The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
(Vol. 17 No. 12)
IN THIS ISSUE...
WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
I had a great week by first hosting President Kirk Schulz at the Sedgwick County Extension office on Tuesday, kicking off the round of Partnership meetings on Wednesday in Cimarron, then making it safely to El Dorado that night without incident, but having to postpone the Southeast Partnership meeting until February 11. Then on Friday to meet with administrative leaders at KU Med on potential collaborations with the health sciences outreach and Cooperative Extension! And, the real highlight came on Saturday afternoon at the Lady Wildcats BB game vs. Nebraska.
As you can see in the photos below, it was 4-H Day with the Lady Wildcats on Saturday. According to Andrea Feldcamp, 1270 individuals registered for 4-H Day with the Lady Wildcats. Thanks go to the planning team of Andrea, Ginger Kopfer, Sarah Maas, Ann Religa, Jodi Besthorn, Sarah Laib, and Diane Mack. And, thanks to parents, volunteers, and friends who brought all those 4-Hers to Manhattan for the game! The day provided opportunity for quality family time, a visit to the K-State campus, great interaction among 4-Hers, volunteers, and family members from all across Kansas. And, a special thanks to the Lady Wildcats for treating us to a great victory.
Photo 1. President Kirk and Noel Schulz proudly cheer on the Lady Cats in their official 4-H T-shirts!
Photo 2. Four sections of Bramlage were filled with 4-Hers, family members, and friends with a scattering of green shirts throughout the coliseum. 
Photo 3. During a timeout, they ran the 4-H marketing video on the big screen! A great day was had by all!
And now, its time for another great week, without any further snow and ice accumulations! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
UPDATE FROM DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE: CELEBRATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
This week is Martin Luther King week and the College of Agriculture would like for you to come on Tuesday, January 25, to the 7th Annual Diversity Student Leaders Luncheon. The speaker at the luncheon will be Mr. Rodney D. Somerville, Executive Immunology Specialist with Centocor Ortho Biotech and the topic of speech will be “A Crossroad at Midnight.” There will be free food and if you are interested in coming, RSVP to the Diversity Programs Office or by e-mail Corene Brisendine at briz@ksu.edu. Hope to see you there!
Also, Dr. Zelia Z. Wiley, assistant dean and director of diversity, will be receiving the Commerce Bank Award for her work with the minority students on campus and her dedication to the diversity programs within the College of Agriculture. Please come celebrate this honor with us from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, in the KSU Alumni Center, Banquet Rooms A & D.
The MLK Fellowship Luncheon, featuring the tape of Dr. King’s January 19, 1968, speech at K-State, will be in the KSU Alumni Center Ballroom from 11:30 – 2:00 p.m. The cost is $12 per person. Please RSVP to mlkweek@ksu.edu.
For a list of the other events happening during MLK week please visit http://www.k-state.edu/ddcd/2011mlkweekposter.pdf. --Office of Diversity Programs
WOMEN MANAGING THE FARM CONFERENCE COMING SOON
To aid women who are helping to grow the nation's food supply whether by design, marriage or inheritance, the Women Managing the Farm conference will be held February 11-12, 2011, in Wichita at the Hyatt Regency. Deadline for conference reduced rate ($125) is January 28, 2011.
To register online, go to www.togpartners.com/wmf. Thanks for helping us to market this conference that covers business planning, managing employees, family communication, and much more. --Charlotte Shoup Olsen colsen@ksu.edu, Mary Lou Odle mlodle@ksu.edu, Jonie James jjames@ksu.edu
LAST CALL FOR 2011 KANSAS 4-H AMBASSADOR TRAINING
The Kansas 4-H Ambassador Action Team invites all County/District 4-H Ambassadors, their advisors and Extension staff to the 2011 Kansas 4-H Ambassador Training, starting Friday evening, February 25, at 6:30 p.m., and running through Saturday afternoon, February 26, until 3 p.m. at Rock Springs 4-H Center. The 2011 theme is a Hawaiian focus - “Ambassadors ‘Lei’ the Pathway to 4-H.”
Registration cost will be $90 and is due by Tuesday, February 1. Late registration will cost $105 and will be accepted from February 2-7, 2011. The Kansas 4-H website registration system will be used. Local Extension units determine who may attend this training.
For final details and forms, visit http://www.kansas4h.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=29 or call Deryl Waldren at 785-462-6281 or e-mail him at dwaldren@ksu.edu. --Deryl Waldren
GLOBE AT NIGHT--A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM- WEBINAR OFFERED
Friday, February 4, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Go to www.kansas4-H.org/geospace for login details.
