Vol. 14, No. 43  September 9, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE... 

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Last Day to Change eID Password
...Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
...Do You Need a New Name Badge?
...Growing Growers Workshop - Fruit Production
...Symposium on Sustainability of Biofuels Production and Processing in the Great Plains
...K-State Research and Extension Diversity Task Force to Meet September 25
...ESP Committees Appointed for 2008-09
...New Season of TechBytes Technology Series
...August Extension Agent Personnel Changes
...Master Schedule

                                                                                                           ...Tuesday Letter Archives

WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
The following thought might be too simple and too broad a generalization, and I will certainly take your feedback on how you view this thought.

Why is it that differences among people, their culture, their values, their outward appearances are often viewed as a threat or something to put down?

In this global world we are bound to be confronted with opportunities to come to know and understand people who are vastly different from us. Why not grab those opportunities to strive to understand and respect such differences?

Have a great week! -Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu

LAST DAY TO CHANGE eID PASSWORD 
Today is the last day to change your K-State eID password. Go to the eid.k-state.edu website and sign in to change your password. If you've forgotten it, call K-State's IT Help Desk at 785-532-7722 and verify your identity, and you will be given a temporary password to use. For more information about passwords, read the Password FAQ page . For additional password help, call IET Tech Support at 785-532-6270. --Larry Jackson ljackson@ksu.edu

SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
Two individuals from K-State Research and Extension will have the opportunity to participate in a "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" workshop.

It will be hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service, November 4 to November 6, at Camp Comeca near Cozad NE. The workshop begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and ends at 2 p.m. on Thursday. UNL Extension will cover the cost of the workshop including lodging and meals. Participants would be responsible for mileage and other expenses to and from Camp Comeca.

This intensive three day workshop will provide participants with a plan to fully integrate the 7 Habits into their lives. It is designed for anyone looking to become a more effective person - regardless of occupation, position or stage in life.

Past Kansas participants in the Nebraska session are Margaret Phillips and Stacey Warner. Contact them to learn more.

If you are interested, please notify Susie Farrington, sfarring@ksu.edu , by 12 noon on Friday, September 12. Only your name and an indication of your interest is needed. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu

DO YOU NEED A NEW NAME BADGE?
All participants attending the upcoming Annual Conference, October 20-23, 2008, will be requested to wear their K-State Research and Extension name badges.

If you have never received a name badge, if you still have one of the old variety, or if you wish to purchase a new badge, e-mail Sue Robinson, srobinso@.ksu.edu .

Be sure to specify the kind of backing you want - magnet, clip or pin - and specify how you want your name on the badge. There is not room for titles, but department, area, county, district, or research center will be shown if you desire. The alternative I like is just your name below the K-State Research and Extension brand.

Each new employee, at the instructor level or above, receives his/her first name badge free of charge. Counties, districts, areas and departments are encouraged to order name badges for other employees and will be invoiced in the amount of $6 for each name badge.

If a new name badge is needed, please order immediately so we can get it sent to you prior to the conference. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu

GROWING GROWERS WORKSHOP - FRUIT PRODUCTION
Monday, September 15 - 4 to 7 p.m.

Presented in partnership with the Kansas Fruit Growers Association, there will be information on organic and conventional tree fruit production.

For more information and for a registration form, go to http://www.growinggrowers.org/documents/Fruit.pdf . --Laura Christensen

SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOFUELS PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING IN
THE GREAT PLAINS
Tuesday, September 16, K-State Alumni Center, Manhattan, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., will be presentations addressing socioeconomic impacts, environmental impacts, implications for water use, distillers grains, cellulosic ethanol, challenges for the future.

Registration is required, and the cost is $40. To learn more or to register, visit http://www.dce.ksu.edu/conf/bioenergy/ . --Bill Hargrove bhargrov@ksu.edu

I look forward to seeing you. --Kris Boone kboone@ksu.edu and Debra Bolton dbolton@ksu.edu  Co-chairs, Diversity Task Force

ESP COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR 2008-09
Committee appointments for 2008-09 are listed in the link below.

Thanks to everyone who:

- made requests for committees;
- agreed to serve as co-chair in 08-09 and chair in 09-10;
- agreed to serve as chair again.

All current annual members should be included in the committee list. If you wish to be moved to a different committee, let me know. If you are not listed, let me know and we'll see if you are current in dues.

The link to committee appointments is http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/esp-AlphaRho/committees/committeelist08.htm . --Margaret Phillips margaret@ksu.edu

NEW SEASON OF TECHBYTES TECHNOLOGY SERIES
This Fall offers a new line-up of programs covering a range of helpful technology topics. This week starts with computer freeware featured on the KSRE Toolkit and the KSU Catpack. There are lots of goodies on these CDs and online for better computing. Other TechByte programs include Mac tips, Google Docs, iPods as learning tools, Zimbra as the new KSU e-mail and calendar software, and many more programs.

All TechByte programs are scheduled on Thursdays at 1:15 p.m. Most programs are located in the KSU Hale Library and will be broadcast "live" from the TechBytes Website, http://www.ksu.edu/techbytes . For more details about this and other upcoming programs, visit the TechBytes Website.

For additional information, please contact Gerry Snyder, gsnyder@ksu.edu , or call him at IET, 785-532-6270. --Gerry Snyder

AUGUST EXTENSION AGENT PERSONNEL CHANGES
Audrey Maxwell, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Gray County, resigned on August 5, 2008.

Susan Krumm, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Douglas County, began sabbatical leave on August 10, 2008.

Michelle Koenig, 4-H Youth Development Agent in Lyon County, resigned on August 15, 2008.

Dean Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Shawnee County, retired on August 22, 2008.

Janet Ratliff, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Sedgwick County, resigned on August 23, 2008.

Gina Aurand, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in River Valley District, began employment on August 24, 2008. Her e-mail address is gaurand@ksu.edu

Abbie Grossnicklaus, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Linn County, transferred from Johnson County on August 31, 2008.

--Stacey Warner swarner@ksu.edu

To view the complete Master Schedule online or as a pdf, go to http://129.130.72.154/MasterSchAdd/

DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 17 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23, 2008:

....Thursday, September 18, 2008, Current Concepts in Nutrition & Aging Conference, Madison, WI, Mary Meck Higgins mhiggins@ksu.edu

....Monday, September 22, 2008 through Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 4-H Basic Operations Training, KSU-Manhattan, Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@ksu.edu; Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu