher Education Center
Parker: Tree fruit program focused interface of research and extension
related to cherries, apples and pears.
Granger: Partners in Promoting Strengths (PIPS) Project.
End of tour.
HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES CONFERENCE IN AUGUST IN SEATTLE
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Pacific Hub is
pleased to announce an extraordinary 2-day conference in Seattle
August 12-13, 2002. The "Working Together to Strengthen Families"
Conference will bring together more than 30 expert researchers,
practitioners, academics, and policy specialists from around the
country to present and explore the issues and promising practices
of responsible fatherhood, healthy marriage and positive youth development.
Featured speakers include: Dr. Wade Horn, ACF Assistant Secretary
(invited), Marvin Charles, founder of Divine Alternative for Dads
Services, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, Center for Relationship Development,
Seattle Pacific University, and Dr. Howard Markman, University of
Denver and founder of PREP training.
The
conference location is the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle
August
12-13, 2002. You will find information on the conference Web site.
For additional information about the conference, please call Shani
Rolle at (301) 270-0841 ext. 203, or E-mail
her.
SCHEDULE
- June 17-21
Next week, Mike will be in the office on Thursday the 20th. Linda
will be in the office Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Mike will be attending
the JCEP (Joint Council of Extension Professionals) meeting in Seattle
and meeting with the staff at the Extension Energy Program office
in Olympia. Linda and Mike will be attending the WSAC (Washington
State Association of Counties) annual meeting in Bellvue.
Mike
Tate
Dean and Director
Linda Kirk Fox
Associate Director
Cooperative Extension
PO Box 646230
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6230
Ph 509-335-2933
Fax 509-335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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