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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 1.) Extent of change agent effort in
contacting clients. If you really want to be successful in extension work, have you invested the time and your personal development to effectively accomplish all eight of the above? More on this in the coming weeks. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
LAST CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AWARDS BUILDER AWARDS - These awards recognize individuals who have exhibited extra energy and creativity over a number of years in building new programs, audiences or institutions within K-State Research and Extension. Nominations should include the following: 1) Name, title, address and phone number
of the nominee and nominator. DIVERSITY AWARD - K-State Research and Extension is committed to an emphasis on diversity in programming, workforce and relationships with other organizations. In order to recognize individuals who have embraced this vision, a Diversity Award will be presented. Nominations should include the following: 1) Name, title, address and phone number
of the nominee and nominator. TEAM AWARD - The Team Award
acknowledges outstanding efforts by a group of individuals addressing
one of the Core Mission Themes of K-State Research and Extension. 1) Name, title, address and phone number
of the nominees and nominator. MENTORING AWARD - K-State Research and Extension faculty who have been employed for two years or less are encouraged to nominate a mentor who has helped them and others achieve higher performance and productivity. One award will be presented to a county/district faculty mentor and one to an area/state faculty mentor. Nominations should include the following: 1) Name, title, address and phone number
of the nominee and nominator. I look forward to receiving the nominations by *Friday, August 17*. --Fred Cholick fcholick@ksu.edu
THANK YOU FROM JIM
LINDQUIST
GET IT - DO IT! PARTNERSHIPS FOR
HEALTHIER KANSAS GRANT TRAININGS
SCHEDULED Through the "Partnerships for Healthier Kansas" (PHK) project, PRIDE committees can apply for grants of up to $3,000 each to participate in a statewide initiative to implement intergenerational health promotion projects. Those projects could include trail development, physical activity promotion, establishing walking clubs or TV/screen-time reduction campaigns. PRIDE members and Extension partners interested in applying for the PHK grants are encouraged to attend one of the "Get It - Do It!" training sessions for PHK grant submission: August 30, 1 - 3 p.m. - K-State Alumni Center, Manhattan, KS September 18, 3 - 5 p.m. - Polycom locations in Lawrence, Wichita, Colby, Chanute, Garden City September 29, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Kansas PRIDE Day, Junction City The request for grant proposals will be released August 24 with proposals due November 26, 2007. Not only will selected grantees receive funds to implement local projects, but there will be three trainings to help communities in their work. Those trainings will include information and techniques for effective community health promotion through youth and adult partnerships. "Partnerships for Healthier Kansas" (PHK) is a unique opportunity for PRIDE committees to inspire effective health improvements with the next generation of Kansas leaders. To register for one of the grant training sessions, contact Elaine Johannes, 785-532-7720, ejohanne@ksu.edu ; Carol Fink, 785-532-5800, cfink@ksu.edu ; or Connie Hoch, 785-532-5840, choch@ksu.edu . --Elaine Johannes
KANSAS SCHOOLS, HEALTHY SCHOOLS
CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 1-2 Sessions focus on the link between academics and health in addition to body mass index, advocacy, oral health, and physical activity in the classroom. To register for the conference, go to http://conferences.ksde.org/kcsh . Online registration is the only way to register! For more information, please go to the Kansas Coordinated School Health website at www.kshealthykids.org and click on upcoming events. --Elaine Johannes ejohanne@ksu.edu
MARIE'S PICK OF THE WEEK One of the parenting class participants had her daughter returned on a trial basis during the class. She has since given birth to another child. She has called me occasionally to keep me informed of her progress, and she is doing very well! –Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
YOUR IDEAS, PLEASE... Please take a minute or two to let us know how you are using EIB. Also, what communications tools would you like to see added? Please send comments and suggestions to Nancy Peterson, News, nancyp@ksu.edu , 785-532-1161; or Gloria Holcombe, Publications, gloria@ksu.edu , 785-532-7133. --Nancy Peterson
