May 2, 2008
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
PROVOST CANDIDATE FORUMS
Two candidates for the position of Provost and Executive Vice President of Washington State University will visit campus next week and appear in forums open to all faculty, staff, and students. Faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in the open forums.
Monday, May 5, 3-4:30 p.m. forum with Dr. Eric Barron in FSHN T-10.
Tuesday, May 6, 3-4:30 p.m. forum with Dr. Steven Hoch in FSHN T-10.
Candidate information and video connection information are available at the Provost and Executive Vice President Search web site:
http://www.provost-execvp-search.wsu.edu/ .
Two additional candidates are scheduled to visit the following week.
WSU REPRESENTED ON THE GOVERNOR'S CLIMATE ADVISORY TEAM
We are pleased to announce that we now have two people from WSU on the Governor's Climate Advisory Team (CAT). Chad Kruger, Interim Director of Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, will serve on the team again this year. He will co-lead the Agricultural Sub-Committee with Kirk Cook of WSDA. Jake Fey, Director of the WSU Extension Energy Program, is new to the group and will serve on both the Buildings and Energy Efficiency and the State Environmental Policy Act Implementation Working Groups. In addition, Jake will be on the Growth Management Act Advisory Policy Committee. We look forward to working through these two people on any business related to the CAT.
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
MASTER GARDENER CONFERENCE, PORT TOWNSEND
The conference will be here before we know it. The committee has been working hard to make the 35th Anniversary of the Master Gardener Program a memorable celebration. If you haven't gotten your reservation in, now is the time to do it. On May 12, 2008, registration fees will increase from $145 to $160. So you still have time before the rate goes up. The conference brochure, registration form, and the link to online registration can be found at http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/.
SCHEDULE
Linda will be conducting a CSREES program review of the University of Guam and out of the office next week.
John will be in Pullman on Monday through Thursday. He will be in Seattle on Friday attending meetings at King County.
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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