The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 11, No. 40  August 16, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Revised Schedule for State 4-H Extension Specialist - Staff Development Interviews
...Status of Faculty Positions
...4-H Public Service Announcements Wanted
...Upcoming Field Days
...Do You Need a New Name Badge?
...R.F.P. - Request for People
...State Fair 4-H Horse Show Class Changes
...Volunteers Requested to Help in Our Booths at the Kansas State Fair
...Publications/Production Services Order Updates
...Mike Stamm Joining Agronomy Department in September
...Debra Bolton Joins Southwest Extension Team
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
Competition is a way of life. Whether thinking of the obvious with sports, or maybe less obvious with academics, music, extra-curricular activities, or 4-H, youth are put into competitive situations at all ages. Competition pushes participants to do their best. And, then the times I have been in conversations regarding how some event went amok, and the solution being "if only we could do away with the adults." If you can think of yourself as an organizer, trainer, coach, fan, or in any way a participant in competitive events for youth, I hope you will read on and study the resources.

There is no right or wrong time in the year to bring up the topic of competitive events. Maybe it's a bit more on my mind with the upcoming state 4-H judging contests and shows. And, I was reminded of it when in Parade Magazine a couple weeks ago the article titled, "Whose Killing Kids Sports?" was published. That article pointed to a new program being launched in Maine called "Sports * Done Right,"  The Maine initiative focuses on a set of core principles, including good sportsmanship, discouragement of early specialization and the assurance that teams below the varsity level make it their mission to develop the skills of every child on every team, to promote a lifelong involvement with sports. I encourage you to read from both websites.

Closer to home, Nebraska 4-H has teamed up with The Nebraska Alumni Association to create an initiative called "Great Fans. Great Sports,"  I especially appreciate how they have defined a coach to include anyone involved in shaping the team or individual, including a Club Leader. They define sport to apply to sportsmanlike behavior of fans, participants, and leaders. It is built on the pillars of character and decision making tools of the Character Counts! program. I encourage you to take a look at their website in its early development stages.

All these sportsmanship efforts are in response to adults losing perspective of the needs kids have in participating, and needs adults have in winning. I would hope that 4-H Youth Development would be the leader among organizations hosting positive, healthy competition with its focus on great learning opportunities, and building the pillars of character : trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship among all who are involved, including the adults! We can do this if we will teach adults to adhere to the essential elements, of 4-H Youth Development. It really depends on adults to make a difference, and that begins with you and me.

Don't misunderstand my message. I believe in the need for healthy competition. And, I believe in the broadest possible participation for the advantage of the kids. This is all about a positive experience for youth. Therefore, we must strive for 100% compliance of adults to the pillars of character and adherence to the essential elements of 4-H youth development when they are participating in a 4-H event as coaches, volunteers, leaders, or fans. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu  

REVISED SCHEDULE FOR STATE 4-H EXTENSION SPECIALIST - STAFF DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEWS
Dr. Barry Garst, Virginia Tech, has withdrawn from the up-coming interviews for the state 4-H Extension Specialist - Staff Development position. Interviews for two candidates will continue as announced:

Dr. Nancy Franz
August 31 seminar, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Throckmorton 2002
(meeting with agents, volunteer association members immediately following from 2:30-3 p.m.)

Dr. Jill Martz
Sept. 1 seminar, 10-11 a.m. in Throckmorton 2002
(meeting with agents, volunteer association members immediately following from 11-11:30 a.m.)

Candidate vitas/resumes are available on the 4-H website, www.4-h.k-state.edu , along with a form to use to submit your evaluation of the candidates.

For off-campus individuals or those unable to attend in person, the Search Committee welcomes the submission of questions for the candidates by August 25 to ejohanne@ksu.edu . Videos of candidate seminars will be posted at www.oznet.ksu.edu/seminars/  for your viewing.

For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, Search Committee Chair, 785-532-7720; ejohanne@ksu.edu . --Elaine Johannes

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

4-H PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WANTED
The newly remodeled 4-H Centennial Hall has an excellent sound system, and we want to take advantage of its capabilities! We are looking for youth who have recorded or would be willing to record short PSAs about 4-H. We're going to mix these in with background music so we need lots of them. Members can talk about what they've learned in their project work, tell about service-learning activities, explain leadership or citizenship skills they've gained, trips or events they've been involved in, what they've learned from goal setting/judging contests/ etc. etc. The sky's the limit!!

The only requirements are that the PSAs are already in any electronic audio format, and that they be e-mailed to jwiebers@ksu.edu  no later than August 31. Messages may be any length, although shorter is preferred. We will reserve the right to select, edit, or exclude any audio file submitted. All 4-H members submitting a PSA must have a completed Kansas 4-H Participation Form on file in their local Extension Office authorizing the publicity release. --Justin Wiebers  jwiebers@ksu.edu

UPCOMING FIELD DAYS

K-State Harvey County Experiment Field
Hesston
Thursday, August 18, 6:00 p.m.
Contact: Mark Claassen, 620-327-2547

Irrigation Experiment Field
Scandia
Tuesday, August 23, 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Barney Gordon, 785-335-2836

North Central Experiment Field
Belleville
Thursday, September 1, 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Barney Gordon, 785-335-2836

South Central Experiment Field
Hutchinson
Tuesday, August 30, 6:00 p.m.
Contact: Bill Heer, 620-662-9021

DO YOU NEED A NEW NAME BADGE?
If you have never received a name badge, if you still have one of the old kind, or if you wish to purchase a new badge, e-mail Sue Robinson, srobinso@oznet.ksu.edu . Be sure to specify the kind of backing you want - magnet, clip or pin - and specify how you want your name on the name badge.  There is not room for titles. We list department, county, area, or research center.

