April 18, 2003
NELD
APPLICATION ONLINE
The
National Extension Leadership Development (NELD) program is soliciting
applications for its next class. The two-year commitment begins
in September 2003. Applicants should have some experience in leadership
activities, and be mid-career or relatively new to their leadership
positions. The application is posted on the Extension
Web site. If you are interested in participating in the program,
please complete the application by June 2nd, 2003 and submit to
Louise Parker. The Extension
Administrative Team will choose one applicant to send forward to
the national review team by the end of June. If you have questions
about NELD, please contact former NELD interns Louise Parker, Ed
Adams, Louise Turner, Carris Booker, Mike Tate, or Linda Fox.
CENTER
TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE "RIBBON CUTTING" CEREMONY
On
Monday, April 21, the official opening and "ribbon cutting"
ceremony will occur in Spokane for the new office suite location
of the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide (CBDD). The location
is 120 North Stevens, Suite 200, downtown Spokane. Representative
George R. Nethercutt will lead the ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:00
pm, and reception follows from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The CBDD relocated
from the WSU Spokane campus in January to the North Stevens address.
NE
DISTRICT PROVOST TOUR POSTPONED
Provost
Bob Bates is recovering from major back surgery. Having said that,
a three-day bus tour in the NE District in mid-June is not conducive
to his continued long-term recovery. Coupled with the fact that
the state legislative session and budget discussions are likely
to continue into June, we have decided that postponing the NE District
Provost until next spring is warranted. The SW District Tour in
October remains on schedule.
ITEMS
OF INTEREST ON THE CE HOME PAGE
Check
out the Cooperative Extension home page for these new items of interest.
First,
at <ext.wsu.edu> you'll find
links to take you to the Big Cat Awards and Hall of Champions (October
2002); the spring 2003 issues of CE Focus; and the NELD Intern Application.
Second,
two recent PowerPoint presentations are available for you to review.
Go to http://ext.wsu.edu/ce.cahe/talks/
and scroll down to "Presentations by Director Tate." There
you will find his presentation to the county chairs earlier this
month, and you'll find his presentation to WSU Faculty Senate, which
occurred February 27th.
RREA
STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP IN DENVER
Nearly 90 extension educators and administrators spent 2-1/2 days
in a fast-paced, intensive strategic planning workshop for the Renewable
Resources Extension Act (RREA) in Denver, CO, recently. They represented
46 of the 1862 land-grant universities (LGUs), 13 of the 1890 LGUs,
Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. The outcomes of the workshop
included draft mission, vision, and guiding principle statements;
an internal program analysis and an external environment assessment;
and 43 natural resource and organizational issues. Writing teams
were formed and are now at work on the issues and Cooperative Extension
System responses. The workshop planning committee consisting of
two representatives from each of the five regions and three CSREES
program leaders volunteered to transition into an implementation
team. The draft plan will be presented to CSREES in time for consideration
in the FY 2005 budget process. For more information, contact Eric
Norland, CSREES national program leader, forest biology.
COUNTY
BUDGET PREPARATION GUIDELINES ONLINE
A
reminder to all county chairs, the county budget preparation guidelines
are now online! Training was provided at the chairs conference and
there is no planned additional email or follow-up communication.
If you missed the county chairs conference and the training provided
by Linda Fox, contact your District Director. The Web site is <bfo.cahe.wsu.edu>.
BOOKS
ON THE HISTORY OF WSU
During the recent meetings with the county chairs, Mike made mention
of a series of books on the history of WSU. Here are the titles
and authors. These were published by WSU Press and are not being
reprinted so if you find these in your local used books store, buy
them.
Creating
the People's University: Washington State University, 1890-1990
by George A. Frykman
Going
to Washington State: A Century of Student Life by William L. Stimson
The
Crimson and the Gray: 100 Years with the WSU Cougars by Richard
B. Fry
SCHEDULE
Next
week, Mike will be in Washington D.C. Tuesday through Friday. Linda
will be in Pullman next week.
Mike
Tate
Dean and Director
Linda Kirk Fox
Associate Dean and 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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