The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 8, No. 44   September 24, 2002

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Request for Assistance
...KSU Emeritus Faculty Fall Luncheon
...eID and KEAS Update
...NELD: North Central 2002-2003
...Healthy Teen Development Satellite Broadcast
...OPEN-K Projects Represented at CSREES Listening Session
...New Essay Contest Opportunity for 6-8 Grade 4-Hers
...Food Animal Veterinarians: An Endangered Species?
...Heartland 4-State Community Development Conference to be Held
...Professional Development Opportunity
...Journal of Leadership Education (JOLE) Now Available on Web
...Early Childhood Education Degree and More From a Distance
...Basin Advisory Committee Meetings
...Master Schedule

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
Mitch Ricketts and I are hosting a session at annual conference focused on safety issues related to 4-H trips and travel. One of the segments of that workshop will be the presentation of guidelines to follow that include a check list of things youth and adults need to keep in mind in planning for any sort of travel event. We are soliciting your input for that check list. If you have a check list you are currently using, or if you have a particular travel tip that would help your colleagues, would you send an e-mail note to either one or both of us. Our addresses are: mrickett@oznet.ksu.edu and mmcfarla@oznet.ksu.edu .

Thank you for your help! --Marcia McFarland

KSU EMERITUS FACULTY FALL LUNCHEON
The KSU Emeritus Faculty Fall Luncheon will begin promptly at 11:30 a.m. on October 15, at the Manhattan Country Club. The program will be presented by K-State Women's Basketball Coach Deb Patterson. This will be an excellent time to get a preview of what to expect from the 2002-2003 season.

The cost will be $17 per person, which includes the buffet, dessert, tax, gratuity, and other expenses. Seating is limited, so make your reservation as early as possible. Guests are welcome, just include their names and ticket costs with your reservation.

Please return your reservation and check (payable to "KSU Emeritus Group") by October 11, 2002, to Guy Kiracofe at 2416 Hillview, Manhattan, KS 66502-1982. --George Ham gham@oznet.ksu.edu 

eID AND KEAS UPDATE
The university's authentication project, KEAS, is progressing. The goal is to match KSU computing IDs and OzNet IDs.  IET is working closely with the university as it develops this system. There are several ways IET and the university will provide information and answer questions about KEAS. A website has been set up at http://accounts.oznet.ksu.edu/keas/  with information about the KEAS project. A poster session is planned for Annual Conference to provide information about this project and how it will affect OzNet and the accounts. IET staff will be at the poster session to answer questions about KEAS. A website is being developed on the university side to provide more information and answer some frequently asked questions. Updates will be sent out in future Tuesday letters.  IET will be contacting users about KEAS and their specific KSU eID and their OzNet account ID. --Kathryn Burton kburton@oznet.ksu.edu 

NELD: NORTH CENTRAL 2002-2003
Congratulations to Dan O'Brien, Northwest Area Extension Agricultural Economist; and Jennifer Wilson, Riley County Youth, Family, and Community Development Extension Agent. They were selected as 2002-2003 National Extension Leadership Development: North Central (NELD: NC) participants.

This is Class IX for the program which consists of four three-day seminars designed to build leadership in Cooperative Extension at all organizational levels. The program is sponsored by the North Central states' Extension Services and is coordinated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

Including Dan and Jennifer, 23 K-State Research and Extension faculty have participated in NELD: North Central. If you are interested in future classes or learning more about the program, contact Marie Blythe at 785-532-6775 or mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu . --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu 

HEALTHY TEEN DEVELOPMENT SATELLITE BROADCAST
Healthy Teen Development Satellite Broadcast will be held October 17 and October 24!

The Office of Community Health is hosting the satellite broadcast, Healthy Teen Development, from Iowa State University. The broadcast will be held on October 17, with the focus on Healthy Teen Development; and October 24, with the focus on Teen Sexuality and the Role of Communication and Decision Making. The broadcast will be from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 164 in Dole Hall on the K-State campus both
dates.

