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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 In the middle of the K-State Research and Extension home page is a link to the Extension Board Leadership . I'd really like you to take a few minutes and navigate this site. For instance, just within that home page, along the left margin, is a button entitled "About K-State Research and Extension." Under that button is a host of interesting history on land grant traditions, our vision and mission, core values, some selected pieces on K-State Cooperative Extension history, a link to our Five-Year Program Plan, the Strategic Plan for Cooperative Extension at K-State, and information about our State Extension Advisory Council. Typical to this website, several links and information basic to the Cooperative Extension mission of K-State Research and Extension are provided. The website was designed to target information of interest and need for the over 2000 elected members of our local Extension Councils and Executive Boards across all of Kansas. Kansas State University has a unique relationship with the more than 2000 elected members of our local Extension Councils. First off, they are elected by the public. We are one of only a handful of states across the country that elects a local 24 member County Extension Council for the purpose of assuring local input into the Cooperative Extension programs. From that Council, a nine member Executive Board is elected that has responsibilities as outlined by the County Extension Council Law with respect to budget, personnel, programs, and management. Again, Kansas is one of the very few states where a state law governs the operation of Cooperative Extension and gives such responsibilities and powers to a local governing body. What this all means to Kansas State University is that local funding for Extension work is among the strongest in the nation on a per capita basis. Roughly 42% of the appropriated funding (excluding grants, contracts, and fees) for Cooperative Extension in Kansas comes through county/local resources. Forty-six percent is provided through state appropriations, and 12% from federal Smith-Lever funds. Take some time to surf that Extension Board Leadership website. If you think of additional information that should be provided through that website, let us know! I am sure you will come across some interesting facts about Cooperative Extension. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
AGRICULTURE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION WORKSHOP: "CLASSROOM MOVEMENT: INSPIRE STUDENTS, DETER HATE, PROMOTE INCLUSION"
Friday, August 18,
2006 Join Brandon Wilson, (--Higher Education Consultant, Wilbron Institute--) as he offers proven methods for creating a college experience and inclusive classrooms that inspire students to embrace globalization, confront hate and bias, and become leaders who provide solutions to injustices facing our communities, nation and world. This workshop will equip you with the tools needed to reach students, and promote goodwill and friendship within the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension. This workshop is sponsored by the College of Agriculture Committee on Effective Instruction, Diversity Programs, Office of Diversity and Dual Careers and DOWMARC. For more information, contact Dr. Zelia Wiley, zwh@ksu.edu . --Don Boggs dboggs@ksu.edu
EPSILON SIGMA PHI ENDOWMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Applications are due by September 8, 2006. Send electronically to: Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu . Applicants are responsible for Board Chair/Unit Head approval being submitted in lieu of signatures. Since 1992, more then 60 grant requests have been funded totaling in excess of $40,000. Funding requests usually range from $150 to $1000. Number of grants funded depends on interest earnings available. See http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/esp-AlphaRho/endowment/grantsfunded.htm for the list of grants funded. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
UPCOMING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS
A shared leadership
workshop for Extension and Community Leaders will be held 6:30 - 9:00
p.m. on Tuesday, August 22. The workshop will be presented by
Donita Whitney Brammerlin of the KSU Management Program. This
facilitated Polycom session will help communities understand the
importance of shared leadership for the ongoing sustainability of
community improvement activities. For more information and
registration brochure, contact Connie Hoch at
choch@ksu.edu or visit the
LEADS website at
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/LEADS . Presented via Polycom in
the following locations: Manhattan, Colby, Chanute, Hays,
Wichita, Garden City, and Lawrence. Registration is due by
August 18. --Connie M Hoch
TRYING TO "JOG" YOUR STUDENT'S MEMORY?
