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Vol. 16, No. 4
November 24, 2009
...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH Happy Thanksgiving! Travel safely, especially with night travel and deer in the headlights. And, take a moment and spread the thanks to others in your workplace, home, and community during this special holiday time. We all have far more for which we are blessed and for which to be thankful. Those thoughts should overshadow any doubts.
Just a reminder that last week we did have Dr. Shannon Washburn give a great workshop on engaging learners that is now archived on our seminar website . Not sure how well the workshop will come across through webstreaming, but the content was excellent and reminds us all of some simple, effective techniques for engaging learners in your educational presentations. Taking pride in how well we involve learners in the educational processes will only improve the learning, and improve your relationship with that clientele for your excellence as an educator. Dr. Washburn challenged each of us to make use of a technique with an upcoming meeting, and I am pleased to let him know that I did use a couple techniques successfully at a joint meeting of Chase and Morris County Executive Boards as they discussed the potential to come together in organizing an Extension District. Thanks Shannon for a great workshop!!
Also, be reminded that we will be having a focused discussion on the future of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE) today, Tuesday, November 24, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in 137 Waters Hall. If you'd like to join in that discussion via phone connection, please contact Dorothy Doan, ddoan@ksu.edu , by e-mail or phone (785-532-7137) to get the phone connection instructions.
Have a great week and a great holiday! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
2009 DISCRETIONARY
DAY
Employees may determine if they have an available Discretionary Day by accessing the View Leave Balances page in Employee Self Service. If the words "Discretionary Day" appear on the View Leave Balances page, they have a Discretionary Day available.
For future reference, the 2010 Discretionary Day may be used any day from December 27, 2009 through December 25, 2010.
Questions should be addressed to the Division of Human Resources at 785-532-6277. --Division of Human Resources
WATER ISSUES
FORUMS SLATED FOR DECEMBER IN WICHITA AND HAYS
The meetings are open to the first 150 members of the public to pre-register for each location. A nominal charge of $10 will be made. Registrations and payment must be received by November 25. A copy of the program and the registration form are posted on the Kansas Water Office's website, www.kwo.org . Click on the "Water and Energy Forum" hot button. If you have questions, please call (888) KAN-WATER (526-9283).
"Our objective is to raise the awareness of the possible effects a changing climate might have on water resources and the related economic impacts on cities, industry and agriculture," says Tracy Streeter, Director of the Kansas Water Office. Program co-hosts are Kansas State University's Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE), the state's 12 river basin advisory committees and the Kansas Water Office. --Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
NEBRASKA ORGANIC WHEAT CONFERENCE, DECEMBER 11,
2009
This part of the Western Sustainable Ag and Livestock
conference is a unique and unprecedented look at what the
organic milling industry wants and how breeders, seedsmen,
grain sourcers, millers and manufacturers can work together
to insure a reliable supply of quality grain. The Western
Sustainable Ag Conference will draw farmers from throughout
Nebraska and the region.
THANK YOU FROM SUSAN KRUMM
This week my picks (outcomes and
impact (what the clientele have done [NOT the agent—i.e., NOT
"I offered / I provided / I taught . . . "], success stories, and
public value [benefit to non-participants]) were reported by Bruce
Chladny, Wyandotte County; Delta George, Bourbon County; and Aliesa
Woods, Post Rock District; and John Stannard, Russell County. **One of our most important funding
sources and supporters is the Unified Government (UG) of Wyandotte
County and Kansas City, Kansas. As such, our office is continually
trying to identify new ways of connecting with the administration to
promote our successes. Each Wednesday, the UG administration holds an
operations meeting for department heads. This is an opportunity for
departments to share events and happenings of interest. Leigh Wagner,
our Summer Intern, was the featured guest at a weekly operations meeting
in July. She discussed her internship - a partnership between the
Community Health Foundation, Juniper Gardens (a housing unit in
Wyandotte County), The Kansas Center for Urban Agriculture, and K-State
Research Extension - Wyandotte County. She spoke about her role and the
materials she brought and developed with that community. As a result, 26
UG administrators learned about the impact K-State Research and
Extension has made in our community. They gained a better understanding
of our ability to create positive change and the programs we have to
offer. **With the 4-H awards program
changing, it was vital to provide our local members with an opportunity
to learn and ask questions on the new KAP. Because finding one time that
works for all families is impossible, Allen, Bourbon, and Neosho
Counties had "Come Get Cozy with the KAP" trainings that were open to
families from all three counties. This training allowed participants to
hear from a member of the team who created the new process and to better
understand the logic behind the changes. **Bourbon County Junior Leaders
learned how to give to the community, have fun, and help a cause that
affects us all in some way. This was their first year to have a Relay
for Life team, and for many, the first year to attend a Relay event. The
group worked hard to raise more than $1200 and became more aware of the
effects of cancer and ways to prevent it. They had wanted to have an
overnight activity, so Relay night satisfied that desire. **Thirty-seven 4-H members from Post
Rock District participated in the Junior Leader trip to Colorado
Springs. Through participation in the trip, members learned and
implemented life skills such as sound decision-making and healthy
interpersonal relationships. Members were responsible as a team for
fundraising and activity planning. **More than fifty homeowners
participated in the rain barrel project in Russell County. This allows
these individuals to trap rainwater and use it to water flowers and
gardens with a resource that would otherwise have been wasted. --Marie
Blythe
RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR CHERYL KLINGENSMITH
Ms. Cheryl has provided 45 years of dedicated service to the staff of our Southeast Area. Please take time out of your schedule to drop by and show her the same support that she has provided to all of us for so long. Come and join us as we celebrate this great lady's contribution to K- State Research and Extension. Any retirement cards, letters, etc. may be sent c/o Karen here at the office - 308 West 14th, Chanute, KS 66720.
