The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 10, No. 9   January 13, 2004

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Preparing Action Plans - Deadlines Approaching - 5YP Expectations
...4-H Event Coordinator Interviews
...Password Change Reminder!
...Photos of Award Winners
...Marketing 101: Marketing Tips you Can Use in Your County
...Reminder - Lecture on Critical Issues in Public Health
...Purple Table Covers - Last Chance to Order!
...4-H Dog Care and Training Judges Certification and Project Leader Training
...4-H Outbound Exchange to Japan
...Wichita Garden Show 4-H Contests
...January Junior Master Gardener Newsletter
...FCS Survey Results
...Young Families Newsletter
...Counseling Community Offers Continuing Education Opportunities
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

PREPARING ACTION PLANS - DEADLINES APPROACHING - 5YP EXPECTATIONS
Last week at the K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference we reviewed the progress being made on our new 5-Year Strategic Plan. If you have not yet done so, you should review the long-term intended outcome (LTIO) statements and submit suggestions to Marie Blythe at mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu  or to the writing team leaders. These documents can be viewed at http://intranet.oznet.ksu.edu/5yp04_08/draft.htm . Printed copies of the LTIO statements were available at the conference.

The 5-Year Strategic Plan will now be implemented through the Action Plans of individuals and/or teams of faculty and staff. Because we are building on what we have already established, a number of you may need to update -- rather than replace -- your current Action Plans. Updating your Action Plans so they align with the new 5-Year Strategic Plan is important because agents and local Program Development Committees employ these Action Plans as a key component in determining their focus for the next several years.

Faculty holding extension tenths need to update their Action Plans. Researchers who are participating in team projects with extension faculty should collaborate in updating Team Action Plans. Researchers who are due to submit new projects should use the recently updated K-State Research & Extension Action Plan template, and make sure that their Action Plans align with the new 5-Year Strategic Plan. As always, researchers and extension faculty are encouraged to find ways to collaborate, particularly through integrated team activities. Assistant Directors, Extension State Leaders, and Department Heads should be able to assist in this process.

Action Plans for state and area extension faculty must be submitted by the end of February 2004. Planning and Reporting must have them by this time so that they can be distributed in a timely manner for use in discussions that involve local Program Development Committees (PDCs) and subsequent Spring Action Conference feedback sessions. Counties have until October to complete Action Plans relevant to commitments they will make. As indicated in previous communications, research faculty who are due to submit new 5-Year Action Plans should deliver them to the KSRE Contracts and Grants Office by March 15.

The template for new individual and team Action Plans is posted at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/prev/  . The documents can be retrieved in Word and WordPerfect formats. The template has been posted on the web site for some time; recent modifications have simply made it align better with the new 5-Year Plan. Action Plans should be submitted in electronic form to facilitate distribution. --Randy Higgins rhiggins@oznet.ksu.edu and Forrest Chumley fchumley@oznet.ksu.edu 

4-H EVENT COORDINATOR INTERVIEWS
4-H Event Coordinator Interviews are being scheduled on January 26, 2004. Polycom (phone video) sessions from Northwest, Southwest and Southeast Area Offices will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Northeast Area and campus people may participate in Umberger 317 for morning sessions and Umberger 125 for afternoon sessions. 

Candidates and more precise schedules will be announced pending approval of Affirmative Action. --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu 

PASSWORD CHANGE REMINDER!
THE UNIVERSITY'S eID PASSWORD CHANGE DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 11, 2004. Please change your KSU eID and OzNet passwords between January 1 and February 11. On February 11, all KSU eID accounts with unchanged passwords will be deactivated.

To change your KSU eID password, log in to your eID profile at http://eid.k-state.edu . Even if you don't use KSU computing services you need to change this password.

To change your OzNet password, go to http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/changepassword .

