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The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 7, No. 12    February 6, 2001


IN THIS ISSUE...
...Please Take Note
...Rethink - An Anger Management Program to Help Professionals Work with Parents and Teens
...Values, Voice, Vision and Virtue: The 2001 K-State Leadership Seminar
...Kids' Field Day
...Radio Broadcasting Workshop for County Agents
...Notice to K-State Research and Extension Faculty
...Master Schedule


...Tuesday Letter Archives


PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
We hope that many of you are planning to attend the LEAD Training on March 6. PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE to "KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY," (NOT - KSU Foundation as written on the registration materials). We  apologize for this error. --Diane Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

RETHINK - AN ANGER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO HELP PROFESSIONALS WORK WITH PARENTS AND TEENS
This "train the trainer" session is for teachers, counselors, Extension agents, parenting educators, youth agency workers and other interested professionals who want to help parents and teens learn to manage their anger and channel it in positive directions. This workshop will be held in Colby, Kansas, on February 20 and 21. Please pre-register for the workshop by February 14.  The number of participants is limited.

For more information, contact Libby Curry, Extension Specialist, FACS, NW,  lcurry@oznet.ksu.edu ; or Carol Young, Extension Specialist, FACS, SW, cyoung@oznet.ksu.edu .

Information and registration is also available at this web site: www.oznet.ksu.edu/NWAreaOffice/

 

VALUES, VOICE, VISION AND VIRTUE: THE 2001 K-STATE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
Practicing ethical leadership will be the focus of the fifth annual K-State Leadership Seminar on February 28, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union. Dr. Bill Grace, founder and Executive
Director of the Center for Ethical Leadership, has developed the 4-V Model of Ethical Leadership through his research. The 4-V Model features values, voice, vision, and virtue components.

Dr. Grace's model is built on his theoretical exploration of ethics as it is applied to leadership roles. The model was created based on Grace's research on ethical leaders in the Pacific Northwest. The need and demand for ethical leadership training beyond higher education was the catalyst for the creation of the Center for Ethical Leadership.

The Center for Ethical Leadership was founded in 1990 as a non-profit corporation in the state of Washington. The first ethical leadership program was launched in 1992 with institutes for youth in the Seattle area. Since then, programs have expanded to serve youth and adults with a focus on increasing moral awareness and the courage to take moral action. The center has been recognized in the top five leadership-training organizations in the country, and receives support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 

The K-State Leadership Seminar is co-sponsored by the following offices and organizations: Office of the Provost, College of Agriculture, KSU Center for Leadership, College of Human Ecology, Leadership Studies and Programs, Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development, Kansas Center for Rural Initiatives, K-State Research & Extension, K-State Community Service Program, and the Leadership Studies and Programs Ambassadors.

Registration for the seminar is $15 per person, which includes an informal luncheon and breaks. Registration materials are available from the Kansas Center for Rural Initiatives, kcri@ksu.edu , 785-532-6868. --Stan McAdoo smcadoo@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

KIDS' FIELD DAY
Kids' Field Day is the new Website designed by Jim Shroyer and Denise Wood in Agronomy. The site, which can be found at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids/ , comes with colorful illustrations and child-appropriate text to educate children about the science used in agriculture. It covers everything from "Soils are the Pits...come and see what we’re talking about," to farmers’ use of satellites and computers to
increase production. 

Take a look -- this is a great resource for teachers, students and their parents to learn a lot more about agriculture in an accurate but fun way. --Mary Lou Peter mlpeter@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

RADIO BROADCASTING WORKSHOP FOR COUNTY AGENTS
Following is an announcement of a special radio broadcasting workshop for northeast area agents and specialists. This invitation is also extended to those agents and specialists in the other four Research and Extension areas, who missed, or can't make, the workshops conducted in their areas, and would still like to participate. Please notify the Northeast Area Research and Extension Office in Manhattan as soon as possible, if you're planning to attend. Thanks for your interest.

RADIO BROADCASTING WORKSHOP FOR COUNTY AGENTS
Thursday, March 8 - 1-4 p.m.
Northeast Area Research and Extension Center
1515 College Avenue
Manhattan

K-State Research and Extension Radio Specialists Eric Atkinson and Randall Kowalik will be conducting these three-hour workshops on utilizing radio, and internet audio, as part of your regular communications efforts. There will be an open discussion of: 

*where radio fits into an agent's activities
*how to access local and area radio broadcasts, and methods of presenting information on radio
*what to do in preparation for a radio presentation
*effectively recording and distributing your own radio material to local and area broadcast outlets
*how to interact with radio station personnel in a mutually beneficial way
*how to deal with calls from broadcast reporters, and what to expect in a live broadcast interview
*the future of radio as a communications tool, in light of the internet
*how...and if...locally-produced audio can be posted on a county Extension web site as an effective means of communications 

These workshops will encourage open dialogue on these, and any other subjects pertaining to radio usage, including the experiences of agents in attendance who have employed radio in their careers. Any agents who have recorded samples of their radio work are more than welcome to bring a tape in (preferably a cassette) for critique. This is intended as a casual, informative exchange of ideas on radio as a functional, practical and inexpensive communications vehicle. --Eric Atkinson eatkinso@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

NOTICE TO K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FACULTY
We sent a letter to K-State Research and Extension Unit Heads last week announcing competitive funding for social science proposals. If you haven't received this yet, please contact your unit head.

Proposals should focus on one of the four high priority issues listed with the announcement. The deadline for receipt of proposals is April 2, 2001. Contact one of us if you have any questions or need more information. --Dick Wootton rwootton@oznet.ksu.edu  and George Ham gham@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu .

DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2001, THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 2001:

 

Wednesday, February 14
.... Crop School, Osage, Single county, SE, Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... No-till/Reduced-till School, Greensburg/KW, Single county, SW, a.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu 

Thursday, February 15
.... Crop School, Wilson, Single county, SE, Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... Diagnosing Wheat Production Problems, Pratt at 619 N. Main St., SC Area & Eastern SW counties, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., H. Leroy Brooks lbrooks@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... Radio Broadcasting Workshop for County Agents, Garden City, SW Area, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Eric Atkinson eatkinso@oznet.ksu.edu 

Friday, February 16
.... Soybean Production Efficiency School, Marion, Single county, SC, Stu Duncan sduncan@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... Radio Broadcasting Workshop for County Agents, Colby, NW Area, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Eric Atkinson eatkinso@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... Sunflower Production Meeting, Protection/CM, Single county, SW, 1:00 p.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu 

Saturday, February 17, through Friday, February 23
.... Society for Range Management, Hawaii, Paul Ohlenbusch pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu 

Monday, February 19
.... Swine Production Meeting, Great Bend/BT and surrounding counties, SC, SW, & NW, p.m./night, Mike Tokach mtokach@oznet.ksu.edu 

Tuesday, February 20
.... TMDL/Carbon Sequestration, Dodge City/FO, Multi-county, SW, 1:00 p.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... Swine Production Meeting, Seneca/NM, Multi-county, NE, p.m./night, Mike Tokach mtokach@oznet.ksu.edu 

Tuesday, February 20, through Wednesday, February 21
.... Interpersonal Relations, Manhattan, Statewide, 8:30 a.m., Steve Scheneman sschenem@oznet.ksu.edu 
.... RETHINK Anger Management Train the Trainer Workshop, Colby, Statewide. Please pre-register for the workshop by February 14. Libby Curry lcurry@oznet.ksu.edu  and Carol Young cyoung@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

 

 

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