January 7,
2005
Topics in today’s issue of Extension Update:
ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ALL EXTENSION CONFERENCE 2005
All Extension
Conference 2005 is scheduled for March 1-3 in the WSU Compton Union
Building, Washington State University Pullman.
The conference explores the challenge of “Creating a Culture
of Change” through the lenses of two overarching themes: Engagement
and Entrepreneurship. In our outreach mission, WSU Extension promotes
positive change by engaging communities as well as classrooms. This
conference gives us an opportunity to learn new ways of engaging
community members and partners, as well as exploring the meaning
and value of our work in the context of the larger university. Through
the theme of entrepreneurship, we will gather new energy around mobilizing
the resources necessary to do our work despite the uncertainties
of stable public funding. Along the way, we will also have opportunities
to network with colleagues, recognize successful programs, and connect
with faculty across multiple colleges and campuses of the University.
Registration is now open for All Extension Conference 2005. Please register on the
Web.
On the Web site you will also find information about area hotels
so you can make your reservations. Everyone in Extension in program
delivery and educational roles—county faculty, department faculty,
program assistants and coordinators, administrators—is encouraged
to attend.
If you have any questions about the conference agenda, please contact
Blair Wolfley or Louise Parker, Conference Planning Committee Co-chairs.
OGRD ANNOUNCES “MISSION TO DC” HIGHLIGHTS
On January
13 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM, several “Mission to DC” attendees
will present a brief summary of their visits to different federal
agencies and the benefits received as a result of their trip. This
presentation will cover the trips to Washington DC with these themes: “Society,
Culture and Communication” and “Health and Life Sciences.” Please
come to learn about the specific findings of each individual, to
encourage and support their work and to find out more about future
opportunities. Please sign up for your appropriate location (Pullman,
Tri-Cities, Spokane, or Vancouver WHETS classrooms) at OGRD's
Web site.
CHAIRS WORKSHOP OFFERED BY HRS EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
All
County Directors and Department Chairs are invited to attend the
Human Resource Services (HRS) Employee Training and Development
session for chairs on Friday, January 14th from 7:30 to 9:00 am in
Pullman in Holland 24. If you would like to participate via WECN,
please contact Karen Zucco-Gatlin,
Human Resources Supervisor at 509-335-4521 as well as email Randy
Cross or Shane Barrett.
The topics and instructors for the workshop on the 14th are:
- Dealing with Staff Personnel Issues – Steve DeSoer
- HRS – Theresa Elliot-Cheslek
- Union Rules – Rich Heath
- Conflict Management – Melynda Huskey
46th ANNUAL CAHNRS AWARDS BANQUET – APRIL
9, 2005
This year's theme is "CAHNRS: Growing Tomorrow's Leaders." This
is the time of year when the College of Agricultural, Human, and
Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) recognizes outstanding students
and faculty. Awards information and guidelines for nominations can
be located on the Academic
Programs Web site.
DEADLINE for all Award Nomination Packets is January 21, 2005.
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE APRIL 26-29, 2005
If anyone you work
with is in charge of volunteers, this Institute is designed to help
them become more successful managers of volunteers.
The Institute will provide volunteer coordinators with new skills
and practical information, as well as many excellent volunteer management
resources and the opportunity to network with other volunteer managers
from across the country.
Training topics include need assessment, recruiting, training, management/supervision,
evaluation, and recognition. Those who successfully complete the
Institute will earn a Washington State University Professional Certificate.
The Institute training will be conducted by Jan Hiller, Ph.D., WSU
Department of Human Development, Nancy Macduff, M.A., WSU adjunct
professor, and Lauri Sherfey, M.Ed., WSU Extension Faculty Member.
Registration for this four-day training program is on a first-come,
first-serve basis. Limited space is available. The registration deadline
is March 3, 2005.
See more information on the Volunteer
Management Institute or call Susan Butts,
Conference Manager, WSU Extension Meeting Management and Program
Support, 509-335-2888.
