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The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 13, No. 28  May 22, 2007


IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...New Posting in Extension Administrative Handbook
...To Vista, or Not to Vista
...K-State Research and Extension Reporting System
...Kansas State Fair Books
...Susan Krumm Receives Outstanding Citizen's Award from Lawrence Public Schools
...Just a Reminder...
...Scott County Wheat Plot Tour
...Public Issues Facilitation Workshop in 3 Weeks!
...Community Development Academy

...Marie's Pick of the Week
...HP LaserJet 4 Plus Printer Available from Riley County Extension Office
...Master Schedule

                                                                                                           ...Tuesday Letter Archives


WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
This week we have several agents on campus for program development training, a time to familiarize with the logic model, thinking about outcomes before one decides on the educational processes. A key to program development is first thinking through what the target audience should do before building the materials and methods. Too often programming focuses on the event or activity and not what to convey as the learning objective. Great program development is about making a difference.

At annual conference in 2005, Dr. Colien Hefferan, USDA Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES) Administrator gave us "Twelve Steps to Making a Difference":

  1. Have a mission that matters.
  2. Be a big thinker.
  3. Be ethical. Expect to always take the high road.
  4. Be a change master
  5. Be sensitive, trust others. Always look to the best in people.
  6. Be a risk taker.
  7. Be a decision maker. 
  8. Use power wisely.
  9. Be an effective communicator.
10. Be a team builder. Compete with yourself, team with others.
11. Be courageous.
12. Be committed to people and to the system.

I hope you will think through what each step means to you in your contribution to making a difference for the public good. Thinking through the steps of program development, and then carrying out the process will surely help each of us to "make a difference."

And, T.J. Talbert, The Extension Workers Code, in 1922 said it so succinctly:

"If we do the things that will count we must have a plan or project and a program of work, either written up carefully and referred to from time to time or so thoroughly impressed in our minds that there is no chance of forgetting it.... stick to it.... don't get sidetracked. Otherwise, all our good resolutions and work begun will amount to little or nothing." --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu

 

NEW POSTING IN EXTENSION ADMINISTRATIVE HANDBOOK
A new policy and a recent legal opinion have been added to the Extension Administrative Handbook, which can be found on the Employee Resources Web site:

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/Employee_Resources/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=191 .       
A new policy on Agent Staffing In Local Units replaces policy E9 on page 116 of Chapter One. It conveys expectations for local unit comprehensive programming responsibilities and agent staffing to meet programming expectations.

In the Legal Opinion section of Chapter One, (on page 153, item F25, Dues To Civic Organizations), a letter from University Attorney Dick Seaton communicates the approval for Extension Councils to pay dues to civic organizations such as Chambers of Commerce. This approval does not extend to service clubs where an individual agent might be a member, or to commodity organizations, but applies to civic or community organizations where an agent would represent the Extension Council/District in the organization. Questions regarding dues to civic organizations should be addressed to Area Extension Directors. --Jim Lindquist jlindqui@ksu.edu

 

TO VISTA, OR NOT TO VISTA
New computers are now shipping with the Vista operating system, although Windows XP is still an option. Vista requires greater memory and horsepower than Windows XP, so it is not recommended that current XP users upgrade to Vista---there simply is no real performance advantage. Also, remember that until K-State's approved antivirus software (Trend Micro) supports it, Vista is not allowed to be connected to the campus networks. We anticipate that Vista will be permitted to be used on campus later this summer. If you have questions about this or other computer-related matters, contact IET at 785-532-6270 or support@oznet.ksu.edu . -- Larry Jackson ljackson@ksu.edu

 

K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION REPORTING SYSTEM
The new K-State Research and Extension on-line impact reporting system is nearly ready for beta testing. It is being tested now with the hope of being live for you to begin using in July. We have heard you tell us that quarterly reports need to be due on dates that are easier to remember, so they will be due July 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1.

Be watching for more information soon, but in the meantime, continue to report using whatever method you currently use. --The Reporting Task Force - Paula Peters, Co-Chair ppeters@ksu.edu

 

KANSAS STATE FAIR BOOKS 
State Fair Exhibitor handbooks have been printed and will be available at Discovery Days registration.  The 4-H section and the Youth Schedule were not updated with the 2007 information in the initial printing and posting on the state fair’s website.  Edits in the 4-H/FFA combined show section were incorporated into the printed copies.  The 4-H section has been updated on the http://www.KansasStateFair.com website as of May 15.  As a courtesy to local Extension Offices receiving their copies of the State Fair Book at Discovery Days, the State 4-H Office has decided to incur the costs of re-printing the corrected 4-H section.  Corrected pages will indicate "Corrected for 2007" at the bottom of each page. Anyone else who received a printed copy directly from the State Fair, should be made aware of these discrepancies and may wish to print the 4-H section and the Youth Schedule from the web.  Adobe Acrobat versions of these documents may be downloaded and printed from:  http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Events/KSF/ . --
Justin Wiebers jwiebers@ksu.edu

