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Vol. 16, No. 7
December 15, 2009
...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research ...USDA National
Institute of Food and Agriculture Fact Sheet
WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH K-State graduation commencement took
place over this past weekend. I am pleased and proud to have had 2
daughters graduating: Joan, our oldest, completing her Masters in Public
Health with Dr. Sandy Procter as her major advisor; and Gina, our
youngest, completing her BS in Secondary Education - Math. Such
accomplishments make moms and dads so very proud. I know there were
several of YOU who also had family graduating, as I saw a few.
Congratulations to each and every one of you as you celebrate those
accomplishments! I hope you take a few minutes and review the recently released USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Fact Sheet . Recall that NIFA was established through the 2008 Farm Bill as the federal partner replacing the Cooperative States Research, Education, and Extension Services to the Land-Grant Universities. It represents the vital connection for K-State Research and Extension into federal research and extension funding, both formula funds and competitive grant programs.
This
NIFA fact sheet
provides 1) a brief background statement; 2) priority science areas;
and 3) some additional information as to the leadership, structure,
and general budget of NIFA. --Daryl Buchholz
dbuchhol@ksu.edu PAY VOUCHERS IET TECH SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED DURING HOLIDAY BREAK The IET Tech Support office will be
closed during winter break, starting December 25, and will be open again
on January 4. During that time, phone support at 785-532-6270 will not
be available, but all KSRE IT services should be up and running
throughout most of the break, including the e-mail lists, web pages and
departmental file servers, with the following exception: there will be
one 2 hour outage for each KSRE server to allow for a full backup of the
system, which requires the machine to be shut down. This is required for
our disaster recovery policy. These outages will occur from December 28
to December 30.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for
all the prayers, cards, e-mails, phone calls and memorials. I am deeply
blessed to be a part of such a great organization. --Dorothy Bray
dbray@ksu.edu Turning Technologies has put together a
special package for KSRE. The kit includes 30 new RF clickers, a
receiver, a carrying case, and software. The cost is $999, plus
approximately $25 for shipping. An optional add-on enables smartphones
and laptops to participate in clicker polling---that feature is about
$20 per year. DESIGN FOR LEARNING - STILL TIME TO REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE Design for Learning begins January 22, and meets every other week until March 19, 2010. Please register by December 15. Course description and registration form are located on the Employee Resources Website: http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/employee_resources . Select Registrations from the purple boxes in the center of the page.Design for Learning is a distance learning opportunity that will help you develop educational experiences for your audiences. North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are cooperating to offer Design for Learning to extension professionals in the four states. The January 22 - March 19, 2010 class will be facilitated by Kansas. We are also holding April 2 in case we need to make up a class. While the preference is for participants who can engage in all 5 sessions, we are creating a waiting list of individuals who are interested but may have to miss one session. If the class doesn't fill with full time participants, we will accept individuals from the waiting list in a first come for serve order to be in the class. Course description and registration form are located on the Employee Resources Website: http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/employee_resources . Select Registrations from the purple boxes in the center of the page. The five sessions will be conducted via conference call and Adobe Connect. Participants need to have a computer to participate. The schedule is: * January 22 - Understanding Adult Learners - Facilitators: Stacey Warner, Extension Operations; and Valeria Edwards, Johnson County AgentHold for make-up session in case of weather or for technical reasons --Margaret Phillips
margaret@ksu.edu You are invited to join Riley County Extension staff in celebrating the work of Janice Buchman, 4-H Office Professional, during a reception in her honor on Thursday, December 17; 4-6 p.m. at the Riley County Extension Office.
The
reception is a come and go format, with a special presentation at 5:30
p.m. We will be recognizing Janice for her 21 years of service to Riley
County K-State Research and Extension. --Andrea Schmidt
aschmidt@ksu.edu
An in-service webinar for extension educators, agents, and specialists will be presented on Friday, December 18, 2009, 11 a.m., on the topic of Public Involvement and Land Issues Relating to Wind Projects. This webinar is the third in a series of webinars being presented by the High Plains Extension Energy Team for Community Redevelopment.
