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IN THIS ISSUE... ...Word
from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH Okay, I am going to harp a bit more on the importance of planning. Indeed, the Spring Action Conference 2005 has just passed. You have had an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of that time spent sharing program ideas, successes, and discussing plans for the future. So often those discussions focus on creating a deeper understanding of the issue, and may fall short on just what it is that needs to happen locally to provide the Extension educational response to the issue. When one reads or hears of Extension program planning, you should presume that the situation/issue is already understood. Understanding the situation/issue is a precursor to planning. Extension program planning then moves into a mode similar to classroom teaching where the Extension professional must develop the syllabus of training and educational interventions that need to take place on various topics to move the students/clientele from being unaware to an awareness and then on into decision making and potential for change. This is where the true scholarship of Extension kicks into gear. Scholarship is about an Extension professional having the mastery of and using all the available tools for learning and creating impact on the relevant and critical issues of the target clientele. And, it's about knowing which tools will be most effective in addressing the unique situation/issue to create understanding and actions among that target clientele. Quality, scholarly Extension work is so much more than putting on a good meeting, or giving a good talk at a field day. It's about knowing the who, what, where, when, and how of putting together an effective educational syllabus. The who is knowing that you aren't going to be successful on your own, and you have effectively engaged the partners needed to address the issue. The who is also having a clear sense of your target clientele. The what is planning all the various educational strategies and the follow-up evaluations to know that the learning is happening at the desired pace with the target clientele. Where and when are really about capturing the teachable moment. It's also about seeing to it that your target clientele will participate. And, how is about all the methods of educational intervention available, and knowing which are most likely to create the desired learning. Indeed, a great deal of "art" is evident within the work of great Extension educators. And, effective planning is an on-going process. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
UPDATE ON STATE
BUDGET OUTLOOK FOR KSRE #1 All House base budget cuts were restored back to the '05 base with Regents enhancements included. #2 K-State Research & Extension funding for '06 includes the $500,000 from '05. #3 The block grant to the Regents for tuition equity in KU Med Center, Vet College, and KSRE was requested at $18M and is included at partial funding of $11.8M. That is roughly 2/3 of what it would take to restore the shortfall that has been created due to our lack of ability to receive tuition dollars. #4 Reality is that the 27th Pay Period will result in a real cost to the KSRE budget as the federal funding on salaries will not cover the 27th pay period. We estimate that will cost roughly $350,000 out of the eventual budget. Withholding in the future to cover expense for a 27th pay period will also be assessed this year and every year to bank roll the funds for the next time it happens in about 11 years. Net result is that K-State Research & Extension, like a lot of state agencies, should come close to holding its own with this funding package. That is the good news. The caution comes with the wait to hear from the Kansas Supreme Court ruling on the K-12 Education funding proposal the legislature has provided, and whether it will effectively meet the criteria laid out by the courts. The status of the state appropriations to all agencies can change pending further legislative action. We remain cautiously optimistic. And with that said, please pass along our heartfelt thanks to our advocates across the state who voiced their support for higher education and K-State Research & Extension with contacts made to legislators. Stay tuned for further developments. --Fred Cholick, Dean & Director; Daryl Buchholz, Associate Director
STATUS OF FACULTY POSITIONS
PDIS TRAINING SESSIONS STILL OPEN We encourage you to have your office professionals included in this training if possible. All times are 9:30-11:30 a.m. and all sessions will be in Umberger 317.
