The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
(Vol. 21 No. 18)
IN THIS ISSUE...
ADDITIONAL K-STATE CMS TRAININGS SCHEDULED
Additional Content Management System training, along with Work Sessions for those that have already been through training and would like additional assistance, have been scheduled. These options include:
Manhattan - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Fairchild Hall, Room 9 Kansas State University 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Computers will be provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Wichita - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Facilitated by Steve Spencer Wichita Extension Office, Meadowlark Room 7001 W. 21st St. North, Wichita KS
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
You are on your own for a 1 hour lunch break.
Individuals need to bring laptops; computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Steve Spencer, sspencer@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Hays - Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Facilitated by Dave Dunn Hays Research Center auditorium 1232 24th Ave, Hays KS Just south of Hays off of the Highway 183 bypass 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the latest You are on your own for lunch.
Individuals need to bring laptops, computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions please contact Dave Dunn, dedunn@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Hays - Web Site Work Session - Thursday, March 19, 2015 ** Prior K-State CMS training is required **
Facilitated by Dave Dunn
Hays Research Center auditorium 1232 24th Ave, Hays KS Just south of Hays off of the Highway 183 bypass 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the latest You are on your own for lunch.
Individuals need to bring laptops; computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Dave Dunn, dedunn@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
St. John - Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Facilitated by Steve Spencer Stafford County Extension Office 209 N. Broadway, St. John KS
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
You are on your own for a 1 hour lunch break.
Individuals need to bring laptops; computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Steve Spencer, sspencer@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Garden City - Thursday, March 26, 2015 Facilitated by Dave Dunn SW Area Office conference room 4500 E Mary, Garden City KS
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the latest You are on your own for lunch.
Individuals need to bring laptops; computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Dave Dunn, dedunn@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Garden City - Web Site Work Session - Friday, March 27, 2015 ** Prior K-State CMS training is required **
Facilitated by Dave Dunn SW Area Office conference room 4500 E Mary, Garden City KS
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the latest You are on your own for lunch
Individuals need to bring laptops, computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Dave Dunn, dedunn@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Topeka – Monday, March 30, 2015 Facilitated by Gary Kepka, Julie Fosberg, Sarah Silva Shawnee County Extension Center conference room 1740 SW Western Avenue, Topeka KS
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You are on your own for lunch.
Individuals need to bring laptops; computers are not provided. Please RSVP using our survey. For questions, please contact Gary Kepka, gkepka@ksu.edu, or Julie Fosberg, jfosberg@k-state.edu.
Training sessions will include system training as well as a work session to get started on individual sites. Work Sessions will allow anyone that has had prior training to work on their site and ask questions of the facilitator.
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.
If you are interested in viewing a CMS user guide prior to the training, it is available for download. Hard copies will be provided at the training: http://www.k-state.edu/webservices/cms/ksre/trainings.html.
If you would like to schedule additional trainings or work days, please contact Dave, Gary, Steve, or Julie and they will be happy to work with you to schedule a session. Rooms for the trainings or workdays should have wireless connectivity or the ability to have wireless connectivity for multiple computers to access the Internet during the sessions. --Joe Lear learj@ksu.edu
OFFICE 365: NEW FEATURES TO BE RELEASED THE WEEK OF MARCH 9
During this week (March 9-13), Information Technology Services will release the following new features for Office 365:
• OneDrive, a file-storage space that provides 1 terabyte (1TB) of storage that can be synced across all your devices
• Office Online, a web-based version of Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote)
• Office ProPlus, which provides desktop and mobile app versions of Microsoft Office
OneDrive and the Office Online apps make collaboration easy. You can sync your documents across all of your devices and you can share and collaborate on documents in real-time. See the following articles on how to configure the OneDrive app on your mobile devices:
• Working with files on your Android phone
• Working with files on your iPhone or iPad
• Working with files on your Windows phone
Office 365 ProPlus is available for free to K-State faculty, staff, and students. It can be installed on up to five PCs or Macs, five tablets, and five phones. OneDrive for Business client for Windows is included in the Office 365 ProPlus for Windows and is also a part of Office 2013 which may already be installed on your Windows computer. A supported OneDrive for Business Mac client will be released later this year by Microsoft. Follow the installation instructions below for your operating system:
• Installing Office 365 ProPlus for Mac
• Installing Office 365 ProPlus for Windows
The process to roll out all of the new features will continue throughout the week of March 9-13, until all users have access to the OneDrive file-storage space and Office Online web apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote). If you do not see these features in your App Launcher or do not have access to the Office ProPlus software by Monday, March 16, contact the IT Help Desk.
If you have any questions, contact the IT Help Desk, helpdesk@k-state.edu, 785-532-7722 (toll-free 800-865-6143). You can also look for additional support information on the Office 365 ITS page. --Joe Lear learj@ksu.edu
STATEWIDE RECEPTIONS TO WELCOME NEW KANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION PRESIDENT/CEO
Welcome Receptions for Jake Worcester, the recently
appointed President/CEO of the Kansas 4-H Foundation, are planned for several
locations across the state. We invite
you to join us for the reception in your area. Hosted by Board of Trustee members and friends of the Kansas 4-H
Foundation, these come-and-go events will offer a great opportunity to welcome
Jake to his new position and share information with him about your local
Extension unit. Members of your 4-H
Youth Development Program Development Committee and Extension Board are also
invited to attend.
The receptions scheduled to-date are listed below:
Tuesday, March 17 - 2-4 p.m. - Tonganoxie
Ratliff’s
Drugstore
Northeast
Corner of 4th and Bury Streets in downtown
Tonganoxie, KS
Monday,
March 23 - 9-11 a.m. - Pratt
Stanion
Wholesale Electric Company
812
S. Main in Pratt,
KS
Monday,
March 23 - 2-4 p.m. - Hutchinson
Central
Bank & Trust - Central Plaza East
700
East 30th in Hutchinson, KS
Tuesday, March 24 - 2-4 p.m. - Wichita
Wichita
Community Foundation
301
N. Main Street in Wichita,
KS
Questions about these events should be directed to the Kansas
4-H Foundation office at 785-532-5881 or email Rhonda Baer, rbaer@ksu.edu. --Rhonda Baer
SEDGWICK COUNTY EXTENSION 68TH ANNUAL BEEF BBQ
This event will be held on March 23, from 6 until 8:30 p.m., at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center located at 7001 W. 21st St. North (corner of 21st & Ridge Rd north). Dinner will be catered in by Ray's Countryside Catering (meal starts at 6:30). Tracy Streeter, Director of the Kansas Water Office, will be here to talk about "Water Issues in Kansas, 50 Year Water Vision Plan." Tom Leffler, with Leffler Commodities, LLC, will give the "Market Report." We will have DOOR PRIZES!!!
To register on-line, go to our website at www.sedgwick.ksu.edu, or call Zach Simon 316-660-0153 or Jackie Fees 316-660-0143. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 5-12. --Zach Simon zsimon@ksu.edu
FREE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION WORKSHOP OPEN TO KSRE EMPLOYEES
Professionals with the National Science Foundation will be
at Kansas State University April 13-14 to offer training that will help faculty,
students, and staff communicate complex research information to non-science
audiences.
The nationally-recognized workshop, Science: Becoming the Messenger, is free to attend,
but registration through K-State Global Campus is required. The first day is open to the first 200 registrants.
Online registration can be
accessed at www.k-state.edu/globalfood/events/nsfworkshop.html.
“We are pleased to provide this outstanding opportunity,” said Karen Burg, vice president for research. “Effective
communication of complex research, scholarly and creative activities, and discovery
(RSCAD) topics can be very difficult but is crucial to underscoring -- both internal
and external to the university -- the importance of RSCAD to the state, nation,
and world.”
The workshop, Burg added, “will help us craft messages
easily digested by individuals who do not share a common technical background
and who may not share an understanding of the value of university RSCAD
activities.”
On April 13, NSF presenters will provide practical tips on developing science messages that help to influence thinking; how to succeed in
interviews; using PowerPoint presentations effectively; using social media for
impact; and the basics of developing a great science video.
Due to time constraints, the workshop’s second day, April
14, is invitation-only and limited to 30 Kansas State faculty and students. The
focus of this day is one-on-one coaching and mock press conferences. --Pat Melgares melgares@ksu.edu
2015 KAE4-HA SPRING DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN TO KSRE STAFF
The 2015 4-H Spring
Development Conference - “Ride for the Brand” - is being sponsored by the Kansas
Association of Extension 4-H Agents, April 28-29, 2015. This exciting two-day, one night program is
open to any KSRE staff person. The
conference will be at High Plains Journal Communication Center in Dodge City,
KS. Google forms on-line will be used
for the registration system. Visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1svj401pLDTlG4wlwNLAnYOCGi-TVe04jMYEpg1IS7FM/viewform.
Please submit your payment
to Beth Hinshaw, 2000 N Poplar, Hutchinson, KS, 67502. Checks are to be made payable to the KAE4-HA
and are due postmarked by April 15, 2015, or earlier. For the 2015 program schedule, visit http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/agent_association/p.aspx?tabid=59. The registration fee remains
the same whether all, some or no meals/breaks are eaten.
For more questions about registering, contact
Deryl Waldren, 785-462-6281, or e-mail dwaldren@ksu.edu. --Deryl Waldren
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