Program Summary: This webcast presents an overview of successful strategies for involving the public when siting of utility projects like transmission lines and renewables are undertaken. Topics to be covered include: planning, public engagement, maintaining momentum, environmental challenges, and negotiation. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to educate the public and expand wind generation capacity in their region.
Presenters:
Randy Cantrell,
Marc Nichols, Omaha Public Power District Alison Rider, Omaha Public Power District
Stephanie White, HDR Architecture,
How To Connect: On December 18, start connecting 5 minutes prior to the start time of 11 a.m. CST. You need to have a computer with Internet access with speakers. At the meeting time, copy and paste this URL into your browser to enter the meeting: http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/unl/ . At that URL you will find a login page. Click on “Click to Enter” under the “Enter as a Guest” heading. You will then be prompted for your name. Enter your name and click “Enter” to enter the meeting space. The audio portion of the meeting will be come through your computer speakers.
Anytime before the meeting you can visit the following URL to confirm
your ability to connect to the Breeze server:
http://breeze.extension.iastate.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
. --Ed Brokesh ebrokesh@ksu.edu
We are pleased to announce the
appointment and welcome Beth Hecht, of McLouth, Kansas, as the newest
member of the Department of 4-H Youth Development. Beth, who has worked
as a county extension educator in both Pennsylvania and Kansas, will
lead a special project to help Kansas 4-H Youth Development create the
framework for one of its Action Plan outcomes in Science, Engineering,
and Technology. Knowledge, skills, and competencies related to
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems
(GPS) are becoming increasing vital in many occupations. An application evaluation cutoff date of January 15, 2010, for the Environmental Quality Incentives Programs (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) has been announced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Applications may be submitted anytime; however, applications will be gathered for ranking at that point.
EQIP is available for treating natural resource concerns on organic systems. Organic producers, or those transitioning to organic, may apply for EQIP to address their natural resource concerns during this period.
As information becomes available, it will
be placed on the Kansas NRCS Website,
http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/2009 , or be available at
the local USDA Service Center from the NRCS or conservation district
staff. --Steven Graham
sgraham@k-state.edu We all have people we supervise - from
office professionals, program assistants, and other staff. But often, we
don't have the background and training needed to be a successful
supervisor. The Leadership PFT has found a couple of professional
training/seminar companies that work throughout the state that offer
these kinds of workshops. Rather than re-invent the wheel, it seemed
best to share these opportunities with you, so that you might take
advantage of those that fit your needs and locations. Most are 1 day
seminars, led by a professional trainer, that cover many of the basic
concepts, traps/pitfalls, how to avoid rookie mistakes, how to delegate,
managing projects, communication, and how to excel as a supervisor. All
are geared to entry level supervisors. January 27, 2010 - Lenexa - Crowne Plaza January 28, 2010 - Topeka - Hampton Inn January 29, 2010 - Wichita - Holiday Inn
Select March 9, 2010 - Hays - Ramada Inn March 10, 2010 - Salina - Country Inn & Suites March 11, 2010 - Wichita - Clarion March 12, 2010 - Topeka - Holiday Inn West March 15, 2010 - Crowne Plaza - Lenexa February 9-10, 2010 - Wichita - Best Western Airport April 20-21, 2010 - Manhattan - Holiday
Inn At Campus
COMMUNICATION MINUTE: COLOR PRINTING INCREASES THE VALUE OF YOUR MESSAGE Reaching your target audiences means
you must provide products that will appeal to them. In print, it is
clear that color printing makes a difference. Various research conducted
with consumers indicates that color: K-State Research and Extension
employees have an excellent opportunity to take advantage of color
printing at affordable prices. The Department of Communications now
offers full-color services at a cost of 40-cents or less per page
(depending on quantity). Professional graphic design also is available
at a fraction of what you would pay. Go to: http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/MasterCalendar
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