December
2, 2005
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
WSU EXTENSION CLOTHING AVAILABLE
Show your Cougar pride by wearing
merchandise with the Washington State University Extension logo!
We will be placing a bulk order for selected clothing items, starting
Wednesday, December 7th items being offered can be seen on the
Web at http://ext.wsu.edu/marketing/ then
click on the “Clothing Items” link.
Other WSU Extension logo merchandise available at anytime through
Bulletins include: pens, lapel pins, ceramic mugs, travel mugs,
and post-it-note cubes. These items are available for direct order
on the web at http://ext.wsu.edu/marketing/ ,
click on the “Accessories” link. We are also
offering static window clings displaying the WSU Extension logo
for only $1.00 (plus tax and S&H) available on the clothing
order form at this time.
Just fill out the appropriate order form and send in your check
or IRI to Katy Stilwell, P.O. Box 646230, Pullman, WA 99164-6230.
Please submit all clothing orders by Wednesday, December 21. Orders
for accessories can be placed at anytime as the items are maintained
in stock at Bulletins. Due to minimum order requirements,
we must have at least 24 clothing items ordered in any combination
of the items offered. All payments must be received before order
can be placed.
Please contact
Kathy Stilwell,
509-335-2837 if you have any questions.
DECEMBER 16 “EXTENSION ENGAGED: THE
WSU ENERGY PROGRAM”
Mark you calendar for Friday, December 16th, 9:30-10:30 am. Increasing
prices for gasoline, natural gas and electrical energy have helped
renew interest in alternative and sustainable energy sources
within Washington state. The WSU Extension Energy Program is
at the forefront of efforts to help people and businesses cope
with the high cost of energy, and to shape state's energy policy
for the future. Energy Program director, Jake Fey, will talk
about the program's role in addressing the energy issues and
the resources available to Extension educators and WSU faculty.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DEPENDENTS OF WSU FACULTY AND STAFF
As high school seniors are getting ready to apply for college,
this is a reminder about the $1,000 scholarship available to dependents
of qualifying faculty and staff. This scholarship is also
available to qualifying county-paid Extension staff and qualifying
USDA ARS employees.
The scholarships are for entering, full-time, undergraduate students
who have not exceeded age 25. Spouses are not eligible. The
awards are renewable for a second year, if the student is making
satisfactory progress towards a degree and has a cumulative GPA
of 2.75 or above at WSU.
Only dependents of the following are eligible:
- WSU classified staff members holding half time or greater
appointments and having permanent status or on trial service.
- Faculty and A/P employees holding half time or greater appointments.
- County-paid staff members having permanent status and working
half time or more for WSU Extension.
- USDA ARS paid employees having permanent status and working
half time or more.
Application for this should be made at the same time as application
for admission. Applications must be made on the WSU Application
for Academic Scholarships form. This is available on the
WSU Web site at:
https://www.it.wsu.edu/AIS/SIC/cgi-bin/schol_app.cgi or
from the Applications menu on the financial aid Web page at http://www.finaid.wsu.edu/scholar
This application covers a long list of scholarships, and all
students interested in scholarship support should submit it each
year. This
year’s deadline for the 2005-2006 Academic Scholarship Application
is January 31, 2006, which is the same as the admissions
priority deadline. If you have questions, contact the Office
of Scholarship Services (509) 335-1059.
On the application the question "Do you have a parent who works
for Washington State University?" requires a yes answer as well
as the name and department of the qualifying parent.
County-paid employees with dependents applying for this scholarship
must apply for "public affiliate status" with the university. Contact
Becky Priebe at
(509) 335-2842 for that.
WSU LIBRARIES WEB PAGE LINKS FOR EXTENSION & RESEARCH
UNITS
WSU
Libraries has a new Web page aimed at library services for Extension
and research unit personal at http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/eus/research.html.
Many thanks to the Distance Learning Librarian Jane Scales
for pulling all this together. Please let your personnel know about
this resource.
For questions or comments, contact
kaag@wsu.edu,
509-335-4558.
ONLINE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The University Libraries are
pleased to announce that the Chronicle of Higher Education is now
available online for all students, faculty, staff affiliated with
Washington State University. Access is available for everyone on
the campuses and at the extension sites.
