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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 2005, a national task force of ECOP (Extension Committee on Organization and Policy) was created to focus on measuring excellence in Extension. That group was charged to identify criteria that define excellence and to determine measures of those criteria. The outcome was to be usable by the Extension system. That task force has just recently published its report, "Measuring Excellence in Extension," (this hotlink will take you to a University of Kentucky Website where the first three documents on that site are relevant to this task force). Simply stated, the seven criteria for excellence in Cooperative Extension were:
Under each of those criteria are suggested measures. The measures are largely defined at a state-level assessment, but could be adjusted to a local level. The committee also provided ACTION oriented means towards excellence, including:
Anticipating those kinds of actions within your programming would set the program up for greater impact and excellence. I hope you will take some time to study the work of this task force, and provide suggestions on ways K-State Research and Extension can improve its journey towards excellence. And, recognize that EXCELLENCE IS A JOURNEY on which to enjoy, and never should it be viewed as a destination. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
UPDATE ON KANSAS
SENATE BILL 12
SUSIE FARRINGTON
MOVES TO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ROLE
Susie Farrington, formerly office professional in the Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources office, has moved into the position of Administrative Officer for Cooperative Extension Division under Daryl Buchholz. She fills the position formerly held by Marlene Hightower. Susie began her new duties on Monday, February 26. Please welcome her into this new role.
The
Extension ANR office professional position has been advertised with
hopes of filling it within the next few weeks. Susie will continue to
provide some support to that office in this transition period.
Susie's e-mail address is
sfarring@ksu.edu . --Daryl Buchholz
dbuchhol@ksu.edu
NORTH CENTRAL REGION SARE EDUCATOR
SURVEY DEADLINE The link to the survey: https://surveys.ksu.edu/TS?offeringId=64801 . The NCR SARE program provides professional development funds to K-State Research and Extension via the Kansas SARE Program. Kansas needs at least 40 more agents or watershed specialists to respond to the survey! The survey will take about 5 - 10 minutes to complete. If you have already completed the survey, thank you! --Pat Murphy jmurphy@ksu.edu , and Jana Beckman beckman@ksu.edu
ADVISING FAMILY
FARM BUSINESSES' WORKSHOP REGISTRATION DUE MARCH 5 Times and locations are:
Monday,
March 12
Tuesday,
March 13 Please feel free to share this information with others in your community who work with farm families. This workshop integrates various disciplines and project partners and will be presented by Rod Jones, Charlie Griffin, Jerry Jost, and Charlotte Shoup Olsen. --Charlotte Shoup Olsen colsen@oznet.ksu.edu
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MARCH AND
APRIL
1) March 13 - Lyons, KS - For agents working with PRIDE communities, and those who are interested in learning more about PRIDE and getting resources to work with groups through a community development process. Participants will receive a disk of community development materials and resources. E-mail Connie Hoch, choch@ksu.edu , for details and to reserve lunch. 2) The North Central Regional Center for Rural Community Development is offering an on-line Breeze training in March and September of this year called Foundations of Practice. This is a great introductory level class. To register, visit http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/calendar.html . 3) The Kansas Community and Economic Development Conference will be held in Lindsborg on April 11-12. The theme will focus on regionalism and collaborative community efforts. Watch the KSU Division of Continuing Education website for the brochure and registration posting. 4) April 16-19 - The 2007 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals Conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit http://nacdep.net/confs/2007/Conference.htm . --Dan Kahl dankahl@ksu.edu
During the transition to quarterly
reports, it is important that agents continue to report to their
County Extension Boards or District Extension Councils. Agents may
choose to use a word processing format (i.e., Word or WordPerfect) or
they may choose to continue with RETORIC until the new system is in
place. It is anticipated the new system will be ready for the June 1
reports.
Whatever means an agent or local unit
chooses to collect and consolidate data, the focus should be on
outcomes, impacts, and success stories. These are the statements that
can provide public value to your work!
Agents will not be asked to report their
own activities (outputs). We are only interested in what happens as a
result of what an agent does! What is the PUBLIC value of
your work?
