The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
(Vol. 16 No. 21)
IN THIS ISSUE...
WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
A basic core competency of an extension professional is to exhibit the capacity to lead. I hope you all agree with that. A second core competency is to have the capacity to teach. We call it "educational programming." One core competency that isn't on our list is the commitment to learn from and with the people we serve. I believe that competency may well be as important as any others.
As a leader, it is your responsibility to create a learning culture with your clientele. And, when you are in an active learning mode, and exhibit that with your clientele, they will learn with you. A real example is how children who grow up in a family whose parents are readers, are much more likely to be readers than those whose parents don't read.
We've worked hard to create a system that helps our employees to take advantage of both formal learning and informal learning. It's my hope that each of you take advantage of those opportunities.
I really like a paragraph that Kirk Weisler had in one of this T4Ds.... "Great leaders are teachers'. and the truest and most noble purpose of teaching is not to impart knowledge but to change lives for the better'it is to improve the human condition. The most effective teachers teach by example. Yes feet must match mouth, but we are far more effective when our words match our footsteps. Then as we talk joyfully about the walk we are already on we allow our example to inspire and invite others to do the same."
As extension professionals, let's be leaders and teachers who are making a difference. And, to make that difference, keep growing through learning. I'll see you next week in Great Bend!
One additional quote I'll leave with you...... "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain
Have a great week! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
JAN STEPHENS RETIREMENT RECEPTION PLANNED
You are invited to attend a retirement celebration in honor and recognition of Janet F. Stephens, Multi-County Extension Specialist, Southeast Area. Jan will retire after 39 years of working for K-State Research and Extension. She has served in her current position since October 2002. Prior to that she was the Greenwood County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences.
When: Friday, April 2, 2010
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (Library meeting room)
Where: Eureka Public Library
606 N Main
Eureka, KS 67045
We would like you to send a letter, card, and/or pictures (some from the early days if you have them), articles, or memories of your time spent with Jan to be placed in a memory book. Please send these to Karen Walters, at the Southeast Area Office, 308 W. 14th Street, Chanute, KS 66720, by March 29. Karen's e-mail address is kwalters@ksu.edu. If you have questions, please contact the Southeast Area Office at 620-431-1530.
In lieu of personal retirement gifts, donations in her name may be made to the 'Leaders in Residence Fund' - KSU Foundation. Checks should be payable to the KSU Foundation and sent to 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 500, Manhattan, KS 66502. Please indicate on the check or in an attached memo that the donation is for the 'Leaders in Residence Fund.'
This is a come and go reception with a special recognition planned around 2:30 p.m. --Gayle Price gprice@ksu.edu
4-H MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN WEB SEMINAR, MAY 14
The 4-H Marketing Action Team is excited to bring you a new 4-H Membership Campaign for this fall. To help you in the planning process, we will be hosting a webinar on Friday, May 14, at 10 a.m.
We will use Adobe Connect web conferencing. Start connecting 5 minutes prior to the start time. You need a computer with Internet access and speakers. At the meeting time, copy and paste this URL into your browser to enter the meeting.
At that URL you will find a login page. 'Enter as a Guest' with your name and county/district, then click 'Enter Room.' The audio portion of the meeting will be come through your computer speakers.
As a participant, test your computer "before" entering the meeting room at
http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. This will resolve most connection and interface problems.
Prior to the seminar, please review the new 4-H marketing items that are available at http://www.kansas4h.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=56.
Please e-mail Corrine Huse at chuse@ksu.edu by May 10 if you plan to join the webinar. --Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu
COMMUNICATION MINUTE: FACEBOOK AS A MARKETING TOOL
Facebook continues to be one of the social media tools that
is growing at a rapid rate. K-State Research and Extension is taking advantage
of this new opportunity with its own Facebook presence.
We're still looking for folks who would like to be part of
discussion boards on our Facebook site. If you'd like to help us by posting one
topic each month, please contact Pat Melgares at melgares@ksu.edu.
This week, we learned of some great ways to drive traffic to
your Facebook page. Here're some great ideas:
- Post a
weekly quiz or question on your Facebook site. Then, wait a few days
before giving the answers.
- Sponsor
a photo contest, such as 'Scenes of the County Fair.' You choose a winner,
and might even be able to give a simple prize.
Other marketing ideas include setting up connections in your
'Favorite Pages' tab; acknowledging those that comment on your posts; and
creating a landing page for those that are not yet your Facebook fans. --Pat Melgares melgares@ksu.edu
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