The online Chronicle of Higher Education can be accessed like
any other electronic journal. Go to the Libraries’ home page
at http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/ Click
on the Griffin tab on the left. Click on “Journals, Magazines,
Newspapers”
Click on “Journal Title”. Type the title in the box
and follow the blue links.
When reading the Chronicle from off campus, users will be asked
to identify themselves as affiliated with WSU by typing the ID
number from their Cougar Card.
Anyone can set up their computer to receive Chronicle news feeds
on their desktop. To learn more, go to http://chronicle.com/help/rss.htm.
Please send all questions and comments to
Cynthia Kaag.
NATIONAL eXtension VIDEO CONFERENCES SET FOR 2006
eXtension
National Videoconferences for 2006 are scheduled for February 28,
May 23, July 25, and October 24 from 2:30 4 p.m. Eastern time.
If you have questions about the schedule, please contact
dan_cotton@extension.org. For more information,
go to: http://intranet.extension.org.
eXtension PLANS NEXT CALL FOR ENGAGEMENT
As announced
on the November 8 National eXtension Video
Conference, eXtension will issue a second Call for Engagement (CFE)
on February 1, 2006. Details of the CFE are under development and
will be announced soon. Pre-proposals will be due April 1, 2006.
For more information on the CFE process, go to: http://intranet.extension.org.
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS
Just a reminder that WSU policies require
prompt submittal of travel expense vouchers for reimbursement of
travel expenses:
"When seeking reimbursement for travel expenses or accounting
for a travel advance, submit the Travel Expense Voucher by the
tenth day of the month after conclusion of travel. (SAAM 10.80.60)" -
WSU BPPM 95.20.
This applies to all travel reimbursements, including mileage for
local trips. Please adhere to this policy.
REVISED REX FORM
Due to changes in Washington state statutes on
security and privacy, the Office of Grant and Research Development
(OGRD) has updated the Request for Approval of Application for
Extramural Support - REX form to exclude social security numbers
to comply with these new regulations. Any breach of these
regulations will result in penalties to the institution.
In order to assist in complying with these new regulations, please
begin to use the latest version of the REX form, found at: http://www.ogrd.wsu.edu/documents/REX/REX_Form_051201.rtf to
ensure that you are doing your part. OGRD will be working
over the next several months to make changes in current imaging
to eliminate these numbers as well.
USE WSU ID NUMBER - REMOVE SSN
In an effort to prevent identity
theft, please use your WSU identification number rather than your
Social Security number on the following forms:
- Monthly leave/time reports
- Daily Activity Reports
- Travel Expense Vouchers
- Travel Authority
- REX Forms
CALL FOR PAPERS GLOBALIZATION DIVERSITY, & EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
The deadline for call for papers for the 2nd Annual Globalization
Diversity, and Education Conference at Washington State University
has been extended to December 12, 2005.
Diversity, a concept widely employed in conversations addressing
education, is often not examined within contexts of economics,
power, history, and culture. This conference will provide a forum
for scholarly discussion of diversity grounded in relationships
between peoples, and the economic and cultural landscapes in which
they interact. We welcome and encourage the participation of students,
faculty, educators, and community members in these important conversations.
We invite proposals for presentations that engage the themes of
diversity and education within the contexts of globalization and
diasporic movements of peoples, economies, cultures, and ideologies.
We are especially interested in work that engages the topic of
diversity while connecting the local with the global. Appropriate
themes include, but are not limited to:
- Global Poverty and Education
- Social and Structural Inequality
- Gender and Education
- Diversity and Multicultural Education
- Globalization and Education
- Power and Institutions
- Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
- Language and Identity
- Comparative and International Education
- Post Colonial Studies and Education
- Cultural Studies and Education
- Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, Religion, Sexual Orientation
Proposals should address the theme of the conference from any
disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, or trans-disciplinary perspective.
Diversity is conceptualized broadly and includes languages, people,
ideas, theoretical frameworks, ideologies, etc. Papers and projects
that address unique and promising ways of imagining diversity both
in society and in education will be especially welcomed. We invite
scholarly work from a variety of traditional academic disciplines
and approaches. Proposals from graduate students and professionals/practitioners
are encouraged. Proposals for individual papers, panels, symposiums,
film/documentary screenings, poster sessions, and other creative
endeavors that address the conference theme are solicited.
