TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - November 27, 2012

Tue Nov 27 14:27:55 MST 2012

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

November 27, 2012

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

So what is in this $6.3M decision package proposal for Extension?  What is
the basic purpose?  Where will the money go?  Who will benefit from these
new funds if this proposal is approved? 

These are all good questions and among the many along this vein that I have
been asked recently, and reasonably so.  The purpose of this proposal is to
provide CALS Cooperative Extension the capacity to address the pressing
needs of Arizona and to positively impact the economic development of the
State.   This proposal, if funded, will provide the opportunity to build new
programs in Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences (FCHS); 4-H youth
development; and Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR).  CALS Cooperative
Extension is uniquely positioned with a statewide infrastructure to serve in
the vital linkage between the university and the public; and it is clearly
within the mission, intent, and purpose of Cooperative Extension to pursue
this initiative within the context of a modern land-grant institution.

The best way to review the proposal, as currently structured, is by use of
the one page outline provided by the President's office to the Arizona Board
of Regents (ABOR) and that is now under review in the Governor's office.
This outline describes the distribution of the funds in terms of positions,
operations, ERE, etc.  This summary has been distributed to every sector
throughout the college and is available for review on our
<https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resourcefil
e/resource/scrofts/MainCampusFY2014BudgetRequest.pdf> Employee/Personnel
Resources website.

The way the current proposal for this decision package is structured the
funds will be distributed in program areas in a balanced, but not
necessarily equitable manner, among the FCHS, ANR, and 4-H programs; and
also across all sectors of operation in CALS (departments, counties, and
centers).   The intent is to build new programs to best address the needs of
the State.  Working with the President's office and ABOR we also recognize
the need to maintain flexibility in the development of the final design of
this decision package that will go to the Arizona Legislature in conjunction
with the Governor's office and the legislative body that will take this
under review.

The beneficiaries are intended to be the people of the State of Arizona.
Fundamentally, our mission in CALS Cooperative Extension is to deliver
objective, science-based education programs from the university to the
public and bring science to bear on practical problems.  Funding from this
decision package must be implemented to most effectively deliver programs to
address areas of need, and forge strong partnerships with stakeholders to
produce a positive impact on the economic development of Arizona.

CALS STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT:

A draft of the CALS Strategic Plan
<http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/cals21/newstrategicplans/draft-calsstrategicpl
an.docx>  (in Word) is now available online on the CALS21 Strategic Plan
website <http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/cals21/newstrategicplans/>  and
includes the eight points ("Strategic Goals") for Extension (listed on page
2 but in complete detail on pages 52-67).  

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

The UA CALS Cooperative Extension in Maricopa County is initiating an urban
farm on a vacant lot in downtown Phoenix.  Nutrition education, field trips,
and hands-on jobs training will be just some of the activities that take
place.  Creating a community-oriented urban agriculture space on a
previously unoccupied piece of land is both an opportunity and a challenge.
It will all be documented.  In a 2000 study, 43% of Phoenix's land area was
identified as vacant.  To begin to change that number, the PHX Renews
initiative kicked off at a groundbreaking ceremony with Phoenix Mayor Greg
Stanton on Monday, November 19.  Below is some recent press regarding CALS
Cooperative Extension's involvement with the project:

*	Article 1 - azcentral.com
<http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20121115phoenix-has-pla
ns-its-many-vacant-lots.html> 
*	Article 2 - City of Phoenix
<http://phoenix.gov/news/111912phxrenews.html> 
*	Article 3 - PHX Renews to transform vacant lot to urban farm
<https://extension.arizona.edu/content/phx-renews-transform-vacant-lot-urban
-farm-0>  

If you know someone in Phoenix who might want to become involved, email
Haley Paul, Urban Agriculture Assistant in Extension at
hepaul at cals.arizona.edu. 

ESP MEMBERS STILL NEEDED:

We have put out a call for interested individuals to join ESP and help
resurrect our state chapter, but so far, we have not received enough
interest.  This is another call to join ESP (those with 5 or more years of
Extension experience) by sending a check for $45 to Lani Hall, Gila County.
If you have any questions about the ESP association, contact Kirk Astroth
<mailto:kastroth at cals.arizona.edu>  (520.621.5316).

WEBSITE REDESIGN ASSISTANCE REQUESTED:

We are planning to update our state Extension website
<http://extension.arizona.edu/>  to improve its appearance and function on
computers and mobile devices (e.g., smart phones, tablets).   We would
appreciate your input on what changes you would like to see in the website.
Please help us out by responding to a short survey
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/92W76VT> .  Be specific and brief in your
recommendations and complete the survey by December 3.

NEW PUBLICATIONS:

*	 <http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1578.pdf> Arizona: Know Your
Water by Janick Artiola  
*	 <http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1355.pdf> Turfgrass
Consumptive Use:  Payson, Arizona by Paul Brown & Chris Jones 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Thursday, November 29, 12:00-1:30pm, Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water
Resources Research Center (350 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson) - "Searching for
Water Solutions:  Experiences from My Sabbatical and Other Travels," Sharon
Megdal, Director, WRRC & Specialist and Professor, Department of Soil, Water
and Environmental Science.  For more information, contact Jane Cripps
<mailto:jcripps at cals.arizona.edu>  (520.621.9591).  For the December
schedule and additional information, go to the WRRC Brown Bag Seminar
website <http://wrrc.arizona.edu/events/brownbag> .

Friday, December 7 - Managed Grazing of Beef Cattle on AZ Rangelands, Best
Western Conference Center (801 N Hwy 87, Payson).  For more information or
registration, download and print the conference flyer
<http://www.azcattlemensassoc.org/CMDocs/ArizonaCG/Range%20Livestock%20Nutri
tion%20Workshop%202012.pdf>  or contact Jim Sprinkle
<mailto:sprinkle at cals.arizona.edu>  or Susan Bolt
<mailto:bolt at cals.arizona.edu>  (928.474.4160).

January 7-11, 2013 - Desert Turf School.  The University of Arizona
Cooperative Extension faculty and local experts will be teaching the annual
Turf School at the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office (4341 E.
Broadway Road, Phoenix).  Detailed information and online registration
instructions are available at the Turfgrass Research, Education, and
Extension website <http://turf.arizona.edu/> .  Registration is available
through December 1 ($350 by check/mail in and $400 for online).  

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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