TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - May 8, 2012

Tue May 8 11:46:22 MST 2012

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

May 8, 2012

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

More than a few people in CALS and Extension are concerned about the future
of their programs right now.  This is to be expected whenever we delve into
a major strategic planning operation for the entire college, particularly
with the knowledge that we have some rather significant financial challenges
to address as well.  Under the circumstances, it is natural for people who
have a great deal of passion and commitment for their work to "dig in" and
begin to make a case for the preservation for their area of expertise and
operation.  Understandably, we are seeing a fair amount of that taking place
in relation to the CALS 2021 Strategic planning exercises that have been
active for the past several months.

Therefore, it is important for us to bear in mind that the strategic
objectives that we are all working to identify now for each unit and for the
college as a whole need to be very broad at this stage in long range
planning.  This is very well illustrated by the "Vision Pillars" that were
recently presented to the college by Dean Burgess following a series of
"Visioning" sessions that have been conducted across CALS.  Also, if we
consider the Phase III questions that every unit in CALS has been asked to
address, we should be naturally be drawn to identify broad, over-arching
strategic goals that we want to see for the organization by 2021.

So I suggest that as we all work toward the closure of the Phase III
strategic planning across CALS and for Extension that we direct our
attentions to the major goals that we want to see for our organization in
the next 10 years.  For example, we should try to focus on the development
of as few as four major goals for the entire Extension organization as we
move through this later stage of collective strategic planning.  We need
everyone's input and visioning and we need constructive thinking.  Everyone
needs to step above the natural tendency to retreat into our "silo" or
"tribal" tendencies in this process.   It does take some effort, but an
objective approach can direct us to a productive result and considering the
talent and intelligence we have among our ranks we have a lot of potential
to realize.

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

Congratulations to Kerry Schwartz, Department of Ag Education, on her award
of Continuing Status, and to Kay Hongu, Nutritional Sciences Department, who
was awarded Continuing Status and Promotion to Associate Rank.

Congratulations to Ruth Carter, 4-H Agent in Maricopa County, for her VIP
Award from the Commitment to Schools in Tempe and Kyrene (C2S).  The award
was presented to Ruth at a breakfast attended by Tempe City Council members,
city managers and School Superintendents. Ruth's 4-H Safe, Smart & Healthy
after-school and summer day camp program has been in place for ten years.
She has received funding each year from C2S to employ college students and
VISTA and AmeriCorps volunteers to manage the program.  Over 1,000 children
who live in the housing complex across the street from the Extension office
or the surrounding neighborhood and attend Holdeman School from Tempe
Elementary School District have the opportunity to participate in this 4-H
program.  It provides them a safe place to be after school and in the summer
increases their academic and social skills, teaches them about nutrition and
physical activity for good health, and is an opportunity to participate in
some great 4-H experiential programming.

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

A new online course related to land use planning is available through
Cooperative Extension.  The Arizona Citizen Planner 101 (AzCP 101) is a
10-hour online course designed for Planning Commissioners and Elected
Officials throughout the state.  Planning jurisdictions around the state
will find this course invaluable in bringing new planning commissioners and
elected officials up to speed on the state's planning statutes, their
jurisdiction's planning authorities, the role of public participation in
developing plans and a host of other useful topics.  It is also a great
refresher course for public officials who may want to hone their
decision-making skills.  The enrollment fee is $99 and a certificate is
available upon completion of all units.  This course was adapted for Arizona
municipal and county planning officials by Mark Apel, Cochise County Area
Associate Agent, in partnership with Michigan State University's American
Citizen Planner Institute and the Arizona Chapter of the American Planning
Association.  For more information, access to a free preview or to enroll,
go to the course website
<http://extension.arizona.edu/arizona-citizen-planner-101> .  If you have
any questions, contact Mark Apel <mailto:mapel at cals.arizona.edu> . 

NEW & REVISED PUBLICATIONS:

*	Arizona's Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1567.pdf>  by Channah Rock, Chuck
Graf, Christopher Scott, Jean E. McLain, and Sharon Megdal [new]
*	Common Terminology of Water Recycling
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1569.pdf>  by Channah Rock, Jean E.
McLain, and Daniel Gerrity [new]
*	Vitamin D for Healthy Bones
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/health/az1570.pdf>  by Sharon Hoelscher Day
and Vanessa A. Farrell [new]
*	Mesquite and Palo Verde Trees for the Urban Landscape
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1429.pdf>  by Ursula K. Schuch and
Jack J. Kelly [revised]

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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