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October 8,
2004
Topics in today’s issue of Extension Update:
EXTENSION RECRUITING MINI-GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
As
a university-wide entity with deep connections in every county
of the state, WSU Extension has been recognized as an important
partner for the University's recruitment objectives. To support
those objectives, Extension is providing mini-grants of up to $1,000
to faculty and staff.
Applications may be submitted on an ongoing basis and notification
will be sent to each applicant as decisions are made. An individual
may only receive one mini-grant.
Individuals receiving grants will be asked to report on their
progress in meeting the goals of the mini-grant within six months
of the completion of the grant. A short, final report is requested
at the close of the mini-grant activities.
The primary target audiences for the mini-grants are as follows:
- prospective high achieving freshmen who are interested in
attending WSU Pullman.
- prospective students of color.
- community college transfer students interested in coming
to a WSU campus.
Because of the importance of a campus visit in successful recruitment
strategies, preference will be given to applications that include
a visit as part of the mini-grant overall activities. In addition,
applications that appear to have the greatest potential impact
on the highest number of individuals will receive preference.
Beyond campus visits, funds may be used for a wide variety of
events and the purchase of items including food, door prizes, transportation,
accommodations or room rental. Event participant will be offered
the opportunity to complete a WSU interest card. It will be the
responsibility of the applicant to collect and return those cards.
(The WSU Admissions Office will provide interest cards).
To request an application, contact Cheryl
Hill.
Applications should be sent to Cheryl as an email attachment. If
you have further questions about this opportunity, please contact
Rob McDaniel.
PHOTO CONTEST WINNER
We received a number of excellent images.
After considerable deliberation, our judges decided to declare
David G. James the winner of the
September Extension Fun Digital Photo Contest. He is associate
professor and Extension entomologist at Prosser. David submitted
an image of the Horse Heaven Hills taken last January from Red
Mountain. Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. You can
view the winning entry. The
October contest theme is "Extension programs in action' (Show
us you with your clientele). You can read the contest rules at http://ext.wsu.edu/PhotoContest.html.
WSU FOUNDATION HONORS BENEFACTORS
On Friday, October 8th, WSU Foundation celebrated 25 years of
the Foundation, an achievement of $45 million raised last year
in private giving to WSU, and a cumulative of over $728 million
over the past 25 years. At the Gala, these Benefactors (contributing
over $100,000), with ties to CAHNRS and Extension, were honored:
- Jonathan Barcom, Tri-cities, grandson of the Buckman Estate
and supporter of Agriculture Research Center
- Mike and Jeanne Youngquist representing the Skagitonians to
Preserve Farmland
- David and Ann Lohman representing the Sakgit County Farm Bureau.
If you see these new benefactors in the new future, THANK them
for their contributions and endeavors to support WSU.
A DIALOGUE ON CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY
WSU President
V. Lane Rawlins and Michael J. Tate, interim vice president for
equity and diversity, will hold a dialogue on campus
environment, equity and diversity issues from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 14 in Cascade Room 127 of the Compton Union Building. A
live videostream will be available.
COUNTY DIRECTORS CONFERENCE
In conjunction with the annual meeting
of the Washington
State Association of Counties (WSAC) and
the Washington Association of County Officials (WACO), the Extension
county leadership met in Spokane, WA last week, October 5-7. The
agenda was planned by the county directors for the county directors.
Thanks go to Ray Faini, Katherine Baril, Margaret Viebrock, and
Doug Stienbarger, and Wayne Madson, WSAC Extension Affiliate officers
and conference planning committee.
We expect the county directors who attended to share with you
information presented. Ask them to hear more about these agenda
items which may be of interest to you:
- Developing a vision, a plan and a new place: Staffing and
management philosophy of WSU Extension
- University Benchmarking (including new Academic Plan)
- University-wide Extension update and report card
- 4H Update
- Statewide Centers (health education, community policing, governmental
studies and services, center to bridge the digital divide,
to name a few)
- Extension support systems (technology and fundraising/development)
- WSAC Extension Affiliate progress report
- WSU Biennial budget request
Updated information on the WSU Biennial budget (operating and
capital budget requests) were shared with the county directors
by Larry Ganders, Special Assistant to the President. Be sure to
go to Olympia Update for all the state briefing
reports.
We look forward to the 2005 county directors conference at the
WSAC annual meeting in Vancouver, September 20-23, 2005 (tentative).
WESTERN REGION FOOD AND SOCIETY INITIATIVE MEETING ON OBESITY
PREVENTION
The Food and Society Committee (FAS) of the
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
(NASULGC)
has asked
the Western Regional Extension Directors to convene a one day meeting
in Seattle on Monday evening December 6th and all day Tuesday,
December 7th to share knowledge of effective models for addressing
childhood obesity. The FAS is a program of the W.
K. Kellogg Foundation. To continue the discussion of the book
recently released Exploring a Vision: Integrating
Knowledge for Food and Health, and to strengthen the position Extension
and land-grant universities in the youth health and obesity prevention,
Washington State University Extension is hosting this conference
in the western region in Seattle in early December. There is no
registration fee because costs are covered by a Kellogg Foundation
grant. Individuals must cover their costs of travel and their lodging.
