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December 31,
2004
Topics in today’s issue of Extension Update:
WSU
SHOWCASE: A DAY OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Planning
is under way for Washington State University’s second
annual Academic Showcase and Recognition Banquet to be held April
1, 2005. President V. Lane Rawlins has appointed professor Frances
K. McSweeney to chair the steering committee, which includes faculty
and staff David Bahr, Tom Brigham, Donna Clark, Karen Fischer, Mary
Gresch, Dave Hoyt, Mary Sanchez Lanier, Judy Mitchell, John Nilson,
Tena Old, Jerman Rose, John Sutherland, Dave Turnbull and Jim Zuba. “The purpose of Showcase is literally to showcase the strength
of our faculty and students by illustrating the interesting work
that they’re doing,” said McSweeney. “We want Showcase
to become the annual meeting for the university community, a time
to come together and learn about each other and our shared enterprise.”
Building upon last year’s successful events, the day will
begin with a juried poster session for students and faculty to highlight
recently published and ongoing scholarly and creative activity. Abstracts
may be submitted by faculty, staff or students. The online site http://www.showcase.wsu.edu to submit abstracts through will open January 10 and will close February
25. Submitters will be notified of acceptance on March 7. Complete
guidelines for abstract submission will be available January 10.
The Academic Showcase will be followed by a university luncheon,
featuring the Distinguished Faculty Address. The day’s events
will culminate with “Celebrating Excellence — An evening
honoring our faculty and staff.” Recipients of the university’s
top faculty and staff awards — the Eminent Faculty Award,
the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Awards, the Marian E. Smith Faculty
Achievement Award, the President’s Employee Excellence Awards
and the presenter of the Distinguished Faculty Address — as
well as newly tenured and promoted faculty, will be honored during
this evening banquet.
More information about the events will be forthcoming and will be
updated after January 10 at the
Showcase Web site.
The online site to make luncheon and banquet reservations will open
Feb. 18.
STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYING REPORTS DUE
The Fourth Quarter 2004 (October to December) Lobbying Reports are
requested by WSU for both STATE and FEDERAL reporting. The State
Form and instructions are found in the Business Policies and Procedures
Manual (BPPM) (10.25). The Federal Form and instructions are found
in BPPM (10.26). Please note that the Federal form, while similar,
requests less detailed information than the State Form. Both the
State and Federal Forms need to be returned to WSU Government Relations,
campus zip 1048, by January 14, 2005. If there is no reportable
State and/or Federal activity, please return the form/s stating "no
reportable activity." Please see the Government
Relations Web site for more information about
reporting lobbying and the links to the forms.
Activities usually considered to be public lobbying under the state
law include most face-to-face meetings with legislators and their
staff. Any employee who is lobbying on university time and/or has
any expenses or informational materials prepared with funds controlled
by WSU for influential purposes is also likely engaged in reportable
lobbying activities. Other examples of lobbying include, but are
not limited to, casual or scheduled in-person conversations between
WSU employees and legislators on behalf of the university or one
of its programs, and most testimony before legislative committees.
In many cases, it is illegal for state employees to encourage other
people and constituencies to contact legislators. Contacting Government
Relations in advance of lobbying activities is required, and it may
be necessary to officially report salary, travel and expense information,
the length and nature of the conversation, and any legislation that
is being influenced, both at the state and federal levels. Questions
regarding state and federal reporting should be directed to Kevin
Ketchie, Government Relations at 509-335-6292.
PAPERS SOUGHT FOR OUTREACH CONFERENCE
Proposals for papers and presentations
are being sought for the National Outreach Scholarship Conference
2005. The conference is
jointly sponsored by The University of Georgia, The Ohio State University,
The Pennsylvania State University and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
It is to be held October 2 - 4, 2005 at the University of Georgia
in Athens, GA. The conference theme, "Transformation through
Engagement" focuses on ways in which faculty and staff in the
public service, outreach, and engagement arenas can change and even
transform the environments in which they function. Societal problems
are not static, and, therefore, solutions cannot be static. To be
effective, the engaged institution must continuously transform itself
to address changing societal needs.
Proposals are invited from university faculty and staff, university
and community leaders, graduate students and other outreach practitioners.
Proposals should be related to the five tracks listed at the Web
site below and are due by February 10, 2005.
Please feel free to forward this request to others who might be
interested in submitting a proposal.
REMINDER: 2004-2006 SAFE FOOD INITIATIVE FUNDING PROGRAM
The WSU
Agricultural Research Center has set aside an annually recurring
fund of $150,000 and WSU Extension has added $50,000 per year for
new integrated research and extension proposals to follow up on the
work of the Safe Food Initiative. Proposals are due Friday, February
4, 2005 by 5 PM in the WSU Agricultural Research Center, 403 Hulbert
Hall, campus zip: 6240. The Agricultural Research Center and WSU
Extension request applications for integrated research and extension
projects that are consistent with the objectives of the Safe Food
Initiative listed below:
- Improving Food Safety and Quality for Domestic and Global Markets
- Protecting Food Crops from Devastating Pests
- Protecting Natural Resources with Economically Viable Food Production
Systems
Amounts available for any one project will be up to $25,000 per
year and MUST BE MATCHED 100% WITH EXTRAMURAL COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDS
(11A through 14Z) EXPENDED THROUGH AN ARC OR WSU EXTENSION BUDGET.
