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Vol. 8, No. 33 July 9, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE...
...July 2 Memo from
Marc Johnson, Dean and Director
...Plant Pathology Seminar Series Speaker - July 10
...Kansas State Fair Information on 4-H Website
...FACS Quiz Bowl Deadline
...Thank You
...Productions Services/Publications Update
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
JULY 2 MEMO FROM
MARC JOHNSON, DEAN AND DIRECTOR
We are implementing strategies to respond to a major budget shortfall.
Following are some of the actions being taken:
- In the College of Agriculture we are
closing six faculty positions to address a half million dollar shortfall.
- In K-State Research and Extension we are:
a.) closing 21 faculty positions (14 now and 7 as soon as they are vacant)
b.) closing 13 classified positions
c.) requesting USDA approval for 30 early retirement positions within
Extension
d.) reducing operating expenses by $1.6 million
e.) collecting the county share of county extension agent employee benefit
costs from county councils
f.) reducing area extension specialist support from five offices to four;
the South Central Area Extension Office will downsize significantly.
Units will be determining in the next
couple of months how to operate with less resources. There will be
numerous challenges responding to these changes. We will operate
differently, but we still have much to do to fulfill our missions. In the
future as our block grant from the state is increased, we will place first
emphasis on salaries and operating support for those who continue working.
We will be starting our five-year planning
procedure for 2004-2008. This should be a useful exercise to select
priorities which we can accomplish with our new level of resources, plus
the fruits of our entrepreneurship.
Best wishes to each of you, individually,
as you adjust to these changes. --Marc Johnson mjohnson@oznet.ksu.edu
PLANT PATHOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES SPEAKER
- JULY 10
Dr. Simon Hogan will be speaking in the Plant Pathology Seminar
Series on July 10, at 11 a.m. in Throckmorton 4031.
The title of his seminar is
"Potential Impact of Genetically Modified Plants on Health and
Disease." Dr. Hogan is with the Allergy and Inflammation Research
Group, Department of Molecular Bioscience at John Curtin School of
Medical Research in Canberra, Australia.
Dr. Hogan will be available from 2 p.m.
until 3:30 p.m. on July 10, for individual meetings. If you are
interested in meeting with Dr. Hogan, please contact Merla Brookman at
532-1330 to schedule an appointment. --Merla Brookman merla@plantpath.ksu.edu
KANSAS STATE FAIR INFORMATION ON 4-H
WEBSITE
Kansas State Fair information that was previously mailed to local
Extension offices as a large packet, will not be mailed this year. The
information is on the Kansas 4-H website! Go to the Kansas 4-H homepage
at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_4hyp/
and click on the hyperlink that will bring up the "packet"
information. You may print the contents of the entire packet or only
those pages that you need.
Because of their nature, the NCR forms
used for judging contest entry and tabulation will be mailed to your
office before the State Fair. We will continue to mail entry cards and
demonstration, fashion revue and showcase schedules to you as those are
completed. --Lindy Lindquist llindqui@oznet.ksu.edu
FACS QUIZ BOWL DEADLINE
A reminder that counties intending to enter a FACS Quiz Bowl Team
at the 2002 Kansas State Fair, need to submit 25 questions from the
assigned references by July 25. They can be e-mailed or sent hard copy to
Steve Fisher. I sent the information for FACS judging classes and FACS
Quiz Bowl references to all county offices in a letter dated May 1.
--Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
THANK YOU
Our family would like to thank you for all of the cards, e-mails,
phone calls, visitations, prayers and contributions in the loss of our
dad. We now know why all of those years ago our parents made extension
and 4-H such an important part of our lives. It makes it easier to know
that we have so many friends to support us at this time. In friendship,
Sharon Bairow-Riffey and all of the Dale Bairow Family. sriffey@oznet.ksu.edu
PRODUCTIONS SERVICES/PUBLICATIONS
UPDATE
The October New Publications Order Form will be sent July 12, not
July 5, as previously scheduled. Deadline for orders will be extended an
additional week to August 8. Drafts of the new publications will appear
on the secure Website by July 15. --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 JULY 17, 2002, THROUGH JULY 23, 2002:
Wednesday, July 17,
through Saturday, July 20
.... Stafford County Fair, Stafford, Single county, SC
.... Washington County Fair, Washington, Single county, NE
Thursday, July 18
.... Herb Growers Diagnostic School, Manhattan, Statewide, 5:00-8:00
p.m., Rhonda Janke rjanke@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, July 18,
through Saturday, July 20
.... Howard Elk County Fair, Howard, Single county, SE
Thursday, July 18,
through Sunday, July 21
.... National Association of Family and Community Education (NAFCE),
St. Louis, MO, M. Gayle Price gprice@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Franklin County Fair, Ottawa, Single county, SE
.... Kingman County Fair, Kingman, Single county, SC
.... Lane County Free Fair, Dighton, Single county, SW
.... McPherson County Fair, Canton, Single county, SC
Friday, July 19, through
Monday, July 22
.... Ford County Fair, Dodge City, Single county, SW
Friday, July 19, through
Wednesday, July 24
.... Marshall County Fair, Blue Rapids, Single county, NE
Saturday, July 20,
through Wednesday, July 24
.... Trego County Fair, WaKeeney, Single county, NW
.... Woodson County Fair, Yates Center, Single county, SE
Saturday, July 20,
through Saturday, July 27
.... Comanche County Fair, Coldwater, Single county, SW
Sunday, July 21, through
Thursday, July 25
.... Geary County Free Fair, Junction City, Single county, NE
Sunday, July 21, through
Saturday, July 27
.... Gray County Fair, Cimarron, Single county, SW
Sunday, July 21, through
Sunday, July 28
.... Pawnee County Fair, Larned, Single county, SW
Monday, July 22, through
Thursday, July 25
.... Jewell County Fair, Mankato, Single county, NE
.... Kiowa County 4-H and Free Fair, Greensburg, Single county, SW
Monday, July 22, through
Friday, July 26
.... Meade County Fair, Meade, Single county, SW
.... Doniphan County Fair, Troy, Single county, NE
Monday, July 22, through
Saturday, July 27
.... Norton County Fair, Norton, Single county, NW
.... Russell County Fair, Russell, Single county, NW
Tuesday, July 23, through
Thursday, July 25
.... Ness County Fair, Ness City, Single county, SW
.... Rawlins County Fair, Atwood, Single county, NW
Tuesday, July 23, through
Friday, July 26
.... Ottawa County Fair, Minneapolis, Single county, SC
Tuesday, July 23, through
Saturday, July 27
.... Cherokee Co. American Legion Free Fair, Columbus, Single
county, SE
.... Cloud County Fair, Concordia, Single county, NE
.... Grant County Free Fair, Ulysses, Single county, SW
Tuesday, July 23, through
Monday, July 29
.... Stanton County 4-H Fair, Johnson, Single county, SW
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