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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 simply want to reiterate a few thoughts that were on my scribble notes at the conclusion of the week.
I applaud the work of everyone involved in making Annual Conference a success. - Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
WHEAT PATHOLOGY
SPECIALIST SEMINARS ANNOUNCED
Erick DeWolf – October 3, 2006 - 9 a.m.
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4031 Throckmorton Hall
Jeff Stein – October 5, 2006 - 9 a.m.
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4031 Throckmorton Hall
Jessica Engle – October 9, 2006 -
9 a.m. - 4031 Throckmorton Diana Pavlisko dpavilisk@ksu.edu
MARK THESE DATES FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT HEAD CANDIDATE
INTERVIEWS October 19 and 20 – Dr. Ken Odde October 23 and 24 – Dr. Ronnie Green For a complete interview schedule as well as information regarding the candidates, please go to www.oznet.ksu.edu . Under the "Staff Corner," click on "Events" and then "On-Line Video Streaming for Seminars/Interviews/Events" and page down to the "KSRE Interviews." For more information, contact Mike Tokach, mtokach@ksu.edu . --Lois Schreiner lschrein@oznet.ksu.edu
AWARDS LUNCHEON PHOTOS Please call 532-6304 with your order. Photos are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without permission. Webgallery images will be available online for 30 days. After 30 days, the webgallery will be removed and there will be a $5 search and restore fee to make the images available online again. For reference, you may make one printed copy of the index.htm page. Thank you. --Photographic Services
MORE THAN $5770 AWARDED IN ESP ENDOWMENT GRANTS The grants are as follows: Transitions in Family Farm Management - $500 - Kathy-Lupfer-Nielsen & NW agents OSU Swine Learning Lab Kit for SE Area - $373.68 - Phyllis Kriesel & Little Balkans Clover Foundation/SEA agents Shrub Roses for Community Beautification - $500 - Bob Neier and others Latino Marital and Relationship Curriculum Development - $500 - Charlotte Olsen and others Statewide KS 4-H Youth Development Program Update Training - $800 - Beth Hinshaw and Beth Hecht Team Building and True Communications - $400 - Connie Hoch and Ann Domsch Foundations of Practice—Community Development Training - $1200 - Dan Kahl and others Mexico: Its People, Culture, and Immigration Pressures - $500 - Donna Martinson Cultural, Economic and Language Immersion in Mexico - $1000 - Debra Bolton and Mary Sullivan The Board was impressed with the quality and the quantity of the grant applications. This was quite an increase in number of applications compared to recent years! -- Marie Blythe mblythe@oznet.ksu.eduCONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS OF LEADS LEADERSHIP BOOK DRAWING Congratulations to the winners of the LEADS leadership book drawing which was held during the Annual Conference Resource Fair. Winners were:
Kevin Herbel, Farm Management -- “21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership” by John Maxwell Thanks to all who stopped by the display to learn more about the current KSRE Leadership Learning opportunities. --The LEADS Team
TURNED INTO THE EXTENSION ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE FOLLOWING ANNUAL CONFERENCE... For more information or to claim, call 785-532-5820, or come to 123 Umberger Hall..
FALL FORESTRY FIELD DAY
The 2006 Fall Forestry Field Day is set for Thursday, October 12, and will be hosted at Roy and Carolyn Turney’s Tree Farm located a few miles southwest of Emporia. The Turney Tree Farm features a 32 year old black walnut plantation, a 20 year old windbreak, and wildlife and native grass plantings. Sessions will also be held at the neighboring Brad Davis farm where native woodlands and a black walnut plantation border the Cottonwood River. The Field Day will include forestry exhibits, vendors, and seven concurrent outdoor educational sessions.
Dick Schultz, forestry professor, Iowa State University, is known both
nationally and internationally for his research and expertise in the
management of riparian forest buffers associated with modern
agricultural systems and their positive effect on water quality.
Schultz will conduct a session adjacent to the Cottonwood River
explaining appropriate techniques for establishing riparian forest
buffers and managing mature riparian woodlands for water quality
purposes.
Felix Ponder, Research Soil Scientist, USDA Forest Service, is another
nationally recognized expert from Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Ponder will
be teaming up with local NRCS Soils Scientist, Don Gastineau, to
discuss soil properties and their effects on tree growth with
particular emphasis on black walnut.