The purpose of the meeting is to enhance the network of Extension
professionals including 4-H Youth Development and other appropriate
state agencies in the Western Region, to support the development
of community based programs to prevent childhood obesity. This
meeting, which would be limited to about 50 attendees, would allow
us to both share knowledge of what we are doing and to launch the
development of a strategic plan for the Western Region on how we
can most effectively work together to maximize our resources in
addressing this important challenge. Featured speakers would include
Joanne Ikeda, University of California Berkeley.
Similar meetings are being planned in the other regions with the
specific intent that NASULGC would support a national thrust for
increased federal support of our proposed strategic plan. WSU President
Emeritus Sam Smith is leading the effort in the western region.
If you are interested in attending contact Sherri
Frederick in the WSU Extension Dean and Directors office by October 15th.
MONITORING MOUNT ST. HELENS: WSU PREPARES FOR EMERGENCY ACTION
Washington
State University’s emergency response agencies
and the Office of Business Affairs are closely monitoring the recent
volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens and are prepared to respond
as necessary for the health and safety of all parts of the WSU
community. “The recent rumblings of the mountain have our
response agencies reviewing and updating emergency plans,” said
Chris Tapfer, emergency management coordinator. If volcanic ash
fall or other activity were to pose a threat, emergency response
would be activated based on the individual emergency response plans
of each of WSU’s four campuses, he indicated. Emergency response
for WSU’s research and extension centers and units will be
coordinated between the local unit and the College of Agriculture,
Human and Natural Resource Sciences. To keep an eye on activity
at Mount St. Helens, check on the latest
updates from the USGS.
WORLD FOOD DAY OCTOBER 16
This October 16 marks the 24th worldwide
observance of World Food Day. Established at the Biennial Conference
of the Food and Agricultural
Organization of the United Nations in 1979, World Food Day aims
to increase awareness of the problems of hunger, malnutrition,
and poverty. The theme of this year’s World Food Day Teleconference, “Politics
of Hunger: What’s at Stake?” will provide an overview
of the decision-making process involved in today’s global
food system.
This year’s Teleconference will be broadcast live from Washington,
D.C., on Friday, October 15, 2004, from noon to 3:00 pm, Eastern
Time. Following the successful 2003 Teleconference featuring Dr.
Urban Johnson, UNICEF’s Regional Director for Eastern and
Southern Africa, this year’s program will feature another
international leader, Dr. Werner Kiene, representative of the UN
World Food program to the Bretton Woods Institutions (World Bank
and IMF). The moderator will once again be Ray Suarez, senior correspondent
with the PBS Jim Lehrer NewsHour and formerly host of National
Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation.
The Washington contact is Patricia Young, National Coordinator,
U.S. Committee for World Food Day.
WRDC OPEN HOUSE - VIRTUAL
The Western Rural Development Center
will host an open house, via technology, on October 21, 2004. 3-5:00
p.m. Mountain Time.
Drop in via the Internet and see how BREEZE technology can be used
to connect regional partners in remote locations. More
information about the Open House.
NATIONAL 4H BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEW MEMBERS
The National 4-H Board
of Trustees met September 30-October 1, 2004, at Morgantown, WV,
where President David Hardesty assumed
the chair role from JC Penney Executive Vice President Gary Davis.
New members elected to the board included:
- James C. Borel, Senior Vice President, E.I. Dupont, Wilmington,
DE
- Tamira A. Cole, Junior at Austin-Peay State University, Tennessee
4-Her, Jackson, TN
- George Foreman, Athlete and Businessman, Kingwood, TX
- Phil Jones, Retired CBS Correspondent, Chevy Chase, MD
- Donald Shriver, Executive Vice President, Dairy Farmers of
America, Kansas City, MO
- Douglas L. Steele, Vice Provost and Extension Director, Montana
State University, Bozeman, MT
President Hardesty will be sharing brief remarks at the Extension
Section meeting on Tuesday, November 16, in San Diego. Also, Dr.
Jackie Lerner will be talking about the Positive Youth Development
Research at Tufts University at the National 4-H Council Luncheon
on Sunday, November 14 as part of the annual NASULGC meeting.
Contact: Sharon Anderson, Special Consultant to the President,
National 4-H Council.
PERSONNEL
Art Linton, Director of Irrigated Agriculture Research
and Extension Center (IAREC) and Assistant Dean will step down
effective October
31, 2004. Dean Cook will name interim leadership for the IAREC
in Prosser in the near future. Dr. Linton will continue his service
to WSU as part of the Extension Animal Science program. We welcome
Art to WSU Extension and look forward to working with him in this
new capacity.
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman Monday through Thursday.
On Friday she will be in Tacoma for the 4H State Forum. Next week
Ed will be in Pullman on Monday, and then at Pennsylvania State
University attending the EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network)
meeting. Ed will return to his office in Spokane on Friday.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Interim Dean and 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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