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Vol. 14, No. 2
November 13, 2007 IN THIS ISSUE... ...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research WORD FROM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH The Alpha Rho Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, your Extension Professional's Organization, provides grant funds to its members to grow professionally and to share innovative programs with others. Each year at Annual Conference, ESP announces new grant recipients. The stories of how those grants helped in either a professional growth experience or in delivering an innovative program are told continuously. Funding for the ESP grants comes through donations to the ESP Endowment Fund. That endowment now has in excess of $100,000. The ESP Board has set a goal of $150,000 by 2012 and $200,000 by 2017. This translates into an ever-growing pool of grant funds to support you in your growth as an Extension professional. During the University's Changing Lives Campaign, this is an ideal time to make a commitment, as simple as an on-going payroll deduction. I've made this commitment at annual conference, and would challenge each of you to do so as well. I know of no better way to encourage continuous growth and professionalism within our system than to make more and more funds available to assist individuals in participating in such personal professional growth opportunities. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
HOLIDAY PARTY/OPEN HOUSE This party is for all faculty, staff, spouses or guests, retirees, and other special guests departments would like to invite. We plan to have a large menu of hors d’oeuvres along with wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. There will door prizes and an auction. Your cost is nothing—it’s a holiday present! Door prizes will be given at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. with the auction at 5:30 p.m. In the spirit of the season, we will be collecting donations for the Flint Hills Breadbasket at the party. A volunteer from the Breadbasket will be there to collect either your non-perishable food items or money donations. Please RSVP to Connie Emig at 785-532-6147 or cemig@ksu.edu no later than November 30, 2007. --Connie Emig
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR ROGER TERRY --Gina Nixon gnixon@ksu.edu
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR SARAH FOGLEMAN Plan to join us in celebrating her exciting new career direction. --J.D. McNutt jdmcnutt@ksu.edu
NEBRASKA-KANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAM PLANNING RETREAT ON AGING -
APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2008 The "Aging Smörgåsbord" theme of the retreat provides for nine, 60-minute sessions which all participants will attend during the professional development section of the meeting. Topics include demographics, processes of aging, housing, financial management, cognitive ability, social development, creativity, the aging network, and personal reflection on future selves. Retreat attendees will gain a working knowledge of these various topics and discover potential areas for further professional development and programming exploration. Please note that the other portion of the retreat will be dedicated to program planning, including roundtable discussions and working groups. Program planning will include the identification of areas of interest between the states, developing plans of action, and assignment of responsibilities for work group members. WHO: KSRE professionals with interest in aging issues and who are willing to become involved with the development of programming in aging. Space is limited and will be held at 56 spots, divided between Kansas and Nebraska. WHEN & WHERE: The retreat will be held at Rock Springs Ranch in Junction City, KS and will begin with a noontime lunch on April 29, and end after lunch at 1:00 p.m. on May 1. FEES: The registration fee is $199. The fee includes all sessions, accommodations at the Leadership Lodge (four to a room) and meals (lunch and dinner on April 29; three meals on April 30; breakfast and lunch on May 1). HOW: To indicate your interest in attending, please e-mail Deb Sellers at dsellers@ksu.edu . We would appreciate receiving this e-mail by November 19, 2007 as we must confirm with Rock Springs the number that will be in attendance. We will send confirmation e-mails and payment information prior to the retreat date. For more information, contact Debra M. Sellers, 785-532-5773, dsellers@ksu.edu . --Deb Sellers
ORIENTATION FOR EXTENSION BOARDS The module includes a Presenter's Guide, PowerPoint presentation, and a sample list of what might be included in a notebook for board members. The information can be found at www.oznet.ksu.edu/boardleadership . Click on Board Leadership Modules in the center of the page. --Stacey Warner swarner@ksu.edu GET IT - DO IT! PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTHIER KANSAS GRANT PROPOSALS DUE NOV. 26 Community PRIDE organizations, with local K-State Extension and youth partners, are invited to apply for grants to plan, implement and celebrate local intergenerational health promotion projects. Through the Partnerships for Healthier Kansas (PHK), PRIDE committees can apply for grants of up to $3,000 each to participate in a statewide initiative to implement intergenerational health promotion projects. Proposals are due November 26, 2007. "Get It- Do It!" 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 review the grant proposal requirements located on the Kansas PRIDE website at PRIDE Funding Opportunities . 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.
