June 27, 2008

Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:

• EXTENSION LAUNCHES FOOD SAFETY POD CAST SERIES
  
• HANLEY NAMED SAF FELLOW
  
• 4-H TEEN CONFERENCE IN PULLMAN
  
• KRUGER TO CO-LEAD WSDA AGRICULTURAL WORKING GROUP
  
• JOURNAL OF EXTENSION
  
• NEW FACULTY / AP ORIENTATION IN AUGUST
  
• DIRECTOR REAPPOINTMENT
  
• PERSONNEL
  
• SCHEDULE

EXTENSION LAUNCHES FOOD SAFETY POD CAST SERIES
How can you assure your food is safe to eat? A new series of podcasts from WSU Extension helps answer some of these questions. Each “Food Safety in a Minute” podcast offers listeners a handy, easy-to-apply tip. The first in the series began Wednesday, June 25. Additional podcasts in the series will be posted each Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Pacific time.

HANLEY NAMED SAF FELLOW
Washington State University Extension forester Don Hanley has been named a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters, the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit professional forestry organization. The honor is bestowed on only about five percent of the society’s members to recognize outstanding contributions to the society and the forestry profession. SAF Fellows are elected by the society’s membership.

4-H TEEN CONFERENCE IN PULLMAN
On June 29 300 4-H youth and chaperones will descend upon the WSU Pullman campus for three days of learning, listening, and adventure as part of the 4-H Teen Conference.  Youth will have the opportunity to hear Lateefah Simon from the San Francisco DA’s office in her keynote presentation, “Stories of Hope” on Monday morning at Beasley Coliseum.  The rest of the day will be spent in learning and exploring workshops all over campus followed by the banquet dinner at Ensminger Pavilion where Mayor Glenn Johnson will address the theme of the conference “Rise to the Challenge.”  Tuesday begins with a multi-media presentation, “Voices” and concludes with a college Information Rendezvous on Terrell Mall.  For more information contact Susan Butts, conference manager at sbutts@wsu.edu.

KRUGER TO CO-LEAD WSDA AGRICULTURAL WORKING GROUP
Chad Kruger, Interim Director for the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR) has been selected to co-lead the WSDA Agricultural Working Group on Climate Change Mitigation.  To read the news release, go to http://agr.wa.gov/News/2008/08-21.htm

JOURNAL OF EXTENSION
Several WSU staff published in the June issue of the Journal of Extension (http://www.joe.org/joe/2008june/index.shtml).
Jan Seago, Robert Simmons, and Scott Fedale co-authored Using Satellite Broadcasts to Educate the Public About Watershed Issues on a Regional Basis with Bob Mahler from Idaho. 
Michael Wallace wrote Engaging Migrant Families in Extension Technology Programs.

NEW FACULTY / AP ORIENTATION IN AUGUST
New hires in faculty positions and those in Administrative Professionals positions who provide direct delivery of programs should expect to receive in the mail an invitation to attend the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) and Extension “New Faculty / AP Orientation.” The dates are August 19-21, Pullman. Those hired since August 2007 are invited. Contact Kathy Stilwell at 509-335-2933, if you have any questions.

DIRECTOR REAPPOINTMENT
The following county directors have been reappointed:

• Aaron Esser, Adams County, 4-year reappointment
• Mark Heitstuman, Asotin County, 4-year reappointment
• Curtis Beus, Clallam County, 2-year reappointment
• Doug Stienbarger, Clark County, 4-year reappointment
• Katherine Baril, Jefferson County, 4-year reappointment
• Brad Gaolach, King County, 4-year reappointment
• Sheila Gray, Lewis County, 4-year reappointment
• Bridget Rohner, Lincoln County, 1-year reappointment, interim
• Janet Schmidt, Whitman County, 4-year reappointment

The following district directors have been reappointed:

• Randy Baldree, SE District, 4-year reappointment

PERSONNEL
Separations:

Ole Helgerson, County Director, Skamania County, Effective August 31, 2008, 100% Extension, Faculty, Retirement

Alecia Gibbs, Principal Assistant, WSU Extension Administration, Effective July 8, 2008, 100% Extension, AP, Resignation

SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  She will be attending the SE district faculty meeting in Tri-Cities on Wednesday.

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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