December 8, 2006
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
State law ESHB 2661 was signed into law after the 2006
Legislative session, making nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation, including gender expression and identity, the law in
Washington State. This new law became effective on June 7, 2006.
The Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC) views this
new jurisdiction as a natural extension of civil rights. In a memo
to WSU by the WSHRC, we were also provided information regarding
a self-assessment checklist for compliance and suggested best practices
from the WSHRC regarding ESHB 2661, as well as additional information,
are available on the WSHRC website: http://www.hum.wa.gov.
NEW LOOK TO WSU LIBRARY CATALOG
As part of their ongoing efforts to improve library services
and experiences, WSU Libraries are enhancing the interface of our
online catalog, Griffin, as of January 4, 2007. This is a substantial
change for the Libraries and our patrons, and we look forward to
hearing your comments and feedback. Please check out the new Griffin
at http://griffin.wsu.edu:2082/.
The upgraded online catalog has a clean and user-friendly interface,
and comes with some exciting new features (listed below) that patrons
will find useful.
Preferred Searches: Anyone logged into the catalog
can save any search as a "Preferred Search" with the click
of a button. Saved searches are available from your library record
and can be rerun just by clicking a link.
Email Notification: Any saved “Preferred
Search” can be marked for Email Notification. An alert will
then be sent via email whenever new items which match the saved
search criteria are added to the library collection.
More Like This button: There is now a "More
Like This" button at the top of each record screen that will
take a patron to similar books within the Libraries’ collection.
Reading History: We now have the ability to offer
a "Reading History" option whereby a patron may choose
to have his or her circulation history kept by a remote system for
personal access only - no employee of the Libraries will be able
to access your record.
Rate Books using a 5 star "Rating" system
whereby anyone logged into the system can rate an item on a scale
of 1-5. This sort of “social bookmarking” lets users
share their opinions of how useful a given item was to them.
Since this is happening over intersession, we wanted to let everyone
know ahead of time.
NATIONAL 4-H LEARNING PRIORITIES:
CO-LEADERS ANNOUNCED
Five National 4-H Learning Priorities, in addition to
efforts in the Mission Mandate areas, were recently announced by
National 4-H Headquarters for 2007-2012. Using the expertise and
resources of the 4-H system, teams will recommend and implement
learning solutions over the next 3-5 years for 4-H educators, military
4-H staff and 4-H after school educators. Learning opportunities
will include face to face training, continuous learning using technology,
on-line tools and knowledge-sharing across the system. Mary
Williams has agreed to serve as the project leader for
this system-wide effort. Mary is the University of Florida, Nassau
County Extension Director and a past president of NAE4-HA.
The co-leaders for each of the National 4-H Learning Priorities
are:
The Essential Elements of Youth Development (4-H
PRKC: Youth Development): Elaine Johannes, Assistant
Professor and Extension Specialist, Youth Development, Kansas State
University and Lori Purcell, 4-H Program Development
Coordinator, University of Georgia, and Craig Dart,
4-H Youth Development Specialist, Utah State University.
Volunteer Development for the Next Generation
(4-H PRKC: Volunteerism): Sheri Seibold, Extension
Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, University of Illinois and Doug
Swanson, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, University
of Nebraska.
Evaluating for Impact (4-H PRKC: Youth Program
Development): Mary Arnold, Associate Professor
and 4-H Youth Development Specialist, Oregon State University and
Suzanne LeMenestrel, National Program Leader, Youth
Development Research, National 4-H Headquarters
Expanding Outreach to New and Underserved Audiences
(4-H PRKC: Equity, Access and Opportunity): Manami Brown,
City Extension Director, Maryland Cooperative Extension-Baltimore
City, University of Maryland and Beverly Hobbs,
Associate Professor and 4-H Youth Development Specialist, Oregon
State University.
Building Effective Organizational Systems (4-H
PRKC: Organizational Systems): Robert Richard,
Professor and Unit Head, Organization Development and Evaluation,
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and Ellen Rowe,
Community and Leadership Development, University of Vermont and
Kendra Wells, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development,
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension.
