TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - September 18, 2012

Tue Sep 18 11:42:29 MST 2012

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

September 18, 2012

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

The word "integration" can mean several different things, usually depending
on the context of its use.  I consistently emphasize the importance of
integration with our programs across the spectrum of departments and schools
in CALS, with the research/extension centers, county offices, and the
stakeholder groups we work with across the state.  This form of integration,
among all of these components, provides key linkages that are critical in
the effective delivery of our programs.  Another vital key linkage is with
the state and local stakeholder groups and program target audiences
throughout the state that are key to this integration.  One very important
means of establishing and exercising this form of linkage is with the
advisory boards that are essential for each of the county offices and
research/extension centers.

In the recent months I have had the opportunity to meet and engage with
several of these county and research/extension center advisory boards.
These experiences have reinforced my understanding of the fundamental
importance of the proper development and management of these advisory boards
and the tremendous value they provide in our efforts to fully integrate our
programs.  

As we move forward in the process of soliciting public review of our
recently developed strategic goals for CALS Cooperative Extension these
advisory boards should serve as a key element in this process.   With this
foundation, at the local levels, we should be able to have broad, effective
input for our strategic plan and other issues of importance as we utilize
these important lines of communication.  Thus, I am committed to working
with the County Extension Directors, faculty and staff, and stakeholder
groups that provide these advisory board linkages and to supporting their
formation and function.  We have the basic mechanisms already in place to
initiate a public review of our goals and initiatives with our many advisory
boards across the state and we need to effectively engage with them.  

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

Congratulations to Amy Parrott who has, as of yesterday, September 17, began
the Interim Director position for and will provide leadership and direction
to the La Paz County Extension Office.  She will also be acting as Area 4-H
agent for both Yuma and La Paz counties.

Congratulations to Summer Waters who has been nominated for the Valley
Forward/SRP Environmental Stewardship Award for the Maricopa County Master
Watershed Steward program. Finalists will receive either an Award of Merit
or the first-place Crescordia Award at Valley Forward Association's 32nd
Annual Environmental Excellence Awards program on Saturday, September 29.
Known as the "Academy Awards" of the environmental community, the event is
Arizona's oldest and most prominent competition of its kind. 

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

The UA Water Resource Research Center (WRRC) has recently been awarded two
federal grants to work with Arizona communities on water resources planning
and management.  Both projects will be led by WRRC Director and Extension
Specialist, Sharon B. Megdal.  "Incorporating Climate Information and
Stakeholder Engagement in Groundwater Resources Planning and Management" is
a two-year project, funded at approximately $200,000 by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The project, which focuses on the
Santa Cruz Active Management Area in Santa Cruz County, will use a
groundwater model developed by the Arizona Department of Water Resources to
evaluate the groundwater recharge response to alternative surface water
scenarios. The project goal is to help water managers incorporate climate
uncertainties into their decisions.  The project team includes SWES faculty
member Karletta Chief.  The second project, Supporting Watershed Management
Planning for People and the Environment in the Desert Landscape Conservation
Cooperative Region: A Demonstration in the Upper Gila River Watershed, will
generate guidelines for the development of baseline assessments of watershed
conditions and water management scenarios, using the Upper Gila River
watershed as a demonstration site.  The Bureau of Reclamation Desert
Landscape Conservation Cooperative (DLCC) awarded the WRRC $150,000 as part
of the $1.7 Million WaterSMART program.  The project will develop decision
support tools for watershed planning.  William Brandau, Graham County
Extension Director, is the Co-PI, and Area Agent Mark Apel is a project team
member.

ESP MEMBERS NEEDED:

A group of Extension faculty are engaged in efforts to revive our Kappa
Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the honorary fraternity of Extension
professionals with 5 or more years of work experience in Extension.   A core
group met during the Extension conference last month to discuss ways to keep
this association going.  However, we need at least 5 paid members to
reactivate our chapter with the national office.  ESP is a member of JCEP
(Joint Council of Extension Professionals) and serves a key role in
protecting Extension benefits and professionalism.   If you have been
employed for at least 5 years with Extension and want to help us revive our
state chapter, please send a check for $45.00 to Lani Hall in Gila County.
Make the check out to "AAE4-HA" but put ESP dues in the memo line.  Until we
get the chapter reactivated with officers and a bank account, the 4-H
association is willing to temporarily steward our dues payment.   Any
questions contact Kirk Astroth <mailto:kastroth at cals.arizona.edu> , Cathy
Martinez <mailto:clmartin at cals.arizona.edu> , Patty Merk
<mailto:pmerk at cals.arizona.edu>  or Monica Pastor
<mailto:mpastor at cals.arizona.edu> .

LAST CALL FOR FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PROPOSALS:

Tomorrow is the deadline for program proposals for Science City at the
Tucson Festival of Books, March 9-10.  The easy-to-complete application can
be found at the Science City 2013 website
<http://www.sciencecity.arizona.edu/> .  Be sure to click on the tab in the
upper left for "Participant Application."  There is a special need for main
stage presentations that are highly engaging of the public, as well as
presentations at the Science Cafe.  If you do not have fully-formed idea
yet, just get something submitted so we have an idea of what you might be
proposing and where it fits into the theme areas, and you can modify your
presentation later.  Deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 19.

TECH TIP OF THE WEEK - CAPTURING & EDITING SCREEN SHOTS:

Need to capture and edit screenshots?  Greenshot
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/greenshot/>  is a free, open source, screen
capture program with a built-in image editor and is a light-weight
screenshot software tool for Windows with the following key features: 

*	Quickly create screenshots of a selected region, window or full
screen; you can even capture complete (scrolling) web pages from Internet
Explorer
*	Easily annotate, highlight or obfuscate parts of the screenshot
*	Export the screenshot in various ways: save to file, send to
printer, copy to clipboard, attach to e-mail, send to Office programs or
upload to photo sites like Flickr or Picasa, and others

and a lot more options simplifying creation of and work with screenshots
every day.  Being easy to understand and configurable, Greenshot is an
efficient tool for anyone creating screenshots.

NEW PUBLICATION:

Is Honey the Same as Sugar? <http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/health/az1577.pdf>
by Jenifer Kappico, Asuka Suzuki, and Nobuko Hongu 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

WRRC Brown Bag - Governance Measures to Effectively Manage Groundwater
Storage, Tuesday, September 25, 12 noon-1:30pm, Water Resources Research
Center, 350 N. Campbell Avenue - guest speakers Peter Dillon, Stream Leader,
Sustainable Water Solutions Urban Water Theme, Water for a Healthy Country
Flagship Program, CSIRO Land and Water, and Glen Osmond, SA, Australia.  For
more information, check out the Brown Bag seminar website
<http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/2026> . 

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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