October
7, 2005
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
NEW PER DIEM RATES
Effective October 1, 2005 domestic per diem
rates have changed. Please click on the link below to access current
rates through the WSU Travel Web site.
http://www.wsu.edu/~travel/travContractsRates.htm
As a reminder, effective September 15, 2005 the current mileage
rate is 48.5 cents per mile.
REALIGNMENT FORUMS OFFER INFORMATION, INVITE FEEDBACK
Three public
forums are planned in October to present information and take questions
on WSU academic realignment proposals. The forums will be conducted
by Fran McSweeney, vice provost for Faculty Affairs, and Chuck
Pezeshki, vice chair of the Faculty Senate. They co-chair the Committee
on Academic Structure. The realignment proposals are part of an
overall effort, begun in fall 2004, to make WSU's academic structure
more responsive to its current operations.
Forums will be in FSHN T-101. Those in Pullman who participate
in the studio audience are asked to be seated 15 minutes before
the forums begin.
The forums will be accessible via videostream on the days of
broadcast at http://www.caheinfo.wsu.edu/video/stream.html.
Viewers will be able to submit questions or comments.
Planned forums include:
- Health Sciences, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
- College of Liberal Arts, 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
- Environmental Sciences, 4-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.
WORKSHOPS FOR CHAIRS AND ACADEMIC DIRECTORS
The Office of the Provost and Human Resource Services are collaborating
in the offering of a series of Workshops for Department Chairs
and (Academic) Directors. The first session is titled “Overview” and
is scheduled for September 7th from 7:30 am – 9:00 am.
The location of the Wednesday, September 7th Workshop for Department
Chairs and Directors has been changed from Murrow Hall Room #
52 to Holland/ New Library, Room # 24. The workshop, starting
at 7:30 am and ending at 9:00 am.
Future
session dates, topics, and live video stream (all
workshops are scheduled from 7:30 am to 9:00 am): Wednesday,October
12, “Faculty Performance Reviews”
The workshops will regularly air via WHETS to WSU Spokane, WSU
Tri-Cities and WSU Vancouver. They are also available by video
streaming (the links have been set for the 2005 workshops and
are noted above.
The username and password for all Chair and Director Workshop
events are:
Username: workshop
Password: Hrs318
Please note that username and passwords are CaSe SeNsItIvE.
Archived video streams will be available at: http://experience.wsu.edu/.
If you are not in Pullman, you will need to notify
Karen Zucco-Gatlin in
HRS in order to obtain any handout materials in advance.
If you have questions regarding the workshops you can contact
Fran McSweeney,
Vice Provost, or
Karen Zucco-Gatlin,
HRS Training and Development.
CLIMATE CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE
We invite you to attend the October
27, 2005, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm, Washington State climate conference “The
Future Ain’t
What It Used to Be – Planning for Climate Disruption.” This
conference will engage a broad cross-section of governments,
private businesses, tribes, farm groups, non-profits, and the
community-at-large about climate change impacts and potential
adaptations. For information and registration, see: www.metrokc.gov/climateconference2005.
As you may know, the impacts from climate disruption on our
state will likely be significant. Some of those impacts
include loss of snowpack in the Cascades and Olympics, changing
rainfall patterns and more intense storms, sea level rise on
the coasts and in Puget Sound, pest infestation for agriculture
and forests, and reductions of water supply for agriculture,
hydropower, fish habitat and municipalities. Washington
State will face a different future. The conference aims
to help us learn, network and begin planning for this changing
world.
While the conference will provide strong highlights such as
keynote addresses from NJ Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (former
USEPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor), Dr. Stephen Schneider
(world-renowned climate expert) and John Cox, author of “Climate
Crash,” the working sessions of the conference will focus
on seven sectors: Agriculture, Coastal Areas, Fishing, Flooding/Stormwater,
Forestry, Hydropower, and Municipal Water Supply. Each
of these sectors will have morning and afternoon break-out sessions.
