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Vol. 7, No. 44 September 18, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Annual Conference
...Building Housing NE Area Office Tightens Security
...Farewell Reception for Carol Fink in Pottawatomie
County
...True Colors Workshop: Office Professionals
...Midwest Ag Issues the Focus of Conference
...Recipe Booklet to be Distributed at Annual Conference
...KCARE Environmental News Sign-Up
...Attention Research, Extension and College of Ag
Macintosh Users!
...Publications/Production Services Update
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Dear Colleagues:
I encourage everyone to attend Annual Conference. The organizing committee
has put together an excellent program of interest to extension, research,
and teaching faculty.
The program and registration information
are available at: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/annualconference/
I look forward to seeing you at Annual
Conference.
Marc Johnson
Dean and Director
BUILDING HOUSING
NE AREA OFFICE TIGHTENS SECURITY
The Building Director of U.S. Grain Marketing Research Center at 1515
College Avenue in Manhattan received word last week that security is
being tightened at that location as a precautionary measure.
Therefore, effective immediately, all back and side doors to that
building will be locked during office hours. If you will be coming to
the NE Area Office to see one of the staff members or coming to the conference room, you will need to use the front door, which is the east
entrance facing College Avenue.
Also, when you come in the front door,
you will need to stop at the front desk, sign in, and obtain a visitor
badge from the front office.
We'll keep you informed of any changes
that may affect that office/location. If you have any questions or
concerns, please let me know. --Janice Lierz jlierz@oznet.ksu.edu
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR CAROL FINK IN
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
We wish Carol Fink the best as she starts a new endeavor. Carol is
leaving Pottawatomie County after 20 years of service. She is pursuing
her doctorate degree and working half time through the State 4-H and
Youth Development Program on developing evaluations for the FNP
program.
There will be a reception for Carol on
September 24, 7 p.m., in the Sunflower Room, Westmoreland. All are
welcome to stop by and wish Carol the best. --Della Sass dsass@oznet.ksu.edu
TRUE COLORS WORKSHOP : OFFICE
PROFESSIONALS
“What Makes Me Tick and What Ticks Me Off” is the title of this year’s
Classified Office Professional Advisory Committee’s (COPAC) FREE
workshop. This workshop on “True Colors” is for ALL K-State Research
and Extension, College of Agriculture and County Office Professionals.
At the workshop you will be provided with
the tool of “True Colors.” With this tool you can gain insight into
why you do things the way you do and understand why others have a
different way of doing things. “True Colors” is a unique way to
improve the quality of your life at work and at home.
In order for everyone in an office to
have the opportunity to attend the one day workshop, “True Colors”
will be presented on two days. You may choose either Tuesday, October 2,
OR Wednesday, October 3, 2001. The workshop will be held in Pottorf
Hall, Cico Park, in Manhattan. You may bring your own lunch and eat
at the site, or you may eat at a local restaurant or fast food place.
Please join your fellow K-State Research and Extension campus and county
co-workers in this enlightening workshop.
If you wish to register by e-mail, the
following information is needed: Name, e-mail address,
Department/Unit/County Extension Office, City, and which workshop date
attending. Send this information to Jan Taggart jbt@wheat.ksu.edu
. Registration deadline is September 21, 2001. If you have questions,
call 785-532-1945. --COPAC
MIDWEST AG ISSUES THE FOCUS OF
CONFERENCE
Poster proposals are being accepted until October 1, 2001 for
"The Changing Face of the Rural Midwest: Latino Immigration
Challenges for Communities and Institutions." The conference,
designed for research, Extension, organizational professionals, and
community leaders working with Latino communities, will be held November
7-9 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The registration fee is $100, received by
October 22, or $150 after that date.
Highlights include:
* National and internationally recognized speakers
* Session topics on community leadership, education, immigrant rights,
etc.
* Midwest presentations of research and program experience
* Poster session
* Study tour of the Omaha Latino Community Centers
All K-State Research and Extension
faculty received a Conference brochure in May. You may request
additional copies for community leaders and more information from Tonya
Mjelde in Ames, Iowa at either 515-294-3803 or tmjelde@iastate.edu
, or contact planning committee member, Carol Young.
The Conference is being coordinated by
the MidAmerica International Agricultural Consortium, (MIAC), whose
member institutions are the state universities of Iowa, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska. Learn more about MIAC at: www.miac.org
. Kansas Dean and Director Marc Johnson is the current Chair of MIAC. --Carol
Young cyoung@oznet.ksu.edu
RECIPE BOOKLET TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
As a service to a valuable Extension partner, the annual recipe
books published by the Kansas Wheat Commission will be a part of the
"pick up" materials on Wednesday afternoon of Annual Conference at CICO
Park. Each county will have 100 books to be picked
up. If you need more, let Cindy Falk at the Wheat Commission know.
--Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
KCARE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS SIGN-UP
If you are not currently receiving the weekly KCARE Environmental News
electronic newsletter, you can easily sign up to do so. Just send a
message to mailserv@lists.oznet.ksu.edu
. Type "No message" (without the quotation marks) in the
subject line. In the body of the message, type: "subscribe ksuenv"
(without the quotation marks). Then hit the return key once or twice. If
you do not start receiving the newsletter within a week after doing
this, send an e-mail either to Bill Hargrove, KCARE Director, bhargrov@oznet.ksu.edu
; or Steve Watson, editor of KCARE Environmental News, swatson@oznet.ksu.edu
; and we'll add your name directly.
Anyone can subscribe to the newsletter,
not just K-State personnel. All Extension agents should be receiving the
newsletter. The KCARE Environmental News consists of short articles on
environmental topics from K-State sources and research projects; Kansas
government agencies; and relevant news from EPA, USDA, and other
national sources. It's a "must read" for anyone interested in
environmental news. And, it's free! --Steve Watson swatson@oznet.ksu.edu
ATTENTION RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND
COLLEGE OF AG MACINTOSH USERS!
A new listing of Mac users is being created and we need to know who you
are. Let us know by sending an e-mail to jamiller@oznet.ksu.edu
. Once the new listing is created, an informational survey will be sent
out to all known Mac users. Thanks. --Jill Miller jamiller@oznet.ksu.edu
PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION SERVICES UPDATE
Insects Coming Back
"Insects in Kansas," publication number S-131, is expected to be
back in stock by the end of September. Later this month, watch your mail
for order forms to give to clients -- individuals, nurseries, schools,
pest control firms, and other private enterprises. The forms will direct
them to contact the Distribution Center to place orders. Price for
external customers is $25, plus shipping and tax, as applicable. Customers
will receive invoices with their shipments and should NOT prepay, since
shipping costs vary, and some orders may be tax-exempt.
Price for internal customers is $18.66 per
copy, plus shipping. Internal customers are defined as those who will pay
with an interdepartmental or interagency voucher -- including county/area
offices, research centers, and other state agencies.
Orders may be placed at any time with the
Distribution Center, 24 Umberger Hall, Manhattan KS 66506-3402; phone
785-532-5830; fax 785-532-7938; or e-mail orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu
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1st Quarter Order Form Notes and
Corrections
"Kansas Lawn Weeds," publication number S-56, is under revision
and should not have appeared on the 1st Quarter Order Form 2002. Any
orders already placed will be canceled. The item will appear on a monthly
order form when revision is complete.
In addition, a number of insect management
publications appeared on the order form with last year's date. These items
are updated annually, so most orders will be filled with the 2002
versions, not the 2001 publication. If you want copies of the 2001
versions, please let us know as soon as possible. The 2002 publications
will be available in February. The publications are: MF809 Alfalfa Insect
Management, MF810 Insect Management for Field Corn, MF814 Management of
Sunflower Insect Pests, MF742 Sorghum Insect Management, MF743 Soybean
Insect Management, and MF745 Wheat Insect Management.
4-H Publications
Please note that 4-H474 and 4-H188 have been combined as 4-H474 titled
"Treasurer's Record Book." There has been some confusion with
the title and number changes that accompanied the combined publication.
The number 4-H188 has been deadfiled. If you need copies of
"Treasurer's Record Book," please order 4-H474. If your office
mistakenly received copies of 4-H188 during the last year, please return
them -- along with a copy of your invoice or a notation of the date
received -- for an equal number of the current publication. These will be
sent at no cost or penalty.
Enrollment cards MG3A and MG3B have been
recently reprinted, and all third quarter orders for these items should be
shipped and received by September 21. If you have not received your order,
please contact the Distribution Center or Nancy Peavler. --Nancy Peavler npeavler@oznet.ksu.edu
VIEW
THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS .
Submit
corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu
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DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER
SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2001, THROUGH OCTOBER 2, 2001:
Sunday, September 30,
through Thursday, October 4
.... National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
(NEAFCS), Portland, OR, Vicky Overley voverley@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, October 2
.... What Makes Me Tick & What Ticks Me Off, Manhattan (Pottorf
Hall), Statewide, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Jan Taggart jbt@wheat.ksu.edu
.... SW Area Agent Animal Science Update, Garden City, 9:30 a.m., Ron Hale
rhale@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, October 2, through
Wednesday, October 3
.... Kansas Assn of Family & Community Education (KAFCE),
Manhattan, Statewide, M. Gayle Price gprice@oznet.ksu.edu
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