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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 I want to announce one personnel change taking place as a result of our continued look at the strategic plan and in listening and interpreting. We are making a significant commitment to bringing greater order, discipline, and eventual opportunity in professional development for our Extension professionals. To help design this journey and process, I have asked Margaret Phillips to give full time attention to our professional development and in-service training system (or lack thereof) for all Extension faculty, agents and specialists. As a result, Margaret will be shifting her role from that of support to Paula Peters and the FCS programs to more broad responsibility to the overall Extension professional development and in-service training system to be developed. This change is effective immediately. Margaret comes with a wealth of experience, having been a county extension agent, area specialist, and currently in her administrative role as assistant program leader. She also brings a sincere passion for the importance of professionalism and growth through professional development opportunities. In the coming months, Margaret will be moving to Umberger Hall. Creating greater order, discipline, and increased opportunity for professional development and in-service education has been a goal for Extension administration for a number of years. Creating a series of "tracts" with educational opportunities for the Extension professional and laid out in such a way so as to actually be able to create possible career paths is a long term goal. The process of getting to that point has several objectives and steps that will be absolutely necessary and critical to ever achieve such a system for K-State Research and Extension professionals. Our current system of master calendar and free-wheeling of in-service educational opportunities has its advantages. But, one major shortfall is in its lack of being able to see what is available, what should be considered, where gaps exist, and how to derive a plan that will allow a career professional to continue to grow through a well designed professional development planning tool. Margaret, with the help of many of you, will tackle this important task with expectation for a much improved system for planning of in-service and professional development tracts for all Extension professionals in the coming years. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
TECHWEB
ANNOUNCES UPCOMING CONFERENCE Upcoming Event: National Extension Technology Conference
(NETC) Early registration deadline is March 24. Recommended for Extension agents, directors, administrators, and information technology professionals. Topics include website development, video conferencing, electronic publishing, GIS/GPS, networking, extension standards, and accountability management. --Amy Hartman ahartman@oznet.ksu.edu
VIP VOLUNTEER SYSTEM
TRAINING VIP Volunteer System Training dates and sites available: April 6 - Fredonia, Wilson County
Courthouse Each session will begin with gathering at 9:45 a.m. with the session starting promptly at 10 a.m. We will conclude at 3 p.m. Topics of the training will include the revisions of the 4-H VIP application, policies and procedures; plus a look at a total Volunteer Development Management System. Because of the importance of volunteers to creating a Safe Learning Environment and the importance of risk management to the K-State Research & Extension system, all Extension units will be expected to be represented at one of these training sessions. Information about the training is available at: http://4-h.k-state.edu/Events/Trainings/VIPTrngBrochure.pdf . Please register on-line at http://4-h.k-state.edu/ . Registration deadline for Fredonia and Garden City sites is March 24, and for the Rock Springs and Hays sites is April 14. If you cannot register on-line, please register with Corrine Huse, at the NE Area Office, chuse@ksu.edu , 785-532-5833, for Fredonia or Rock Springs; or register with Rita Dome, at the SW Area Office, rsdome@ksu.edu , 620-275-9164, for Garden City or Hays. Please be sure to include which training site you will be attending. Registration fee is $5, which will include lunch and all materials. Make check payable to the Kansas 4-H Foundation. You may pay on site. --Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu and Rod Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu
BASIC 4-H
OPERATIONS TRAINING SESSION Basic 4-H Operations I training begins at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 17, and goes through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18. All sessions will be held in Throckmorton Hall, Room 2002, on the K-State campus. Topics to be addressed include: 4-H Financial Management, VIP, Accountability to the 4-H mission, Learning through Events, Risk Management, Program Planning, Program Management and more. Training brochure can be found at http://4-h.k-state.edu/Events/Trainings/basicopsbrochure.pdf . Cost to attend is $20 payable to the Kansas 4-H Foundation. Please contact Diane Mack at dmack@oznet.ksu.edu , by April 7, if you plan to attend. --Diane D. Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu
BIG LESSONS
FROM SMALL PLACES: KANSAS SUCCESS STORIES ▪ Chuck Comeau, CEO of DessinFournir, Plainville, who will open the conference inspiring participants to think big and create the community they want; and ▪ Terry Woodbury, CEO of Kansas Communities, LLC, who will start the second day with a conversation about tools for re-building community. Other community leaders from across Kansas will round out the program by sharing their projects, experiences, and ideas with attendees. Along with opportunities for peer-to-peer networking and learning, this conference will also provide access to resources available for community economic development through its Resource Expo. For registration and further information, go to the website at: http://www.ku.edu/pri/conferen/kcced/ or contact Genna Hurd at 785-864-4618 or e-mail: ghurd@ku.edu .--Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
OPERATION
MILITARY KIDS - READY, SET, GO TRAINING The training will include understanding the military process, exploring issues that arise because of deployment, tools to help the community support children and youth of National Guard and Army Reserve families and how to create an action plan for your community. The trainings are scheduled for - May 2 - Kansas Highway Patrol, 2025 Iron
Street, Salina --Ann Domsch adomsch@ksu.edu
THE 7TH ANNUAL
GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE Discounts will be given to those students enrolled in 12 or more undergraduate credit hours, or 6 or more graduate hours. Registration is limited to the first 600 participants. For more information or to request a brochure, call Kansas State University Division of Continuing Education at 785-532-5575 or visit www.dce.ksu.edu/juvenilejustice . --Continuing Education sinnpio@k-state.edu
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VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@ksu.edu . DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 22, 2006, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2006: Wednesday, March 22 Thursday, March 23 Friday, March 24 Friday, March 24, through Saturday, March 25 Friday, March 24, through Sunday, March 26 Saturday, March 25 Saturday, March 25, through Thursday, March 30 Tuesday, March 28 Tuesday, March 28, through Thursday, March 30 |
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