For the agriculture sector and during the morning session, we
intend to discuss several impacts that climate change may have,
including:
- Water (Mike Scott, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
- Pests (Stella Coakley, Oregon State University)
- Temperature (Greg Jones, Southern Oregon University)
The afternoon session will afford the group an opportunity to
discuss additional areas of need, data gaps, ideas for adaptation,
funding needs, etc. We’ll hear from Washington farmers
and what they believe are the business opportunities and challenges
for adapting to climate change impacts. The current list
of farmers includes:
- Karl Kupers, Lincoln County, wheat and alternative crops
- Peter Goldmark, Okanogan County, rancher
- Steve George, Yakima County, hops farmer
We hope that you can join us for this conference, and join our
morning and afternoon break-out sessions.
Please check out the above website if you have questions about
the conference, and please contact
Rick Reinlasoder at
206-263-6566 if you have questions about the Agriculture sector.
Resources: Linda Crerar, Washington State Department of Agriculture;
Chris Feise, WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural
Resources; and Mike Scott, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ED ADAMS TO JOIN TEAM ASSESSING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
IN THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
The Ministry of Education and Science and the
Science and Technology Department of Georgia is interested in reorganizing
the agricultural education and research system in the Georgian
Agrarian University (GAU) in Tbilisi, Georgia using the US Land
Grant system as a model. Key components of the land-grant system are the
agricultural teaching, extension and research programs which
could be incorporated into the GAU. With these programs in mind
an initial need assessment of the GAU and regional community
colleges would give the team a chance to evaluate their capabilities
both in terms of infrastructure and human capacity.
The
Georgian Institute for Public Awareness-Georgian Rural Development
Program is facilitating the assessment. This initial “Need
Assessment” would be the first stage of a multi-year project
involving the reorganization of Georgia’s Higher Education
Programs. Ed, Chuck Hatch, Vice President for Research
from the University of Idaho and faculty from Texas A&M University,
University of Kentucky and University of Georgia (USA) will join
staff from the Foreign Agriculture Service of USDA. The
assessment will take place 14 through 27 October. Ed expects
that there will be projects developed that WSU Extension faculty
can participate in to help the GAU develop effective outreach
programs.
2005 DIABETES INITIATIVE FALL FORUM
Join your WSU and Spokane region
colleagues, Tuesday, November 8th for an exciting day of dialogue
with nationally known experts who will discuss critical issues
in diabetes research with an emphasis on collaborative efforts
from basic science to lifestyle applications.
There will be an opportunity to participate either for the full
day (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) or just come for the morning to hear
the speakers. The afternoon sessions will be facilitated
working groups discussing research application and potential
research opportunities at WSU.
For more info, contact the
Extension Area Health Education Centerat
509-358-7640. The forum will be held at WSU Spokane Riverpoint
Campus, Phase I Building Auditorium, 668 N Riverpoint Blvd, Spokane
WA.
CYFAR 2006: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The CSREES Children, Youth and Families
at Risk Conference—CYFAR
2006 will be held May 16-19, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta,
GA. More
information.
JCEP 2006 – PILD CONFERENCE: CALL FOR
PROPOSALS
The Public
Issues Leadership Development Conference (PILD) sponsored by the
Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) will be held April
24-27, 2006 at the Marriott Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA.
Request for proposals – posters is due by
January 5, 2006. For more information go to:
http://www.jcep.org/ or
contact PILD Chair,
Luann Boyer or
PILD Co-Chair,
Janice Stimpson.
NEW HANDBOOK ON PUBLIC ISSUES EDUCATION
A new handbook is now available
titled, Handling Scientific and Technical Information in Contentious
Public Issues: A Public Issues Education Approach. This training
package, authored by Steve Smutko at North Carolina State University
and Kay Haaland at Washington State University Extension, is designed
to improve the skills of Extension educators who work on contentious
public issues. It focuses on one very important component of public
issues education those situations where information is
likely to be debated and discussed apart from the substantive
issues. The publication consists of three booklets and a CD.
For more information or to request copies, contact
Steve Smutko.
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda is in Pullman. Ed will be in Pullman Tuesday
and Wednesday.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
PO Box 646230, 411 Hulbert Hall
Pullman WA 99164-6230
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu |
