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Vol. 10, No. 42 August 31, 2004
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Words
from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Interim Assistant Director for ANR Interviews
...Cooperative Extension Strategic Planning
Underway
...Epsilon Sigma Phi Call for Grant Proposals
...InfoTech Tuesday
...Appreciation Reception
...Attention State Fair 4-H Crops Exhibitors
...Help Still Needed for the Kansas State Fair Booths
...Heritage/Fiber Arts Judging at State Fair
...Retirement Reception for Stan Ehler
...Kansas Leadership Forum
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
WORDS FROM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
I am going to take some risk this week and point you to an article I
read in the PARADE Magazine on Sunday about Coach Joe Ehrmann. It
carries some gender bias towards men, but I think there is a message for
all. It certainly resonated with me when I thought of the
greater mission of K-State Research and Extension.
Coach Ehrmann is a former NFL star for
the Baltimore Colts and a volunteer coach for the Gilman high school
football team. And, as coach, his passion is to develop young men
by totally redefining what it means to be a man.
He points out society's "three lies
of false masculinity." Athletic ability, sexual conquest, and
economic success are not the best measures for manhood. Instead, his better
measures of manhood focus on building and valuing relationships,
practicing empathy, inclusion, and integrity, serving others, and
developing a cause beyond yourself.
Can you be successful if you do
those sorts of things? In Ehrmann's work with the Gilman football team,
he uses no whistle; he has the team talk of loving each other, helping
each other, and being great teammates regardless of skill. No boy is cut
from the team based on athletic ability. Every senior plays. And,
winning is a by-product, but not the way they measure successes.
So, as you would ask "don't these
kids want to win?" Gilman High has finished undefeated in three of
the last six seasons and No. 1 in Baltimore. In 2002, they were No. 1 in
Maryland and No. 14 nationwide. But, it is really about the quality of
the men who come out of that program.
I believe such ethical and principled
behaviors in the workforce of a land-grant university
would propel that university to the top with respect to how the citizens
viewed its value.
If you'd like to read more about Coach
Ehrmann, go to: http://www.parade.com/current/coverstory/index.html
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He also has a book out entitled
"Season of Life." I have my copy on order. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
INTERIM
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ANR INTERVIEWS
We are pleased to announce three upcoming interviews for the position of
Interim Assistant Director, Agriculture and Natural Resources. From a
strong pool of applicants, Dr. Dan Devlin, Dr. Dale Fjell, and Mr.
James (Pat) Murphy were selected to interview for the interim position.
All of the interviews will take place on
September 7 and 8 on campus in Manhattan. All K-State Research and
Extension personnel are invited and encouraged to attend the Seminar and
Open Forum sessions for each candidate. Dr. Dan Devlin will present his
seminar from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Throckmorton Room 2002 on Tuesday,
September 7. Mr. Pat Murphy will present his seminar from 1:30 to
2:30 p.m. in Throckmorton Room 2002 on Tuesday, September 7. Dr. Dale
Fjell will present his seminar from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
September 8, in Throckmorton Room 2024. --Brad Lubben, Chair, Search
Committee for Interim Assistant Director, ANR blubben@ksu.edu
COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION STRATEGIC PLANNING UNDERWAY
A first meeting of the Extension strategic planning task force took
place on Tuesday, August 24, at Rock Springs 4-H Center with roughly 40
individuals in attendance. The group is fairly evenly split between
individuals within K-State Research and Extension and those outside
K-State Research and Extension. Energy ran high as the group focused on an
environmental scan on influences important to consider in the future for
Extension. The group also addressed the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats for carrying out the Extension mission of
K-State Research and Extension.
A website, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/strategic_planning/
, has been created to provide background information and communication for
the task force AND for you to know what is happening with the process. At
this time, the website contains the letter of invitation, list of task
force members, meeting agenda, and background information for the August
24 meeting. As new information summarized from that meeting is made
available, that information will go up on the website. We are also looking
into developing a feedback opportunity for anyone reviewing information on
the website. Those features are yet to be developed. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
EPSILON SIGMA PHI
CALL FOR GRANT PROPOSALS
All local, area, and campus faculty are eligible to develop and submit
grant proposals focused on professional development and/or program
innovation for Extension professionals. Funding requests have generally
been up to roughly $1000. You can find the application form and
information on the web at: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/esp-alpharho/endowment/fundgrantapp.htm
.
Applications will be judged on need,
potential impact, strengthening program, teamwork, leveraging of funds,
and potential to see this project result in program growth. Deadline for
submission is October 7, 2004.
These funds are made available through the
generous contributions which have been made to the ESP Endowment Fund.
Grants will be announced at the 2004 Micro Extension Conference, and are
to be used prior to the 2005 Extension Conference. --Daryl
Buchholz (Chair - ESP Endowment Fund Board) dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
INFOTECH
TUESDAY
The back-to-school issue of InfoTech Tuesday covers the latest IT news
at K-State and highlights IT resources available to all students,
faculty, and staff.