In lieu of a gift, we will have a money tree for Cheryl since she and her husband plan to do some traveling. --J.D. McNutt jdmcnutt@ksu.edu
KANSAS ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (KELP), CLASS 10 Some last minute cancellations have been received for the Class of 2010, Kansas Environmental Leadership Program (KELP). Openings are now available, so check it out.
This will be the tenth class since 1999. Over 220 local leaders throughout Kansas have participated in the program, with 23 in the Class of 2008. Emphasis is placed on including representatives from all facets of Kansas life: agriculture, industry, government, urban, and rural communities.
KELP focuses on training participants in leadership skills and in water-related issues. Five, 3-day sessions are held, with the first session occurring in January and the final session in October. The five session locations and dates for 2010 are:
Session 1 - January 6-8, 2010 - Hays Session 2 - March 10-12, 2010 - Topeka Session 3 - May 19-21,2010 - Garden City Session 4 - August 11-13, 2010 - Independence/Ft. Scott Session 5 - October 6-8, 2010 - Hutchinson/Wichita
Each session begins at noon on Wednesday and ends before noon on Friday. Tuition is partially underwritten by a 319 grant, leaving $950 the responsibility of the participant. All meals, lodging (double occupancy), bus trips, activities, and materials are covered. Each person is only responsible for getting to and from each meeting and for time away from work to attend.
Academic credit and continuing education credits are available. More information is available on the KELP website, http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/kelp/ or by calling Judy Willingham at 785-532-5813. --Judy Willingham
CREATING ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Approximately sixty extension faculty learned about creatively and actively engaging their audience in learning during the Excellence in Extension seminar held on Wednesday, November 18. If you were not able to attend or view the seminar via the web while it was being presented you can now view the archived session and download the handout at www.ksre.ksu.edu/seminars .
Dr. Shannon Washburn, Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, led the group in discovering principles of teaching and learning, identifying strategies for engaging audiences and developing approaches to generate audience interest. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@ksu.edu
DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE UPDATE The Diversity Programs Office would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season! With Thanksgiving only a few days away, let us take the time to be thankful for all the joy and beauty that diversity can bring. At the same time I hope that you will all keep in mind that the holiday season includes more than just Thanksgiving and Christmas. Cultures across the world are celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, El-Hijra, and many other holidays in the upcoming month. To celebrate the upcoming holidays, the Diversity Programs Office will be participating in the Giving Tree program. Please stop by the tree outside Waters 138 in December to pick up an ornament and share the holiday love.
If you would like more information on any Diversity Programs events, please contact your Diversity Programs Office or Dr. Zelia Z. Wiley, Assistant Dean for Diversity, at zwh@ksu.edu or 785-532-5793. --Zelia Wiley
KANSAS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP Kansas is one of the six states selected to participate in the 2010 National Building Partnerships for Youth, a program of National 4-H Council, HHS/Centers for Diseases Control and the University of Arizona, to promote positive youth development across the sectors of education, health, youth programming, and the faith community. More than 29 states and international groups submitted applications for the competitive selection.
The Kansas delegation consists of:
Teams from the chosen states will begin their work at the Kickoff Event in Chevy Chase, MD, February 3-5, 2010 and will receive follow up networking, support and online professional development as they engage in their respective plans of action to further the reach of positive youth development approaches statewide. Learn more about the national Building Partnerships for Youth Development and its relevance to Kansas by contacting Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@ksu.edu . --Elaine Johannes
COMMUNICATION
MINUTE: HOW TO SPOT A
MALICIOUS E-MAIL (AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT!) It has many misspellings or bad grammar. It is full of broken graphics or lines of text. There is no personally-identifiable information, or it does not state who the e-mail is sent to. It includes unexpected attachments. It asks you for your account information or passwords, especially information the supposed sender should already have. (K-State will never ask for your password.) It comes from a company, bank or organization you don’t do business with. The included links do not go where it looks like they should go (see below). Just use your common sense! To check the links in your e-mail, hover
over them with your mouse and look at the status bar at the bottom of
the window. In most e-mail programs and web browsers, it will show the
actual web address that link will take you to. Look at it closely, since
many scams will include parts of the real web address in it. For
example: Actual Site:
www.capitalone.com/ Question every strange e-mail you receive. (Why did I get this? Is this legitimate?) Make sure your e-mail filter is turned on and configured. Always double check any links, phone numbers or e-mail addresses with known sources. Contact the sender directly by phone and ask them about the message. They may not be aware of these messages at all. Forward the e-mail as an attachment to support@ksre.ksu.edu and let IET’s technical support staff look at it. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to look at the K-State IT Security Threats block at http://threats.itsecurity.k-state.edu/ frequently. It is updated almost daily with the latest scam e-mails targeting K-State. Also, you can test your knowledge by taking the Sonicwall phishing e-mail quiz at http://www.sonicwall.com/phishing/ and see how many scam e-mails you can spot.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact IET’s technical support staff at 785-532-6270. --Russell Feldhausen russfeld@ksu.edu
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