For more detailed instructions on changing your passwords for these systems, as well as your e-mail client and Windows, go to http://accounts.oznet.ksu.edu/password . Call IET for additional help. --Roger Terry rterry@oznet.ksu.edu and Kat Burton kburton@oznet.ksu.edu 

PHOTOS OF AWARD WINNERS
Photographs of award winners taken at the Annual Conference Awards Luncheon can be viewed at http://www.ksu.edu/ksuphoto/webgallery/extawards/index.htm .

Click at the arrow at the top of the page to get to the group pictures.

To order a photo, call KSU Photo Services at 785-532-6304. The cost is $4 for a 3 1/2 by 5 inch print or $8 for a 5 by 7 inch print. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu 

MARKETING 101: MARKETING TIPS YOU CAN USE IN YOUR COUNTY
Did you miss the session on marketing at annual conference? Never fear! You too can have the wealth of information, including more than 101 marketing tactics ready to be implemented in your county. Check out the marketing web site to get the complete list of tactics, as well as communications fact sheets, a marketing plan template, a sample marketing plan, and an opportunity to share your successful marketing plans or activities. Go to http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/marketing  for the latest materials for marketing K-State Research and Extension. --Linda Sleichter lsleicht@oznet.ksu.edu 

REMINDER - LECTURE ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr. Michael Blackwell, former Assistant Surgeon General of the US Public Health Service and current Dean of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, will present a lecture on "Critical Issues in Public Health" at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2004, in Forum Hall of the K-State Student Union. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture in the foyer of Forum Hall.

For more information on Dr. Blackwell, see the January 6 edition of The Tuesday Letter. --Carol Ann Holcomb carolann@ksu.edu 

PURPLE TABLE COVERS - LAST CHANCE TO ORDER!
We are about to place orders for Purple Table Covers with the K-State Research and Extension logo in white. These are heavy cloth table covers with vinyl printing on them. They hold up well and are washable.

I have found another vendor who offers slightly smaller table covers, (60"x132" vs. the ones we ordered last time which were 60"x156"). These end up costing quite a bit less. Please consider these new prices and let me know, BY JANUARY 19, if you would be interested in ordering one or more purple table covers.

If we order 6-24 Table Covers, they will cost $77.00 each; 25+ Table Covers will cost $58.00 each.

I am pretty confident that we can put together a large enough order to get to the price break of $58.00 each. Please let me know if you are interested in ordering one or more table covers and your price range, by e-mailing me at sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu , by JANUARY 19. If you have questions, call 785-532-5729. --Steven Graham 

4-H DOG CARE AND TRAINING JUDGES CERTIFICATION AND PROJECT LEADER TRAINING Registration information is on the 4-H Youth Development web site! Registration fees are due to the State 4-H Office by January 23! Please check the web as hard copies will not be mailed. Also, the schedule has changed--we will begin with Agility training! Last summer, several judges and leaders expressed interest in this training, so share the information. --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu 

4-H OUTBOUND EXCHANGE TO JAPAN
Kansas 4-H is recruiting teens interested in a cross-cultural experience in Japan during the summer of 2004. In partnership with the LABO Program, 4-H'ers may spend approximately a month in Japan. It is an outstanding opportunity that can lead to further participation in Japanese language training, internships and additional international opportunities.

This notice is especially directed to counties/districts without previous experience in the 4-H Japan Exchange programs. Kansas 4-H families who hosted inbound Japanese students in 2002 have received direct mailing on this opportunity.

Families who have hosted inbound Japanese students in past years are eligible for scholarships for the outbound program. All questions may be directed to Dr. Mary Kay Munson, Kansas 4-H International Programs Coordinator, at 785-238-3631, or e-mail her at munsonm@mail.aces.uiuc.edu . Deadline to commit is February 2, 2004. --Gary Gerhard ggerhard@oznet.ksu.edu 

WICHITA GARDEN SHOW 4-H CONTESTS
The State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest and the 4th Annual 4-H Photography Extravaganza will be held at the Wichita Garden Show in Century II Convention Center, Wichita. The Horticulture Contest will be held Saturday, March 6. The 4-H Photography Extravaganza will be held Friday, March 5, and Saturday, March 6.

