TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - September 4, 2012

Tue Sep 4 16:44:42 MST 2012

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

September 4, 2012

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

In the midst of working through a series of challenges, it is interesting to
note that CALS Cooperative Extension is facing a tremendous opportunity.
The Extension Administration Team (EAT) and the Dean with the complete CALS
Executive Council (EC) fully recognize the value of Cooperative Extension
within CALS and these parties are directing strong support for the strategic
place and direction of Cooperative Extension within CALS and the UA.  We are
also quite fortunate that President Hart, who has experience with land-grant
institutions, stands solidly behind UA's land-grant mission. 

UA News has been featuring our land grant mission this past week in a series
of articles.  The 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act created CALS and UA.  Land
grant-based disciplines have expanded throughout campus over the last 150
years.  The fact is that CALS, and particularly Cooperative Extension,
remains the historic cornerstone for educational opportunities, applied
research and service to our state. 

Thus, this is a tremendous opportunity for CALS Cooperative Extension to
strategically focus, direct our programs in a progressive and productive
manner, and deliver.    

For a review of President Hart's recent statements please see her statement
in the following link: 

 <http://uanews.org/story/president-hart-adhering-uas-landgrant-mission>
http://uanews.org/story/president-hart-adhering-uas-landgrant-mission.  The
page also has links to more extensive articles about our land-grant mission,
including its contemporary relevance, local and global outreach, as well as
a 3-minute slideshow.

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

Congratulations to Kathryn "Kitt" Farrell-Poe who was the 2011 Extension
Faculty of the Year Award recipient.  The award was presented at the opening
luncheon for the recent 2012 CALS Extension Conference in Tucson in front of
her peers.  

I'd like to welcome Stephanie Martinez, who began her new position as an
Associate in Extension yesterday, September 3 in the Maricopa County
Extension office.  She will have regional oversight for the SNAP-Ed program
and be in charge of health educators, other staff, and operations related to
the University of Arizona Nutrition Network (UANN).  Stephanie will
implement SNAP's nutrition education, physical activities, on-line activity
reporting in her county and aid in program evaluation.

4-H PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FEE INCREASE FOR 2013:

In 2003, a statewide 4-H program development fee policy was instituted by
Dr. Bill Peterson, state 4-H program leader at the time.  All counties were
instructed that they were to charge $10 per 4-H club member per year as a
program development fee.  These funds were to be retained by each county and
were to be used, at the 4-H agents' discretion, for support at the county
level for 4-H programming - travel, materials, trips, leader training,
curriculum purchases, etc.

This year, we find it necessary to raise the fee to $15.00, and the extra
$5.00 will be sent to our office to help pay for the new online enrollment
program that we are purchasing from Texas. These funds will be used to
provide training and support to county staff, offer updates to the program
and add future enhancements like fair management.  There will also be
ongoing costs associated with this program, particularly as we look at
future enhancements.  We anticipate in the future that we may have to hire
someone to compile this data and manage it for our annual state 4-H
enrollment report, provide support for counties, train new personnel, manage
credit card reconciliations to allow online payment, and compile data for
our federal 4-H enrollment report.  The enrollment data in this system will
also allow us to do some analysis to learn more about our members,
enrollment trends, and areas of interest that should be enhanced.  4-H
enrollment data can be a rich research resource.

Most of the enrollment support is being provided by Curt Peters and Susan
Pater - currently on top of their assigned duties.  However, we need to move
to a model that is supported by state staff rather than adding
responsibilities to agents.  Thus the many reasons for the fee increase.

This is an annual program development fee that all counties and reservations
were supposed to be collecting from 4-H club members to help with the
support of the 4-H program.  As we indicated in last week's TMN, there are
no fee waivers allowed.  

TECH TIP OF THE WEEK - NETID PASSWORD RESET BEST PRACTICES: 

UITS has posted best practices on resetting NetID passwords.  Once you
change your NetID password, your UAConnect account on mobile devices, Lync
IM accounts, OWA, or additional computers (home, laptop) may attempt
repeatedly to use the 'old' NetID password and cause the NetID account to
become locked.  The 24/7 Support Center can unlock a locked NetID account.
Check out their Best Practices website
<http://www.uits.arizona.edu/services/netid-accounts/pw-reset>  for some
ways to help prevent this from occurring. 

TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS:

This year CALS has been invited to join Science City at the annual Festival
of Books, March 9-10, 2013.  We are excited to join this effort and use it
to promote science and technology in all our diverse fields and use the
festival to engage the public in learning more about the variety of programs
and resources we have to offer.  CALS will be well-identified at Science
City and we will have many opportunities to showcase our programs.  But we
need your contributions.  Proposals that don't fit the existing themes are
welcomed!  The list on the proposal application is merely suggestive and may
change after all proposals are received and reviewed.

This joint effort between BIO5, College of Science and the College of
Agriculture & Life Sciences improves and expands each year, with greater
involvement from other units on campus and the community.   A planning group
has been meeting over the summer and some changes have been implemented that
we hope will further strengthen the quality and diversity of activities
offered to the community at Science City 2013.

In an effort to maintain a high standard of professionalism, a Science City
2013 website <http://www.sciencecity.arizona.edu/>  has been created and an
online application for groups interested in participating in 2013 is
available at the site.  Take a moment to read over the updated requirements,
tent themes and participation form.  As always, there are no fees to
participate and your organization/group will be visited by thousands over
the course of the weekend.  We ask that you complete the online application
by the deadline of Wednesday, September 19, 2012.  A Science City committee
will review the applications and announce the tent assignments and other
offerings by mid October 2012.   The committee is excited to see what you
and your groups are planning for Science City 2013!  A comprehensive plan
and description of Science City 2013 will be developed by the end of
November 2012 to take full advantage of all the publicity opportunities
through the AZ Daily Star and other media outlets covering this event.

If you have any questions or concerns as you are filling out the
application, contact Kirk Astroth <mailto:kastroth at cals.arizona.edu>
(520.621.5316).  We really hope to see a good representation from all units
in CALS Extension at Science City.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*	WRRC Brown Bag - Managing the Colorado River:  A Balancing Act,
Wednesday, September 5, 12 noon-1:30pm, Water Resources Research Center, 350
N. Campbell Avenue.  Jennifer McCloskey, Area Manager for the Bureau of
Reclamation's Yuma Area Office will discuss the challenges she faces in
balancing competing interests along the lower Colorado River.  She will
present information about Reclamation's role in delivering millions of
acre-feet of water primarily for agriculture use in Arizona, California and
Mexico and the balancing act that occurs between international, agriculture,
environmental, recreational and municipal users of Colorado River water.  In
response to municipal demand and drought conditions, the Yuma Desalting
Plant was recently operated and information from that operation will be
shared.  For more information visit Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma Area Office
<http://www.usbr.gov/lc/yuma>  and the Brown Bag seminar website
<http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/2026> .
*	The Water Resources Research Center, with the Sonoran Institute and
Tucson Audubon, are hosting the Tucson premiere screening of "WATERSHED" on
September 19 at 7pm.  "WATERSHED" tells the story of the threats to the once
mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American
West.  The Redford Center created "WATERSHED" as an inspirational social
action tool for people who want to engage in the issue and become informed
water consumers.  Following the film, an esteemed panel of experts,
including  WRRC Director, Dr. Sharon Megdal, will lead a lively discussion
of "WATERSHED" related issues and action steps you can take to become an
informed consumer of water.  The FREE film and panel discussion will be at
The Loft Cinema (3233 E Speedway Blvd).  For more information, go to the
film screening website <http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/2109> . 
*	Third Annual Food Safety Conference and Poster Session, Friday,
October 12, Omni Tucson National, Tucson (hosted by the University of
Arizona Food Safety Consortium).  In addition to the presentations the
conference includes a poster session and a networking buffet lunch,
reception and plated dinner.  Registration costs have been greatly reduced
($25 for faculty/industry members and $15 for students) in part to our
conference sponsors.  See the two-page flyer with agenda
<http://www.cals.arizona.edu/fsc/sites/cals.arizona.edu.fsc/files/FS_registr
ation_2012.pdf>  and registration details for more information.  For direct
questions, contact Debbie Reed <mailto:dlreed at email.arizona.edu>
(520.626.7107).

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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