Agenda for the broadcast on October 17 includes:

- What research tells us about healthy teen development
- How the teen years today are different from prior years
- Roles of parents, other adults, and communities in contributing to healthy teens
- Supports parents, other adults, and communities need to best support teens
- Roles of teens in their own development and development of their parents and /or other caregivers
- Cultural/ethnic influences in teen development and parenting teens

Agenda for the broadcast on October 24 includes:

- Findings from the national longitudinal study on adolescent health regarding parent communications on sexuality
- Working with youth as partners in promoting healthy sexuality development

For more information or to register to attend please contact Jody Hall, 785-532-7433; or Elaine Johannes, 785-532-7720. --Elaine Johannes ejohanne@oznet.ksu.edu 

OPEN-K PROJECTS REPRESENTED AT CSREES LISTENING SESSION
USDA/CYFAR (Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk) has requested that their programs be featured by Peggy Berrier Boyd, Wyandotte County Extension; and Carolyn King, Haskell Youth Extension; at the USDA/CSREES Listening Session, October 8 in Kansas City, Missouri. The youth development work that Boyd and King will overview during their remarks is related to their CYFAR-funded OPEN-K projects. The USDA/CSREES Listening Session will be held 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Through OPEN-K, out-of-school programs are supported in Wyandotte, Douglas and Scott counties. OPEN-K also supports the work of Haskell Indian Nations University Youth Extension with worker networks located in native communities across reservations and urban centers. 

For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@oznet.ksu.edu  --Elaine Johannes

NEW ESSAY CONTEST OPPORTUNITY FOR 6-8 GRADE 4-HERS
Students in grades six through eight can gain national recognition in an essay competition about science and agriculture. The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), in collaboration with USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) and National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is sponsoring the "Boundless Science for Bountiful Agriculture" essay contest for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students across the nation.

The deadline for student essay submission is November 1, 2002; essays of up to 500 words will be submitted online at http://www.cast-science.org/ . Winners will be recognized at the school, Congressional district, state, and national levels. The national winner, along with his/her parents and teacher, will receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, March 20-23, 2003, during National Agriculture Week, in addition to a $3,000 savings bond.

Topics for the competition include:
* Ag Science in the City: "The Importance of Agriculture for Urban Areas"
* Alternative Fuel Research: "Bioenergy Powering the Future"
* Conservation of Resources: "Working Cooperatively to Ensure a Bounty of Food and Natural Resources"
* Cultivating New Technologies: "Producing Food in Space" or "Using Lasers, Robots, and Computers in         Agriculture"
* Dynamic DNA: "Boosting Agricultural Bounty with Genetics"
* Food Science and Nutrition: "Using Science to Create a Safe and Healthy Food Supply"
* Weather and Crop Production: "The Impact of Atmospheric Sciences on World Food Supply"

For more details about the essay contest, visit http://www.cast-science.org/ . CAST is an international consortium of 37 scientific and professional societies. It assembles, interprets, and communicates science-based information regionally, nationally, and internationally on food, fiber, agricultural, natural resource, and related societal and environmental issues to its stakeholders - legislators, regulators, policymakers, the media, the private sector and the public. More details about CAST are available at http://www.cast-science.org/ . --Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu 

FOOD ANIMAL VETERINARIANS: AN ENDANGERED SPECIES?
The College of Veterinary Medicine will hold a national meeting at Kansas State University on October 25-26, 2002, to discuss the growing national (and international) shortfall in the numbers of food animal veterinarians.

The level of interest in food animals by current students indicates that this problem will only get worse. Recent events (FMD, BSE, Bio-terrorism threats) have raised valid questions concerning the capability of our food animal veterinary resources (i.e. trained manpower) to adequately protect animal agriculture in this country.

Please share word of this conference with your local veterinarian or veterinary supply people.

For more information about the conference (program and registration forms), go to the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine home page http://www.vet.ksu.edu , click on Continuing Education, then scroll down to October 25-26, 2002, and click on the “Food Animal Veterinarians: An Endangered Species?” title for more information. Or you may call conference organizer, Dr. Peter Chenoweth,  785-532-5700; or e-mail Dr. Chenoweth at Peter@vet.k-state.edu .

