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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 System access is easiest through the
Employee Resources website:
Submitting training proposals. ANYONE with a K-State eID may access the system and enter a subject matter training or professional development offering. Take a look; there are a few offerings already listed that can be used as examples in developing your submissions. All subject matter and professional development offerings for Fall 2007 and all of 2008 should be submitted into the catalog system by August 1. Offerings do not need to have 100% of the details worked out to be posted in the catalog. The system allows for continual edit and updating. A set of instructions will be available on the proposal entry website. Once you have entered a proposal, you will see it show up on your professional development "home page" as your professional development proposal. This makes it easy to edit, update, and access a list of those who are interested enough in it that they have checked it in their catalog. Why August 1 submission? A goal we have is in providing all Extension faculty with as much training information as possible. This is especially important in accessing the Professional Development Scholarship funds. Faculty without an agreed and approved professional development plan will not be able to access those additional resources through their administrative supervisor. Surfing the catalog. As training and professional development offerings are posted, Extension professionals can use the catalog to explore opportunities and prepare a personal professional development plan. Extension Agents will be asked by area directors to utilize the Professional Development Plan form linked within the Professional development website in preparing their plans for review by the Extension executive board and area director. You will note that you can sort the offerings according to the core competencies and/or focus areas for easier navigation. Putting a check mark in the box on the left of the listing will allow you to more easily track that offering by bringing it to your professional development "home page." From the Professional Development site you will notice several other links including: Program Focus teams, Core Competencies, Professional Development Plan, and Professional Development Scholarship. Any questions in navigating the site, entering a training proposal, or searching the catalog can be answered by Margaret Phillips, margaret@ksu.edu ; Paula Peters, ppeters@ksu.edu ; Pat Murphy, jmurphy@ksu.edu ; Pat McNally, pmcnally@ksu.edu ; and Jim Lindquist, jlindqui@ksu.edu . My thanks to the professional development task force in leading through a process to design and develop this input and catalog system. We will continue to take input and make improvements to the site. But, now it is up to the program focus teams and all faculty who have training and development offerings to see to it that they get posted to the catalog in the next couple months! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
SECURITY
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INTRANET Please report any broken links to Kat at kburton@ksu.edu or call IET at 785-532-6270. Also, there will be a change to how people log in to the KSRE Intranet, FrontPage, and other KSRE webs where a username and password box pops up. When prompted for your username and password, you must now put ad\ in front of your username. This triggers additional password encryption, and therefore better security. This change does not affect CMS webs as the usernames and passwords are handled differently. --Larry Jackson ljackson@ksu.edu
TUITION ASSISTANCE APPLICATION
DEADLINES CHANGE
UNCLASSIFIED VACATION LEAVE
QUESTIONS Unclassified exempt employees earn vacation/annual leave the first and second bi-weekly pay periods during the first 11 months of the fiscal year. The maximum leave accrual limit is 22 days (176 Hours) per fiscal year. This year, those appointed full-time at the beginning of the 2007 fiscal year will reach their maximum accrual limit the 23rd pay period of the fiscal year (4/22/07-5/5/07). These employees will not earn annual leave the last three pay periods of the fiscal year because they will have reached their maximum accrual limit and because a third pay day occurs in June. * 5/6/07-5/19/07 ... Paid 6/1/07 ... 24th Pay Period of FY 2007
Unclassified exempt employees appointed after the beginning of the fiscal year or appointed part-time will earn annual leave the 24th and 25th pay periods of the fiscal year, as long as they do not exceed the 22-day maximum. Questions may be directed to Alma Deutsch at almamd@ksu.edu or Kristi Fronce at fronce@ksu.edu . --Division of Human Resources
MORE RESPONSE NEEDED FOR 2007
KANSAS 4-H CURRICULUM SURVEY