Each new employee receives his/her first name badge free of charge.  Replacement badges need to be paid for.  The cost is $6 each.

With K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference coming up on October 17-19 in Manhattan, please order your name badge soon so we get it sent to you prior to the conference. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu

R.F.P. - REQUEST FOR PEOPLE
The LEADS Team (Leadership Excellence And Dynamic Solutions) is looking for Extension professionals with a passion for leadership to be a part of a new opportunity within KSRE. As part of the Extension strategic plan, administration has asked LEADS to renew its programmatic efforts in providing successful, focused training for capacity building of extension professionals in community leadership development initiatives.

The LEADS team operates on a two year term, with broad representation from all aspects of the Extension system. There will be 4-6 meetings per year (in person, polycom, phone conference) , with sub-committee work between meetings. The team will be responsible to plan, develop and deliver leadership training opportunities for our organization. LEADS is an interdisciplinary team of K-State Research & Extension Professionals who are passionate about developing the leadership potential of Kansans.

In order to accomplish this task, we need team members. If you are interested in this challenge – or if you know someone who would be a great team member – please contact LEADS co-chairs Dan Kahl,  dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu ; or Jodi Besthorn, besthorn@oznet.ksu.edu  .

Time frame for volunteering (or nominating someone else) is early September. --Jodi Besthorn

STATE FAIR 4-H HORSE SHOW CLASS CHANGES
The following State 4-H Horse Show classes have been combined with other classes to meet the minimum of five per class:

Class 3001 and 3002 have been combined into class 3001 Yearling Geldings and Fillies
Class 3003 and 3004 have been combined into class 3004 2-3 Yr. Old Stock Fillies and Geldings
Class 3007 and 3008 have been combined into class 3007 Non-Stock/Pony Geldings and Fillies 2 & Older Class 3029 was combined with appropriate ages in class 3030 Western Pleasure 10-13 (Stock and Non-stock) or class 3031 Western Pleasure 14-18 (Stock and Non-stock)
Class 3041 was combined with 3042 Breakaway Roping 14-18
--James P. Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu

VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED TO HELP IN OUR BOOTHS AT THE KANSAS STATE FAIR
The College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will once again have booths in the newly remodeled (and climate controlled!) Pride of Kansas building at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, KS. The Kansas State Fair runs from Friday, September 9, through Sunday, September 18, 2005.

We would appreciate faculty and staff from campus, area offices, counties/districts, Agronomy Fields, and Research-Extension Centers coming to the fair and working a few hours in one or both of the booths. Also, we would really appreciate agents and/or faculty, who are coming to the fair anyway, signing up to work a couple of hours in the booth before or after your activities.

Days and times that our KSRE/COA fair booths are open are:

Friday, September 9 - 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday, September 10 - 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday, September 11 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Monday, September 12 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday, September 14 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday, September 15 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday, September 16 - 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday, September 17 - 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday, September 18 - 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

If you would like to work in the K-State Research and Extension booth, please contact Steven Graham,  sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu , by August 26. If you would like to work in the College of Agriculture booth, please contact Mary Geiger, geiger@ksu.edu , by August 26.

We will be in touch in late August to finalize days, times, entrance tickets, etc. --Jackie McClaskey and Steven Graham

PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION SERVICES ORDER UPDATES
Please note a size and cost update for the November 2005 New Publication Order Form: Item MF-2693 "Brain Blitz: Fact Sheet" will be 8 pages, rather than the 4 shown. Internal price for an 8-page, b/w document is $0.42, not the amount listed, which reflects the cost of a 4-page item.

The Distribution Center still has limited numbers of the previous version CCS small engine, citizenship and dairy publications (sorry, no dog or cat topics left) and library videotapes, as mentioned in the 8/2/05 Tuesday Letter.

Please contact Distribution, orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu , with questions or orders. --Nancy Zimmerli nancyz@ksu.edu

MIKE STAMM JOINING AGRONOMY DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER
Mike Stamm will be joining the Agronomy Department, September 12, as an Assistant Agronomist in Canola Breeding. Raised on a family farm near Washington, Kansas, Mike received his B.S. in Agronomy and M.S. in Plant Breeding from K-State. Currently he is working for Monsanto-Holden's Foundation Seed in corn breeding at Williamsburg, Iowa. At K-State Mike will lead the joint KSU-OSU canola program aimed at developing canola as an alternative crop for Kansas and Oklahoma. Please join us in welcoming Mike back to K-State. --Dave Mengel dmengel@ksu.edu

DEBRA BOLTON JOINS SOUTHWEST EXTENSION TEAM
Debra Bolton has accepted the Southwest Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist position and will begin August 29. Debra is currently the Director of the Finney County Community Learning Center.

She received her B.A. in English from St. Mary of the Plains College and her M.S. in English Literature from Ft. Hays State University. She is finishing her doctoral course work in Family Life Education and Consultation at K-State with research in the negative effects that television has on the social development of children. Her expected graduation date is May, 2006.

We look forward to having Debra as an Extension colleague. --Paul Hartman phartman@oznet.ksu.edu

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