December 5,
2003
CAHNRS
UPDATE
Join us via
videostreaming for the "College of Agricultural, Human,
and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) Update" on Thursday,
December 11, 10:45 - 11:45 am. Guests will be Interim Dean Jim Cook,
Ralph Cavalieri, ARC Director, and Linda Kirk Fox, Associate Dean
WSU Extension.
EXTENSION
ENGAGED - THE 4-H TECHNOLOGY TRAINING VAN
This program, Friday, December 12, 9:30 - 10:30 am will feature
a look at WSU Extension's new 4-H Technology Training Van, equipped
with a wireless computer network and high-speed mobile Internet
connectivity via satellite. Host Scott Fedale will be joined by
Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom, Director of 4-H- T4 Youth & Community
Networks and Carey Roos, 4-H Program Assistant in King County, for
a discussion that will include: the history of how the van was funded
and built; an explanation of the equipment in the van and how the
technology all operates; what types of uses have been made of the
van since it's arrived and plans for future uses of the van and
its technology in 4-H and other Extension programs across the state.
FINAL
WORD ON CHANGE FROM "PENALTY" TO COMMERCIAL MAIL
December 31st is quickly approaching. It is the final day we can
use the Penalty Mail meters and budgets. Many emails have been sent
over the past few months to the county chairs regarding the transition.
For the future, we've added Commercial Mail information to the Extension
Policies and Procedures, under Program
Management-General as follows:
Mail:
WSU
TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANTS
The Office of Undergraduate Education invites requests for funding
proposals as part of the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Improvement
Initiative. Grants of up to $25,000 will be given to each of the
selected proposals from a funding pool of $300,000. Last year 14
grants were awarded. Proposals that focus on department or program-wide
efforts to improve student learning will be given priority. Deadline
for submission of proposals is January 15, 2004. Awards will be
announced by February 15, 2004. Guidelines for proposal development
and submission can also be found at http://provost.wsu.edu/undergraduate_grants/.
Questions regarding proposal submission can be directed to Ken
Vreeland in the Office of the Provost, 5-5581.
ENTER
AICS NOW
There are 425 faculty members currently registered the AICS (Accountability
and Information Communication System). Of those, 80 have begun a
report for 2003. Good job. This is 18.82%. There are 343 A/Ps and
post docs currently in the system. Of those 33 have begun a report
for 2003. This is 9.62%. Feel free to start your report entry any
time now. Don't wait until the January 15th deadline.
This
year, there is one new feature that will impact anyone who reports
collaborators/team members on scholarly activities, grants or Extension
projects. This is the Collaborators component. From the What's new
this year link on the logon page:
Collaborators—new component. This is a personalized list of
collaborators, co-authors, team members who you may include in scholarly
activities, Extension activities or grants and research. You must
add collaborators to your list before you can add them as collaborators,
co-authors or team members.
These are collaborator instructions available by clicking on the
Help button.
General
Information—Personalized list of collaborators, co-authors,
team members who you may include in scholarly activities, Extension
activities or grants and research. You must add collaborators to
your list before you can add them as collaborators, co-authors or
team members.
Instructions:
Add
- To
add a new collaborators click the Add button.
- Select
a collaborator from the available personnel. You may select up
to four collaborators at a time. Click Save to save the name(s)
to your list of collaborators.
Delete
- To
delete a collaborator, click the check box next to the name you
want deleted from your list. Then click Delete.
If
you delete a name, the name is deleted from your list of collaborators.
It is NOT deleted from existing scholarly activities, Extension
activities or grants and research.
Source:
Kathleen Duncan, Information Systems Coordinator
SUBMIT
IMPACT REPORTS DIRECTLY
Dennis Brown, Information Department and Bob Hoffmann, Web Coordinator
have collaborated to create a submission link on the Impacts
Web page. Faculty can reach by clicking on "Submit Report."
The submissions will go directly to Dennis and he will fine-tune
them before they are posted. Dennis will continue to seek and write
Impact reports; however, this new feature will enable us to get
more reports than he could ever gather alone and enable faculty
to achieve some recognition of their accomplishments. By the way,
we have more than 70 impact statements in the works for the 2004
posting. That is up from 58 each of the last two years.
NOMINATE
CAHNRS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AWARDS
Through a resolution passed by Congress in 1987, the month of March
is designated as National Women's History Month. To recognize the
achievements and contributions of the College's alumnae we encourage
College Faculty, Staff, and Students to submit nominations.
Two
awards are available: Women's History Recognition Award for Professional
and Academic Leadership, and Women's History Recognition Award for
Leadership and Public Service in the Pacific Northwest.
The
nomination forms are located at www.cahealumni.wsu.edu/calendar/
If you can not pull up the forms, contact Britta
Nitcy and she can e-mail or fax the forms to you. Deadline for
nominations is January 7, 2004.
CALL
FOR NOMINATIONS FOR USDA SECRETARY'S HONOR AWARDS
Nominations are due by December 19, 2003 for the 58th Annual Secretary's
Honor Awards Program.These Honor Awards are the most prestigious
awards in USDA and are presented personally by the Secretary of
Agriculture. USDA employees and private citizens are eligible for
recognition.
Honor
award categories reflect the goals
of the USDA Strategic Plan for FY 2002-2007. The plan focuses
on programmatic goals and objectives and management plans that detail
USDA's strategies to improve human capital and financial management,
expand electronic government, and establish budget and performance
integration.