Cost for the field day is $15. You can register by phone at
785-532-3300, or access the program on the web at
www.kansforests.org . --Charles
J. Barden cbarden@ksu.edu
SPECIALISTS' QUARTERLY REPORT Select RETORIC Support Documents, then Record Specialist Effort. Record your Cooperative Extension tenths (i.e., 0.8), then provide your best estimate of where you have invested your effort against one or more K-State Research and Extension Long Term Intended Outcomes, individually or prorated. Please complete your report soon after the end of the reporting period on September 30. If you have questions or need assistance, call the Planning and Reporting office at 785-532-6775. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
4-H VIP ONLINE ORIENTATION PHONE TRAINING
4-H VIP ORIENTATION INFORMATION New 4-H VIP Orientation resources were unveiled during Annual Conference. If you missed the unveiling, the resources are available to you at the VIP Resources page of the state 4-H website, http://www.kansas4-h.org/Volunteer;VIP/ . Offering the 4-H VIP Orientation at a face to face session is still the best option. The PowerPoint and lesson plan for the orientation training have been revised and posted to the VIP Resources page. Two additional options are now available, online and on CD. Each local Extension Office has received or will receive a 4-H VIP Orientation CD. If your office did not get one at Annual Conference, contact your Area 4-H Specialist. Local units may purchase additional copies of the CD for $5. Contact the State 4-H Office to order. The decision to offer the online orientation option is made at the local Extension Unit level. The volunteer must have an e-mail address and high speed internet available to effectively access the class. To take the 4-H VIP Online Orientation class through the K-State Online system, volunteers will need a temporary "electronic ID@ (eID), a password, and to be added to the Class Roster. To offer the online option, complete directions for local Extension Units is on the VIP Resources page. Following are short get started directions. To register a volunteer for the 4-H VIP Online Orientation class through K-State Online, the local Extension Unit needs to send an e-mail to ks4-hvip@ksu.edu . Place VIP Orientation in the Subject line and include in the body the following information about the volunteer: 1. Name After receiving the volunteer=s name and e-mail, the temporary eID and password will be created; the volunteer will be added to the class roster and an e-mail will be sent to the volunteer and the local Extension Office. The e-mail will contain the newly created eID and password for the volunteer to use to sign in to K-State Online and directions on how to take the class. If agents would like to view the class prior to deciding, they will need to be added to the class roster. To get added to the class, please email ks4-hvip@ksu.edu , your name, K-State eID and county or district and ask to be added to the VIP Online Orientation class. Note too that a Board Leadership Module on the Volunteer Information Profile is now on the Board Leadership website. The module is designed for agents to use to help their Board understand the procedure for screening and orienting volunteers. To get to the module go to www.oznet.ksu.edu/boardleadership . Click on Board Leadership Modules in the lower center of the page, then VIP. If you have any questions regarding the resources, please contact Diane Mack at dmack@ksu.edu or Rod Buchele at rbuchele@ksu.edu --Rod Buchele
KANSAS 4-H MASTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM The Master Volunteer program is sponsored by the Kansas Association of 4-H Volunteers and the State 4-H Office. Master 4-H Volunteers receive training and support for their Master 4-H Volunteer role. Support is also available for agents to implement the Master 4-H Volunteer program. The application/registration for the Master Volunteer program is due to the Southwest Area Office before October 16. More information and the registration form is in the brochure available at http://www.kansas4-h.org/Volunteer/MasterVolunteer.htm . The Kansas Master 4-H Volunteer training for 2006 will be November 17-18. It will begin at 9 a.m. on the K-State Campus in Manhattan, then travel to Rock Springs 4-H Center that afternoon and continue until the evening of the 18th. Application and information is included online at http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Volunteer/MasterVolunteer.htm. If you have questions, please contact us. --Rod Buchele rbuchele@ksu.edu and Pam Van Horn pvanhorn@ksu.edu
KANSAS 4-H VOLUNTEER FORUM The Kansas 4-H Volunteers Forum features workshops, speakers and activities to excite and energize 4-H Volunteers. On-line registration is now open. Registration information and forms for printing are on the website, http://www.kansas4-h.org/Volunteer/Forum/Default.htm . All forms (registration and participation) and fees must be sent to local Extension Offices by October 16, 2006. Forms and payment are due at the State 4-H Office October 20. Anyone chaperoning for KYLF needs to register with KYLF. Volunteers or staff registering as a KYLF chaperone will have an option to attend some of the volunteer forum workshops. They will need to indicate that as their workshop choice during the KYLF registration process. --Rod Buchele rbuchele@ksu.edu
