TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - July 23, 2013

Tue Jul 23 11:12:30 MST 2013

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

July 23, 2013

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

Planning strategically for any organization is valuable, particularly when
dealing with limited resources or funding.  Beyond the process of strategic
planning, it is essential that plans are put into action to make the process
worthwhile.  I am fully committed to the application of relevant results
from strategic planning and I'm not a fan for engaging in this process for
sport.  I also believe that the evidence for implementation of strategic
planning is in the direction of resources and funds for program development
and support.  CALS Cooperative Extension will apply the results of our
strategic planning efforts with community stakeholders that are being
conducted this summer by CEDs, as well as our efforts over the past two
years, and will direct resources in relation to strategically critical
priority positions in the future.

Critical priority areas or programs will be the recipients of resources and
positions, as available, for future development in relation to the
identified criteria that have been developed.  A very important element of
any proposals that are considered for development in Cooperative Extension
should be a clear demonstration of integrated programming, since integrated
programs are a key element of our strategic plan for CES.  By integration in
this case I'm referring to the vertical integration of programs that involve
departments/schools based on campus, county offices and programs, and our
centers.  For example, any position that may be proposed for being based at
a center must be well integrated with the appropriate department and take
into consideration integration with program needs at the county and state
levels.    Similarly, positions that are considered for development at the
county level must be well integrated to programs that are connected to
campus faculty and/or center faculty.  

The development of well-integrated programs in Cooperative Extension is one
of the eight strategic goals that we have identified in the past two years.
Programs and positions that are considered priorities for development must
demonstrate a well thought-out integration plan.  

FOCUS ON 4-H:

Thanks to Graduating VISTAs - As of today, four current VISTAs has completed
their year of service with Cooperative Extension and we send a public thanks
to them for their dedication, service and energy that they all brought to
their positions:  Nathan Fenoglio, Pima County 4-H--Tucson Village Farm;
Chase Stroud, Pima County 4-H; Amelia Klawon, Pima County Master Gardener
Program; and Becca Colvin, Pinal County 4-H.  Not surprisingly, this past
Friday, they were all staying late, finishing up various tasks, transferring
information from their computers to people who can utilize the information,
and tying up loose ends.  We are truly going to miss them, but expect to see
several of them on campus as they take advantage of the UA tuition waiver.
We still have 5 VISTAs currently serving in other counties.

4-H/Japanese Exchange Program - On Sunday, July 21, eleven Japanese youth
delegates and one adult chaperone arrived in Tucson to begin a 4-week
cultural immersion experience, staying with host families all over the
state.  The 11 kids - all 12 or 13 years of age - are excited to be in such
a new environment and are grateful for the opportunity to experience 4-H
family life for the next month.  You may see them around this summer, or the
adult chaperone, as they explore the far reaches of Arizona.  Our thanks to
all the host families who have stepped forward to host a young person from
another country for 4 weeks and to all the volunteers who helped with this
important program--Dr. Kay Hongu, Erin Gries, Tina Christianson, Sandra
Saad, and Rachel Turner.  After all, a part of the 4-H pledge is "...and my
world."

2013-2014 4-H Centennial Project Selection Guide & Stories Now Available -
Hot off the press, the guide is now available for ordering from CALSMart.
This free publication highlights the more than 100 4-H projects supported by
the state along with engaging stories about some of the outstanding members
involved in our program.  For example, read about former Pima County 4-H
member Daniel Todd who is in the Coast Guard and helped rescue the crew of
the HMS Bounty during hurricane Sandy, a community garden on the San Carlos
Apache Reservation, how one 4-H'er who hosted a Japanese delegate in 2012 is
now headed to Samoa for another cultural experience this December, an OMK
youth who is involved in robotics, how Launch into Life prepares young
people for their future, how J.O.L.T youth provided blankets at Phoenix
Children's Hospital - and much more.

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

Congratulations to the UA Water Resources Research Center's Jacob Prietto
who recently won Second Place in the Central Arizona Project's 2013 Award
for Water Research competition with his research paper titled Stakeholder
Incentives for Effluent Utilization in the Tucson Metropolitan Region and
Recharge in the Santa Cruz River
<http://www.cap-az.com/documents/public-information/afr/Jacob%20Prietto%2020
13.pdf> .  Prietto is pursuing a Master of Science degree with the
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources and his thesis research focuses
on the technical aspects of the effluent-dominated Santa Cruz River and
discusses the challenges, opportunities and decisions water managers must
account for to effectively develop effluent as a valued water resource.  He
will be presenting his research at the Arizona Hydrologic Society Symposium
on September 19 in Tucson.

EXTENSION IN THE NEWS:

Arizona Wine Industry Boosting Ties to University of Arizona
<http://azstarnet.com/news/local/arizona-wine-industry-boosting-ties-to-univ
ersity-of-arizona/article_a0794a55-5d55-503f-b7ac-0ee9274c97a6.html>
(Arizona Daily Star, July 21)

NEW PUBLICATION:

The Arizona Vegetable Integrated Pest Management Update
<https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resourcefil
e/resource/marcop/Insect%20and%20Weed%20Interactions_2013.pdf>  by John
Palumbo (released July 10)

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean

Director for Extension & Economic Development
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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