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April 25, 2008
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
EXTENSION ENGAGED: RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH ASSURANCES
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am
Extension Engaged: "Responsibilities and Liabilities When Using Human Subjects, Animals and Hazardous Materials." If you use animals, human subjects and hazardous materials in your extension, research or educational programming, you MUST comply with federal, state and university laws and regulations. Failure to do so exposes you to risk or criminal prosecution, lawsuits and other ramifications.
The WSU office of Research Assurances provides rules that provide protecting animals and pesticide usage. Faculty and staff need to know these rules for their own protection. So join us for this Extension Engaged videostream and learn about your responsibilities and how you can protect yourself from liability, prosecution or other punitive actions.
Guests include:
- Dale Moore, Director, Veterinary Extension
- John Winder, Associate Dean and Associate Director, WSU Extension
- Catherine Daniels, Manager, Pesticide Information Center and Extension Specialist
- Dr. Steve Russell, WSU Veterinarian
This is a MUST SEE presentation! All supervisors, department chairs, county directors should encourage faculty and staff to attend or watch the archived videostream.
To attend the presentation, join us in FSHN T-101, please arrive 15 minutes before broadcast. To watch the videostream, go to http://eces.wsu.edu/video/stream.html
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER SUPPLY AND AGRICULTURE
Monday, April 28, 12:00 noon - 1:00pm, WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center
Presenters:
- Jeremy Little- UW Climate Impacts Group
- Chad Kruger - WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR) Interim Director
We will discuss the likely future impacts of climate change on water resources including glaciers, snow pack, rivers, aquifers, and precipitation patterns. The presentation will include hydrographs of current western Washington watershed systems with a discussion of “managed” and “unmanaged” stream flows, and likely changes in the short and long term. We will also discuss impacts on irrigated agriculture and adaptation in agricultural systems. Please send Jonathan Roozen jfroozen@wsu.edu an email on whether or not you would like to attend so we can keep a count of who all will be attending.
BOOK REPRINT FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Extension Publishing and Printing in cooperation with the WSU Extension, the Division of Governmental Studies and Services and the author Steve Lundin are pleased to announce the 2nd printing of "The Governments Closest to the People - MISC0567"
This book describes the complex and varied system of local government in Washington State. Details are provided about virtually every type of local government that may be formed, as well as major laws and subjects impacting local governments. Separate chapters discuss how each of these types of local government operate, including details about its creation, how boundaries are altered, its governing body, its powers and authorities, and its finances. The history of local government in general and of each different type of local government is discussed. Separate chapters are included on the Growth Management Act, local elections, the local judiciary, transportation, and other topics. The book is designed for use as a college-level textbook, a reference book for local governmental officials and employees, and the general public.
This publication is available for sale from Extension Publishing and Printing for $85. The county offices will receive a 20% discount for orders. Due to the cost to produce the publication, we cannot give the standard 40% discount as we do on other publications.
This publication can be purchased in the following ways.
On the web at www.pubs.wsu.edu(I recommend Extension Employees fax an IRI. The web does not provide for the 20% discount.)
By Phone: 1-800-723-1763
By fax: 509-335-3006
By standard mail:
WSU Extension Publishing and Printing
PO Box 645912
Pullman, WA 99164-5912
We accept Visa, Mastercard, checks, IRI's and PO's
NEMATOLOGY WEBSITE
A new web site for your reference regarding WSU Prosser and Extenson resources for nematology is http://www.prosser.wsu.edu/faculty/riga/Riga-index.html
Source: Ekaterini Riga, Assistant Professor and Extension Nematologist (riga@wsu.edu), faculty member of the Plant Pathology Department at WSU-IAREC, Prosser
PERSONNEL
July 1st, 2007 John Gardner was appointed to the newly created position of Vice President of Economic Development and Extension. John Gardner have worked to clarify this new organizational structure and to determine how to provide administrative support to the Office of Economic Development. It was decided to create a new area separate from Extension, entitled "Economic Development and Extension." Under this area are the Small Business Development Center, WSU West, and the Office of Intellectual Property Administration. These units report directly to John Gardner. Extension remains as Area 41, also with a direct report to John Gardner.
On April 15th, Mary Hoffman's job responsibilities were expanded to include support for economic development. Her new title is "Director, WSU Economic Development and Extension Budget and Business Operations.” Mary will continue in all aspects of reporting, accounting, and internal controls for Extension. She will also provide leadership in the development of policies, procedures, organizational strucutrea dn other matters related to the creation of the “Office of Economic Development and Extension."
We are grateful to Mary for her excellent support of the fiscal and management tasks for WSU and for WSU Extension.
SCHEDULE
Next week both Linda and John will be in Pullman.
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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