EXTENSION TODAY IS ONLINE
The link to Extension Today is now available
from the main Extension page. Extension
Today is published periodically
as a supplement to WSU Today,
the faculty and staff newspaper of Washington State University. Before
the fall
of 2004, Extension Today was issued as a periodic insert called CE
Focus and Extension Focus. To view Extension Today, please go to
the archives of WSU
Today. Extension
Today was published December 17, 2004 and featured articles on youth
forestry education, “Horizons” rural development project,
controlling cereal leaf beetles, 4-H Know Your County Government,
and other program highlights.
MOTOR VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASED JANUARY 1, 2005
The Office
of Financial Management (OFM) and the federal government increased
the motor vehicle reimbursement rate from $ .375 per mile
to $ .405 per mile, effective January 1, 2005. The Business Policies
and Procedures Manual (BPPM) has been updated to reflect this change
in section 95.19. The BPPM is available on the Web.
HELP WITH WEMIS
If you are experiencing problems with WEMIS (Washington
Extension Management Information System), please
call Leila Styer at 509-335-2967. Many of the ID’s have changed
as they are switched over to MS Exchange software. Leila can talk
with you to make sure we have all correct information and can do
some testing and make sure everything is working for you.
59th WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
The 2005 Regular Session of the
59th Legislature convenes on Monday, January 10, 2005. Be sure to
follow the Olympia Updates.
The Washington State
Legislature home page lists the new, post-election
roster of members in the House and Senate and committee assignments.
PHOTO CONTEST WINNER FOR DECEMBER
The winner of the December Extension
Fun Digital Photo Contest is Joanne Manke, who is state nutrition
education coordinator for the
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. She submitted a photo of
a smiling girl who helped during a cooking demonstration at the Vancouver
Farmers Market. We received several excellent entries in December.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. Please consider entering
images this month. Read the rules
and take a look at the winning entry. Speaking of rules, our
rule dictating when photo releases are required has been unclear.
We have checked
and learned that photo releases are required for both children and
adults under most circumstances. We will post a clarification on
the site.
The theme for January is "Photos from your county. Send in pictures
of county landmarks, photos of the Extension office, either exterior
or interior, pictures of co-workers."
TWO NATIONAL PROGRAMS LEADERS TO JOIN CSREES
Dr. Shirley Gerrior
will become the national program leader for human nutrition, Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension
Service (CSREES). Her appointment becomes effective February 6, 2005.
She replaces Dr. Melvin Mathias who retired. This position, located
at CSREES headquarters in Washington, DC reflects a strong commitment
by CSREES to address research and education needs in human nutrition.
Strong research programs that address a broad range of nutrition
issues and enhance the educational outreach of the Land-Grant System
are critical in our efforts to advance the discovery and application
of new knowledge. Dr. Gerrior is currently employed by the USDA Center
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Dr. Gerrior currently holds the
office of Secretary of the Society for Nutrition Education.
Dr. Marilyn Swanson will become the national program leader for
maternal and child health, CSREES. Her appointment becomes effective
February 20, 2005. She replaces Karen Konzelmann who retired. This
position, located at the USDA Children’s Nutrition Research
Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas, reflects a
strong commitment by CSREES and the Agricultural Research Service,
both USDA agencies, to work collaboratively to provide strong research
programs that address child and adolescent nutrition and health needs
and to facilitate the application of the research findings by nutrition,
health, and child/youth development educators in program development
and for the education of professionals and family members. Dr. Swanson
is currently the Director of Education and Training for The National
Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) located at the University
of Mississippi. Prior to working with NFSMI, she was a faculty member
at the University of Idaho and South Dakota State University.
Both positions are in the Family Consumer Sciences and Nutrition
Division of the Families, 4-H, and Nutrition Unit of CSREES.
ARNO BERGSTROM SELECTED FOR WELD
Congratulations! Arno Bergstrom,
Interim Director, Kitsap County, have been accepted as a Western
Extension Leadership Development
Program (WELD) Class III intern, a two-year program. The first formal
activity of the program will be held April 11 -15, 2005 in Phoenix,
Arizona.
PERSONNEL
New Hire:
Sally Ray, Finance/Budget Manager, WSU Wenatchee TFREC
Funding: 100%
Research
Status: Administrative Professional
Effective January 1, 2005
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman. Ed will be at University
of California—Davis Monday through Wednesday attending the
Western Plant Diagnostic Network meeting. He will be back in Spokane
the
remainder of the week.
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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 |