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR PUBLIC
ISSUES FACILITATION WORKSHOP The Public Issues Forums workshop (see www.ksu.edu/icdd ) this June 11-13 will provide: * Information on setting up a successful
forum Extension professionals registering for the workshop may bring a local representative with them for no fee. This will help build awareness and appreciation of the public issues forums process, and will provide local facilitation support. This is an exceptional opportunity for professional development. Register today at www.ksu.edu/icdd . Please contact me if you have questions. --Dan Kahl dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO HOST
SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS REGIONAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS “USDA Rural Development’s South-Central Kansas Regional Initiative will provide an excellent opportunity for communities to expand affordable housing opportunities and job opportunities, along with enhancing local infrastructure. Whether it be improving local housing or upgrading community projects such as health care services, USDA Rural Development is positioned to assist in this important Kansas economic development opportunity,” commented State Director Banks. The four meetings will be held: These informational meetings will be followed with a Community Development Academy July 11, 18, and 27 in Newton, in which teams from area communities will learn and practice approaches to engage communities in planning and community development. Extension professionals are encouraged to participate. Additional information regarding USDA Rural Development’s programs and the USDA / South-Central Kansas Regional Initiative can be obtained by contacting the Agency’s Newton office at 316-283-0370. Individuals may also call the Agency’s state headquarters at 785-271-2700 or log onto the state’s USDA Rural Development website at: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks . --Dan Kahl dkahl@oznet.ksu.edu
CMS WEBSITES UPDATE (ON-CAMPUS AND LOCAL UNIT)
Congratulations to
All of the scheduled out-in-state trainings have been complete. Thank you to all who participated. Those who have not yet signed up for a training and would like to schedule one, please contact Linda Sleichter or Neal Wollenberg, nealw@ksu.edu . We will also be conducting another round of trainings throughout the state in August or September.
In addition, we are offering on-campus trainings for the CMS, especially focused on on-campus Websites. Those trainings are scheduled for June 12, July 6, and July 9. If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please RSVP to KaCee Thompson at kaceet@ksu.edu .
For any CMS troubleshooting, please contact the IET helpdesk at 785-532-6270. Otherwise, contact Linda Sleichter at lsleicht@ksu.edu . --Linda Sleichter
DENISE DIAS COMPLETES MS DEGREE
EMPLOYEE RESOURCES WEBSITE
COMMUNITIES, STATE TO BENEFIT FROM
K-STATE CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROJECTS
THANK YOU FROM
GARY KILGORE Please realize that I shall always care about you and think about you as you "take the University to the people." --Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu
CONGRATULATIONS, QUARTER-SCALE TRACTOR TEAM! The K-State Powercat Pullers also received the "Sound Quality Award" for having the quietest tractor and minimizing noise pollution; they earned the First Place Award for the written design report; and Second Place from the four pulls of the "Tractor Pull" portion of the competition. Team members include: Cory Friedli, Matthew Grollmes, Bret Jacob, Jesse Koch, Phillip Lange, Kyle McKinzie, Benjamin Norris, Jonathan Propheter, Benjamin Ross, Jonathan Schmidt, Jared Sell, Matt Shepherd, Isaac Spare, Bradley Stewart, Kevin Swenson, Zane Unrau, Jeff Wessel, and Brandon Winter. Team advisors are Mark Schrock, Darrell Oard, Pat Murphy, Randy Price and Lou Claassen. --Pat Murphy jmurphy@ksu.edu
MARIE'S PICK OF THE WEEK Outcomes: 95% of clients who completed the program showed improvement in one or more nutrition practices (i.e., plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares food without adding salt, reads nutrition labels, or has children eat breakfast); 83% of clients showed improvement in two or more nutrition practices; 64% of clients showed improvement in three or more nutrition practices; and 41% of clients showed improvement in four or more nutrition practices. A Logic Model IF/THEN Statement: In a 1993 study, 14% of all deaths in the United States were attributed to inadequate activity and diet. IF clients learn the importance of healthy food choices, THEN they will be able to make changes to improve their quality of life. Examples of testimonials: I learned I can make a healthier Hamburger Helper myself and it costs less too. I did not realize