Awards will be made available for up to a two-year period. Preference
will be given to collaborative and innovative projects that draw
on teams of faculty members. Preference will also be given to those
proposals having a process or team in place for extending results
to stakeholders. Project teams that have demonstrated success in
producing integrated research and extension results using extramural
grant funds will be more likely to be selected. Projects should be
aligned with current University, College, and Departmental Strategic
Plans and the objectives of the Safe Food Initiative.
The complete
RFP is available.
CAHNRS WOMEN'S HISTORY RECOGNITION AWARD
Please help identify and
nominate graduates of College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural
Resource Sciences for the two CAHNRS Women's History
Recognition Awards. Nominations are due January 7. The nominations
do not have to originate from a WSU department, although off-campus
groups and departments may want to develop cooperative ventures.
The College recognizes two women each year. One award honors community
leadership and public service while a second honors professional
and academic leadership. CAHNRS has produced many outstanding alumnae
and some may be working or volunteering in your community, this is
your opportunity to honor one in a significant manner. Nomination
forms are available.
NATIONAL EXTENSION FAMILY LIFE SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE 2005
The biennial
National Extension Family Life Specialists Conference will be held
on April 26-29, 2005 in Washington, D.C. at the Hilton
Garden Inn Franklin Square. This premier event brings together State
and Regional Extension Family Life Specialists from around the nation,
the territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. This
includes Specialists working in areas such as Family Life Education,
Family Development, Family Science, Human Development, Parenting
Education, Child and Adolescent Development, Adult Development and
Aging, Gerontology, Family Policy, or Child Care.
All those attending the conference will experience a unique and
engaging opportunity to participate in multi-state groups working
to develop national strategies and programs around critical family
life issues, connect and network with representatives from Federal
and national organizations in the Washington, D.C. area, and share
research, programs, resources, challenges and successes with valued
Extension colleagues.
See
information on conference registration, presentation opportunities
and proposal deadlines, hotel and travel information, and the program
schedule.
Caroline E. Crocoll National Program Leader, Family
and Human Development.
NUTRITION.GOV WEB SITE PROVIDES RELIABLE INFORMATION ON
HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION, OBESITY PREVENTION
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced
the launch of a new nutrition Web site designed to help people find
answers to nutrition
and food related questions. The site, Nutrition.gov is
a comprehensive source of information on nutrition and dietary guidance
from multiple government agencies. Nutrition.gov supports
the President's HealthierUS Initiative and expands on the nutrition
information available on the healthierus.gov Web site, which also
includes information on physical fitness, prevention and making healthy
choices.
NAE4HA 2005 PRESENTERS PROPOSAL DUE JANUARY 15
The Washington State
4-H Association invites you to participate in the 2005 NAE4-HA Annual
Conference, held in Seattle, October 30-November
4, 2005, by submitting a presentation proposal. Participants will “Better
Their Best…” as they: honor our 4-H Traditions, chart
the latest Trends in youth development, and embrace innovative Technology.
Join us by submitting a proposal for one of four types of presentations
and sharing your knowledge and experience with us. The guidelines
for submitting a proposal and the four presentation types can be
found online
if you want to present at the conference. The deadline for submission
is January 15th.
HAVE YOU SEEN “CLOVER” THE 4H FISH?
The video to invite
attendees to the National Association of Extension 4H Agents meeting
October 30 through November 4, 2005 is the debut
of “Clover” the fish, a “fish” spokesperson
from Seattle Pike Place Market. Be sure to go to the NAE4HA
2005 Web site to see the video and get more information
on the conference. The creative video staff in the CAHNRS Information
Department are to be congratulated on their fine work.
WASHINGTON COUNTS, ISSUE 3, IS NOW ONLINE
The third bulletin in the
Washington Counts in the 21st Century series, entitled "Educational
Attainment in Washington: 1990 to 2000," (EB1986E) is online
at http://www.crs.wsu.edu/wacts21/wacts21.html.
The bulletin can also be accessed through the Extension
Publication site.
Educational attainment has long been used as a benchmark in the
United States. At the individual level it is linked to income, poverty,
teen pregnancy and health. At the state and national level it is
a factor in assessing economic health and the future potential of
an area. Using data from the 1990 and 2000 census, this bulletin
explores how Washington compares to the nation in educational attainment
and considers state and county educational attainment trends.
PERSONNEL
Two new County Directors:
Join us in welcoming
to the ranks of County Director our newest hires. Following a national
search and selection processes we have
two hires to announce:
- Brad Gaolach, PhD, has been named the Extension County Director,
King County, effective January 1, 2005.
- Cliff Moore, MS, has been named the Extension County Director,
Thurston County, effective January 3, 2005.
New Hires:
Erin Harwood, MS, Extension Coordinator,
Small Acreage Outreach, Clark County
Funding: 100% Extension (Grant
Funds)
Status: Administrative Professional
Effective January 3, 2005
Kathleen Painter, PhD, Publications Editor, Information Department
Funding:
100% Extension
Status: Administrative Professional
Effective January 17, 2005
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Spokane at the County
Extension office on Monday, and in Pullman the remainder of the week.
Ed will
be participating
in interviews for Whitman and Columbia County Extension educators
on Thursday and Friday and in Spokane at his office the other days.
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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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