January 21,
2005
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING
VIDEO EVENTS
There
are several videostream
and satellite presentations scheduled this spring produced by the Information Department of
CAHNRS which you won't want to miss. Mark your calendar.
Extension Engaged - Service Learning and WSU Extension February
25, 2005, 9:30-10:30 am PST
The 4-H Afterschool Program - A National Perspective
March 11,
2005, 10:00am-12:00pm PST Program description and guests: This
national broadcast will highlight examples of successful 4H Afterschool
programs from across the nation and will feature pre-produced video
segments highlight some premiere programs. Guests, TBA.
Digital Libraries
March 16, 2005, 10:30am-12:00pm PST
Program description and guests: What does the trend towards digitizing
all of our information mean for the future of information access?
Will we still need our "traditional" libraries? What
will be the impact of the recent Google announcement about a project
to scan and archive parts of the collections of some major research
universities?
The program will feature a look at the present state of the digital
information revolution as it pertains to libraries at academic
institutions and organizations. Guests include: David Seaman, Director
of the Digital Library Federation; Peter Young, director of the
National Agricultural Library and Ginny Steele, director of libraries
for Washington State University. This national broadcast is being
produced in cooperation with the American Distance Education Consortium
as part of their IDEAL3 distance learning project.
CAHNRS Update
March 25, 2005, 9:30-10:30am PST
Program description and guests: TBA
Extension Engaged - The WASS Weekly Crop Progress Report. What
does it really mean?
April 8, 2005, 9:30-10:30am PST
Program description and guests: Ray Garibay, Director, Washington
Statistical Service (WASS)
TRAVEL DOLLARS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This is a good time
of year to make plans for professional development, such as the
NAE4-HA Conference in Seattle or the Western Region
Middle Managers Conference in Sante Fe. WSU Extension supports
employee engagement in appropriate out-of-state travel and conferences
to the extent this is part of a professional development plan.
Refer to the State
Support section in the Policies and Procedures Web site. Program Directors,
District Directors and Department Chairs will handle requests for
additional financial support of travel to meetings beyond that
already budgeted by county, district, or departmental resources
on a case-by-case basis. You should identify travel for professional
development in their Plan of Action and discuss with your direct
supervisors at the time of your annual review.
WESTERN REGION MIDDLE MANAGERS CONFERENCE
IN JULY 2005
Tired of winter? It is not too early to mark
you calendar for the 2005
Western Region Extension Mid-managers Conference in sunny Sante Fe, New Mexico, July 13-15. Hot topics will include "Doing
good is not good enough: The engaged institution," "Practice
entrepreneurial skills," and "Extension in the city:
Meeting the challenge of a changing America." Blair Wolfley
is working with representatives from each of the thirteen western
states to serve on the planning committee. Blair and I would encourage
county directors and those of you contemplating leadership or management
positions to attend.
CAPITOL HILL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
EXHIBITION
A committee representing the NASULGC Board on Agriculture
Assembly has selected through a competitive process Chris Feise's
proposal, "Climate
Friendly Farming" to participate in the 2005 Agricultural
Science and Education Exhibition and Reception on Capitol Hill
on March 1, 2005.
Congratulations to Chris, Chad Kruger, David Granatstein, Craig
MacConnell and others in the CFF program! We are pleased they will
be in Washington DC representing WSU.
In addition, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
(EFNEP) will have a display and handout copies of the new Partners
video/DVD at the Science and Education Exhibition.
EFNEP FEATURED IN NEW "PARTNERS" VIDEO
MAGAZINE
Partners is a video magazine produced by the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). It highlights
the programs and accomplishments of the partnership between CSREES
and the Land Grant University System in the areas of research,
education, and extension.
Video
#10 is The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program (EFNEP). RealPlayer is
required to view Partners episodes.
THEME FOR 2005
GRANT WRITER'S BOOT CAMP IS "SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES"
The 2005 Grant Writer's Boot Camp is sponsored by the Oregon State
University Sustainable Ag Research and Education Program with assistance
from the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture
and Natural Resources. "Effective Grant Strategies and Stronger
Proposals" will be held on March 6 - 11, 2005, at the Menucha
Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon. This intensive week-long
training is open to research, teaching, and Extension faculty,
government and nongovernmental agencies, and other professionals
interested in grant writing with a purpose.
The goals of Grant Writer's Boot Camp are to enhance your ability
to write fundable grant proposals, and to prompt collaborations
that address critical issues of statewide and regional significance.
Practical, skill-based training will include hands-on grant
writing from conception to completion through interactive
small group
and individual exercises. The training will provide strategies
for finding funding sources and provide useful concepts and
effective tools for grant writing. The cost of the six day
training is
$300, which includes lodging and all meals. Registration
and payment is due no later than February 23, 2005. For more information,
including a registration form and flyer, contact Dan
McGrath,
OSU Extension, at 503-931-8307. SUBMIT
ABSTRACTS FOR WSU SHOWCASE: A DAY OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Washington
State University's second annual Academic Showcase and
Recognition Banquet to be held April 1, 2005. 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.
Go to the online site to
submit abstracts January 10 through February 25. Submitters will
be notified of acceptance on March 7.
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.
The online site to make luncheon and banquet reservations will
open Feb.
18. NOMINATIONS/APPLICATIONS
SOUGHT FOR NE DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Extension District Director - Northeast District, Washington State
University, Spokane, WA (tenure-track faculty position with an
administrative appointment, renewable at four-year intervals, position
will be filled at the E-3 or E-4 (Associate or Full Professor)
rank).
Required: Earned Master's at time of application; applicant
must have
achieved tenure (be tenurable) by the time of appointment.
Screening:
March 14, 2005. See position
description listing all qualifications and application process.
(Search
#3911).
Contact Rebecca Armstrong, WSU Extension, 509-335-2822.
EEO/AA/ADA SCHEDULE
Next week
Linda will be attending the Western Region Extension's Directors
annual meeting in California. Ed will be in Spokane.
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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 |