InfoTech Tuesday is a free, weekly
newsletter. The August 24 issue is now on the Web. Visit http://www.ksu.edu/InfoTech/news/tuesday
to see complete articles on the following topics:
* Welcome to the fall 2004 semester
* Big e-mail changes this summer
* iTAC provides IT help and more
* IT security begins with you
* K-State Online has profiles and "group" feature
* What's hot at the Union Computer Store
* New cellphone service for departments and K-Staters
* One phone number for video, audio conferencing services
* LASER project continues to move forward
* Web watch: Popular IT websites at K-State
* Gem: Wildcat Card: Your key to many services
Executive editor: Rebecca Gould
Managing editor: Betsy Edwards
News tips: Send items to TellTuesday@ksu.edu
. Deadline is noon Friday for the next week's issue.
To subscribe to the INFOTECHTUESDAY mail
list, use the form at http://listserv.ksu.edu/web?SUBED1=infotechtuesday&A=1
. --Rebecca Gould ragou@ksu.edu
APPRECIATION
RECEPTION
KEAA and the State and Area 4-H Staff invite you to an informal
appreciation reception in honor of Dr. Daryl Buchholz, for his time as
Interim State 4-H Leader. The reception will be held Friday, September
10, from 2 - 4 p.m., in the 4-H Exhibit Building at the Kansas State
Fair. --Pat McNally pmcnally@oznet.ksu.edu
and Denise Dias ddias@oznet.ksu.edu
ATTENTION
STATE FAIR 4-H CROPS EXHIBITORS
Please remember that all crop exhibits (including Wheat Variety Plot
Displays) are to be entered at the Pride of Kansas Building this year!!!
This will give 4-H some new exposure at the fair. Dean Stites, Crawford
County Agricultural Agent, will be the committee chair.
Note: Horticulture exhibits (veggies and
flowers) are in the 4-H Exhibit Building! --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu
HELP STILL NEEDED
FOR THE KANSAS STATE FAIR BOOTHS
K-State Research and Extension and the College of Agriculture will
once again have booths at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The State
Fair runs from Friday, September 10, through Sunday, September 19. We
are still needing help on most days (see below). We will provide entry
tickets to the fair for all booth workers. If you would like to work in
one or both of the State Fair Booths, please contact Elsa Toburen at etoburen@oznet.ksu.edu
or 785-532-5729.
Days and times we are especially needing
assistance:
Friday - September 10 - 5 p.m. -
7p.m.
Saturday - September 11 - All day (9 a.m. - 10 p.m.)
Sunday - September 12 - All day (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
Monday - September 13 - 9 a.m. - 1p.m.
Tuesday - September 14 - 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday - September 15 - 3 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday - September 16 - 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday - September 17 - All day (9 a.m. - 10 p.m.)
Saturday - September 18 - All day (9 a.m. - 10 p.m.)
Sunday - September 19 - 1p.m. - 7p.m.
Of course, if we have two or more in a
booth at the same time, that is not a problem, so please sign up for a
time that works for you. We really appreciate your assistance. --Steven
Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
HERITAGE/FIBER
ARTS JUDGING AT STATE FAIR
With the transition to Heritage (Fiber Arts), there will be no
conference/consultation judging this year. All judging and displaying in
these projects will be done on Friday, September 10. This includes,
knitting, crochet, needle arts, macramé, weaving, spinning, quilting,
rug making and ethnic arts. If this is an opportunity that you feel
young people are interested in for the future, please let me know, and
we will look at getting it scheduled for future fairs. If you have
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. --Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu
RETIREMENT
RECEPTION FOR STAN EHLER
The Department of Agronomy announces a BBQ/Retirement Reception
(roast??) for Stan Ehler on Sunday, September 12, at the Ashland
Agronomy Farm. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with visiting and
fellowship, followed by supper catered by Rambler's at 6:00 p.m. A
program will follow supper. For additional information, reservations, or
to send a note to Stan, please contact Dana Minihan at 785-532-7258 or prplpwr@ksu.edu
. --Dana Minihan
KANSAS LEADERSHIP
FORUM
The 10th annual Kansas Leadership Forum conference will be held in
El Dorado on September 22, with optional activities to be held on the
evening before. This conference is a great opportunity to share ideas
with other leadership programs and hear from leading speakers in our
state. The theme of this year's conference is the need for civility in
our communities, and participants will be engaged in a process to make
recommendations to the Governor regarding this topic. In honor of the
tenth anniversary of the founding of the organization, all participants
will receive a commemorative gift. An agenda and registration
information are available on-line at www.kansasleadershipforum.com
– Ron Wilson rwilson@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 SEPTEMBER 8, 2004, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2004:
CORRECTION:
Thursday, September 2
.... Saline County Fall Crop Tour, 5:00 p.m., Dale Fjell dfjell@oznet.ksu.edu
and Tom Maxwell tmaxwell@oznet.ksu.edu
Wednesday, September 8
.... KLA/KSU Ranch Management Field Day, Rexford/TH, Statewide, 3:00
p.m., Twig Marston twig@oznet.ksu.edu
Friday, September 10,
through Sunday, September 19
.... Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson
Tuesday, September 14,
through Wednesday, September 15
.... Great Plains Sorghum Conference, Manhattan, Statewide, Scott
Staggenborg sstaggen@ksu.edu
Tuesday, September 14,
through Sunday, September 19
.... National Epsilon Sigma Phi Conference, Quad Cities, IL, Carl
Garten cgarten@oznet.ksu.edu
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