Contest brochures and registration forms were mailed to each county/district. The information will also be posted on the state 4-H web site, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/4hyp/JMG/2004StateHortContest/Wichitagardenshow.htm .

If you need additional brochures or forms, contact Eric Otte, at eotte@oznet.ksu.edu  or 316-722-7721. The pre-registration deadline for both contests is Friday, February 13. (Please disregard the typographical error in the brochure.) Late registrations will be accepted, but will not receive free admission tickets. Return registration forms to Eric Otte, Sedgwick County Extension Office, 7001 W 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67205-1759. 

If you have photography contest questions, contact Eric Otte at 316-722-7721. If you have horticulture contest questions contact Evelyn Neier 316-722-0932. --Evelyn Neier eneier@oznet.ksu.edu 

JANUARY JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER NEWSLETTER
The January issue of the Kansas Junior Master Gardener newsletter is now available on the Kansas 4-H Web site at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_4hyp/JMG/Newsletters/current.htm . This month we celebrate Kansas Day with information about our state tree, the cottonwood; and our state flower, the sunflower. Other topics include kitchen gardening projects and information on the PATH grants. --Evelyn Neier eneier@oznet.ksu.edu 

FCS SURVEY RESULTS
To see results of the Family & Consumer Sciences Survey, visit www.oznet.ksu.edu/fcs . Select "Family and Consumer Sciences Survey" for frequency results for state, area, county, district and blocks. --Margaret E. Phillips margaret@oznet.ksu.edu 

YOUNG FAMILIES NEWSLETTER
Young Families Newsletter, Volume 9, No. 1, is available at http://intranet.oznet.ksu.edu/fcs/yfn/Vol91stquarter.pdf . Guidelines for using the newsletter are also included at this site. --Margaret E. Phillips margaret@oznet.ksu.edu 

COUNSELING COMMUNITY OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Kansas State University is offering continuing education programs for mental health professionals. Programs will be offered in Manhattan, February 16-17; and in Topeka, March 15-16.

Facilitated by licensed psychologists, programs address relevant topics for mental health practitioners. Participants may choose from half-day, full-day, or two-day programs and can earn up to 14 Continuing Education Credits.

K-State is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education credits for psychologists. K-State maintains responsibility for the program.

K-State's Division of Continuing Education and University Counseling Services sponsor the programs. For more information, including program fees, visit http://www.dce.ksu.edu/mentalhealthcommunity , call the Division of Continuing Education at 1-800-622-2KSU, or e-mail info@dce.ksu.edu . --Melinda Sinn

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 JANUARY 21, 2004, THROUGH JANUARY 27, 2004:

Wednesday, January 21
.... Metro Annual Partnership Meeting, Topeka, Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Cotton Production Conference, Sublette/HS, Multi-county, SW, 10:00 a.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu

Wednesday, January 21, through Thursday, January 22
.... 7^th Annual Kansas Precision Ag Conference, Hutchinson, Statewide, Randy Taylor rktaylor@ksu.edu

Thursday, January 22
.... NE Annual Partnership Meeting, Manhattan, Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Cotton Production 101, Ulysses/GT, Single county, SW, 9:00 a.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu

Thursday, January 22, through Friday, January 23
.... In-depth Soils School, Saline and surrounding area, NE, SE, and NW, Ray Lamond rlamond@bear.agron.ksu.edu

Friday, January 23
.... Weed ID and Sprayer Clinic, Pottawatomie, Multi-county, NE, p.m., Scott Staggenborg sstaggen@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, January 26
.... Soybean School, Osage, Multi-county, SE, Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, January 26, through Saturday, January 31
.... National Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Larry Hollis lhollis@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, January 27
.... SW Annual Partnership Meeting, Cimarron/GY, Paul Hartman phartman@oznet.ksu.edu
.... SE Area KAA Screening, Eureka/GW, Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Soybean School, Linn, Multi-county, SE, Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu

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