HELP US HELP YOU! Pre-fair news coverage attracts visitors and future 4-H members to 4-H Centennial Hall. How do we know that? In 1998, Steve Fisher, 4-H specialist who is now retired, happened to mention that Linsey Gordon, a Pottawatomie County 4-H’er, had fashioned a suit similar to one worn by Kate Winslet in the movie, "Titanic." News arranged to follow up with an interview and set up a photo shoot. The resulting release and photo were widely used and fair visitors came into the building looking for the suit! Since then, we’ve had responses from many counties and have written about a variety of people and projects, including a 4-H’er who turned a downed tree turned into a flag box for a veteran’s widow, robot that mimicked a cockroach, decorated bicycle that could have graced the cover of Country Living Magazine, country quilt pieced by a he (instead of a she), wooden monkey, and future engineer who out-sewed his sister to capture the top ribbon in the Fashion Revue. The current front-page 4-H story in Grass & Grain – "4-H market lamb corners market to help neighbor" – came from a recent news tip from Mike Holder in Chase County. If you see a great project or human-interest story, please contact Nancy Peterson at nancyp@ksu.edu or 785-532-1161. --Nancy Peterson
BASIC 4-H OPERATIONS TRAINING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25 Basic 4-H Operations training begins at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 24, and goes through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25. All sessions will be held in Pottorf Hall on the Riley County Fairgrounds. This training is part of new agent training, but anyone in the system who would like a refresher course is welcome. Topics to be addressed include: Understanding 4-H Youth Development, financial management, working with volunteers and VIP, and risk management. For detailed information, go to http://4-h.k-state.edu/Agents/basicops07.pdf . Diane Mack, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, NE, and Beth Hinshaw, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, SE, are co-presenters for this training. If you have questions, please contact Diane or Beth. Cost to attend is $20 payable to the Kansas 4-H Foundation. Please contact Diane Mack at dmack@ksu.edu by September 7 if you plan to attend. --Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu and Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@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 29th. If you would like to work in the College of Agriculture booth, please contact Sharon Thielen, sthielen@ksu.edu , by August 29th. We will be in touch in late August to finalize days, times, entrance tickets, etc. Thank you. --Sharon Thielen and Steven Graham
CHARACTERCOUNTS! The Forum will focus on CHARACTERCOUNTS!. Participants will learn about and do experiential activities from each of the six pillars of Character. There will also be sessions on Ethical Decision Making and implementing CHARACTERCOUNTS! in the club. Forum registration deadline is
RECIPIENT OF AN ENDOWMENT FUND GRANT We also encourage other members of Epsi to participate in the grant process to aid in their educational Extension programming. Once again we say, THANKS, to Epsilon Sigma Phi. --Phyllis Kriesel pkriesel@oznet.ksu.edu
DO YOU HAVE A WEBCAM?
MARKETING MINUTE: DEMOGRAPHICS OF K-STATE
RESEARCH AND EXTENSION USERS
Location. According to the summer, 2007 survey, 44.1 percent of users consider themselves to live in a rural area. Urban areas accounted for 27 percent of the users, and 28.9 percent considered their home to be a suburban area.
Age. According to the same survey, our users tend to be older than the general population. The age classification breaks down as follows: 4 percent - 19-23 years old 19 percent - 24-44 years old 32 percent - 45-54 years old 43 percent - 55-64 years old 49 percent - 65 and older
Ethnicity: Among current users of our programs and services, 99.3 percent of those who responded to this survey classify themselves as white, non-Hispanic. The remaining 0.7 percent of survey participants refused to answer the question. If we look at the demographics of all participants in the survey (which includes the 70.3 percent who have never used K-State Research and Extension), they classify themselves as 93.2 percent white, non-Hispanic; 3.1 percent black or African American; 1.4 percent Hispanic or Latino; 1.0 percent Asian; 0.6 percent American Indian or Alaska Native; 0.2 percent two or more races, and 0.6 percent refused to answer the question. We realize that, in fact, not all of our users are white, non-Hispanic. As with the state demographics, there are pockets of diversity among our users.
By comparing the 2000
U.S. Census data on all Kansans to the data we have about our users,
there are a few glaring trends. Our users skew more rural, older, and
less diverse than
If you need more information, please contact Linda Sleichter at 785-532-5804, or e-mail lsleicht@ksu.edu . If you’d like to comment on this or any Marketing Minute discussion, we encourage you to visit our Marketing Minute blog at http://ksremarketingminute.blogspot.com/ . --Linda Sleichter lsleicht@oznet.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 AUGUST 22, 2007, THROUGH AUGUST 28, 2007: Wednesday, August 22 Wednesday, August 22, through Friday, August 24 Thursday, August 23 Saturday, August 25 .... State Horticulture Judging Contest, Manhattan, Statewide, Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu .... State Meats Judging Contest, Manhattan, Statewide, John Unruh junruh@ksu.edu and Jim Adams jadams@ksu.edu Monday, August 27, through Wednesday, August 29 Monday, August 27, through Thursday, August 30 Tuesday, August 28
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