The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
(Vol. 21 No. 4)
IN THIS ISSUE...
WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
2015 Partnership Meeting Registration. Registration is now open for the 2015 Partnership Meetings through this link on the Employee Resources Registration page. Partnership theme for 2015 is “Rising to the Challenges.” Target audience
is Executive Board and Program Development Committee members from all local
Extension units. I expect Executive Board participation from every local
Extension unit. Partnership meetings are a forum and dialog for
setting direction towards continuous improvement and increased public value across the Extension
system. In the environment of ever-tightening budgets, we must
decide how we are going to effectively address options and opportunities that
lead towards solving the Grand Challenges. Efficiency and effectiveness must
be the focus. We need this dialog. I hope to see your Executive
Board and PDC leadership at Partnership meetings in January 2015!
Happy Thanksgiving!! This time of year is a great time to reflect. I went back to the message I put forth a year ago, and decided to put it forth again.
For
this Thanksgiving Holiday, I leave you with a suggested book about one
of the greatest to have ever lived. An inspirational book, "Our Daily Bread: the Essential Norman Borlaug"
by Noel Vietmeyer tells the life and passion of Norman Borlaug who
found his calling to feed a starving nation and succeeded beyond belief.
Dr. Borlaug understood and relentlessly pursued his "WHY". In tribute
to Dr. Norman Borlaug, Dr. Noel Vietmeyer, author of this book, was on
the Kansas State University campus last year for World Food Day. Learn more about this author at the above link. The book is also available for download at this link.
I
wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I truly feel blessed and
know that I have so much for which to be thankful. My thanks to each of
you for your passion, commitment, and professionalism in making a
positive difference in people's lives through your Extension programs.
- Travel safely,
especially with night travel and deer in the headlights.
- 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. And, blessings to you for a wonderful Thanksgiving! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
DECEMBER 5 EMPLOYEE BONUS
I know you may have seen this information last week. I wanted to rerun it so that you were aware. If you fit the criteria on the KSU payroll as outlined below, you will indeed receive this one-time bonus. And, yes, this does include Extension Agents. No local/county funds were used to fulfill the bonus. Happy Holidays. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
Dec 5 Employee Bonus. The
Kansas Legislature approved a one-time $250 bonus for eligible
employees to be included with the December 5 paycheck. University support
staff, professional staff and faculty are eligible for the bonus based
on the following criteria:
To receive the bonus, the employee must have a hire date as of — or
prior to November 25, 2013 — and have a 1.0 full-time equivalent from
Monday, November 25, 2013, through Friday, November 21, 2014, within the same
company — state of Kansas, K-State Student Union or Student
Publications. Employees in multiple positions within the same company
that when combined is 1.0 full-time equivalent are eligible. Employees
on extended military or medical leave are eligible for the bonus. Also,
those on phased retirement and sabbatical leave are eligible for the
bonus.
Employees hired effective November 26, 2013, or later and employees less
than 1.0 full-time equivalent are not eligible to receive the bonus.
Questions may be directed to the Division of Human Capital Services at 785-532-6277. --Alma Deutsch almamd@ksu.edu
DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE UPDATE
DPO would like to share some information about our upcoming events:
• From November 14th to the 16th, nine K-State MANRRS chapter delegates, along with Dr. Derris Burnett, Animal Sciences and Industry, MANRRS Co-Advisor; and Dr. Zelia Wiley, MANRRS Advisor, attended the 2014 MANRRS Regional Conference in Fort Worth, Texas sponsored by the National Society of MANRRS and Farm Credit.
• The K-State Cargill College for a Day will take place on December 2nd. We will have students from Black & College Bound- KC, MO & KC, KS and Jr. MANRRS/The Neighborhood Academic & Athletic Association-Topeka, KS. This event will provide these students with the opportunity to tour the International Grains Complex, to consider all the majors within the College of Agriculture and learn what K-State has to offer.
• On December 5th the last Transfer Student BRIDGE student will give his final presentation. The presentation will be in Waters Hall, Room 126 at 10:30 a.m.
• From December 8th-12th the DPO and ADM will be sponsoring a MANRRS Study Hall in Waters 106 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. All are welcome to come to enjoy snacks and studying.
