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March 16, 2007
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
NATIONAL DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Registration is open http://emmps.wsu.edu/NDC/ for the National Diversity Conference -- Diversity Leadership: Modeling Systemic Change, April 25 – 27, 2007, Seattle, WA.
The National Diversity Conference is a forum for sharing evidence-based knowledge and successful diversity leadership models. These models impact organizational change in order to meet the challenges of an increasingly diverse global society. The conference is hosted by Washington State University Extension (http://ext.wsu.edu/). Sponsors include the WSU Office of the Vice President for Equity and Diversity WSU Diversity Office, USDA CSREES USDA-CSREES, and Change Agent States for Diversity and Engagement CASD/E. This conference is designed for leadership of Land Grant Universities, including administrators, faculty and staff from extension, research, and academic programs. Private and public university partners and professional association representatives are also invited to present and attend.
Objectives:
- Showcase diversity leadership research and evidence-based successful practices for addressing program, personnel and workplace environment issues.
- Explore and analyze systemic leadership practices and policies surrounding diversity and their implications for land-grant universities.
- Share leadership models and strategies for effecting systematic organizational change in land-grant institutions/universities and the communities that they serve.
- Present the research findings and implications from the CASD/E project that address the organizational changes needed within the national land-grant institutions to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse society.
Please share this message with others who might be interested in this conference. We are looking forward to hosting you in Seattle.
CSREES Announces New Technologies for Ag Extension Grant
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/new_technologies.html. The purpose of the New Technologies for Ag Extension Program (NTAE) is to increase the capacity of each State to contribute expertise and content to the development of eXtension, a national web-based information and education delivery system that provides direct access to science-based educational resources from land-grant and other partner institutions about subjects of high importance to the general public. This initiative will dramatically change how the CES does business with its customers. In FY 2007, CSREES plans to support partial deployment of eXtension and enable a technology-conscious nation to make use of the valuable information and education that the CES has to offer. CSREES anticipates the amount available for support of this program in FY 2007 will be approximately $1,425,000. Application deadline is April 16, 2007
Invasive Species, Agricultural Research and Crop Protection
On March 9, the USDA Economic Research Service announced that the Agency is seeking applications by May 7, 2007 for grants and cooperative agreements in its 2007 Competitive Award Program, titled "Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM)". ERS notes that "the two priority research areas for 2007 are (1) Efficient Prevention and Management of Invasive Species, and (2) International Dimensions of Invasive Species Management." Details are posted at http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/InvasiveSpecies/PREISM.htm. Questions may be directed to Craig Osteen by e-mail at COsteen@ERS.USDA.gov.
Small Farm Expo 2007 presented by WSU King County Extension
WSU King County Extension presents Small Farm Expo 2007 “Show Me How!” will be Saturday, March 24th, 9:30-3:30 pm at the Northwest Expo Center (formerly King County Fairgrounds) Enumclaw, WA.
Interested in learning about shearing and spinning fiber, how to brew beer, what type of alternative energy you could use or how to manage wildlife on your land? Join us on March 24th, for the 6th annual Small Farm Expo at the Northwest Expo Center in Enumclaw for how- to answers to these questions and more!
The Small Farm Expo is a fun, informative and free event for the whole family.
This is the only local event that offers concurrent sessions, each with specialized workshops, to help communicate hands-on, useful information for small acreage landowners, farmers and all interested in rural living skills.
There will be six tracks this year, each with four workshops taught by local experts:
- Wild about Wool and Focused on Fiber!
- Renewing Energy on Small Farms
- Elements of Rural Living
- Useful Approaches for Improving your Small Acreage
- Making the Most of Your Woodlands
- Cultivating Farm Business Success
Plus, you can browse through over 65 booths showcasing local educators, businesses, organizations and agencies that provide goods and services to area landowners, much like an old-fashioned country fair! This is almost double the number of vendors as last year.
New this year!
- Kid’s Activities! Kids, come along to the Expo to dissect a seed, plant a take-home garden, felt wool into a dog toy, learn about composting with worms and about the lifecycle of trees, play with polymers, and participate in coloring activities.
- Lunch time horse parade!
- Evening Barn Dance, hosted by the City of Enumclaw, following the Small Farm Expo
For more information, visit us at: http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/SmallFarmExpo.html or
contact Andrea Meyer at 206.205.3206 or andrea.meyer@metrokc.gov.
EXTENSION ENTRIES FOR 2007 SHOWCASE
Join friends and colleagues Friday, March 23 for Showcase Poster Session 2007, 9:00 am – noon, Bohler Gym, Pullman. Showcase is Washington State University’s daylong celebration of faculty and staff achievement. Details can be found at http://www.showcase.wsu.edu/ including the faculty and staff awards.