For more information visit the conference Web site: http://www.emmps.wsu.edu/globalization/ or
contact Bernardo Gallegos or Steve Naranjo, Globalization, Diversity
and Education, Washington State University, College of Education,
Cleveland Hall, Room 352, PO Box 642114, Pullman, WA 99164-2114,
509-335-3069, Fax: 509-335-6961.
Early Registration:
Students: $60.00
General: $130.00
PERSONNEL
Business and Finance Office (BFO) Updates
Rick
Robbins has joined the Business and Finance Office. He
succeeds Julie Semler. Rick will be responsible for accruals,
personnel journal vouchers, and allocations for the Agricultural
Research Center. He will also be responsible for appointment
data in AICS and a variety of e-mail lists.
I am also pleased to announce that Jane Allenby will be adding
accruals, personnel journal vouchers, and allocations for Academic
Programs to her responsibilities. Trudy Kenny will continue
to work with WSU Extension.
New Hires:
Dr. Scot H. Hulbert, R. James Cook Endowed Chair in Cropping Systems
Pathology, Professor in Crop and Soil Sciences, and Scientist in
Plant Pathology
Effective: 7/1/06
Funding: 30% Teaching and 70% Research
Employee Type: Faculty
Martha Aitken, Prog Admin Mngr--F$NEP, King County
Effective: 10/1/05
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P Degree: B.A.
Robert J. Krebs, Manager, M.S., Center for Precision Agriculture,
WSU Prosser
Effective: 11/15/05
Funding: 100% Research
Employee Type: A/P
Sharon J. Collman, M.S., County Extension Educator, E-4, Snohomish
County
Effective: 12/1/05
Funding: 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Karin Gilchrist, Extension Coordinator - F$NEP, Spokane County
Effective: 10/24/05
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Cara B. Thomas, Extension Coordinator, Spokane County
Effective: 11/1/05
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Carol Young, M.Ed., Program Coordinator, Human Development
Effective: 10/1/05
Funding: 49% Extension Grant
Employee Type: Faculty
Jennifer E. Andreas, M.S., Extension Coordinator, King County
Effective: 10/3/05
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Christine J. Eder, M.A., Extension Coordinator, Snohomish County
Effective: 1/1/06
Funding: 50% Extension
Employee Type: A/P
Elizabeth (Lisa) Holmes, M.Ed., Coordinator, Center to Bridge
Digital Divide - Spokane
Effective: 8/15/05
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Floy L. Ziegler, Extension Coordinator, King County
Effective: 1/17/05
Funding: 50% Extension
Employee Type: A/P
Hila Hanif, Coordinator, Center to Bridge Digital Divide - Afghanistan
Effective: 8/27/05
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: Faculty
Igor Borishkevich, Extension Coordinator, Pierce County at Salishan
Learning Center
Effective: 9/1/05
Funding: 75% Extension,
Employee Type: A/P
Title Changes:
Colleen Fullmer, Extension Coordinator Specialist,
Snohomish County
Effective: 9/1/05, Funding: 75% Extension
Employee Type: A/P, Degree: B.S.
Emily E. Burt, County Extension Educator, E-1, Ferry County
Effective: 9/1/05,
Funding: 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty, Degree: B.S.
Separations:
Charlie J. Chang, Extension Coordinator, WSU Puyallup
Effective: 9/15/05, Funding: 80%
Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Paul A. Racette, Extension Coordinator, King County
Effective: 9/30/05, Funding: 75%
Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Caitlin A. Blethen, Extension Coordinator, Clark County
Effective: 11/30/05,
Funding: 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Rebecca L. Armstrong, Coordinator, Extension Administration
Effective: 9/25/05, Funding: 75%
Extension
Employee
Type: A/P
H. Ann Brelsford, Conference Manager, Information - WSU Puyallup
Effective: 10/30/05, Funding: 100%
Extension
Employee
Type: A/P
Jeannie M. Kiehn, Extension Coordinator, Grant County
Effective: 9/30/05,
Funding: 50% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman all week. Ed will be in Wenatchee
Monday and Tuesday for the Washington State Horticulture Association
meeting and he’ll be in Spokane the rest of the 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 |