Offer your clubs, families, and other educators a great “grab & go”
citizen science program. GLOBE at Night is an internet-based geospatial
program in which youth and families can contribute and monitor light
pollution world wide. By locating and observing specific
constellations, they can learn how the lights in their community
contribute to light pollution, and explore the relationship between
science, technology, and their society.
This global scientific campaign lets participants submit their
observations through an online database, allowing for authentic
worldwide research and analysis by participating scientists. This webinar
will prepare you to launch the 2011 GLOBE at Night campaign with your
local audiences.
Note: This program is time sensitive! The
2011 observation reporting time is February 21 – March 6, 2011 and March
22 – April 4. You will want your volunteers, youth and families to
have the information prior these observation dates. --Beth Hecht bhecht@ksu.edu
INTENTIONAL HARMONY: MANAGING WORK AND LIFE PROGRAM TRAINING
Intentional
Harmony: Managing Work and Life (IH) was developed by University of
Illinois Extension
to help people balance their work and personal lives. Intentional Harmony is based in family theory and
interdisciplinary
research, and teaches individuals how to create harmony in their
lives, reduce
stress, and balance competing demands. You must be a trained IH
leader to use
the curriculum and provide the Intentional
Harmony program to local audiences.
The cost of the
1-day Intentional Harmony training is $75, and
all curriculum materials and lunch is included. You will also
have access to
the Intentional Harmony website,
which includes downloadable facilitator’s guides, PowerPoint
presentations,
video clips, activity sheets, handouts, research reference
sheets, news
commentaries, press releases, publicity brochures, and other
materials that are
updated periodically.
If you are
interested in
becoming a trained IH leader, please e-mail Deb Sellers at dsellers@ksu.edu. In the
e-mail, include 2-3
potential dates that would work for you in 2011, as well as
suggestions for the
location of the training. The training specifics will be based
upon the
responses received, and follow up information will be provided.
For
more information, contact Debra M.
Sellers, 785-532-5773,
dsellers@ksu.edu. --Debra Sellers
IMPLEMENT AN OUTDOOR PLAY PROGRAM IN YOUR COUNTY: G2G OUTSIDE EXPANSION MEETING
Are you tired of kids spending so much time inside with technology? Are TV, video games, and the computer keeping your local youth from getting outside to play? If so, you might be interested in learning more about the g2g Outside program and how you can replicate it in your own county.
g2g (got to go) Outside, is an outdoor play initiative that encourages increased physical activity, family time, and connection to nature. This project’s goal is to help families gain the benefits of balancing technology with outdoor experiential learning. g2g Outside promotes unstructured playtime outdoors which research shows has positive impacts on children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive health. g2g Outside seeks to rejuvenate the excitement that kids feel when they “got to go” outside for discovery and fun!
If you are interested in replicating g2g Outside in your county, we would like to help. Please come to the g2g Outside Expansion Meeting on Friday, February 11, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Sedgwick County Extension Office, Wichita, KS. We will have a "cookbook for expansion" for you with templates for activities, brochures, events, letters, and more. Ted Cable, K-State Professor of Recreation Resources, will join us to talk about interpretation and the importance of outdoor experiences. Register for the meeting at www.g2goutside.eventbrite.com. --Tonya Bronleewe tonyab@ksu.edu
NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF BREADS SEEKS KANSAS BREAD BAKERS
The popular "Festival of Breads" baking contest, sponsored by the Kansas Wheat Commission, has spread throughout the nation with the 2009 launch of the National Festival of Breads. Kansas bakers can compete for top honors in the second National Festival of Breads, scheduled June 23-25, 2011 in Wichita.
Entries can be made online now at www.NationalFestivalofBreads.com. Amateur bakers have until February 7, 2011 to enter this biennial competition.
After the recipes are reviewed, test-baked and evaluated on taste, originality, ease of preparation, healthfulness and appearance, eight recipes will be selected for the finals. The eight finalists will be called to prepare their bread recipe at the National Festival of Breads in Wichita, June 23-25, 2011. In addition, each finalist will receive a $500 cash award, participate in a Wheat Harvest Tour to a working Kansas wheat farm, flour mill and grain elevator, and take part in other activities.
One grand prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to a baking class of his or her choice at the King Arthur Flour Baking Education Center in Norwich, VT, a year's supply of Fleischmann's Yeast, plus $2,000 cash.
Additional information, past recipes and a summary of the 2009 contest are available on the official contest website, www.NationalFestivalofBreads.com. --Steven Graham sgraham@ksu.edu
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