The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 11, No. 20  March 29, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Status of Faculty Positions
...Ray Weil to Deliver Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Soil Science Lecture
...Third Annual Diversity Summit
...Publications Reminder
...Moving Ahead: Preparing the Youth Development Professional Training
...Thank You!
...Riley County Accepting Bids on Vehicle
...Southwest Area Photo Judging Contest
...4-H Marketing Resources
...2005 Agricultural Credit Conference
...K-12 Teacher Graduate Courses Summer 2005
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

The joint legislative conference committee, as indicated in Fred's letter, is currently meeting and we expect to know the outcome of that compromise on appropriations later in the week. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu

As you receive feedback from your legislators, please share it with me in a brief e-mail note to fcholick@ksu.edu . I really would appreciate knowing their reactions.

STATUS OF FACULTY POSITIONS
To check the status of faculty positions that are currently in the search process, see the K-State Research and Extension Job Opportunities website at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/main/jobs.asp . Click on "Employment Status of KSRE Faculty Positions." Search committee chairs - contact Dorothy Ireland in the Extension Operations Office at direland@oznet.ksu.edu or 532-5787 to keep the information updated. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu

RAY WEIL TO DELIVER ROSCOE ELLIS, JR. SOIL SCIENCE LECTURE
"Want Amidst Waste: Agroecosystems in Ethiopian Highland Landscapes" is the title of the 2005 Ellis Lecture.  Dr. Ray R. Weil is Professor of Soil Science in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland.  The lecture, sponsored by the Department of Agronomy, is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, in 1014 Throckmorton Hall.  Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.  For more information, contact Gerard Kluitenberg, Department of Agronomy, 532-7215, or gjk@ksu.edu .

Dr. Weil will also present a technical seminar entitled "Can a Routine Labile C Test Predict Soil Functional Response to Management?"  This seminar is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, in 2002 Throckmorton Hall. --Gerard Kluitenberg

THIRD ANNUAL DIVERSITY SUMMIT
By now, you should have received an e-mail which invites you to the Third Annual Diversity Summit scheduled for Friday, April 1, in the Ballroom of the K-State Student Union. This year’s Summit will focus on skills-building to advance diversity at Kansas State University. Toward that end, the Summit will offer three professional development workshops: “Learning How to Talk About Race,” “Best Practices in Departmental Efforts to Retain Females and Students of Color,” and “K-State Multicultural Students Speak: What We Want You to Know About Us.” For convenience, each workshop is described in the paragraphs that follow. The agenda for the Summit can be found at: http://www.ksu.edu/ddcd/Agenda.htm .

We have heard from a number of you and we thank you for your prompt response. However, we have not heard from many others. The answers to some frequently asked questions are:

1. You can come for part of the Summit and not others.
2. You can have a vegetarian option for lunch.
3. The price of the Summit includes a continental breakfast and lunch buffet.

Please R.S.V.P. your attendance by calling the Office of Diversity at 785-532-6276 or by filling out and returning the registration form which can be found at: http://www.ksu.edu/ddcd/Registration.htm . I hope you will be able to join us for the Third Annual Diversity Summit. --Zelia Wiley Holloway zwh@ksu.edu

PUBLICATIONS REMINDER
Order forms are due April 1 for CCS materials, June publications and 3rd Quarter publications. An order postmarked, e-mailed, faxed or phoned in will be considered a pre-order if completed by April 1 and designated as a pre-order. (Include that information in the e-mail, online order or mention in the phone call to receive pre-order priority service. Otherwise, regular orders are filled after pre-orders.)

It is essential that pre-orders for CCS materials be completed by the April 1 deadline, since this discounted pre-printing offer occurs just once each year. We must order these publications from the printer, so we may not be able to fill orders received late. Orders placed at a later time will not qualify for the annual discount. If the Distribution Center stock is exhausted, your office will be directed to order from either National 4-H or directly from the publisher at a higher cost. --Nancy Zimmerli nancyz@ksu.edu

MOVING AHEAD: PREPARING THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
We invite you to attend the "Moving Ahead: Preparing the Youth Development Professional" training set for April 26 - 28, at Rock Spring 4-H Center.

Moving Ahead is designed to provide the basic principles and practices of youth development.

The course will start at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, and end at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. Registration cost is $275 and will include all materials, meals, breaks and lodging. Deadline to register is April 1.

Registration brochure is available at http://4-h.k-state.edu/Agents/MoAd05broch.pdf on the state 4-H website. Contact Diane Mack at: dmack@oznet.ksu.edu for more information. --Diane Mack, Beth Hinshaw, Rod Buchele, Elaine Johannes

THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who sent letters, e-mails, and care packages while I was away. Your communications and gifts were greatly appreciated and helped pass the time while in Iraq. THANK YOU! --Doug Musick dmusick@oznet.ksu.edu

RILEY COUNTY ACCEPTING BIDS ON VEHICLE
Riley County is accepting bids on a Red 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager minivan with approximately 71,000 miles. A detailed vehicle maintenance log is available at the bidder's request. The van will be available for inspection at 110 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, KS. Bids will be accepted until 5 p.m. on April 29. The successful bidder will be notified by May 5. Direct bids and/or questions to:

Jennifer R. Wilson
County Extension Agent, Youth Development
110 Courthouse Plaza, Rm. B220
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-537-6350
jrwilson@oznet.ksu.edu
--Jennifer Wilson

SOUTHWEST AREA PHOTO JUDGING CONTEST
Information about the Southwest Area Photo Judging Contest is on the Kansas State 4-H Website. We invite all interested parties to come out to the contest, June 21, Garden City. --Rod Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu

4-H MARKETING RESOURCES
David Henderson, Vice President for Strategic Communications at National 4-H Council, recently visited with Kansas extension professionals and spoke to participants at the State 4-H Ambassador Training.

David is the force behind the new 4-H Umbrella Statement "4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills" and the new www.4HUSA.org  website by and for 4-H youth.

Please take time to visit www.4HUSA.org  and register on the site.  Review the 4-H Media Resource section. Many items are available using the umbrella statement. Advertise www.4HUSA.org  in your newsletters encouraging 4-H'ers to register. --Diane Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu 

2005 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONFERENCE
The 2005 Agricultural Credit Conference will be held April 26-27, at the Wichita Marriott in Wichita, KS. The conference will address the issues and factors affecting Agrilending. Guest speakers will discuss current agricultural issues in the news, the grain and livestock outlook, and the politics of agriculture. The Kansas Ag Bankers sponsor this conference.

Registration without late fees is available until April 18. For more information or to register, visit: www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/KABankers/ . --Melinda Sinn sinnpio@ksu.edu

K-12 TEACHER GRADUATE COURSES SUMMER 2005
The Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom will be offering three K-12 Teacher Graduate courses during the Summer 2005 session. Connecting Your Classroom to Kansas Agriculture and Exploring Internet Resources will be taught on the K-State Manhattan and Salina campuses. The other course, Horticulture and School Gardens, will be offered at the K-State Agriculture Experiment Station in Olathe, KS.

All full-time Kansas classroom teachers qualify for a tuition scholarship, however, scholarship priority is given to applications received before April 15, 2005. For more information or to enroll, contact the KFAC by calling 785-532-7946 or e-mail ksfac@ksu.eud . --Melinda Sinn sinnpio@ksu.edu

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