May 14, 2004
NEW “PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT” CALENDAR
The
Extension Professional Development committee has initiated a new
Professional Development calendar item on the Extension
Calendar of Events Web site as a new
pull-down menu choice. We ask that all Extension faculty and staff
who are offering training that they want publicized to their colleagues
or who know of training offered by others that they feel should
be publicized within Extension please add these items to the new
Professional Development calendar.
In
addition, Extension administration has decided to eliminate a
number of existing pull down calendar listings that have no items
listed for several months and appear to not be in use. If you would
like to see any of these calendar listings restored, please contact
Linda Fox with your request and rationale.
WORKSHOP
ACCOUNTS FOR EXTENSION EDUCATORS – FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGEMENT
Wednesday,
May 19th 9:00 – 11:00 am is the first training,
titled “Workshop Accounts for Extension Educators – Fiscal
and Administrative Management.” The presenters will be Mary
Hoffman and Detlef Decker. Mary will describe the specifics of
accounts intended for workshop fees. We will define the difference
between workshops and large scale conferences and therefore, how
the workshop accounts differ from conferences. She will be joined
by Detlef Decker, Extension Meeting Management + Program Support.
He will share important tips for planning a successful workshop.
Detlef, drawing from his years of experience in conference administration,
will also highlight some common financial pitfalls and items that
may catch an auditor’s eye.
The
handouts for the training, including the PowerPoint slides, must
be downloaded:
- Workshop
Accounts - Administrative Guidelines
- Workshop
Accounts - Roles and Responsibilities
- Workshop
Accounts - Request Form
- Workshop
Accounts - Agreement Certification Form
- Workshop
Accounts - Budget Close Out Form
- Power
Point Presentation for Workshop Account Training
The
program can also be viewed via WECN at select locations and videostream
from your computer. For the scheduled WECN locations
and information on how to view the program using either of these
options, look under Future
Video Events on the Video Unit Web site.
JUNE 1 DEADLINE FOR EARLY REGISTRATION: WESTERN REGION MID-MANAGERS
CONFERENCE
Join
us in San Diego, California at Humphrey's Half Moon Inn and Suites,
July 20 - 22, 2004 for the Western
Region Extension Middle Managers Conference. The conference theme
is "Beyond Survival The Evolution of Extension in the Land
Grant System." Early bird registration is $175 by June 1,
$200 after June 1.
NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Are you looking for a way to recognize the innovative
diversity work going on throughout Cooperative Extension? Then now
is the
time to nominate an individual, team, or Extension organization
for the National Extension Diversity Award. This annual award is
sponsored by the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension
Services (CSREES), Extension Committee on Organization and Policy
(ECOP), ECOP Personnel Subcommittee and the Extension Diversity
Task Force. The deadline for submitting nominations is July 31,
2004. Nominations must be submitted to the award selection chair
at the Extension
Diversity Web site.
The CSREES Administrator presents this award each year at the NASULGC
annual meeting to acknowledge accomplishments that support diversity,
pluralism, and engagement activities that address the most challenging
issue of our times.
RANDY BALDREE APPOINTED WSU EXTENSION SE DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Randy
Baldree, a Washington State University extension educator in
Whitman County
since 1988, has been named extension district
director for southeast Washington. Baldree earned a bachelor's
of science degree in animal sciences at Texas A & M University
in 1975 and a master's of science in animal sciences at Stephen
F. Austin State University in 1980. He worked as a county extension
agent in Texas from 1976 to 1979 before moving to Nacogdoches,
Texas, to manage the university farm for Austin State University
and serve as an instructor in animal sciences.
Randy Baldree will begin his new job on July 1. He will be based
at WSU Tri-Cities. Randy replaces Interim Southeast District Director
Elvin Kulp who has retired from WSU Extension.
Source:
A news
release prepared by Dennis Brown
PERSONNEL
New Hire:
James Harbertson, Ph.D., Extension Enologist
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Funding: 100% Extension
Status: Faculty
Effective July 1, 2004
SCHEDULE
Mike will be in Pullman on Wednesday next week. He will be in
Tennessee attending National 4-H Congress planning meeting next
week.
Linda will be on annual leave next week, returning to work Tuesday,
May 25th.
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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 |
