The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 11, No. 28  May 24, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Base Starting Salaries for Extension Agents Set
...Status of Faculty Positions
...Retirement Reception for Carol Strahm, Brown County Extension Director
...Retirement Reception for David Frey, Kansas Wheat Commission
...Publications/Production Services Update
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
I was recently scanning through the Journal of Extension on the web. If you haven't been to that electronic journal, I would encourage you to go and to bookmark it as a favorite and return often. A few example commentary articles include such topics as "Is Extension Relevant in the 21^st Century?" by Bull, Cote, Warner, and McKinnie, December 2004; "Latino Outreach Programs: Why They Need to be Different" by Hobbs, August 2004; and "The Roles of Extension in Agricultural Economics Departments" by Martin, October 2002.

The April 2005 issue contains several articles on evaluation of life skills development through 4-H youth programs. I was particularly interested in an article by Nash and Sant, Extension Educators within the University of Idaho. The article focused on life skill development through 4-H animal judging. You can find this article at http://www.joe.org/joe/2005april/rb5.shtml . Through a survey process the research identified several life skills that were positively affected through the livestock judging experiences of former 4-Hers.

Reading and reviewing such articles can be a great help to you in communicating the importance of programs for which you have invested time and resources. To explain the potential impact of your work through reference to such studies done by others is an excellent means of communicating impact to your Board, Commissioners, or other key leaders and stakeholders within your communities. Such research background can add credibility to the testimonial evidence you obtain in visiting with your clientele. Being aware of the work of others through the literature also provides you with a great resource in planning for your future successes and ways in which to design, implement, and evaluate the impact of your priority programs.

Journal of Extension divides up its sections by Commentary, Feature Articles, Research in Brief, Ideas at Work, and Tools of the Trade. If you are looking for something relevant in your field of subject matter responsibility, in your methods of program delivery, or in evaluation techniques, you will find valuable information in every issue. I encourage you to take time to read and review the Journal of Extension. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu

BASE STARTING SALARIES FOR EXTENSION AGENTS SET
Each year the Extension Administrative Team reviews and adjusts the starting salary for new extension agents. Effective July 1, the base starting salary for an agent with a new BS degree is $32,000 and the base for a new MS degree is $34,000. Years of professional work experience are also taken into consideration when the starting salary is set. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
 

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 785-532-5787, to keep the information updated. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu

RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR CAROL STRAHM, BROWN COUNTY EXTENSION DIRECTOR
Please join us for a retirement reception for Carol on Monday, June 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Brown County Extension Office in Hiawatha.

Bring your photos and stories and celebrate this milestone with Carol! --Beth Lind blind@oznet.ksu.edu

RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR DAVID FREY, KANSAS WHEAT COMMISSION
Please help us recognize David Frey for 28 years of service with the Kansas Wheat Commission, Friday, May 27, 2 - 4 p.m. in the Kansas Wheat Commission Office, 2630 Claflin Road, Manhattan.

David and his family are leaving Manhattan to pursue at least a temporary change in their lifestyles and accept a job with the Grain Industry Alliance in Kabul, Afghanistan. David's e-mail address is dfrey@kswheat.com . --Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu

PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION SERVICES UPDATE
Immediate Delivery for Soybean Rust Publication
Two dozen Land-Grant universities have joined forces to produce "Using Foliar Fungicides to Manage Soybean Rust." The publication provides information about symptoms, disease cycle and management. The grant-funded publication, MF-2680 in the K-State Research and Extension inventory, has just arrived in the Distribution Center. Although it will be listed on the order form to be sent June 10, the item is ready for immediate shipment. Call 785-532-5830, fax 785-532-7938, or e-mail orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu .

Deadlines Approach
Remember to place orders for August new and revised publications by June 1.

Deadline for the next fiscal year production of Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station publications is July 1. For order forms, see http://intranet.oznet.ksu.edu/ap_pub_preview/ .

Did You Know?
The Distribution Center no longer maintains "standing orders" for any publications. All publications -- even those produced annually -- must be ordered. For best service, please include your customer number, complete billing and shipping information, titles and quantities, and whether you are ordering items listed on a current order form. --Nancy Zimmerli nancyz@ksu.edu

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