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February 22, 2008
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
REMINDER: WEDA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE NOMINATIONS DUE MARCH 1ST
Please take the time to nominate your program for the Western Extension Directors Association (WEDA) Awards of Excellence. The WSU Extension educators have been very successful in having their programs recognized in previous years this award has been in place. Past WSU winners
include:
- 2005 Award Winner: Western Regional Institute for Community Oriented Public
Safety (WRICOPS)
- 2006 Award Winner: Germ City; Clear Hands, Healthy People Program
- 2006 Regional Qualifying Program: Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Education
- 2007 Regional Qualifying Programs: Strengthening Families Program and Rural
Bridges Program
The Award of Excellence includes a monetary stipend to support the program, and winners will be asked to present this July at the Western Extension Directors' meeting July 8, Fairbanks, AK.
The purpose of this award is to recognize Extension outreach education programming that has achieved outstanding accomplishments, results and impacts in addressing contemporary issues in one or more of the 13 Western states and territories.
A subcommittee of the WSU Extension Administration Team will review the proposals and Dean Fox will forward two nominations for consideration.
The Western Extension Program Leaders Committee is tasked with reviewing and rating the nominations. The Western Directors make the final selection of award winners.
Applications for this award need to be sent electronically to Brigitta Jozefowski (Brigitta@wsu.edu) no later than March 1st.
The guidelines are very specific. Applications are limited to 3 pages maximum. Please CAREFULLY follow the requirements as outlined in the attachment. Award Winners and Project Abstracts can be accessed at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/weda/orginfo/winners.html
Don't miss this opportunity to have your program recognized. If you have questions or need more information, call Jim Lindstrom at
509.358.7871
KARL HOBSON FUND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS DUE MARCH 1ST
The Washington State University Foundation, in collaboration with the Karl Hobson family, has established the Karl Hobson Memorial Fund for the support of training opportunities for WSU Extension faculty, staff and volunteers. This fund is dedicated to the development of both volunteers and professional staff and awards are made to Extension faculty, staff and volunteers who show promise for enhanced performance following the selected training. Scholarships of up to $1000 will be awarded each year, the number dependent on applications received and the amount of expendable income available. For complete information regarding the award criteria and how to apply please access the WSU Extension Professional Development website at http://ext.wsu.edu/pd/.
The deadline for applying for the 2008 Award is March 1, 2008.
NW PARENTING AND FAMILY EDUCATION CONFERENCE
For health care professionals and researchers, educators and administrators, social workers, and others who work with children and their parents, the 14th Annual NW Parenting and Family Education Conference at WSU's Vancouver campus on March 12-14 is a must event.
This year's theme is "Rx for Family Health," which will bring together nationally recognized researchers and practitioners to share cutting-edge information, research, and practical techniques during 3 days of professional development for parenting and family educators, child-care providers, and other family-serving professionals. Students are encouraged to participate, and there is a special rate for students.
Keynote speaker Dr. Ann Corwin will share her twenty-five years of
experience in parenting consulting and child development education. As
an authority in her field of parenting counseling, she has helped thousands of parents - with children ages birth to five years and beyond. Experts will conduct numerous workshops before and during the conference, covering a wide range of parenting and child development topics, including at risk and difficult children, and infant mental health.
Hosted by Washington State University, Oregon State University, Montana State University, and University of Idaho, this annual conference is the premier event on parenting and family education. For more information on the conference and to register on line, please click on http://capps.wsu.edu/parenting/index.html , or contact Jane Lanigan at WSU Vancouver (360-546-9715 or jlanigan@wsu.edu ) or Susan Butts in Pullman (509-335-4097 or sbutts@wsu.edu ).
4-H KNOW YOUR GOVERNMENT IN WSU TODAY
The annual WSU Extension 4-H Know Your Government (KYG) Conference took politics into their own hands as they lobbied, gave speeches and asked 4-H teens for their vote to elect the next KYG governor. Read the entire article at http://wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&Publication
ID=4878&TypeID=1
CHANGES IN GRANTS.GOV
Grants.gov is the source to FIND and APPLY for Federal government grants. The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) will continue to utilize Grants.gov to post CSREES discretionary funding opportunities and, in some cases, other CSREES funding opportunities, and receive electronic applications. Initially, in order to submit an electronic application to a Federal agency via Grants.gov a mini-software application, PureEdge Viewer, was needed to access and complete the necessary forms. Grants.gov is currently transitioning to use of a different mini-software application, Adobe Reader version 8.1.1.
Currently, the Grants.gov plan is to no longer make available as of April 1, 2008 PureEdge for posting application packages to Grants.gov.
Grants.gov also plans to no longer accept electronic PureEdge applications as of June 30, 2008. CSREES is in the process of establishing its own transition plan from PureEdge to Adobe given Grants.gov's publicized dates. Once established, CSREES will announce its plan accordingly.
Source: John Winder
PERSONNEL
Separations:
Christopher F. Feise, Director, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, WSU Puyallup Effective March 31, 2008, 50% Extension, 50% Research, Faculty Retirement
SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman on Monday and on the Westside Tuesday through Friday attending meetings in Olympia, Puyallup, Vancouver and Seattle.
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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