NELD: NORTH CENTRAL 2007 This is Class XIII for the program consisting of four three-day seminars designed to build leadership in Cooperative Extension at all organizational levels. This program is sponsored by the North Central states’ Extension Services and in 2007 will be coordinated by Purdue Extension with Penn State also participating. Including Jonie, Aliesa, and Rodney, 33 K-State Research and Extension faculty have participated in NELD: North Central. If you are interested in future classes or learning more about the program, contact Marie Blythe at 785-532-6775 or mblythe@ksu.edu . --Marie Blythe
TECHBYTES FALL 2006 Our first program on October 6 features many free Google tools such as Google Earth (satellite photos of Earth), Picasa (a digital photo editing program), Maps (view maps and get directions), and dozens of other useful Google tools. All Friday programs start at 1:15 p.m. and are located at KSU 501 Hale Library (except October 6, at 401B Hale Library). October 6 - Google: Beyond Searching! (401B Hale Library) This series will also be video streamed live for those of you off campus. Please visit the TechBytes Website, www.ksu.edu/techbytes , for additional details, handouts and resources from previous TechBytes programs, a downloadable schedule for this semester, and links to view both live and archived videos of TechByte programs. Other technology information can be found on the new KSRE technology Website, TechWeb, at www.oznet.ksu.edu/techweb . --Gerry Snyder gsnyder@ksu.edu
BLAST INTO THE FUTURE TRAINING FOR AGENTS AND
ASSISTANTS Go to www.kansas4h.org. --Beth Hecht bhecht@ksu.edu
PLUGGING ABANDONED WELLS TOOL KIT This project is funded in part by a grant from the Kansas Water Plan Fund. Tonya Bronleewe, E.A.R.T.H. Program, 316-722-7721 --Tonya Bronleewe
MARKETING YOUR LOCAL EXTENSION OFFICE State funding assistance is not tied to the development of a local marketing plan, but David feels strongly about the importance of a local plan. The Meadowlark District, along with several other counties and districts, have developed good marketing plans. It is up to K-State Research and Extension to tell its own story and help county and district residents understand how they can benefit from its services. While guidelines and specific marketing practices have been established at the state level, marketing efforts also need to be present at the county and district level. After all, who better to market to local residents than the agents, office professionals and program assistants who work with them every day? The solution: County and district offices organizing their marketing efforts in a marketing plan to specifically address the issues they are facing while remaining consistent with the state guidelines and practices. By developing a marketing plan, agents can also help their boards and commissioners to understand the importance of telling the extension story. Just recently, McPherson County was budgeted an extra $3,000 specifically to meet the goals it had established in its marketing plan. For more information regarding how to develop a local marketing plan, contact Kira Everhart-Valentin, Extension Field Operations, at 785-532-3063 or kde6464@ksu.edu . --Jim Lindquist jlindqui@ksu.edu
PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION SERVICES UPDATE New 4-H CCS Publications Running Late 4-H Journal in Short Supply The Publications Unit regrets the error. --Nancy Zimmerli-Cates nancyz@ksu.edu
MARKETING ITEMS FOR SALE ONLINE Shopping for yourself? Looking for gifts for board members or volunteers? Check out our online catalog. From license plates to meat thermometers, pedometers to pencils, we have quality materials with the K-State Research and Extension logo and slogan. The items can be purchased using publications allocations. We can even customize some of the items for your county, district or office.
To place an order or see what’s available, go to the Staff Corner on the Oznet page and click “Marketing Items” under Staff Resources. Or go directly to http://www.communications.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=707 . If you don’t see a product that you want or need, let us know and we’ll see what we can do to help.
Questions? Contact
Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@ksu.edu . DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 11, 2006, THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2006: Wednesday, October 11 Wednesday, October 11, through Thursday, October 12 Thursday, October 12 .... FNP Area Meeting, Lawrence (DG Co. Ext. Ofc.), NE Area, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Karen Hudson hudson@humec.ksu.edu .... Fall Forestry Field Day, Emporia/LY, Statewide, Bob Atchison atchison@ksu.edu Friday, October 13 Friday, October 13, through Saturday, October 14 Saturday, October 14 Monday, October 16 Monday, October 16, through Tuesday, October 17 Monday, October 16, through Wednesday, October 18
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