 

SUSAN KRUMM RECEIVES OUTSTANDING CITIZEN'S AWARD FROM LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Lawrence Public Schools awarded Susan Krumm the Outstanding Citizen's award. This award is given to very few people and is intended to "recognize community members for outstanding leadership and service to public education." Susan always goes the extra mile to ensure excellence in everything she does. She does this because it has it's own reward and yet, the public recognition from this award was really nice and a big surprise to her.
Congratulation Susan!! --Connie Detweiler cdetweil@oznet.ksu.edu

 

JUST A REMINDER...
...
KEAFCS Scholarship Applications are due no later than May 31, 2007, to Lisa Long, Kingman County. The applications can be found on the FCS and KEAFCS websites. --Lisa M. Long llong@ksu.edu

 

SCOTT COUNTY WHEAT PLOT TOUR
The Scott County Wheat Plot Tour will begin on June 1, with breakfast at 7 a.m. at the William Carpenter 4-H Building in Scott City. Following breakfast, farmers will tour the wheat plot north of Scott City. The tour is co-sponsored by Scott County Extension and Sharp Brothers Seed, Healy.

Contact John H. Beckman, jbeckman@ksu.edu  for more information. --John Beckman

 

PUBLIC ISSUES FACILITATION WORKSHOP IN 3 WEEKS!
Early Registration has passed, but there is still time to participate in the Public Issues Facilitation Workshop at KSU, June 11-13. Register NOW for this three day workshop PACKED with resources, information and experiences.

To register, go to: www.ksu.edu/icdd .  If you have questions or need financial aid, please contact Dan Kahl, dankahl@ksu.edu . --Dan Kahl

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
On July 11, 18, and 25, the USDA Rural Development, KSRE, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka will be hosting a community planning workshop in Newton, Kansas. The workshop is presented for teams of community representatives from the area, but is a good workshop for anyone in Extension to meet the teams and provide ongoing guidance to their local community development group. Mark your calendars now, and watch for the registration information soon to be announced in The Tuesday Letter.

Questions? Contact Dan Kahl, dankahl@ksu.edu . --Dan Kahl

 

MARIE'S PICK OF THE WEEK
While continuing to review annual reports in the database for items especially effective at helping us understand how our work can be highlighted to share outcomes, impacts, and success stories, this week’s selection is from Dean Whitehill. There are some results extension cannot take credit for, however!

Reporting against his Livestock Grazing Management project, Whitey reported:

Cattle producers and grassland owners and operators reduced number of cattle on a per acre basis that resulted in increased regeneration of the native and planted grass species. Timely rains resulted in near normal seasonal grass growth that resulted in increased cattle performance. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu

 

HP LASERJET 4 PLUS PRINTER AVAILABLE FROM RILEY COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
The Riley County Extension Office has an HP Laserjet 4 Plus printer that we no longer need. An extra toner cartridge is included in this package deal. If your office would be interested, please contact Jennifer Wilson at jrwilson@ksu.edu  or 785-537-6350. --Jennifer Wilson

 

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 MAY 30, 2007, THROUGH JUNE 5, 2007:

Wednesday, May 30
.... Wheat Variety Demonstration - KSU Agricultural Research Center, Hays, Statewide, 6:30 p.m., Joe Martin
jmartin@ksu.edu

Thursday, May 31
.... Wheat Plot Tour, Hedville/SA and surrounding area, 8:30 a.m., Tom Maxwell
tmaxwell@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Agroforestry Field Day, Washington/WS, Statewide, 9:00 a.m., Charles Barden
cbarden@ksu.edu
.... Wheat Plot Tour, Mentor/SA and surrounding area, 11:00 a.m., Tom Maxwell
tmaxwell@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Wheat Plot Tour, Central Kansas District #3, Saline and Ottawa, Stu Duncan
sduncan@ksu.edu
.... Emerald Circle Banquet, Manhattan, Statewide, Gary Gerhard
ggerhard@ksu.edu

Saturday, June 2
.... Operations Military Kids Day Camp, Wichita, KS, Surrounding area, 8:30 a.m., L. Ann Domsch
adomsch@oznet.ksu.edu

Saturday, June 2, through Sunday, June 3
.... Shawnee County Open Horse Show, Kansas Expo, Topeka, Statewide, Leroy Russell
lrussell@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, June 4, through Wednesday, June 6
.... New Extension Agent Orientation, KSU-Manhattan, Statewide, 12:30 p.m., Stacey Warner
swarner@oznet.ksu.edu

Tuesday, June 5
.... Spring Field Day-KSU Southwest Research-Extension Center, Tribune/GL and surrounding area, 8:00 a.m. MDT, Alan Schlegel
schlegel@ksu.edu

 

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