Thanks for helping promote this important conference. --Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu 

HEARTLAND 4-STATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
Community leaders can pick up practical tips on creating real-life rural development solutions at the 4-State Heartland Community Development Conference, November 7-8, at Bartlesville, Oklahoma. "Everyone interested in small community life and learning what successful communities are doing," should attend, said Notie Lansford, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension economist. "Local leadership has been identified as one of the key factors in the economic health of rural areas, but many times there is confusion as to how to turn a vision of future growth into reality," Lansford said. Conference sessions will showcase vital ingredients for small community survival in the 21st Century, the value of community strategic planning and leadership development.

The conference will take place at Bartlesville's Holiday Inn, 1410 SE Washington Boulevard. Sessions will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, November  7. The conference will finish following lunch on November 8. Cost is $65 per person if registering before October 25; $70 thereafter.

Registration forms are available through all OSU Cooperative Extension county offices or by contacting Lansford at 405-744-6555; or Dan Kahl at dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu . --Dan Kahl 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
Excelling as a First-time Supervisor is a workshop offered at several locations in Kansas (and Kansas City, Missouri) between October 15 and October 31, 2002. For additional information, go to www.careertrack.com   or call 1-800-556-3009.

This may be worthwhile for those with new supervisory responsibilities or with little or no formal training in supervision. --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu 

JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATION (JOLE) NOW AVAILABLE ON WEB
A new electronic journal, the Journal of Leadership Education (JOLE), is now available at http://www.fhsu.edu/cids/jole/jole.html . The purpose of JOLE is to expand and update the research and knowledge base of educators and practitioners and to share program ideas that promote networking and discussion. The goal is to make this journal a friendly but high quality source of information for anyone working with groups in many different ways. I have an article on the history of the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE), who sponsor this journal. You do not have to be an ALE member to access the journal. --Katey Walker kwalker@oznet.ksu.edu 

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEGREE AND MORE FROM A DISTANCE
Kansas State University’s Division of Continuing Education offers Early Childhood Education in a bachelor’s degree, as well as in an endorsement and administration credential. The early childhood education teacher  certification program provides currently certified teachers with an additional endorsement in early childhood education. The early childhood education administration credential provides administrators who need knowledge of child development research and theory, appropriate curriculum and administrative practices. There are 15 hours of coursework required for this credential. The 125-hour bachelor’s degree focuses on students who want to work in administration or teaching positions. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education has approved K-State’s early childhood education program. To learn more about early childhood education opportunities through distance education, visit the Website at http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/as/earlychildhood/  or contact Janice Nikkel at jnikkel@dce.ksu.edu  or 785-532-5575. 

BASIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
All twelve Basin Advisory Committees meet between October 1 and 17.  Water quantity and quality is important to all Kansans.  The basin advisory committees are the method established in Kansas for the voice of communities and people to be heard and to give input related to water quantity and quality issues throughout the state.  Thanks for your help in announcing these meetings to Kansas residents.  I hope you also will plan to attend the meeting that is most important to you. 

Meeting date, time, and city are listed here and meeting location can be accessed on the Kansas Water Office website at www.kwo.org.   Click on the calendar tab on their website.

Basin Advisory Committee Schedule:

Date	Basin	Time	Location
October 1	Missouri	10:00 a.m.	Leavenworth
October 2	Upper Republican	4:00 p.m.	Oberlin
October 3	Smoky Hill - Saline	3:00 p.m.	Hays
October 3	Solomon	7:00 p.m.	Stockton
October 8	Kansas Lower Republican	10:00 a.m.	Courtland
October 9	Marais des Cygnes	5:00 p.m.	Reading
October 15	Cimarron	9:00 a.m.	Liberal
October 15	Upper Arkansas	3:00 p.m.	Great Bend
October 16	Lower Arkansas	9:00 a.m.	Macksville
October 16	Verdigris	1:00 p.m.	Neodesha
October 17	Neosho	3:00 p.m.	Galena
October 17	Walnut	6:30 p.m.	Augusta

If you have questions or need further information contact Morgan Powell mpowell@bae.ksu.edu

Tuesday, October 8
.... SC Area 4-H Fund Development Meeting, Wichita (SG Extension Center), SC Area and other interested agents, Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu and Bill Riley briley@oznet.ksu.edu

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