The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
(Vol. 21 No. 22)
IN THIS ISSUE...
DIVERSITY PROGRAMS UPDATE
The DPO would like to share information about our events:
- The Diversity Programs Office and the Kansas State MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) chapter partnered to send nine students to the 30th Annual MANRRS Career Fair and Training National Conference in Houston, TX March 25th to March 29th. The 2015 K-State MANRRS Chapter delegation included nine student members that competed in a number of contests, participated in the career fair, and exhibit hall. The student delegation was accompanied by advisors Dr. Zelia Wiley and Dr. Derris Burnett.
The members of the student delegation were: Taneysha Howard- Agricultural Communications and Journalism, Lachelle Marshall- Agricultural Communications and Journalism, Adriana Meneses- Animal Science and Industry, Isoke Jenkins-Dyer- Sociology, Krystal Martinez- Animal Science and Industry, Montae Wells- Agribusiness, Gabriel Ojeda- Wildlife Ecology, Adres Munoz- Grain Science and Industry, and Shakyra Everett- Animal Science and Industry. At last year’s conference senior Taneysha Howard, Agricultural Communications and Journalism major, placed 1st in the National conference theme contest where her entry, “Thirty Years of Triumph: Branching Out and Excelling to Greater Heights,” was featured on all conference items this year. Additionally, at this year’s conference, freshmen Adriana Meneses, Animal Science and Industry, won a prize from participating in an on-site contest.
On Friday, April 3rd, we were honored to have the privilege of having the National Gay, Lesbian &Straight Education Network (GLSEN) present to our GENAG 210: Human and Cultural Diversity in Agriculture course. This award winning, non-profit organization visited colleges across K-State’s campus the entire week of March 29th to April 3rd. Thank you to GLSEN for presenting at our class; it was a wonderful presentation. For more information about GLSEN, please visit their website: http://www.glsen.org/.
MANRRS Week will be held the week of April 20th to 24th. During this time MANRRS will be hosting a membership drive in the union. The MANRRS Chapter will be partnering with Alpha Kappa Alpha-Kappa Pi Chapter to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. They will be hosting a table in the union to educate fellow students about the importance of Earth Day and the National Society of MANRRS. Please be on the lookout for more information about MANRRS Week.
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
MARCH EXTENSION AGENT PERSONNEL CHANGES
Barbara Addison, 4-H Youth Development Agent in Finney County, retired effective March 14, 2015.
Christy Depenbusch, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Harper County, began employment effective March 15, 2015. Her email address is christyd@ksu.edu.
Tayla Cannella, 4-H Youth Development Agent in Finney County, began employment effective March 29, 2015. Her email address is tlcannella@ksu.edu.
Clarissa Sents, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Coffey County, began employment effective March 29, 2015. Her email address is csents@ksu.edu. --Stacey Warner swarner@ksu.edu
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