November
4, 2005
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
PLEASE SUBMIT IMPACT STATEMENTS
Impact
statements are brief reports written in lay language that explain
the economic, environmental or social impact of your work. They
raise the visibility of your accomplishments and illustrate your
accountability to taxpayers, elected officials at every level,
external sources of funding and many other interested people, including
reporters looking for research.
They have been collected nationally for more than a decade and
submitted in early January to the federal “Science & Education
Impact” Web site where
land-grant universities across the nation deposit more than 3,500
impact statements each year.
Some of the statements are collected for the “Best
pf the West Western Regional Impacts” posted on the Web.
Our impact statements are posted on the “Washington
State Impacts” Web site.
The site was launched in 2002 to serve as a resource for lawmakers
at every level in Washington state.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit Impact Statements
using the Web interface which enables you to draft a submission
which is sent to the Information Department. Dennis Brown will
edit each, clear changes with you, and post to the Web. The Web
interface at: http://ext.wsu.edu/impact/ has
been created to help you craft and submit your statement. If
you have further questions, please contact
Dennis Brown or
509-335-2930.
eXtension NATIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCE – NOVEMBER
8, 2005
The next eXtension national videoconference is
scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2005, from 11:30 a.m. – 1
p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The November program will focus on
a number of key updates including the recently announced Pioneering
Communities of Practice, the national Frequently Asked Questions
project, Communications and Marketing planning, key technology
milestones, and the 2006 schedule for national videoconference
and iTeam (institutional team) meetings. The University of Nebraska
will produce the program with origination points from North Carolina
State University and the University of Kentucky.
Broadcast coordinates: The program will be broadcast using KU-
and C-Band satellite services, and Webcast in both QuickTime
and Real formats.
Ku-Band Coordinates:
AMC 6 @ 72 degrees West
Transponder 22
Downlink Frequency 12140 MHz Horizontal Polarity
C-Band Coordinates:
C Band Satellite AMC 4 @ 101 degrees West Transponder
C17 4040 MHz Vertical Downlink Frequency
Internet Streaming and Program
Web site: real.unl.edu/extension
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Agenda Overview (Dan Cotton)
2. Pioneering Communities of Practice (Carla Craycraft, Craig
Wood)
- Review list of Pioneering Communities of Practice with CoP
Leaders
- Discuss how contributors should engage with the Pioneering
CoPs
- Discuss the evaluation process how to prepare for the next
Call for Engagement
- Announce the expected timeframe of the next Call for Engagement
- Describe how Pioneering CoPs will be working
- Providing CoP Support
3. FAQ Project Update (Kevin Gamble, Carla Craycraft)
- Current status – Phase I
- Next steps – Phase II
- Reporting out to the system
- Keeping the FAQ system open
- Announcing the Winner – State/Institution having entered
the most FAQs by Oct. 31
4. Communications and Marketing Update (Terry Meisenbach, Dan
Cotton)
- Status of strategic planning, market research, communications
toolkit
- Collection of institutional graphic identities
5. Technology Update (Kevin Gamble)
- Upcoming milestones (i.e., CMS, FAQ, internal work environments,
CoP Web sites)
6. 2005 - 2006 Meeting Schedule (Dan Cotton)
- National Videoconferences (February 28, May 23, July 25,
October 24)
- iTeam meetings (December 5, March 28, June 27, September
19, November 27)
- eXtension National Meeting
To phone in questions call (800) 755-7765 To FAX in questions
send them to (402) 472-9724 To email questions send them to
questions@extension.org.
Technical trouble number: 800-755-7765.
SAMUEL H. SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE NOVEMBER
15
The
Association for Faculty Women is asking for nominations for the
Samuel H. Smith Leadership Award. This award was
established to show AFW’s appreciation to President Smith
for his leadership in advancing the role of women at WSU and
was first awarded in 2000. Past winners of the award are
Dr. Sue Durrant, Dr. Frances McSweeney, Dr. Susan Armitage, Dr.
Carolyn Clark, and Dr. KNona Liddell. This award will be
presented for the sixth time during the 2005-2006 academic year. The
award winner will be announced and recognized at the December
meeting of the AFW. The criteria for the award are as follows:
The recipient of the award shall be an AFW member whose leadership
has advanced the role of women in the Washington State University
system and/or who has demonstrated leadership in higher education,
the community, or her profession at the local, state, regional,
national, and/or international level.
Nominations should consist of a brief statement (1-2 pages)
outlining the contributions of the outstanding AFW member relative
to the stated criteria. Curriculum Vitae should also be
submitted for the nominee. Active and emeritus members
of AFW are eligible. Nominations should be sent by November
15th to
Jill McCluskey,
Chair, campus mail 6210.
SPOKANE COUNTY PLANT DIAGNOSTIC LAB
The WSU Extension Spokane
County Plant Diagnostic Lab will be closed through January 31,
2006. Samples submitted prior
to October 28, 2005, will be completed as usual. Diagnostics
for plant and insect samples will resume on February 1, 2006.
EMAIL EXCHANGE SERVERS “OUT OF OFFICE” REPLIES
On
November 1, 2005, there will be a change applied to the Exchange
servers at WSU that are managed by IT Services, College of Veterinary
Medicine, CAHNRS, College of Business and Economics, Puyallup
and Institutional Research. This affects you if you are a user
of Exchange on one of these servers.
Up until now, when people used the Outlook Out-of-Office Assistant
feature, replies would only go to other WSU Exchange Users, not
to any senders from outside of WSU. On Tuesday, this service
will be changed to allow Out-of-Office Assistant Auto-Replies
to respond to ALL senders. This change may affect you if you
are concerned about non-WSU senders getting these messages when
you are out of the office, or messages bouncing to listprocs
you are subscribed to. Please contact your systems support staff
if you have questions about using the Out-of-Office Assistant. The
scope cannot be changed on an individual basis.
(The Out-of-Office Assistant is found under the Tools menu for
Outlook and in the Options section of Outlook Web Access.)
NATIONAL EXTENSION DIVERSITY CENTER
November's Edition of the National
Extension Diversity Center is on the Web at: http://www.ediversitycenter.net/.
Highlights of What's New in November:
Teaching Migrant Workers in Spanish how to plant and prune trees
as a means of helping them get raises. This article includes
two PowerPoint presentations for you to use in conducting a
similar workshop with Spanish-speaking workers and two publications
in Spanish and English to accompany your workshop.
Youth and Family Educators may find Kusserow's research findings
on the subtle differences between social classes helpful. Kusserow's
work is offered with her permission. Okantey's PowerPoint on
the achievement gap among differing racioethnic groups is also
informative. Finally, Lechman's reflections on the September
poverty opinion poll leaves one thinking about Extension’s
role as change agents.
PERSONNEL
In preparation for upcoming personnel changes
in the Extension Information department, effective November 1st,
all new printing projects
will be coordinated by Karla Dolph at 509-335-2999. If you currently
have an existing project "in the works" with the Information
department, please continue to work with Rebecca Thorgaard at
509-335-2843. Business cards, envelopes and letterhead will continue
to be coordinated by Lagene Taylor at 509-335-2823.
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday. She will be in King County and Puyallup on Tuesday. Friday
is Veteran’s Day (WSU holiday). Next week Ed will be in Pullman
on Monday for the Associate Dean/Associate Director candidate
interview. He will be in Stevenson Tuesday and Wednesday for
the WA Dairy Industry meetings, and in Chelan on Thursday and
Friday for the WA Cattlemen’s Association meetings.
******************************
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 |