These outstanding co-leaders will also serve as a steering committee
for the project. They will begin work this month and will meet face
to face in February, 2007. National 4-H Council
has contributed to support this work.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: "THE WSU
EXTENSION BRAND IDENTITY CAMPAIGN"
Join us for the first Extension Engaged in 2007, Extension Engaged:
"The WSU Extension Brand Identity Campaign: An Update"
on Friday, January 19 from 10:00 am -11:30 am. Guests will include:
- Dean Linda Kirk Fox, WSU Extension
- Kathy Barnard, Sr. Public Relations Specialist, Information
Department
- Dan Fagerlie, Chair, WSU Ferry County Extension
- Ineke Caycedo,Senior Brand Specialist Educational Marketing
Group
- John Winder, Assoc. Dean and Assoc. Director, WSU Extension;
VIDEOSTREAM LINKS FOR HD205 COMMUNITY SERVICE
LEARNING
WSU Extension entered into a partnership with the Community Service
Learning Center to encourage connection between WSU students and
county-based activities across the state. During the initial phase
of this collaboration, students enrolled in Human Development 205
(Communication in Human Relations) were assigned extension-related
service learning projects. They formed teams and worked collaboratively
on service-related projects. During the fall semester, four collaborative
projects were initiated.
The student teams will give their final presentations about their
experiences and results in late November. We encourage WSU Extension
Educators to view the presentations via videostream and learn more
about how extension programs from across the state can benefit from
the involvement of WSU students.
Link to the "Experience" website where they are stored
(just click on the calendar date for the stream you would like to
watch): http://experience.wsu.edu/calendar/expcalendarNEW.asp
Link to the November 28th HD205 class videostreams:
RealPlayer
http://experience.wsu.edu/scholarvids/MMRFiles/MMR/CAHNRS/112806kidwell.ram
WindowsMedia
http://experience.wsu.edu/scholarvids/MMRFiles/MMR/CAHNRS/112806kidwell.asx
Link to the November 30th HD205 class videostreams:
RealPlayer
http://experience.wsu.edu/scholarvids/MMRFiles/MMR/CAHNRS/113006kidwell.ram
WindowsMedia
http://experience.wsu.edu/scholarvids/MMRFiles/MMR/CAHNRS/113006kidwell.asx
2007 C. PETER MAGRATH ENGAGEMENT AWARD
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
(NASULGC) and the Outreach Scholarship Partnership announce the
Request for Application (RFA) http://nasulgc.org/Kellogg/EngagementAward_RFA.pdf
for the 2007 C. Peter Magrath Engagement Award. Outreach/Engagement
partnerships that are featured in the applications should exemplify
the description of engaged institutions found in the Kellogg Commission
on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities’ report
Returning to our Roots: The Engaged Institution.
REMINDERS ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER AND
OFFICE CLOSURES
When severe weather conditions occurs, questions of office closure
arise. It is time to review the Business Policies and Procedures
Manual http://www.wsu.edu/%7Eforms/manuals.html
to answer your questions about emergency closure. Do you use annual
leave or personal holiday, or other leave? The answer depends on
if you are Faculty, Classified staff, or Administrative Professional.
“Suspended operations” are covered by BPPM 50.40 http://www.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/BPPM/50_Safety_and_Security/50.40_Suspended_Operations.htm
Safety and Security. The WSU President may suspend the operation
of all or any part of the institution whenever the President determines
that public health, property, or safety is jeopardized. If the President
is not available, the Provost or the Vice President for Business
Affairs, or, in the absence of these officers, any other vice president
may suspend operations. Supervisors of off-Pullman campus facilities
are responsible for suspending operations in the facility as dictated
by emergency circumstances. Under Personnel section 60.40 http://www.wsu.edu/~forms/HTML/BPPM/60_Personnel/60.40_Staffing_During_Emergency_Closures.htm
you will find “Staffing during emergency closures”
and the information on accounting for hours not worked.
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman Monday through Thursday.
On Friday she will be in Seattle to attend the Equity and Diversity
partnership meeting with the Salishan-Tacoma Learning Center and
the White Center-Greenbridge development partners.
John will be in Pullman next week.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
PO Box 646248, 411 Hulbert Hall
Pullman WA 99164-6248
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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