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January 18, 2008
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
DISCUSSION WITH WSU VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Viji Murali, Vice President for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer is hosting a forum with WSU faculty on February 7, 2008 at 2:00 until 3:30. She will discuss her vision for WSU technology resources, solicit feedback from WSU faculty, and discuss structure to ensure good communications between her office and WSU faculty statewide.
If you would like to participate, contact Mariah Luft (mluft@wsu.edu ). She will set up video or telephone links to remote locations. If you plan to attend in Pullman event will be located at Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (the CUE) Room 512. You are asked to RSVP in either case (remote connection or in-person).
2008-2009 LEAD21 PARTICIPANTS SELECTED
Dale Moore, Director, Veterinary Medicine Extension has been selected as the WSU Extension 2008-2009 participant for Lead21. The program provides an excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills and develop a comprehensive understanding of the land-grant system.
The College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences also had two participants selected for the 2008-2009 Lead21 program: Karen Leonas, Department Chair, Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles, and Mike Kahn, Associate Director for the Agricultural Research Center.
Congratulations to all of the selected participants!
ANNUAL SAMLL FARMS DIRECT CONFERENCE
The 8th Annual Small Farms Direct Conference will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The one-day conference will be held on the Corvallis campus of Oregon State University (OSU) at the Alumni Center. This year’s program features key note speaker Fred Kirschenmann, farmer and Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, who will discuss “Small Farms: Agriculture of the Past, or Agriculture of the Future?” Andrew Stout of Full Circle Farms, in Washington will close the conference with a presentation about growing your farm business, from crop diversification to unconventional sales outlets. The conference will present information on Marketing, Business Management, Production, Season Extension and Food Policy issues.
The conference includes 12 sessions, covering a range of topics of interest to growers, market managers, and community food advocates.
- Passive Solar Hoophouses for Year-round Production
- Sowing Profits: Whole Farm Business Management
- Marketing Extended Season Production
- Poultry Production: A Checklist for Starting with Eggs and Broilers
- Planning to Manage Pests on Your Farm
- First Year Costs and Income for Year-round Hoophouse Production
- Horticultural Research Updates for Small Farms
- Sowing Profits: Whole Farm Business Management
- Opportunities to Add Value to Your Product
- Selling at Farmers’ Markets: Advice from Secret Shoppers
- A Conversation with Fred Kirschenmann
- Successful Grant Writing for Farms and Food Advocacy
- Community Based Food Projects and Social Justice
The pre-registration deadline is February 7, 2008 and the cost is $30 for an individual or $50 for two registering together from the same organization (includes lunch). The cost increases to $35 per person after 2/7/08 (includes lunch). Registration at the door is $40, and lunch is subject to availability.
Find registration materials on-line at: <http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/> or call Oregon State University at (541) 766-3556 or toll free at 1-800-365-0201.
Credit card registration is available. Please include credit card payment information on the bottom of the registration; type of card, card #, expiration date, and the security code on the back of the card.
The conference hotel is the Corvallis Hilton Garden Inn - http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=CVOCHGI Everyone should call as soon as possible and request the rate for the Small Farms Direct Marketing Conference. Sponsored by OSU Extension Small Farms Program, USDA Risk Management Agency, USDA Risk Management Education, Oregon Department of Agriculture, City of Portland Sustainable Development Office.
ABSTRACTS FOR 2008 ACADEMIC SHOWCASE DEADLINE APPROACHING
This is a reminder that abstracts for Washington State University’s 2008 Academic Showcase are now being accepted, with a submission deadline of February 1. To review guidelines and submit your abstract, go to www.showcase.wsu.edu.
All WSU faculty, staff and students are invited to present original scholarship, research or artistic expression as part of the university’s daylong World Class. Face to Face. Showcase celebration. Academic projects from all colleges and units and in every discipline are encouraged at the morning event.
The University community celebrates the achievements of individuals engaged in WSU’s central mission: the advancement of scholarship, research, and the arts. Accepted work will be displayed for the University community to view.
The annual Showcase celebration is set for Friday, March 28, 2008, and includes the Academic Showcase, a luncheon presentation of the Distinguished Faculty Address, a reception for WSU retirees, a reception honoring recent patent awardees, and Celebrating Excellence, the University’s recognition banquet for faculty and staff, including those recently promoted or tenured.
Abstracts for Academic Showcase will be accepted now through Feb. 1. The Showcase website is http://showcase.wsu.edu/.
For questions, contact Tena Old (skeen@wsu.edu or 509-335-1467). If she is not available, Janet Herrlinger (herrlingerj@wsu.edu or 509-335-0989) can also assist you.
PUBLIC ISSUES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (PILD)
"CONNECTIVITY: COMMUNITY TO THE CAPITOL"
The Public issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference is your premier opportunity for professional development in the public issues arena. The conference also provides the unique opportunity to interact with federal decision makers. The dates of the conference are April 28-30 in Arlington, Virginia.
For more information please check the following website http://www.jcep.org/images/PILDRegistration08.pdf
WSU MASTER GARDENERS CELEBRATE 35th ANNIVERSARY AND CONFERENCE
Mark your calendars for the 35th Anniversary of WSU Master Gardeners!
Our celebration will be held along with the joint Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State and WSU Extension Advanced Training Conference at Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center, Port Townsend, WA, June 12 through 14, 2008. We have a group of excellent speakers from Washington State University, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Northwest Garden Writers and Authors, along with Nursery Owners. You won’t want to miss this educational opportunity and gala celebration!
