August 26,
2005
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR R. JAMES COOK
After 40 years of dedicated
service to WSU, R. James Cook is retiring. In honor of Jim’s
contributions to WSU, the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural
Resource Sciences is hosting a reception in
his honor, Wednesday, August 31st from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in the WSU
Lewis Alumni Centre Great Room, Pullman.
Letters of congratulations/memories should be sent to Sandy Mack,
WSU CAHNRS, P.O. Box 646242, Pullman, WA 99164-4242.
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR STEVEN MELTZER
You are cordially invited
to join the Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center, WSU
Extension at a Reception in the Third
Floor Atrium of the HSB, Riverpoint Campus, Spokane, Tuesday, August
30th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm to help bid farewell to Steven Meltzer
as Director of EWAHEC. Steven will be joining the University of
Washington MEDEX Physician Assistant program as Director of Outreach
and Education Programs for Eastern Washington. His resignation
from EWAHEC isn't effective until September 30th, but he will be
taking vacation time, so his last day with us will be August 31.
INPUT FOR REPORT ON TRIBAL PARTNERSHIPS DUE SEPTEMBER
15
Scott
Fedale is in the process of updating the publication we produced
last year on "Washington
Tribal Nations and Washington State University Extension-A Summary
of Activity" (MISC0525)
.
If you have delivered an educational program to a Washington
Tribal Nation or have partnered with them in a grant or other
educational program during the past budget year, please send
to
Scott Fedale information about the results
of this effort by September 15, either in an email or as an
attachment saved as a Microsoft Word document. Please DO NOT send
a hard
copy. In your statement please focus on the impact of your
educational efforts. We are not interested in simply reporting
activity. If you have one or two good photos to support your text, please
send these as separate files. Do NOT imbed the picture files in
your email message. Please send these as digital files of at least
300 dpi when reproduced as a 3 by 5 inch image. We will try to
deal with any file format your images may be in.
Once again, the deadline for submission is September 15. Please
try to limit your text to 600 words if at all possible.
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
DUE SEPTEMBER 1
Clemson University, Clemson Cooperative Extension Service and
the College of Health, Education & Human Development are sponsoring
the third national conference, "Strengthening Families, Youth,
and Communities: Focus on the Future". The conference site
is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the Springmaid Resort and Conference
Center.
Keynote speakers, workshop presenters, and exhibitors will share
information and showcase programs and curriculum that focus on
families, youth and communities.
Conference themes include, but are not limited to:
- Strengthening Families
- 4-H and Youth Development
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Community Development and Public Policy
Request for Proposals (RFP) for presentations are due by September
1, 2005.
RFPs can be submitted on the online Request
for Proposals form.
Requests for presentations will be peer reviewed, and applicants
notified of acceptance by November 1, 2005. Conference proceedings
for all accepted abstracts will be printed. For additional information,
contact: Dr. Deborah Thomason,
(864) 656-5721.
LOOKING FOR IDEAS FOR WSU EXTENSION MARKETING ITEMS
We are looking
for new ideas for Washington State University Extension marketing
items that might be of interest to our Extension family.
Email your suggestions to
Kathy Stilwell
by Friday, September 16th. So far we have heard from some of you
suggesting
window clings that read “Washington State University Extension” and
leather portfolios with the Extension logo.
We currently have a few items in stock at Bulletins and available
through the Web at: http://ext.wsu.edu/marketing. These items include:
- Translucent black pen with the Extension logo in white.
Black ink color. Comfortable grip.
- Lapel pin with the Extension logo in crimson and gray.
White background, oval.
- Post It Cube 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" white
paper with the Extension logo in crimson and gray.
- Crimson ceramic 16 ounce mug with the Extension logo
in white.
We are unable to stock wearable items such as
shirts, hats, and jackets. Therefore, our plan is to place two
bulk orders a year
for wearable items, once in the fall and once in the spring. Notices
will be included in the weekly Extension Update and on the marketing
Web site, notifying you of what items
are available and how to place your order. Payment will be required
at the time an order is placed.