For more information, contact:
--Elaine Johannes
KANSAS LEADERSHIP CENTER CEO COMING TO K-STATE This should be an excellent opportunity to learn about this new resource for our state. If you have any questions, contact Ron Wilson at the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at 532-7690, or rwilson@ksu.edu . Other campus organizations who are sponsoring this visit include Office of the Provost; Center for Engagement and Community Development; K-State Research and Extension; Kansas PRIDE Program; Leadership Studies and Programs; Innovative Solutions; 4-H and Youth Programs; Leadership Development, College of Engineering; K-State Leadership Seminar; and the Kansas Environmental Leadership Program. No registration is required. The presentation is open to the public. –Ron Wilson rwilson@ksu.edu
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR PROCESS FOR 2008 This early demand for nominations and changes in the process plus the monetary awards took us by surprise. The campus process does not take into account our tradition of nominating county office professionals and our Unclassified Employee of the Year process. At this point, we want the Departments/Units/Area Offices/Ag Research Centers to send their selected classified employees of the year to the Classified Senate this fall by November 30, 2007, as requested by the Classified Senate Recognition Committee. Departments may provide a monetary award to an employee or co-recipients not to exceed $300 (net of taxes) individually. The award will be paid using department funds or endowment funds. 2) K-State Research and Extension Process a) We want the Departments/Units/Area Offices/Ag Research Centers to
send their classified employees of the year to the Classified Senate
this fall by November 30, 2007, as requested by the Classified Senate
Recognition Committee. c) We will collect the entire list from Classified Senate and select one or possibly two "Classified Employee(s) of the Year from that list. d) We will choose an unclassified employee of the year (this includes
unclassified employees in offices, plus Lab and Field Technicians). All the employees of the year (County/District, Area/ARC, Campus, and Unclassified) will be invited to the K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference Awards banquet and ceremony. The County/District Office Professional employee of the year and Unclassified employee of the year will also be awarded $300 individually. They will receive plaques at our K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference. I hope this new process is clear to everyone. If you have questions, please let me know. Thanks. --Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
COMPASSION KANSAS GRANTS AVAILABLE To apply, attendance is mandatory at one of the four workshops, scheduled as follows (1 - 5 p.m. each date): Wichita: Garden City: Topeka: For more information, call 1-800-445-0116. --Ron Wilson rwilson@ksu.edu
CASMGS FORUM: AGRICULTURE'S ROLE IN THE NEW CARBON ECONOMY Registration information and a complete list of speakers and topics are at http://soilcarboncenter.k-state.edu . For more information, contact Steve Watson, 785-532-7105; or swatson@ksu.edu . --Steve Watson
STRENGTHENING 4-H CLUB TRAINING, DECEMBER 11 Participants will receive a notebook of resources and ideas to share with your club leaders. Cost to attend is $25 which includes materials and lunch. Online registration is now available. For more information go to http://www.kansas4-h.org/Events/Strengthening4-HClubs.htm or contact your Area 4-H Specialist. --Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu
KANSAS 4-H PROGRAM RALLY - JANUARY 10-11, 2008 The Program Rally will begin at 8:30 a.m. on January 10 and conclude at 11:30 a.m. on January 11. Housing will be available for those who need to come in early on January 9. --Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@ksu.edu and Beth Hecht bhecht@ksu.edu
DESIGN FOR LEARNING - REGISTER NOW! The schedule is: * January 4 - Introduction North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are cooperating to offer Design for Learning to extension professionals in the four states. The January 4 - February 29, 2008 class will be facilitated by Kansas. For additional information and registration go to the Employee Resources Registration site: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/Employee_Resources . Registration is due December 1, 2007. --Margaret Phillips margaret@ksu.edu
