May
26, 2006
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
WASHINGTON STATE MAGAZINE FEATURES
EXTENSION WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMS
Watch your mail box or go online for the Summer 2006 edition
of Washington State Magazine http://washington-state-magazine.wsu.edu/.
The feature story is "Eating Well to Save the Sound" http://washington-state-magazine.wsu.edu/stories/2006/May/eatingwell.html
which highlights the WSU Extension water resources team and many
of the programs we offer to address the complex issues of the Puget
Sound. One special feature of the online version is Light on the
Water photos of Hood Canal by Kevin Nibur '05.
NEW WSU AG DEGREE ORGANIC MAJOR
APPROVED
WSU has received approval from the state Higher Education
Coordinating Board to offer a Bachelor's of Science degree in Agriculture
and Food Systems starting this fall. Five majors will be offered,
including the nation's first major in organic agriculture systems.
The new interdisciplinary degree will integrate coursework from
all agricultural disciplines in the College of Agricultural, Human,
and Natural Resource Sciences. It will replace eliminated undergraduate
degrees in General Agriculture, Agricultural Technology and Management,
Entomology and Biological Systems Engineering as well as an Integrated
Cropping Systems degree at WSU Tri-Cities. See WSU Today online
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/NISStory.asp?StoryID=5875
for the full story.
MASTER GARDENER ANNUAL CONFERENCE
We are pleased to announce the 2006 WSU Master Gardener
Annual Conference is being held September 7th - 8th at South Seattle
Community College. Brochures for the conference were mailed this
week and should arrive shortly.
For conference details and registration, please see visit the conference
website at http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/mgconf.
Registrations are also accepted by phone through Extension Meeting
Management and Conference Support at (509) 335-2811.
This year's conference is full of solid science and good fun, including
the 2nd annual WSU Master Gardener Diagnostic Bowl! The classes
fill quickly so encourage your volunteers to register early.
2006 NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
The National Public Policy Education Conference will be
September 17 - 20, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel Fayetteville, Fayetteville,
AR. Sponsored by the National Public Policy Education Committee
(NPPEC) and Farm Foundation, this annual conference is an opportunity
for all Extension professionals to gain valuable information on
timely public issues and improve their public issues educational
skills. The theme for the 2006 conference is Consequences of 21st
Century Food Systems. The 2006 National Public Policy Education
Conference is a cost effective way to introduce your professional
staff to cutting-edge policy issues facing numerous stakeholder
groups. The registration fee of $235 covers most meals during the
three-day conference. More information and online registration can
be found at http://www.farmfoundation.org.
PARKER-CLARK SELECTED FOR FSLI
Congratulations to Vickie Parker-Clark, NE District Director,
on her selection to the Food System Leadership Institute. The first
conference session of the two-year Institute is in October in Chapel
Hill, NC. The FSLI offers leadership development to upper-level
leaders in higher education, government, and industry to prepare
them to meet the leadership challenges and opportunities of the
future. FSLI is a program of the National Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) with support from the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation.
PERSONNEL
New Hires:
P. Paige Patrick, MS, Extension Coordinator
Douglas County, Colville Reservation
Effective: May 17, 2006, 100% Extension
Employee Type: A/P
Holly Neibergs, PhD, Assistant Professor/Scientist
Animal Sciences, Pullman
Effective: August 16, 2006, 15% Teaching / 85% Research
Employee Type: Faculty
Shannon Neibergs, PhD, Extension Area Specialist E-3/Associate
Professor
SE District, Pullman
Effective: August 16, 2006, 40% teaching / 60% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Jeffrey Ullman, PhD, Assistant Professor/Assistant Scientist
Biological Systems Engineering
Effective: August 16, 2006, 15% Teaching / 85% Research
Employee Type: Faculty
Jeanne A. Dahmen, Assistant to the Associate Dean and
Director of Academic Programs
Effective: 6/5/2006, 100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Administrative Professional
Location Change:
Andy Perleberg, Extension Educator
Move from Skagit County, NW WA vicinity, to Chelan County and NE
WA
Effective: July 1, 2006, 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Title Change:
James Lindstrom, Director of Professional Development, E-4
Effective: 8/1/06, 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Separations:
Hannah J. Hull, Extension Educator, E-2, Colville Reservation
Effective: 6/2/06, 100% Extension Grant
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Resignation
Sherri L. Frederick, Assistant to Dean/Director, Extension Administration,
Pullman
Effective: 7/10/06, 100% Extension
Employee Type: Administrative Professional
Action: Resignation
Kenneth R. Carrasco, Extension Educator, E-2, Whatcom County
Effective: 6/15/06, 100% Extension
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Resignation
Everett L. Martin, Professor, Animal Sciences
Effective: 5/22/2006
Funding: 100% Academic Programs
Employee Type: Faculty
Action: Retirement
SCHEDULE
Next week both Linda and John will be in Pullman. Have
a happy Memorial Day weekend.
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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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