Regarding the Poster Session, listed below are the Extension entries for the 2007 Showcase. We look forward to sharing these programs and resources with all attendees.
- Extension Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Course Improves Family Forest Management Practices - David Baumgartner
- Enhanced Precision Farming Technology Adoption and Application for the Palouse Through Producer Education - Paul Carter
- On-Farm Testing to Adopt No-Till Fallow Winter Wheat Production in the Dryland Cropping Region of Eastern Washington – Aaron Esser
- Educating Absentee Forest Landowners to Reduce Risks – Amy Grotta
- Horizons: Community Leadership to Reduce Poverty – Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom
- Lamb 300: Producing High Quality, Wholesome Lamb at the Farm, Packer and Retail Levels – Mark Heitstuman
- Low-Cost Shielding to Minimize Radiation Errors of Temperature Sensors in the Field – Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel
- Timing of Dormancy Influence on Timothy (Phleum Pratense) Corm Carbohydrate Storage & Drought Tolerance – Tipton Hudson
- Full Immersion Spanish Institutes – Terrie Jones
- Dungeness Demonstration Project – Andrew Perleberg
- Biological Control of Cereal Leaf Beetle in Washington State – Diana Roberts
- WSU Extension, Community Service Learning and Students: A Natural Partnership – Janet Schmidt
- Día de los Niños a Celebration of Youth, Diversity, and Literacy – Lana Thomas Cruse
- The Influence of Multi-Species Grazing on Continuous CRP – Stephen Van Vleet
- Integrated Pest Management in Washington State – Doug Walsh
- Climate Friendly FarmingTM: Moving Agriculture from a Source of Greenhouse Gases to a Sink for Carbon – Chad Kruger
- Quality Assurance Education for Washington's Livestock Industry – Norman Suverly
- BIOAg: Biologically Intensive Agriculture & Organic Farming – Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
2007 FACULTY PROMOTION AND TENURE ANNOUNCED
In today’s issue of WSU Today online http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/includes/wsutoday%2003-16-07.pdf you’ll find the complete list of 2007 Faculty Promotion and Tenure. Congratulations to these Extension colleagues:
Aaron D. Esser, Grant and Promote Extension County Director E-3 Northeast District, Adams County
Bradley W. Gaolach, Grant and Promote Extension County Director E-3 Northwest District, King County
Mark D. Heitstuman, Grant and Promote Extension County Director E-3 Southeast District, Asotin County
John Kugler, Grant and Promote Area Extension Educator E-3 Southeast District, Grant and Adams Counties
Diana E. Roberts, Promote Area Extension Educator E-4 (non tenure-track) Northeast District, Spokane and Lincoln Counties
Laura G. Hill, Grant and Promote Associate Professor and Extension Specialist E-3 Human Development, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS)
Carol A. Ramsay Promote Extension Specialist E-4 (non tenure-track) Entomology Dept., CAHNR
ALECIA GIBBS JOINS STAFF IN EXTENSION DEAN’S OFFICE
Please welcome Ms. Alecia Gibbs to her new job as Principal Assistant in the Office of the Dean and Director, WSU Extension. Alecia has been at WSU since 2003 when she started working as confidential secretary in the Office of the President. Alecia has a great deal of experience which she will bring to our office staff, she has experience in planning meetings and retreats, including those for the Board of Regents, University Cabinet, and various other leadership groups. Alecia has a BS degree in Business Administration and has completed business internships for major corporations. You can reach Alecia via email alecia@wsu.edu.
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT WSU EXTENSION & CHANRS
It is our pleasure to announce the hiring of Ms. Caroline Nillson Troy to the position of Senior Director of Development, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension. Caroline will begin her appointment on April 2, 2007. Caroline brings a wealth of experience to the CAHNRS/Extension Alumni and Development Office with several years of experience at the University of Idaho in both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Central Foundation. We appreciate the work of Megan Riebe as the Interim Director of Development. Due to her leadership and the hard work of the Alumni and Development Office staff, we remain on pace to meet our FY-07 fund raising goals.
PERSONNEL
New Hires:
Maureen Witteres, County Extension Educator, E-1, Clark County, Effective February 16, 2007, 100% Extension, Faculty
Carolyn Nilsson Troy, Senior Director of Development, Alumni and Development, Effective April 2, 2007, 37% Extension, 37% Research, 26% Academic Programs, AP
Alecia Gibbs, Principal Assistant, WSU Extension, Effective March 21, 2007, 100% Extension, AP
Jadyne Reichner, Extension Coordinator, Jefferson County, Effective March 1, 2007, 50% Extension Grant, AP
Change in Title:
Julie Guyton, Extension Coordinator, Grays Harbor County, Effective February 1, 2007, 100% Extension FSNEP, AP
SCHEDULE
Linda and John will both be in Pullman all week next week.
Go Cougs!
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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
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