GALAXY III CALL FOR PROPOSALS Four categories of presentations are available: Research/Evaluation Reports, Competency Building Workshops, Posters, and Roundtable sessions. Proposals will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. CST, January 15, 2008. Selected presenters will be notified no later than April 1. Lead presenters must be members in good standing of one of the JCEP professional associations. Additional information can be accessed by selecting Program, then Call for Proposals from the menu on the Website. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
FIBER ARTS "EXTRAVAGANZA"
MARIE'S PICKS OF THE WEEK This past year the Ellsworth County Extension Council offered two camping trips for 4-H youth: Rock Springs and the NW adventure trip. Our success story is enrollment related: On the NW area back packing trip the last three years, three to four have participated. This year we had 11 youths signed up for the trip—a couple of those kids weren't enrolled in our 4-H program. Guess what—after the trip they signed up for the 2008 4-H year! Parents told me for weeks that their kids loved the trip and are ready to go back next year. Kay Voorhees and Jessie Furnish were selected to make a four (4) minute presentation on their mentor relationship. This presentation was made for Governor Kathleen Sebelius during the Governor’s Luncheon at the Kansas State Fair. In their own words, Kay and Jessie each described how they worked together. That mentor relationship helped Jessie receive scholarship funds to pay for her first year at Kansas State University. Jessie received more than $15,000 in scholarship funds—at least one of the scholarships is renewable! –Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu PUBLICATIONS/DISTRIBUTION UPDATE Photo Release/Reprint Permission Forms Available Remember to acquire permission whenever your office reprints an image from a nonstaff photographer or uses a printed or electronic image of a nonstaff person in printed material or on the Website. The forms should be kept on file in your office to respond to legal inquiries. Forms for both are available at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/techweb/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=495 . The Photo Consent and Release Form (sometimes called a model release form) should be completed before printing or posting the image of an individual who does not work for K-State Research and Extension. It should be used for recognizable photos of clients, class participants or others who might have attended a local or regional program. (Note that 4-H Youth Development membership forms already include a section for photo release that must be signed by a parent/guardian, as does this form if the subject is under age 18.) The Reprint Permission Form should be acquired from clients or other photographers (Master Gardeners, for example) who want to contribute photos to be used on a Website or in a newsletter. The photographer retains the copyright, but is granting K-State Research and Extension the right to use the photo in print or electronically. If the nonstaff photographer's photos include human subjects, a Photo Consent and Release Form from each subject pictured is also required. If your office is interested in acquiring printed pads of photo release forms or reprint permission forms, please contact Nancy Zimmerli-Cates by e-mail at nancyz@ksu.edu . If there is sufficient interest, pads of 25 sheets (5.5 x 8.5) of forms can be made available for about $0.75 each. Starter Pig Recommendations
KANSAS SAVES/AMERICA SAVES GRANTS AWARDED--SAVE AND BUILD WEALTH,
NOT DEBT! Linda Walter, Finney County, continues similar work from a grant received last year. Some of the goals encourage: Saving Tax Refunds; Making Saving Automatic through payroll deductions and automatic transfers; Opening or adding to savings accounts or investment tools; motivational activities, classes and events to encourage increased savings or debt reduction; Savings messages through newsletters, media, and partnering community employers, financial institutions and organizations. --Carol Young cyoung@ksu.edu
ORDER COPIES OF 2008 INFORMAL REPORT TO THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE This year's report will be similar to the 2006 and 2007 reports (see http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/misc2/KSRE2005.pdf and http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/misc2/samplers/KSRE2006.asp ,) with features and short stories that show the impact of K-State Research and Extension programs. The 32-page publication, UNN-22, is $1.35 per copy. Take this opportunity to order copies for boards, commissioners or other collaborative agencies. Send orders to orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu by November 27. --Nancy Zimmerli-Cates nancyz@ksu.edu
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