August 16,
2002
REDESIGNED
CAHE HOME PAGE LAUNCHED
The College of Agriculture and Home Economics launched a redesigned
home page at http://cahe.wsu.edu/.
This updated entrance to CAHE's presence on the World Wide Web complies
with WSU identity guidelines while providing simplified access to
major functions within the College. Several areas of the site have
a new, fresh look provided by designer Miro Vejzovic. Of particular
note is the new Faculty & Staff page at http://cahe.wsu.edu/fs/
which provides quicker navigation to pages of interest to CAHE employees.
Main pages will also present information on major CAHE news and events.
ALL
EXTENSION CONFERENCE NEWS
We are very excited to be able to display the "Showcase of
Excellence" Poster Session for the entire time at the All Extension
Conference in October. There are many high-quality programs across
the state of Washington, so be sure to submit your poster abstracts
by the deadline - Friday, August 30. The form and additional information
is available at: http://ext.wsu.edu/ce2002/secondary/posterpg.htm
FUNDING
AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
The WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
(CSANR) will be providing financial assistance on a competitive
basis to WSU Extension faculty and staff who would like to promote
an understanding and knowledge of sustainable agriculture in Washington
State. WSU Extension faculty and staff are encouraged to apply for
funding to host or attend a conference, workshop, or training program
related to agricultural sustainability or to visit a Washington
farm or ranch. Funds may be used for facilities, publicity and promotion,
speaker fees, travel, or other related event expenses. The requests
for proposals (RFPs) may be found on the CSANR
homepage. Proposals are due by Oct. 18, 2002.
CE
MARKETING ITEMS
It has been brought to our attention that the Washington State University
Cooperative Extension strap water bottles that many of you purchased
recently are faulty. When filled with liquid and the bottle is carried
around by the strap, the lid pops off. We recommend that you remove
the strap if you plan on carrying the bottle around when full.
If
you have any questions, please contact Christy
Fitzgerald at 509-335-2837.
4-H
FEATURED ON CBS TELEVISION
The Early Show on August 17 will feature 4-H. The plan is to have
four to six segments on 4-H. This is the current plan for those
segments: 1) An overall 4-H centennial, innovative significant movement
2) South Bronx 4-H club that grows food through aquaponics on rooftops
3) A Nassau county 4-H after-school club that works on environmental
cleanup 4) A culinary 4-H club from Syracuse that will cook the
food grown in the South Bronx 5) A 4-H program that uses sonogram
technology to diagnose small animals through the Cornell vet school.
6) Missouri 4-Hers presenting $17,000 they raised for the young
people affected by the terrorist attacks on New York city.
2ND
PROVOST TOUR SCHEDULED IN OCTOBER
The next Tour de l'Etat will be October 8-9, 2002. The tour
will be conducted in the Northwest District which includes Tacoma
(Pierce County), Seattle (King County), and as far north as Whatcom
County and the Island counties of San Juan and Island. Jefferson
County in the SW District will also be a stop on the tour. More
details will be in future Extension Updates.
SCHEDULE
Next week is New Faculty Orientation (Tuesday through Thursday)
and CAHE Update (Friday). Mike will be out of the office on Monday.
Otherwise, Mike and Linda will be in Pullman next week and involved
in these activities.
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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