November 19,
2004
Topics in today’s issue of Extension Update:
IMPACT REPORTS
It's that time of year again. We are gathering
gathering and updating impact statements for state, regional
and national Web sites. Impact
statements help us tell our story to lawmakers and other decision
makers. Make certain that your success stories are not overlooked
by going to the Washington State
Impacts Web site and submitting a report. Contact
Dennis Brown in the Information Office if you have any questions. DON’T
FORGET TO ENTER YOUR WEMIS DATA
The Washington Extension Management
Information System (WEMIS) is designed to collect and summarize
data needed to meet federal and
state accountability requirements. It also provides summarized data
to each contributor for documenting the extent and breadth of outreach.
The main value of the WEMIS data is to allow program colleagues,
such as teams or county office groups, regularly to review their
outreach to underrepresented groups and people of color. Each county
has a Civil Rights plan that should be updated regularly based on
census data. It should document the composition of the population
of the county, and discuss how Extension programs will reach each
group.
WEMIS data must be entered electronically and should be submitted MONTHLY by every person who delivers Extension
programming. The WEMIS year is the calendar year to allow these data
to be used in annual reports and plans of action.
For more information on WEMIS, refer to the Policy
and Procedures Web site.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD ZACK AND NASULGC HIGHLIGHTS
The 177th
annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) was held last week. The conference
kicked off with the commemorative lecture to honor Justin Morrill,
the senator credited with crafting the land-grant university system
signed in to law by President Lincoln. The 2004 lecture was Dr. Martin
C. Jischke, President of Purdue University. His lecture “Adapting
Justin Morrill’s Vision to a New Century: The Imperative of
Change for Land Grant Universities” can be found on the CSREES
Web site.
Following the Morrill lecture was the presentation of the Food and
Agricultural Sciences Excellence in College and University Teaching
Awards. Congratulations go to Richard Zack, Associate Professor and
Interim Department Head of Entomology, WSU College of Agricultural,
Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). Richard received the
Western Region Teaching Excellence Award.
NEW eXtension INTRANET AND VIDEOCONFERENCES
Please check out eXtension.
The new
intranet Web site will be an important vehicle for participating
in the eXtension initiative. It’s a place ideas can be developed,
shared and worked on collaboratively. The site is written in an application
called Xaraya, which provides the mechanism for user registration
and facilitation. The site features news, document sharing, Web links
and an address book. It supports interactive services including
moderated discussion forums and calendaring. Please register and
get involved! In addition, five national eXtension videoconference
discussions are scheduled for 2005. The videoconferences will give
those interested in the initiative the opportunity to participate
in important discussions related to it. The videoconferences will
use both Internet and satellite technologies. All conferences start
at 2 p.m. Eastern; 1 p.m. Central; Noon Mountain, and 11 a.m. Pacific
Time. The first conference is Feb. 1, 2005. It will focus on defining
and learning how to become a “Community of Practice.” Other
2005 conferences are scheduled April 26; July 12; Sept. 20; and Nov.
8.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST ON OBESITY
I thought you might be interested
in seeing two articles on obesity and weight management which appeared
in the November 2004 edition
of Amber Waves, a publication of the Economic Research Service of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Taxing
Snacks to Reduce Obesity
Americans
at Unequal Risk for Obesity
PERSONNEL
New Hire
John Nelson, M.A., Extension Coordinator, Western
Center for Risk Management Education
Funding: 100% Extension (Grant
Funds)
Status: Administrative Professional
Effective November 1, 2004
Retirement
Wayne Madson, NE District Director, WSU Extension
Funding:
100% Extension
Effective January 3, 2005
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman on Monday, taking annual
and holiday the remainder of the week. Next week Ed will be in his
Spokane
office on Monday and Tuesday. We wish you and your family a happy
and safe Thanksgiving.
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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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