Friday, October
4, 2002
PAYMENT
DUE ON MARKETING ORDERS
For those of you who placed an order for shirts, we received the
shipment a couple of days ago and will be mailing orders next week.
However, for those of you who still haven't paid, we won't be able
to send out your order until you do so. Please submit payment as
soon as possible to:
Christy
Fitzgerald
Washington State University Cooperative Extension
PO Box 646230
Pullman, WA 99164-6230.
Make
payments payable to Washington State University.
A
DIALOGUE WITH PRESIDENT RAWLINS SET OCTOBER 23
All members of the University community are welcome to participate
in a Dialogue with WSU President V. Lane Rawlins, set to start at
noon October 23 in the Compton Union Building, Room 127. Hear firsthand
from President Rawlins about important issues for WSU. He welcomes
your questions and comments. The Dialogue will also be available
via videostreaming. You may submit questions in advance to rawlins@wsu.edu.
CHILDHOOD
OBESITY: INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE CALL
"Reversing Childhood Obesity Trends: Helping Children Achieve
Healthy Weights"
When: October 10, 11:00am Pacific.
The
Healthy People, Healthy Communities National Initiative is pleased
to sponsor this interactive conference call opportunity for Extension
professionals and their colleagues from partnering organizations.
The presenters, Dr. Edith Thomas, National Program Leader, Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension System, and Ms. Joann Ikeda,
University of California-Berkeley, will highlight some of the recent
research and literature on childhood obesity and will discuss the
different types of programs currently being offered by Extension
and their partners and directions for future programming to address
childhood obesity.
Questions
or discussion regarding this HPHC sponsored project should be directed
to Mary Remenschneider
ALL
EXTENSION CONFERENCE UPDATE
Over 400 have registered online <http://ext.wsu.edu/ce2002>
for the October 14-16 All Extension Conference. Be sure to register
and to check out the online schedule for pre-conference meetings
of the extension associations. Additionally, Becky Priebe reminds
those of you on federal "Schedule A" appointments to RSVP
to her regarding your attendance at one of the two scheduled training
sessions on Monday the 14 (11:00 am or 4:00 pm). This is an invitation
only important update for federal appointment employees only. Be
sure to RSVP if you are NOT attending conference this year and unable
to attend either of the sessions.
PERSONNEL
Don Holbrook in CAHE Business and Finance begins a new job as Area
Finance Administrative Officer in the Division of Student Affairs.
We will miss Don but wish him well in his new position.
SCHEDULE
Next week Mike will be in Pullman Thursday and Friday. Earlier in
the week he will be in the NW District for the Tour de l' Etat (Provost
tour). Linda will be visiting county commissioners in the SE District
on Monday and back in Pullman the remainder of the week.
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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