March
31 , 2006
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
ACADEMIC SHOWCASE ABSTRACTS ON THE
WEB
Last Friday, March 24, was a celebratory day with the morning
devoted to the Academic Showcase. There were approximately 240 posters
and displays presented in Bohler Gym. To review this year's event,
go to http://www.showcase.wsu.edu/
and click on 2006 Abstracts to see a complete listing of posters,
displays, abstract content, and authors. Congratulations to all
of you who participated in Showcase.
EUS BECOMES CDPE
As of February 1, 2006, Extended University Services (EUS)
became the Center for Distance and Professional Education (CDPE)
http://distance.wsu.edu/.
The unit will continue to provide the same world-class learning
solutions as Distance Degree Programs (DDP) and Professional Education,
formerly Conferences and Professional Programs (CAPPS).
For more information, see the online announcement.
FUNDING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the
availability of
$11.385 million in funding for competitive grants and $176.5 million
for guaranteed loans to purchase renewable energy systems and make
energy efficiency improvements. The funds are available for agricultural
producers and rural small businesses under the USDA's Renewable
Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. For renewable
energy systems, the minimum grant request is $2,500 and the maximum
is $500,000. For energy efficiency improvements, the minimum acceptable
grant request is $1,500 and the maximum is $250,000. Grant applications
are due by May 12th, and loan applications are due by July 3rd.
See the USDA press release at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2006/02/0051.xml
and the program web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill/index.html
or go directly to the full announcement as published in the Federal
Register at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-1923.htm.
Source: EnergyAg Newsbriefs, produced by the WSU Extension Energy
Program and sponsored by the Western Area Power Administration's
Energy Services team (http://www.wapa.gov/es/).
HARVESTING ENERGY CONFERENCE ROSTER
AND PRESENTATIONS
The final roster of participants for this year's Harvesting
Clean Energy conference and many of the PowerPoint presentations
are now available at the Harvesting website. To download a PDF version
of the roster, go to: http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/conference/HCE6/HCE6_Participant_Roster.pdf.
To download PDF versions of the PowerPoint presentations, go to:
http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/conference/index.html.
WSU BIOENERGY/BIOPRODUCTS SUMMIT
PRESENTATIONS
The WSU Bioenergy/Bioproducts Summit was intended to develop
a plan of action for extension programming around bioenergy. The
goals were: 1) Build awareness of recent state and university developments
related to bioenergy, 2) Develop a plan for short-term educational
outreach related to bioenergy, and 3) Networking among WSU faculty
for developing new projects (research, extension, etc.)
Streaming videos of the summit can be viewed on-line at: http://ext.nrs.wsu.edu/Video/WSUBBS/index.htm.
WASHINGTON COUNTS, ISSUE 4 AVAILABLE
ONLINE
The fourth bulletin in the Washington Counts in the 21st
Century series, entitled "Growth and Change in Washington State's
Hispanic Population," (EB2006E) is online at http://www.crs.wsu.edu/wacts21/wacts21.html.
The bulletin can also be accessed through the Extension Publication
site at http://pubs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/pubs/index.html
in the near future (type the publication number, EB2006E, in the
search window).
Washington State’s Hispanic/Latino/a population (referred
to hereafter as Hispanic) more than doubled from 1990 to 2000 (increasing
from 206,018 to 439,841 persons), growing much faster than any of
the state’s other racial groups. This growth was so rapid
that the percent of the state’s population who were Hispanic
jumped from 4.4 percent in 1990 to 7.5 percent in 2000. Estimates
to 2004 indicate that over 77,000 Hispanics have been added to the
state’s population in just four years and that they now comprise
around 8.4 percent of the population. This Washington Counts in
the 21st Century bulletin will examine several issues related to
this increasingly important sector of the state’s population
at both the state and county level: its location and growth, age,
immigration, poverty, and education.
Please direct all questions you might have concerning Washington
Counts to: crs@wsu.edu.
FACULTY CAN UPDATE OWN INFO ON ‘EXPERTS’
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WSU’s News Service has been hard at work giving the
Faculty Expertise webpage a makeover. The site — which compiles
the names and backgrounds of WSU faculty members who are experts
in specific fields — has a new look consistent with other
WSU websites, an updated directory and an improved search function.
The list of experts is available to the public and is especially
helpful to news media for getting an expert perspective on a specific
subject.
Faculty members who are interested in being added to the list can
visit the site at http://experts.wsu.edu/
and input their data independently.
There is a drop-down menu for “by college” and this
list now includes Extension (which if you previously tried to tie
your expertise to Extension, was not possible). Go to the bottom
of the list By WSU Location and you’ll see WSU Extension.
J WINDER CONTACT INFORMATION
Join me in welcoming John Winder, Associate Dean and Associate
Director, WSU Extension. John’s contact information is jwinder@wsu.edu,
and his phone number is 509-335-2933
PERSONNEL
New Hires
Gilad Aharonovitz, PhD, Assistant Professor
School of Economic Sciences
August 16, 2006
100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
Jessica Goldberger, PhD, Assistant Professor/Assistant Rural Sociologist
Community & Rural Sociology
August 1, 2006
20% Academic Programs, 80% Research
Employee Type: Faculty
Rochelle Hohlfeld, 4-H & Food $ense Program Coordinator, Clark
County
March 1, 2006
100% Extension, grant
Employee Type: A/P
Lynn C. Cornelius, Extension Coordinator, Gee Creek Watershed Coordinator,
Clark County
March 13, 2006
100% Extension, grant
Employee Type: A/P
Yoshie Sano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Human Development, WSU
Vancouver
August 16, 2006
100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
Marcelo Diversi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Human Development,
WSU Vancouver
August 16, 2006
100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
Jenifer K. McGuire, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Human Development,
Pullman
August 16, 2006
100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
Jane Lanigan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,
Human Development, WSU Vancouver
August 16, 2006
75% Academic Programs, 25% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Mary M. Cimeno, Extension Coordinator, Thurston County
March 1, 2006
100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Brenda C. O'Donnell, Extension Coordinator, Spokane County
March 16, 2006
100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: A/P
Separations
Jennifer M. Hall, Extension Coordinator, Spokane County Extension
April 11, 2006
Funding: 50% Extension
Employee Type: A/P
Action: Resignation
Betty J. Meloy, Area Extension Educator, E-3, Grant-Adams Counties
September 5, 2006
Funding: 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Retirement
John H. Bassman, Professor and Scientist, Natural Resource Sciences
August 15, 2006
Funding: Academic Programs/Research
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Retirement
Thomas C. Lowinger, Professor, School of Economic Sciences
May 15, 2006
Funding: 100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Retirement
John C. Rogers, Professor and Scientist, Institute of Biological
Sciences
February 28, 2006
Funding: 12% Academic Programs, 88% ARC
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Retirement
David L. Scarnecchia, Associate Professor and Associate Scientist,
Natural Resource Sciences
June 30, 2006
Funding: 50% Academic Programs, 50% ARC
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Retirement
Title Change
Teresa C. Koenig, PhD, Assistant Professor, Horticulture and Landscape
Architecture (70%) and Crop and Soil Sciences (30%)
January 1, 2006
Funding: Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Spokane on Monday. The Council
of Deans will meet with the Greater Spokane Chamber of Commerce
and WSU Spokane on Monday. She will be in Pullman the rest of the
week. John Winder will be in Pullman next week.
Thanks to Ed Adams for serving for the past year and a half as
Interim Associate Dean and Associate Director! Ed relinquishes this
Interim role now, so I will no longer be reporting his weekly schedule
to you in the Extension Update.
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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
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