October 31,
2003
INTERVIEW
NOVEMBER 6 & 7 FOR 4-H DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
You are invited to attend a presentation and interview by Terry
Langston, Michigan State University, candidate for the position
of 4-H/Cooperative Extension Director of Development and Director
of 4-H Foundation (based at WSU Puyallup). Dr. Langston will present
a short presentation on his philosophy of fundraising and provide
examples of some past fundraising projects and then there will be
a question and answer session.
The
presentation and interview will be held at WSU Puyallup Thursday,
November 6 at 3:00 p.m. Room location at WSU Puyallup to be announced.
This will also be shown by WECN. If you would like to view the 4-H
Director of Development Interview via WECN, please contact Randy
Cross, with the site you are located and he will add it. WECN
will not be set up in sites unless we know someone will be viewing
from there.
WECN
in Pullman at Hulbert Hall 221 Conference Room for anyone in Pullman
who would like to view the interview on November 6.
The
same presentation and interview will be held at WSU Pullman November
7 at 3:30 p.m. in Hulbert Hall 221 Conference Room.
If
you would like the candidate's resume please contact Britta Nitcy
at 509-335-6479 and it will be faxed to you. We will also have the
candidate's resume available at the presentation/interview.
EXTENSION
ENGAGED: "FUND RAISING FOR EXTENSION"
Mark your calendar for Friday, November 7, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. CAHE
and CE Development Director Patrick Kramer and three staff members,
Britta Nitcy, Peter Volk, and Robert Scholes, will outline the steps
to be followed to conduct successful fund raising for Cooperative
Extension programs and will talk about some frequent problems with
local fund-raising efforts and how to solve these. For those viewing
via satellite, the satellite coordinates are:
Galaxy
3®95W
Channel 03: 3760 mhz Horizontal
Test signal at 9:00am
For
those wanting to watch via videostream, go to the Information
Dept. Web site video streaming page. And for those in Pullman,
we invite you to please be part of the live audience in room T-101
of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Building. Since the program
begins at 9:30 a.m., if you're planning to be in T-101 we ask that
you be in your seats by 9:20.
ECONOMICS
BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK AND CLASSROOM
Join Gary Smith, WSU Extension Economist, and other economics professionals
for a one-day forum involving students in experiential learning
opportunities relating to topics, issues, people and careers in
economics. The forum will be held in conjunction with the 3rd Annual
Northwest Economic Outlook Symposium at the Best Western Fife Hotel
& Conference Center in Fife on Friday, November 7, 2003. For
more information go to the Extension
Web site and click on the icon for Economics Beyond The Textbook
and Classroom or go through the Northwest
Income Indicators Program Web site.
MEET
YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES
A reminder to periodically visit the Extension
faculty directory and click on “Meet Your New Colleagues.”
The following is a description of two new partners working with
WSU Extension.
Michael
J. Gaffney is the Associate Director of the Division of Governmental
Studies and Services (DGSS) at Washington State University. DGSS
is a joint outreach effort of the College of Liberal Arts and WSU
Extension, which provides applied research, consultation, and training
for governmental agencies throughout the Northwest. Mr. Gaffney
holds degrees in Political Science and Economics and a Juris Doctorate
from the University of Idaho. He brings to his current position
extensive experience in civil, criminal and military law, alternative
dispute resolution, qualitative, quantitative and field research,
consultation and training. Over the past several years his activities
have included work on the advancement of Community Oriented Policing
in a five-state region, development and delivery of training on
biased policing, ethics, geographic information systems, and participation
in the development of a Natural Resources Leadership Academy, as
well as teaching courses in Political Science and Criminal Justice.
R.
Michael Bireley, joined WSU’s Division of Governmental Studies
and Services as a Project Coordinator in October 2002 following
twenty-eight years of service with the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife’s Enforcement Program. Mike is working on
the development of an innovative new program at WSU to be known
as the Natural Resources Leadership Academy. When completed and
fully operational, the Academy will provide state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary
training to local, state, federal and tribal natural resource professionals
throughout the Pacific Northwest involving leadership, stewardship,
communication, collaborative problem solving and environmental conflict
resolution. He is a native of Tennessee and attended Oregon State
University, where he majored in Wildlife Science. He currently resides
in Clarkston, Washington with his wife, Patty.
SCHEDULE
Mike will be in Pullman next week, except for Wednesday. On Wednesday
he will be in Puyallup meeting with faculty and staff.
Linda
will be in Pullman Monday through Thursday next week. On Friday
she will be in Fife, attending the NW Economic Outlook Symposium.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Associate Dean and Associate Director
Cooperative Extension
Washington State University
PO Box 646230
Pullman WA 99164-6230
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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