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November 14, 2008
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
CBDD ACTIVITIES RESTRUCTURED UNDER DGSS
With Bill Gillis retiring on October 2nd, Matt Mitchell leaving WSU for other pursuits and the Horizons Project (under Doreen’s leadership) expanding into its own program, it has been decided to reconfigure our Center to Bridge the Digital Divide efforts into a new initiative geared toward “digital inclusion.” *The reconfiguration will result in Monica Babine’s program in tele-work and the Community Technology Opportunity Program (CTOP) moving into the Division of Governmental Studies and Services (DGSS) with Mike Gaffney leading the CTOP initiative. The CBDD’s applied research, extension outreach documents and reports will be archived and accessible through the DGSS web-page. The bottom-line is we are continuing to move forward in assisting communities, local government and the private sector utilized information technology.
*Digital Inclusion is defined here as the … incorporation of information technologies into the community in order to promote education, local economic development, better government, strong non-profits and improving the residents’ quality of life.
DON MEEHAN RECEIVES REGIONAL EXTENSION AWARD
Don Meehan, Coupeville, director of WSU Extension’s Natural Resource Stewardship Program, received the 2008 Western Regional Excellence in Extension Award Sunday in Chicago. To read the entire story in Wednesday’s WSU Today, go to http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=13206&TypeID=1 . Congratulations Don!!
PENN STATE RECIEVES ENGAGEMENT AWARD
The Pennsylvania State University is the recipient of the 2008 C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award presented by NASULGC.
Established in 2006, the Magrath Award recognizes the outreach and engagement partnerships of four-year public universities. The award program seeks to identify colleges and universities that have redesigned their learning, discovery, and engagement functions to become “even more sympathetically and productively” involved with their communities. The award is named for C. Peter Magrath, who served as president of NASULGC from 1992-2005. Made possible by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Magrath Award includes $20,000 and a trophy. It was presented annually during the NASULGC Annual Meeting.
NASULGC BECOMES APLU IN APRIL 2009
The National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Board of Directors has voted unanimously to change the association’s name to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU): Advancing Research, Learning and Engagement, effective April 1, 2009. The announcement was made today by Robert Bruininks, chair of the NASULGC Board of Directors and president of the University of Minnesota during the association’s 121st annual meeting last week in Chicago.
CAPITAL PRESS: VALUE OF EXTENSION
Today's Capital Press published the guest article that we distributed a while back by Linda Fox “WSU Extension perfect partner for weathering economic storm”
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=46098&SectionID=75&SubSectionID=768&S=1
CSREES DETAILS AUBURN, BAER, AND GRAY TO REEO
Three USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) scientists - Jill Shore Auburn, Charlotte Kirk Baer, and Mary McPhail Gray - are detailed to Chief Scientist and REE Under Secretary Gale Buchanan's office to serve as Division Chiefs for the new Research, Education, and Extension Office (REEO) mandated in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill) to "coordinate the research activities and programs of the Department." Gray will be responsible for food safety, nutrition, and health; Baer for animal health, production, and products; and Auburn for agricultural systems and technology. They will be joined by Mark Walbridge from the Agricultural Research Service (renewable energy, natural resources, and environment); Catherine Parks from the Forest Service (plant health, production and products); and Robbin Shoemaker from the Economic Research Service (agricultural economics and rural communities).
In Auburn's absence, Western SARE Coordinator Phil Rasmussen of Utah State University will give 25 percent of his time as shared faculty at CSREES and acting SARE national director for the next 6 months. Kim Kroll, SARE associate director, and Andy Clark, SARE outreach coordinator, both of whom currently work for SARE through an agreement with the University of Maryland, will assist Rasmussen.
CSREES UPDATE - NOVEMBER 12, 2008
CSREES Update, from the Office of the Administrator, is a biweekly newsletter for research, education, and extension partners at land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions. This week’s issue contains the following grant program announcements:
PROGRAM/DUE DATE/PROGRAM LEADER
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Liaison, December 12, 2008, Suzanne Le Menestrel
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Program: Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERnet), December 16, 2008, Suzanne Le Menestrel
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects, December 16, 2008, Suzanne Le Menestrel
Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - Western Region, November 17, 2008, Michael Fitzner
NEW DAIRY BEEF CURRICULUM ONLINE!
Please take some time to view our DairyBeef program that is now online in English and Spanish! http://www.bqa.wsu.edu/DairyBeef/index.htm. There are versions for Producers and Farm Workers. You may provide feedback by emailing us at: VetExtension@vetmed.wsul.edu Thanks in advance for your interest and feedback!
WSU SEEKS NOMINIATIONS FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY AWARD
The creation of a new Faculty Diversity Award last year at WSU generated so much enthusiasm that it will be presented along with the University’s other faculty awards during the annual Showcase event, March 27, 2009. The WSU Office of the Provost and Division of Student Affairs, Equity and Diversity are calling for nominations and applications for the 2008-09 Faculty Diversity Award. Nominations and applications can be submitted online at www.thedivision.wsu.edu or http://provost.wsu.edu/awards_program/. The deadline is Tuesday, December 30.
PERSONNEL
New Hires:
Thomas Henick-Kling, Director, Viticulture & Enology Program, WSU Tri-Cities, Effective Date February 1, 2009, 33% Extension, 33% ARC, 34% Academic Programs
TONY WRIGHT RETIREMENT
WSU Extension is throwing a retirement reception honoring Tony for his years in Extension. So if you’d like to help say “goodbye” to Tony, please stop by 407 Hulbert (4th floor break room) from 2 - 4pm on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, to wish Tony well. Refreshments will be provided. After 31 years, Tony Wright is officially retiring as a faculty member in WSU Extension this month. In February 2008, Tony was appointed Senior Director of Integrated Media Services, IMS, which was to focus on video conferencing, classroom, and other computing support/engineering technologies. In March when Dennis Haarsager retired to take a position at National Public Radio, Tony was appointed interim General Manager of Educational and Public Media, EPM. On July 1, this title was made permanent. In late spring of 2008, Tony was also appointed as Director of Student Computing Services, which provides Help Desk and computing lab support for the university. For the non-Pullman friends of Tony, send email to Tony at wright@wsu.edu
SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman all week.
John will be in Pullman Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. He will be in Spokane on Wednesday attending the Inland Northwest Partners annual meeting “The Clean Energy Economy: Implications and Opportunities.”
Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Associate Vice President and Dean
Washington State University Extension
411 Hulbert Hall, PO Box 646248
Pullman, WA 99164-6248
509-335-2933 Office
509-335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
509-335-2926 FAX
lkfox@wsu.edu
ext.wsu.edu
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