As
in the past, nominations must be submitted using the Honor
Awards Nomination Form (AD 495 dated September 2003) available
online.
Nominations
are due to the following address no later than December 19, 2003.
The Secretary's Honor Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, June
25, 2004, at 12:30 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan Building and International
Trade Center located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
D.C. CSREES will also host an awards recognition on that same date
at the Waterfront Centre.
National
Awards Program Celebrating EFNEP's 35th Anniversary
In 2004, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
will celebrate its 35th Anniversary.The Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service is proud to administer EFNEP and
wishes to recognize the special contributions of selected staff,
program participants, and volunteers who are among those responsible
for EFNEP's success. On March 2, 2004, NASULGC and CARET will hold
a special event celebrating EFNEP's 35th Anniversary and featuring
a National Awards Program honoring exceptional program staff, participants,
and volunteers. CARET is the Council on Agriculture Research Extension
and Teaching.
CSREES
invites nominations for awards in six categories: Adult Participants,
Youth Participants, Volunteers, Paraprofessional Staff, Professional
Staff, and Champions. A panel of experts will evaluate nominees
and recommend awards in each category. In ranking the nominees,
the panel will consider the following factors:
- Sustained
Excellence;
- Capitalizing
on Multidimensional Opportunities;
- Innovative
Program and/or Delivery Strategies;
- Reaching
Out to New/Nontraditional Audiences;
- Integration
of New and Emerging Nutrition and Health Issues;
- Impact
Beyond Local Community;
- Collaborative
Partnerships;
- Commitment
and Passion for EFNEP; and
- Championing
EFNEP and Enhancing Program Resources.
Nominations
are due January 6, 2004 and will be accepted only via e-mail. All
partners were provided with the appropriate nomination form in an
earlier email. Each nomination should be submitted on a separate
form and transmitted to Wells
Willis. There is no limit to the number of nominations that
may be submitted. Please secure a signed release from each nominee.
CSREES will provide travel expenses for those individuals receiving
national awards.In addition, all the nominees are invited to attend
the event and help celebrate excellence in EFNEP; however, CSREES
cannot cover the expenses of these individuals.
REMINDER:
NRI CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The National
Research Initiative (NRI) FY 2004 Request for Applications (RFA)
is posted on the Web. For additional information contact
the NRI at 202-401-5022. Please note the different program deadlines.
The
NRI supports research, extension, and education grants addressing
key national, regional, and multi-state problems important in sustaining
farming, ranching, forestry including urban and agroforestry, aquaculture,
rural communities, human nutrition, processing, etc. The NRI advances
fundamental sciences in support of agriculture and coordinates opportunities
to build on these discoveries. In FY 2004 the NRI will accept applications
for fundamental research, mission-linked research, and integrated
research, extension, and education projects. However, the NRI will
use no more than 20% of available funds to support integrated and
that these funds will not be distributed uniformly, but targeted
to specific priorities. Targeted priorities for integrated projects
are clearly identified within the detailed descriptions of program
offerings found in the RFA.
e-EXTENSION
The Cooperative Extension Services of the U.S. states and territories,
along with other components of Land-Grant Universities and the Cooperative
States Research, Education and Extension Service of USDA, are cooperating
to build a national e-Extension system. Check out the Web
site for information on the e-Extension initiative led by the
Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP).
This
collaborative effort is being designed to allow the Extension system
to more efficiently serve current and new customers in ways that
provide accurate and just in time information for decision making.
The information technology and the intellectual capacity for this
system are in place to complement the dedicated Extension educators
located in the 3,000 plus counties of the US. Go to the web site
to review the development to date. Provide Rob McDaniel, Scott Fedale,
Linda Fox and/or Mike Tate any input or ideas you have.
CSREES
"WHITE PAPERS" ONLINE
As CSREES continues to develop budget priorities and engage in long-term
planning. The national program leaders, program directors, and managers
developed "white papers" on themes that are forward thinking
and innovative:
- Global
Opportunities and Partnerships
- Consumer-Driven
Agriculture
- Developing
Scientific and Professional Expertise
- Exploring
New Opportunities for Extension
- Agricultural
Biosecurity: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Control Strategies for
Pathogens and Pets
- Cultivating
Resilient Communities and Rural Prosperity in a Dynamic and Uncertain
Environment
ADDRESS
CHANGE FOR SPOKANE WSU EXTENSION
Ed Adams, Kay Kelsey Gray, and Linda Loos have moved their offices.
Please update your mailing lists to reflect the new street address
and fax number.
Ed
Adams, Kay Kelsey Gray, and Linda Loos
PO Box 1495 (mailing)
534 East Trent, Suite 203 (street)
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
Phone 509-358-7960
FAX 509-358-7979
Campus Zip 1495
Chris
Blodgett's address remains the same.
PERSONNEL
Meet our new colleague: Mary
Hoffman, Assistant Director Business and Finance Office, College
of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS)
New
Hire:
Amy Grotta, M.S., Extension Educator, Forestry Education
King County
Funding: 100% Extension (Grant funds)
Status: Faculty, non-tenure track
Effective December 1, 2003
SCHEDULE
Mike will be in Washington DC next week. Linda will be in Pullman.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Associate Dean and Associate Director
Washington State University Extension
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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