Please continue to look for more diversity events as we continue to advertise. We appreciate your support. For more information about upcoming events or to collaborate with the DPO, please call 785-532-5793 or contact Dr. Zelia Wiley, Assistant Dean of Diversity, zwiley@ksu.edu. --Zelia Wiley
LET'S TALK TREES
The
Horticulture PFT would like to invite you to attend the professional development
training - "Let's Talk
Trees," being held December 17-18,
2014, in Manhattan. Beginning at 1 p.m. on the 17th and ending at 12:30 p.m. on
the 18th, KSRE horticulture specialists, agents, and guests will cover topics
such as tree growth and development, hazard tree evaluation, tree legal issues,
and the Emerald Ash Borer. To receive a detailed agenda and/or to RSVP for the
training, please contact Holly Dickman, hmwerth@ksu.edu; or Megan Kennelly, kennelly@ksu.edu. RSVPs requested by
December 3rd at the latest please! --Holly Dickman
ADDITIONAL K-STATE CMS TRAININGS SCHEDULED
Additional Content Management System training options have
been scheduled. These options include:
Parsons
9:30 to 3:00 Friday, December 5
(There will be a 1 hour break for lunch. Lunch will not be
provided.)
Farm Credit Services
2005 Harding Dr., Parsons Kansas 67357
Individuals need to
bring laptops, computers are not
provided. Please RSVP to Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu, with subject line
Wichita CMS training.
Garden City
9:30 to 4:00 Friday, December 12
(There will be a 1 hour break for lunch. Lunch will not be
provided.)
4500 E.
Mary Street, Garden City, Kansas 67846
Individuals need to
bring laptops, computers are not
provided. Please RSVP to Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu, with subject line
Wichita CMS training.
Sessions will include system training as well as a work
session to get started on individual sites.
Reservations are
required and should be made at least 24 hours before the session. Sessions
may be rescheduled because of insufficient enrollment or inclement weather.
For a full list of training sessions please visit http://www.k-state.edu/webservices/cms/ksre/trainings.html. --Julie Fosberg
NAVIGATING DIFFERENCE CLASS VII GRADUATES
Navigating Difference, our KSRE cultural competency training program, recently graduated Class VII after a two-day training at the Gordon Parks Museum at Ft. Scott Community College the first day and the Pittsburg Public Library on the second day. Completing the entire two day training were: Barbara Ames, Chiquita Miller, Megan Westerhold, Christopher Petty, Chuckie Hessong, Jeri Sigle, Dale Helwig, Susan Leibee, Gayle Price, Meghan Loverude, Diana Quigley, Kaci GIlchrist, Jan Booth, Brenda Taxeras, Pamela McKnight, and Jennifer Murphy. Trainers were: Nozella Brown, Brian Rees, Zelia WIley, and Charlotte Olsen.
Check out the registration page for 2015 trainings to be held in Dodge City and Leavenworth, http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/employee_resources/p.aspx?tabid=206. --Charlotte Olsen colsen@ksu.edu
DESIGN FOR LEARNING - 2015
DESIGN
FOR LEARNING, January 16 – March 13, 2015
Registration
is now open for the next Design for Learning Course, January 16 - March 13,
2015.
Have you heard about the ten-minute rule that includes chunking, shifting,
hooking and repeating? Individuals who participated in Design for
Learning have, and here is what some recent class members had to say
about the course:
"I previously had a tendency to try to pack too much information into a
program. I have been making a conscious effort to select a few major ideas and
do a better job of imparting that knowledge well."
"At
a recent workshop I taught, I focused on engaging the learners and gave them an
opportunity to share what they knew."
"Reflect
by asking the group a question, not by asking ‘Do you have any questions?’”
Design for Learning is a hands-on learning opportunity to help extension
faculty design creative and effective educational experiences. Kansas,
Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota are cooperating to offer Design for
Learning to extension professionals in the four states. Five learning sessions
will be conducted using Adobe Connect along with a phone conference system. The 2015 dates are January 16, January
30, February 13, February 27, and March 13. If a make-up is necessary, the
snow date will be March 27. There is no fee for registration. Go to http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/employee_resources/p.aspx?tabid=300 for registration
details and a course description.
Concepts reinforced in Design for Learning include:
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Understanding adult learners
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Organizing and designing content
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Creating an effective learning environment
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Selecting appropriate teaching tools
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Teaching for transfer
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Assessing learning outcomes
Sessions
are 1 1/2 hours long and take place from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. CST. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
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