Please contact Diana at 785-532-1380, or dpavlisk@ksu.edu , to register for these sessions. There is no cost to attend. --Diana Pavlisko
PRE-ORDERING 4-H NOTE CARDS/THANK YOU
NOTES
Local Extension Offices received colorful Glory Be fliers in March. One of the new products the Youth Council will order for summer are the note cards/thank you notes. Designs include: lambs, pigs, cows, clovers and children with the flag. Each set of 10 cards will cost $10. We will order a small quantity, but if you want to make an e-mail pre-order, we will be sure to order what you need. Please make your pre-order of note cards by April 18, with Karen in the SE Area Office, kwalters@oznet.ksu.edu . You must specify the card design. To view the cards, go to www.glorybe.com , and click on 4-H Products. Thanks for your continued support of this Kansas 4-H Youth Leadership Council Fund Raiser. --Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu and Trisha Cash tcash@oznet.ksu.edu
"AGRITOURISM: HOW TO ATTRACT MORE
CUSTOMERS, MORE OFTEN!" April 19 - Dodge City Each workshop will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jane Eckert, from Eckert Agrimarketing will conduct the sessions. For reservations, call 785-296-3737, or go to www.kansasagritourism.org . --Ben Allen ballen@oznet.ksu.edu
HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
GRANT AVAILABLE This year, KDHE has set aside grant funding to expand the E.A.R.T.H. program across Kansas. Counties or groups of counties that choose to participate in an E.A.R.T.H. pilot program will receive grant funding, technical support from the Sedgwick County E.A.R.T.H. Steering Committee, and a multidisciplinary program that fits well into most agents' outcomes and priorities. The Sedgwick County
E.A.R.T.H. Steering Committee would like to invite those who are
interested in starting an E.A.R.T.H. program in their area to attend
the 2003 E.A.R.T.H. Workshop on April 26, or 27, at Please RSVP by April 22, 2005 to Nancy Larson, VIP Committee Chairperson, at 316-722-7721, ext. 254, or nlarson@oznet.ksu.edu . If you are unable to attend on this date but would like to receive more information about E.A.R.T.H., please contact Tonya Bronleewe at 316-722-7721, ext. 229 or tonyab@oznet.ksu.edu . --Tonya Bronleewe
SPECIALISTS' QUARTERLY REPORT -- IN
RETORIC Please record Specialist Effort soon after the end of each reporting period (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31). If you have questions or need help, call the Planning and Reporting Office at 785-532-6775. --Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.edu
EVALUATION FOR SPRING ACTION
CONFERENCE Please take a couple of minutes and complete the survey. This site will be open until April 15. Thanks for your participation. --Linda Lamb heiens@humec.ksu.edu
LIVESTOCK JUDGING AND ORAL REASONS
CAMPS The registration fee is $180 and will cover housing, meals, a T-Shirt, and a livestock judging manual. Make checks payable to KSU Judging Camp and send them to Dr. Scott Schaake, Kansas State University, 134B Weber Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0201 by May 6. To request a brochure or additional information, please contact Scott Schaake at 785-532-1242. --Tamie Redding tredding@ksu.edu
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE VOLUME 1 FOR
KANSAS IS AVAILABLE NOW The volume contains loads of information about types of cropping and livestock operations in Kansas, all kinds of county data about items grown and marketed, types of operators, ethnicity, farm size, market value, etc. This information is based on the extensive 2002 Ag Census. This data is only collected every five years and, in the report, it is compared to data collected in 1997. Nearly any Ag category you can think of (and many you would not) is contained in this report. Approximately half the counties attending the Spring Action Conference picked up their documents. If anyone off-campus or on-campus would like one of these Kansas Census of Ag publications, please come by the Distribution Center in Room 24 of Umberger Hall and request one. We will not be mailing the documents, as they are too heavy. --Steven Graham sgraham@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 APRIL 20, 2005, THROUGH APRIL 26, 2005: Wednesday, April 20, through Friday, April 22 Thursday, April 21 .... Full Circle...an Aging Expo, Oberlin/DC, NW Area, Libby Curry lcurry@oznet.ksu.edu .... SW Area Fair Judges Workshop, Cimarron/GY, SW and others interested, 5:00 p.m., Rod Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu .... Youth Pork Quality Assurance Training, Clifton/WS, NE Area, 7:30 p.m., Ross Mosteller rmostell@oznet.ksu.edu Friday, April 22 Saturday, April 23 Tuesday, April 26, through Wednesday, April 27 .... E.A.R.T.H. Workshop Sedgwick and Butler Co., Wichita (SG Co. Ext. Ofc), VIP reception and tour at 10:00 a.m., Tonya Bronleewe tonyab@oznet.ksu.edu Tuesday, April 26, through Thursday, April 28 |
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