Show your Cougar pride by wearing and displaying merchandise with
the Washington State University Extension logo! We look forward
to hearing from you with ideas for new items.
2006 NW PARENTING AND FAMILY EDUCATION CONFERENCE UPDATE
Roni Cohen-Sandler,
Ph.D. to be featured speaker on Friday, March 17 at the 2006 NW
Parenting and Family Education Conference in
Vancouver. Dr. Cohen Sandler is the author of three books including
STRESSED-OUT GIRLS: Helping Them Thrive in the Age of Pressure, which
will be released this month.
Dr. Cohen-Sandler draws upon her clinical
work, numerous interviews, and a comprehensive survey
of 3,000 teens from independent, urban, and suburban schools to
provide a rare and candid glimpse into the inner lives of girls
today. Pinpointing the often hidden early warning signs of stress,
Dr. Cohen-Sandler will present strategies that parents and educators
can use to help boost girls’ resilience and confidence—before
they become vulnerable to serious problems like depression, eating
disorders, substance abuse and school failure. For more information,
check out the conference
Web site. WESTERN REGION MID MANGERS CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ON-LINE
The
following presentations given at the Western Region Mid Managers
Conference held in July 2005 are
now on-line.
- Bobbie McGee - National Perspective – Urban Programs
- Frank Flavin - The Myths, Shibboleths, and Realities of Urban
Programming
- Hunt Lambert - Are you Ready to Act on Your Entrepreneurial
Mandate?
- Jack Payne - Zen Entrepreneurship
- Karen Hinton - State and College Perspectives on Urban Programming
- Lorilee Sandmann - When Doing Good is Not Good Enough: The
Engaged Scholarly Institution
- Lorilee Sandmann - The Scholarship Of Engagement in Extension
and Outreach
NASULGC NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
Peter McPherson, President Emeritus
of Michigan State University, will become the new President of
the National Association of State
Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) on January 1, 2006.
In addition to leading Michigan State for 11 years, McPherson,
a former top Treasury Department official and head of the Agency
for International Development, also has been active in efforts
to end hunger in Africa and to expand international study abroad.
During a five-month leave of absence from the university in 2003,
he worked in Iraq as Director of Economic Policy for the Coalition
Provisional Authority of Iraq.
McPherson will succeed Dr. C. Peter Magrath, who announced last
December that he would leave the presidency of NASULGC at the end
of 2005 to become a Senior Adviser to the College Board and do
consulting work. Magrath has led the organization since January
1, 1992.
SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITIES, AND
ENVIRONMENTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
The Dept. of Community & Rural Sociology (C&RS) is organizing
a symposium on "Sustainable Agriculture, Communities, and
Environments in the Pacific Northwest," to be held next year
on May 18-20, 2006, at WSU Tri-Cities. A copy of the initial call
for papers may be found via the symposium
Web site.
C&RS would like to invite you to participate in this exciting,
regional gathering, as presenter, session organizer, or co-sponsor.
Researchers, policymakers, practioners, professionals & graduate
students all will find the symposium to be a friendly, stimulating
place to present and discuss ongoing activities related to the
future of food and agriculture, communities, and environments in
the Pacific Northwest.
For further information, please contact
David Sonnenfeld or
Jim Zuiches.
PERSONNEL
Upon the resignation of Peter Griessmann, we are pleased
to announce that Emily Burt will be assuming half time (.5 FTE)
Renewable Resources
Extension Act (RREA) forestry duties for northeastern Washington
beginning September 1. She will be based out of the Ferry County
Extension Office where she also serves as .5 FTE Coordinator of
the Ferry County Title 3 forestry education project. Welcome Emily.
SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman Monday and Wednesday through
Friday. She will be in Mount Vernon Tuesday for a Legislative Staff
Visit.
Ed will be on annual leave all week.
Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
411 Hulbert Hall, PO Box 646230
Pullman, WA 99164-6230
509-335-2933 Office
509-335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
509-335-2926 FAX
lkfox@wsu.edu
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