If you need assistance with a format, or
have questions, call Planning and Reporting at 785-532-6775. --Marie
Blythe
mblythe@ksu.edu
THANK YOU FROM DEAN
DAVIS
RETIREMENT
CELEBRATION FOR JENELL SMITH For more information, contact Rachel Serrano 316-722-7721, Ext. 127, or rserrano@oznet.ksu.edu . --Beth Drescher drescher@ksu.edu
LEAVENWORTH 4-H'ER SELECTED TO RECEIVE KANSAS PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF
COMMUNITY AWARD James is and has been an extremely active 4-H member, very deeply involved in service including a devoted Kansas River Youth Leadership Vision Team member. He was instrumental in collecting over 10,000 pounds of cat and dog food/items, etc. that went to Louisiana. He submitted two awards to Prudential - his involvement for the KRYL/Louisiana project through 4-H by Beth Hecht, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, and another one for solider packets/pillow case 4-H project he submitted through school. James will participate in the National Awards program in Washington D.C. later this year. --Gary W. Gerhard ggerhard@ksu.edu
MARIE'S PICK OF THE WEEK When Steve Brown reported using economic modeling software in the Brown County economic development program, their investment in technology--burning CDs to pass what’s new to targeted audiences, and that county funds for emergency management will be transferred to Extension as he directs those services, this is another example that is not about technology transfer and information sharing. It's about "people helping people where they are" and how the perception of their Extension program has gone from being of questionable value to becoming indispensable. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu PREPARING FOR ENGAGEMENT In a recent conversation with Olivia Collins, Director of American Humanics, about linking KSU pre-health students to service needs in Kansas communities, Olivia asked who in extension is currently working on community health issues? Knowing that the answer to that question was beyond my scope of knowing.. I replied: Let's ask them! (see message below) If you are interested in exploring ways to connect KSU students to work or needs in your county or area, please respond to Olivia. Thanks!
Are You Interested in Community Health
Issues?
BIENVENIDOS I took 350 pictures while I was in Mexico. Donna Martinson and Mary Sullivan took 50 to 100 pictures each, so I think we have it covered for a while. One of the most wondrous things we visited was the Ingenio Emiliano Zapata sugar factory. The word Ingenio (En-hen-ee-oh) is the Spanish word for trust as in trust fund. The sad thing is that we were not allowed to take pictures of the process. You may remember that Emiliano Zapata is the sharecropper who lived from 1879 to 1919 and was born in Anenecuilco in the village district of Ayala. Zapata led other sharecroppers to take back lands from foreign (Spanish) owners who had taken the land from the farmers’ families. Zapata is revered as one who fought for the rights of indigenous land holders. His motto was, "Tierra y Libertad" Land and Liberty. Back to the sugar factory: We began by donning hard helmets and name tags to show that we were visitors (As if we would be mistaken for workers since some of us were in denim skirts and summer clothing). It was a bad day to wear a skirt given that we were walking on catwalks going up as much as three stories. Anyway, after we checked in our bags, purses, and backpacks, we were led by a member of the administrative team. The sugar factory was built in 1937, and many of its machines have never been updated since that time. We noticed that some of the machines were build by General Electric. Some were built in Wisconsin and Boston. Specifically, the clarifiers, furnaces 1, 2, and 3, and two crystallizers were built in 1937. There are two cycles of work in the year: November to June is the harvest and production cycle. June is the vacation time, and July through October is maintenance time when all machines are torn down and refurbished. All workers are unionized. There are 780 workers in the Harvest and Production cycle and 380 workers in the maintenance cycle. Some workers may work in the fields or migrate during their off-season. Factory workers get paid 70 pesos a day (about $7), and those in administration get 190 pesos a day (about $19). Two products are produced at the factory: refined sugar and steam. The steam is generated from the material left after every last bit of liquid it taken from the cane. The steam is used to run the hydraulic systems in the factory. The factory processes machete cut sugar cane, from the surrounding ejido farm systems in the state, at the rate of 300 tons per hour in three shifts during a 24-hour day. From that, a total of 750 tons of refined sugar is produced. Employees are given one 50-pound bag of sugar per cycle (100 pounds per year). The state of Morelos is the second largest producer of sugar in the country next to the Yucatan. Morelos, we were told, has the best sugar cane in Mexico, because 16% of the cane is sugar. It takes 3 sections of the cane to make a teaspoon of sugar. The group was treated to two bottles of the miel (honey), or what we call molasses. I am in possession of one of those bottles. It is luscious. I am willing to share tastes. --Debra Bolton dbolton@ksu.edu
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 7, 2007, THROUGH MARCH 13, 2007: Wednesday, March 7 .... Junior Master Gardener Workshop, Lawrence, Statewide, 9:30 a.m., Evelyn Neier eneier@ksu.edu Wednesday, March 7, through Saturday, March 10 Thursday, March 8 .... Junior Master Gardener Workshop, Chanute, Statewide, 9:30 a.m., Evelyn Neier eneier@ksu.edu Friday, March 9 Saturday, March 10 .... KSU Sheep Day/Youth Sheep Day, KSU (Weber Hall), Statewide, Cliff Spaeth cspaeth@ksu.edu and Julie Voge jvoge@ksu.edu Monday, March 12 .... State 4-H KAA Judging, Hays/EL, NW Area, Gary Gerhard ggerhard@ksu.edu Tuesday, March 13 .... Advising Farm Family Businesses, Garden City, Western Kansas, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Charlotte Shoup Olsen colsen@ksu.edu .... Community Development/PRIDE Training, Lyons/RC, Statewide, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Connie Hoch choch@oznet.ksu.edu and Dan Kahl dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu .... State 4-H Scholarship Judging, Manhattan (KSU Campus), Statewide, Gary Gerhard ggerhard@ksu.edu
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