You may download the Conference Registration Form http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/mgfws/pdf/2008RegistrationForm.pdf and the Conference Description http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/mgfws/pdf/WSUMG2008ConfDescription.pdf from the WSU Extension Master Gardener web site http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/ or from the MG Foundation of Washington State (MGFWS) website http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/mgfws/index.html starting January 15, 2008. New in 2008, you may register online using this WSU site https://ocrs.wsu.edu/Signup/?eventid=356. Online registration allows payment by credit card. Online registration is not required.
- If at all possible, register for this conference online at https://ocrs.wsu.edu.signup/?eventid=356. This is a secure web site that accepts credit cards.
- You will be asked to create a password. Your password must contain a minimum of seven (7) characters consisting of letters, numbers, and at least one symbol (such as @, #. $, %, or &).
- If you register by mail, please note that your check is to be made out to WSU/MGFWS and mailed to Kasey Schertenleib, WSU CAHNRS Cashier, P.O. Box 646247, Pullman, WA 99164-6247.
Attendees may also register by mailing your check and hard copy registration form to Christine Bailey at 2151 Hoxie Avenue, Richland, WA 99354.
Send housing registrations to Helen Bachrach, 4311 Umptanum Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926.
MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON STATE Legislative Day, February 5, 2008
On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Master Gardener volunteers representing MG Foundation will have the opportunity to inform Washington State legislators about all the good work Master Gardeners do in partnership with WSU Extension. Master Gardeners are being asked to schedule a trip to Olympia to visit with representatives and senators from their district. This year we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Master Gardener program by WSU in King and Pierce Counties. It will be a time to come together as volunteers to show support for our great program.
Prior to your visit, MG are encouraged to prepare a one-page letter listing activities in your county. The letter should include the number of Master Gardeners and the number of hours they donate to the program. The letter should also describe impressive program impacts in your county and your clinic locations and/or classes. You should limit the letter to one page. We don't want to bury them in paper. MG are asked to call representatives and senators to make an appointment. If you need contact phone numbers, e-mail Bill Havens, MGFWS at behavens@earthlink.net. Give me your legislative district number and Bill will provide you with the phone numbers.
Master Gardeners will meet together in the Capital Rotunda at 10 a.m. on February 5th. Not all of your senators or representatives will be available on that day; however, your literature can be delivered to their office in Olympia or you can visit them when they are in your home district.
Let's use this opportunity to remind our legislators about the importance of the Master Gardener program in communities all over the state. Together we can demonstrate to our legislators that the citizens of Washington State are receiving a worthy return on their investment in our program.
Source: William Havens, President, Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State
FY 2008 NATIONAL INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY PROGRAM (NIWQP) REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
The release of the FY 2008 National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP) Request for Applications (RFA) has been announced. The link http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/waterqualityicgp.cfm will take you to the CSREES funding opportunity page. From that site, you can download the RFA and access the Grants.gov application site.
For the FY 2008 RFA, we have combined priorities for the Extension/Education and Integrated Research, Education, and Extension projects (pp. 10-12 of the RFA). We believe that combining these priority areas is consistent with all efforts aimed at solving problems at a watershed (or similar) scale. We also have created an opportunity for Education (only) focused projects on these same priority areas (pp. 10-12). We anticipate that these education projects will foster new multi-disciplinary educational opportunities to prepare the next generation of water professionals.
CSREES will release a future RFA for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). This RFA will focus on effects of grazing land conservation practices on watershed health. Our anticipated release date is late February or early March 2008. If you have questions regarding the NIWQP RFA, please feel free to contact Mike O’Neill (moneill@csrees.usda.gov) or Bruce Mertz (bmertz@csrees.usda.gov).
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE KARL HOBSON MEMORIAL FUND
Funding is available for professional development activities for WSU Extension staff, faculty and/or volunteers. The Karl Hobson Memorial fund offers scholarships of up to $1,000 for the development of professional staff and volunteers who show promise for enhanced performance following the selected training. No portion of the funds may be used for support of, promotion of, or any work associated with the beer and wine industries.
The due date for the Karl Hobson Memorial fund for professional development is March 1st, 2008. The guidelines and requirements for the plan application are located on the WSU Extension Professional Development Web site, http://ext.wsu.edu/pd/. Please email completed plan applications to Brigitta Jozefowski at brigitta@wsu.edu no later than March 1st, 2008.
WSU DIVERSITY AWARD RECIPIENT NAMED
College of Education Professor D. Michael Pavel has been selected to receive the Inaugural Faculty Diversity Award. The Division of Student Affairs in cooperation with the Office of the Provost created the award to recognize WSU faculty that advance diversity through teaching, research, and service.
WSU Extension submitted two nominations for the first annual award. Thought not selected at this time we want to acknowledge the excellent program work with diverse audiences of Dan Fagerlie, Ferry County, and Karen Lewis, Grant County.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee selected Debi Robinson-Smith and Michael Schwartz to receive the MLK Distinguished Service Award. Robinson-Smith is the assistant director in the Women’s Resource Center. Schwartz, a native of San Jose, California, is a graduate assistant in the Center for Civic Engagement. Pavel, Robinson-Smith, and Schwartz will be formally recognized during the MLK Convocation, Saturday, 3:00 p.m., in Beasley Coliseum. To learn more about these outstanding individuals, read the full news release at www.thedivision.wsu.edu.
SCHEDULE
The WSU Extension offices will be closed on Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Linda will be in Pullman Tuesday and Wednesday. She will be in western WA area on Thursday and Friday attending the NW Ag Business Center Board Meeting in Mt. Vernon, and the CEREO meeting with King County officials.
John will be in Pullman all week.
Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
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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