So it would seem that everything that we present to our students should be retained; the only problem would be its retrieval. Within the brain, however, memory and retrieval are not separate processes. Retrieval activates dormant neurons which in turn activates the memory. Instructors can facilitate retrieval and increase retention by engaging students through multiple memory pathways. There are two primary processes by which our brain deals with new information. One embeds the information in context or "episodic" memory, the second embeds it as content or "semantic" memory. Episodic memory has unlimited capacity, forms quickly, is easily updated, is used naturally, and uses context cues to trigger recall. Body movement, environmental conditions, music, smell, sight, taste, location, and time of day are all context cues. Semantic memory is learned through practice or memorization. It requires rehearsal, is resistant to change, has limits, and is unnatural. Instructors can combine content and context through the use of simulations, discussions, games, and providing links to previous subjects. This increases retention and eases retrieval, therefore things will come to mind when we want them. For more information on how knowledge of memory processes can assist in your classroom, enter "semantic memory" and/or "context memory" into your favorite search engine. Or, read Eric Jensen's chapter on memory and recall in: Jensen, Eric. 2000. Memory and recall. p. 215-227. In Brain Based Learning, The new science of teaching and training. The Brain Store, San Diego, CA. Submitted by Jason Lewis, graduate student in turf science and a student in AGRON 810, Principles of Teaching and Learning taught by Steve J. Thien, Agronomy, Spring 2006. --Steve Thien sjthien@ksu.edu
KANSAS WILDLIFE FEDERATION/KSU
FISHING AND HUNTING SKILLS CAMP This camp will teach wingshooting, rifle marksmanship, and fishing skills. It is open to youth 12-18. For more information, contact Charles Lee at 785-532-5734. There is a limit of 10 youth in each skill area and there is no fee for the camp. Deadline for enrollment is August 21. --Charles Lee
AVIAN FLU BROCHURE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL UNITS Each office will eventually receive 300 brochures. If you need more or fewer brochures, please contact Pat Melgares at 785-770-9530, or melgares@ksu.edu . The avian flu team also will be taking orders soon for meat thermometers. The cost will be $4.25, and will be made available through the county allocation funds. Additional information and materials related to K-State's avian flu risk communications strategy are available at www.avianflu.ksu.edu . --Pat Melgares
FALL 2006 EPSILON SIGMA PHI NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB Please note the proposed bylaw change that will be voted on at the Annual Meeting in September. --Karen Blakeslee kblakesl@oznet.ksu.edu
VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED TO HELP IN OUR
BOOTHS AT THE KANSAS STATE FAIR 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:
If you would like to work in the K-State Research and Extension booth, please contact Steven Graham, sgraham@k-state.edu , by August 25th. If you would like to work in the College of Agriculture booth, please contact Steven Graham, sgraham@k-state.edu , but specify it is the College Of Agriculture booth, by August 25th. We will be in touch in late August to finalize days, times, entrance tickets, etc. --Jackie McClaskey and Steven Graham
COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS TO BE CONTACTED FOR SURVEY In the coming week, some county board members will be contacted and asked for their consent to participate. Forty board members, chosen by random sampling, will be chosen to represent all geographic regions of the state. They will be asked questions relating to the types of information they need; formats in which they prefer to receive information; and how often they like to receive information. If you have additional questions about this survey, please contact Pat Melgares at 785-770-9530, or melgares@ksu.edu . --Pat Melgares
PASSWORD CHANGE TIME AGAIN! If you forget to change your eID password the following will happen: * You won't receive your OzNet or your KSU e-mail To change your eID password, log in to your eID profile at http://eid.k-state.edu . For more detailed instructions on changing your password, go to http://accounts.oznet.ksu.edu/password . --Kathryn Burton kburton@ksu.edu
STATE 4-H HORSE SHOW CLASS DELETIONS AND COMBINATIONS Class 3001 and 3002 have been cancelled. --James P. Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu
DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE UPDATE Your Diversity Programs office would like to thank you for a most productive summer. Thank you to the various departments who assisted us as we presented the college's exciting programs to the 2006 Kauffman Scholars from Kansas City, MO/KS. From the student evaluations, our programs were educational and a success! We could not have done it without the great team effort from all of you. We send out a special thank you to Sandra Dillion, a recent College of Agriculture graduate, who took the lead in our program development. Thanks Sandy, for a job well done! As the summer ends we also say goodbye to our summer research students, Shedra Rakestraw, Alabama A&M University; and Monique Fahie, Alcorn State University (MS). Both students have returned to their respective schools and I would like to thank their mentors for presenting such an exceptional experience for both. Thanks to Dr. Frank White, Plant Pathology, who mentored Shedra Rakestraw; and Dr. John Crespi, Agriculture Economics, who mentored Monique Fahie. Finally, you are ALL invited to our annual Teaching Effective Workshop on Friday, August 18, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 304 (Great Room) of Hale Library. We are pleased to have Brandon Wilson, Higher Education Consultant and President of the Wilbron Institute, as he offers proven methods for creating a college experience and inclusive classrooms that inspire students to embrace globalization, confront hate and become leaders who provide solutions to injustices everywhere. We hope to see you there; however, if you cannot attend, this great opportunity can be viewed on-line at www.oznet.ksu.edu/seminars . Refreshments will be served! Again, thanks for a great summer and we look forward to working with you in the fall! Stay cool in this hot weather! For more information, you may contact Dr. Zelia Wiley at zwh@ksu.edu , or 785-532-5793. --Zelia Wiley
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 AUGUST 23, 2006, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2006: Thursday, August 24 .... Horticulture Field Day, Colby and surrounding area, 5:30 p.m., Rodney Zimmerman rzimmerm@ksu.edu Saturday, August 26 .... State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, Manhattan, Statewide, Julie Voge jvoge@oznet.ksu.edu and Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu Monday, August 28, through Wednesday, August 30 Tuesday, August 29 .... South Central Experiment Field Fall Field Day, Hutchinson, Statewide, 6:00 p.m., Bill Heer bheer@oznet.ksu.edu
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