TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - April 24, 2012

Tue Apr 24 11:08:53 MST 2012

TMN submittal:
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html 

Tuesday Morning Notes 

April 24, 2012

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

The Extension Administrative Team (EAT) consists of the following Assistant
and Associate Directors (ADs) and Program Leaders and their areas of
responsibility: Kirk Astroth, 4-H; Linda Houtkooper, FCHS; Joe Hiller,
American Indian Programs; Ed Martin, ANR; and myself.  In my work with the
EAT group,  I appreciate how critical it is for all these position to
continue to be effective, and we need to continue to capitalize on the
excellent expertise and experience the ADs carry and can contribute to the
administration of CALS Extension.  Thus, in the development of the
structural and operational plans for the CALS Extension Administration unit,
I am charging these ADs with the responsibility of providing direct
leadership in the development and delivery of Extension programs in their
respective areas.  This includes working with the Extension faculty in the
counties, on reservations, in departments, and at Research and Extension
Centers to help coordinate our programs and personnel. 

In line with these responsibilities, I am tasking ADs to review the position
descriptions, annual performance reports, and reviews at the unit level for
all Extension faculty who carry any fractional amount of Extension
responsibility.  The purpose of these new personnel responsibilities is to
evaluate the alignment and effectiveness of our Extension programs across
CALS.  My hope is that we should find direct and accurate relationships
between the Extension appointments for all faculty on the college records
and the position descriptions.  Similarly, we should document good alignment
between the responsibilities described on position descriptions, the annual
performance reports, and the faculty member's Extension programs.
Collectively, and across each program area (ANR, FCHS, etc.), we should be
able to make an accurate assessment of the breadth, scope, and effectiveness
of Extension programs currently being conducted by faculty.  Reporting
relationships are unaffected by this action.  All Extension faculty will
continue to report to the unit head.  However, I do expect there to be
direct and active lines of interaction between the ADs and the CEDs,
Department Heads, and Extension faculty.

The EAT group is also reviewing all of the Phase II strategic planning
responses that have been developed by each of the County Extension Directors
(CEDs) as well as the three regional planning groups that have been
organized for this purpose.  Accordingly, the EAT group has developed the
final and collective CALS Extension response to Phase II planning and shared
this with the EC.  The EAT group will also have the responsibility of
formulating the final Phase III goals that will come forth from CALS
Extension after the collection of input from across CALS Extension.

4-H NEWS and UPDATES:

Arizona 4-H will celebrate 100 years of positive youth development next
year, beginning with a small cotton club that started in Chandler and then
the idea spread statewide.  We have assembled a Centennial Planning
Committee that includes agents, youth, 4-H volunteers, 4-H Foundation board
members, and staff from our office to help strategize on how best to mark
this milestone during the coming year, develop a theme and engage everyone.
Our goal is to use this anniversary to increase public awareness of 4-H,
raise funds for the 4-H Foundation, and create a 4-H alumni database.  We
hope to have a wide variety of events going on throughout the state in 2013
and every county will have a chance to get involved.  Our next meeting is
May 12 in Casa Grande--so stay tuned for details.

ECOP Continues Study of 4-H Leadership Model - Doug Steele, ECOP Chair, will
convene Extension Directors/Administrator and 4-H Program Leaders
representing the five regions May 31-June 1 to discuss 4-H leadership.  This
group will continue from the extensive work led by Gaines Smith, Extension
Director Emeritus, Auburn University.  Representatives are: 1890 Region -
Latif Lighari, Tennessee State University and Boyd Owens, South Carolina
State; North Central Region - Cathann Kress, Iowa State University and Renee
McKee, Purdue University; Northeast Region - Doug Lantagne, University of
Vermont and Mark Manno, University of Delaware; Southern Region - Beverly
Sparks, University of Georgia and Marshall Stewart, North Carolina State
University; Western Region - Chuck Gay, Utah State University and Jill
Martz, Montana State University.   

TECH TIP OF THE WEEK - DOCUMENT SCANNERS & TEMP FILES:

If there is a frequently used document scanner connected to the computer, it
is even more important to regularly clear the temp folders.  Scanner
software typically produces a temp file during the scanning process.  After
the scanning process is done, the software should delete any temp files that
were created.  However, most scanning software does not delete the temp
files and these accumulate through time.  Generally, it is the number (not
the size) of temp files in the Temp folder that clogs up the computer.  Use
the Windows Disk Cleanup utility to flush out the temp folders.

REVISED PUBLICATION:

Climate Change and Wildfire Impacts in Southwest Forests and Woodlands
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1425.pdf>  by Alix Rogstad,
Michael Crimmins and Gregg Garfin

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Regional Grandparent Workshop:  Alleviating the Disruption Caused by Absent
Parents, Saturday, May 5, 10:00am-3:00pm, 54 Bowstring, Church of the Red
Rocks, Sedona.  Grandparents and other relative caregivers will gain
information to alleviate the disruption to grandchildren when parents are
absent due to repeated arrests, incarceration and intermittent visits, from
a panel of both grandparents and experts.  The workshop is by UA Coconino
County Extension and the Sedona KKONA Discussion Group.  Caregivers will
hear from and ask questions of panelists including legal experts, CPS, local
guidance professionals, Victims Witness and other resource agencies. Two
workshops will also be offered on "Facing Court Without Fear" and
"Developing a Plan for Your Grandchild's Best Future."  Caregivers should
preregister with JoAnne Barcellano (928.774.1868, ext.  100).
Preregistration is $5 for a single caregiver and $10 per couple.
Registration on the day of the workshop is $10 & $15.  This workshop for
caregivers follows an agency workshop on Children with Incarcerated Parents
- both are targeted at raising awareness of ways to reduce the suffering of
CIPs

The 21st Annual Desert Horticulture Conference is just a few weeks away -
Friday, May 18.  Students are strongly encouraged to submit posters on
research and projects that are applicable to arboriculture, landscape
architecture and design, landscape construction and maintenance, plant
protection and conservation, and environmental/ornamental horticulture.  The
deadline for early bird registration and poster abstract submittals is April
30.  To register, go to the conference website
<http://www.ag.arizona.edu/deserthort/> .

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean

Director for Economic Development & Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ  85721-0036
520.621.7205
520.621.1314 (fax)

To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help
us be more effective, use  the "Director
<http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box> 's Suggestion
Box" - all submissions are anonymous.  

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