June 13, 2003

STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR MID-MANAGERS CONFERENCE IN OREGON
The registration deadline has been extended for the Western Region Extension Middle Managers, July 15-17 in Newport, Oregon. Register at the Middle Managers Web site. The mid-managers represent Cooperative Extension professionals who have administrative responsibilities as district directors and associate directors. The organization is comprised of a representative from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The focus of this group of professionals is to provide regional educational programs and seminars addressing opportunities, issues, and concerns facing Cooperative Extension operating in a public education environment. To this end, an educational conference is held at least annually, addressing current topics affecting middle management extension professionals.

HOME ECONOMICS CENTENNIAL "A COOK'S TOUR" OF ITALY
June 20-30, twenty-two WSU home economics alumni and family members will enjoy an exclusive 10-day Italian food and wine experience, sponsored by Washington State University. Val Hillers, Extension Food Safety Specialist and member of the Home Economics Centennial Celebration Planning Committee, will be the official CAHE representative. A percentage of the gross proceeds of the tour will directly benefit the CAHE Home Economics Scholarship Fund. The special Centennial Celebration tour includes 3 nights at La Foresteria Serego Alighieri, near Verona (Veneto Region), 3 nights at the Villa Cennina in the Tuscan Hills near Siena, and then 3 nights at the Grand Hotel in the ancient fishing village of Portovenera. They will enjoy hands-on cooking with a master chef in each region, visits to historical and cultural high-points, and tours of cheese, pasta, prosciutto, and wine producers, all with friends from WSU! If this sounds inviting and you are sorry you missed the Centennial opportunity, a "virtual" tour will be presented by Jan Hiller and Val Hillers during the Home Economics Centennial Celebration in Pullman, September 25-26, 2003.

NEW FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION
Our annual "New Faculty and Administrative Professional Orientation" is scheduled for August 19-21 in Pullman. This is for the College of Agriculture and Home Economics (CAHE) and Cooperative Extension. If you were hired since last August, be watching the mail for letters of invitation to the university orientation August 18-20 and to the CAHE and CE orientation. Faculty, Learning Center Coordinators, and AP's in position of program delivery are encouraged to attend. If you have questions, contact the District Director or Department Chair.

FOOD SAFETY: FARM TO TABLE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ONLINE
If you missed the excellent 11th Annual Food Safety: Farm to Table Conference in May, the PowerPoint presentations are available. Click on Program for the pdf file of the program. Icons on the program indicate information from that presentation has been posted.

COUGAR PRIDE. STATEWIDE.
Join the Washington State University Cougars as they take on the University of Idaho Vandals in Seattle at Seahawks Stadium, Saturday, August 30. Bring the family for a day of Cougar fun. Kickoff will be between 7:00 and 8:00 pm. A pre-game event for the entire family will begins three hours prior to kick-off in the Exhibition Center adjacent to the stadium, including the 4-H Youth Development Program exhibit. Learn more here.
Go Cougs!

ADEC NAMES DEAN TATE TO BOARD
Michael Tate, Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, was elected to serve as a member of the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) Board of Directors. Mike will assume his position immediately, completing the unfinished term of Larry Branen, University of Idaho. Each state has an official contact to ADEC and Cliff Moore is our current representative. ADEC, www.adec.edu, is a non-profit distance education consortium composed of approximately 65 state universities and land-grant colleges. The consortium was conceived and developed to promote the creation and provision of high quality, economical distance education programs and services to diverse audiences, by the land grant community of colleges and universities, through the most appropriate information technologies available.

CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE RECEIVES AWARD
The WSU Office of University Publications and Printing/WSU Press has received six awards for excellence in design and printing from the International Publishing Management Association (IPMA). Awards are presented annually to the top rated facilities in the country. This year, CAHE's Connections Spring 2002 Magazine received the first place award in the booklet category.

HHS MARRIAGE-STRENGTHENING GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/funding/ for the most recent grant opportunities announcement (call for applications) from Health and Human Service Administration for Children and Families (ACF) regarding strengthening marriage initiative. Just announced this week and due next month. The Promoting Safe and Stable Families program is intended to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families by funding family support, family preservation, time-limited family reunification and adoption promotion and support services as well as research, evaluation and technical assistance relating to such services. Deadline: The closing date for submission of applications is July 25, 2003.

CSREES REVIEW OF WSU EXTENSION ANNUAL REPORT
We received the review by Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) of our 2002 Annual Report of Accomplishments. We were complimented for providing a substantive and nicely structured annual report, with the most significant strength is the inclusion of an impact statement with each of the Key Themes. You can access our Annual Report of Accomplishments. From the reviewers comments, we need to provide more detail on, and identity of youth, underserved, or under-represented audiences in the stakeholder input process. Keep this in mind next year with your ACIS report. Otherwise, this appears to me to have met the federal partners expectations and received a favorable review.

SUGGESTION BOX FEATURED ADDED TO EXTENSION UPDATE
Ever want to respond to the office of the Dean and Director of Extension with a suggestion or idea? Now it is easy. A online Suggestion Box feature has been added to the Web page along with the archived issues of Extension Update. It will not be possible to reply to all suggestions submitted.

PERSONNEL
New Appointment:
Name: Christine K. Fox
Title: Principal Assistant
Address: Grays Harbor County
Funding: 100% Extension MOA
Status: Administrative Professional
Effective Date: June 16, 2003

SCHEDULE
Mike will be in Washington D.C. next week.
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