how much bigger our portions are today than twenty years ago. Wow, soda pop has almost a teaspoon of sugar per ounce. Since I began following the "My Pyramid" my kids are behaving better. We are not eating out as much, therefore saving money. I am using the palm size rule to measure serving of meat for myself and older kids. I now buy fruits and veggies for my family every time I go to the grocery store. I use to get a lot of headaches. Since I learned about water in my nutrition class I drink more water. I have fewer headaches. I learned to use my leftover vegetables in homemade soup. After a lesson on breakfast, one client said, I have changed my mind about the importance of breakfast. I will start eating breakfast from now on. My family now eats more fruits and vegetables, thanks to the nutrition class. I am learning to increase my fiber and my physical activity every day. A Hispanic family is now buying whole grain bread after having nutrition class in Spanish available to them. Clients made yogurt parfaits in class and now enjoy them for dessert at home. One client stated she was going to try at least one fruit or vegetable each week. I am using vegetable oil for cooking instead of shortening. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
PLANT MANAGEMENT NETWORK AVAILABLE TO
KSRE FACULTY AND STUDENTS The Plant Management Network is a unique cooperative resource for the applied plant sciences. The Plant Management Network offers an extensive searchable database comprised of thousands of web-based resource pages from the network's partner universities, companies, and associations. In addition, the network's four peer-reviewed citable journals, Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Forage and Grazinglands, and Plant Health Progress, provide credible current information in areas important to practitioners, policy makers, and the public. People who sign up receive a free user name and password that's good even when you are not on the K-State network. You also receive the monthly PMN Update newsletter that alerts you to new articles of interest. You do need to use your university e-mail account when registering. The link below is set up specifically to activate KSU accounts. KSU Sign Up Questions concerning the Plant Management Network can be addressed to Doug Jardine at jardine@ksu.edu . --Doug Jardine
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR FAIR BOOTH Fair time is nearing (or already underway) for most of you. With a month's worth of activities packed into a week, it might be easy to do the minimum with your booth space. But that booth space, if done well, can speak for you even when you are busy coordinating an event. The fair booth is also a great way to introduce a new program or attract new clientele. But how can you do that with an 8-by-8 area?
Here are some tips, some from
www.MarketingProfs.com , to make the most of your fair booth:
-Set your goals. What two to three messages
would you like your fairgoers to learn from visiting your booth? Then
focus on expressing those.
-Refer to your Event-In-A-Box kit. The fair
is a great time to use your nice metal sign and the many resources
within the Event-in-a-Box.
-Make it snazzy. A picture is worth a
thousand words, and the appearance of your booth will be some people’s
first impression of K-State Research and Extension. Don’t have the
budget for a fair-facelift? Consider borrowing one of the window-screen
K-State Research and Extension displays for your fair. (Those can be
reserved through Steven Graham’s office.)
-Make it interactive. Consider including a
hands-on activity that teaches or have a video showing a presentation.
-Give them a “what’s next” action step.
Distribute cards with your Web address and encourage fairgoers to visit
your site. Have a sign-up for your newsletter or an upcoming program.
Use that momentary connection to establish new customers. -Reflect. After the fair, make a list of what went well and what could be improved, to make next year even better.
For more information on this and other marketing topics, please contact Pat Melgares, melgares@ksu.edu or Linda Sleichter, lsleicht@ksu.edu . --Linda Sleichter
4-H
AFTERSCHOOL
If you've had an exceptional year with programming, please consider sharing your story on the national 4-H Afterschool website - Success Stories: http://www.4- hafterschool.org/default.aspx . --Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu & Pam Van Horn pvanhorn@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 JUNE 13, 2007, THROUGH JUNE 19, 2007: Wednesday, June 13, through Sunday, June 24 Thursday, June 14, through Sunday, June 17 .... Pioneer Trails 4-H Camp, Rock Springs 4-H Center Friday, June 15 Sunday, June 17, through Wednesday, June 20 Tuesday, June 19
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