TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - OCTOBER 22, 2013

[Jeff Silvertooth]

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

October 22, 2013

 

 

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

 

The Associate Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources (AD ANR)
position in Cooperative Extension (CE) has been recently vacated with Dr. Ed
Martin's new appointment as the County Director for Maricopa County CE.   Ed
has done an excellent job in this capacity and I very much appreciate his
many contributions to our administrative effort in CALS CE and it is clear
that I have learned a lot about this AD position in my work with Dr. Martin.

 

With Ed's departure the need for this position has been considered as well
as other possible arrangements with the Extension Administration Team (EAT).
Following a considerable review and hearing the perspectives of many others,
I have decided to move forward in pursuit of a replacement for this AD ANR
position.  The AD ANR position is needed to compliment the EAT group efforts
to provide the necessary faculty and staff support to advance the strategic
goals for CE; particularly in relation to program coordination, integration
of programs, and the proper orientation of resources across the college and
state to help manage the implementation and direction of ANR programs.  This
position will be a split assignment between the administrative duties
associated with the AD position and the incumbent's programmatic
responsibilities.  The absolute split will be an approximate 50/50
appointment but dependent on the incumbent and the nature of their program
and capacities.

 

I am now openly soliciting internal (CALS) applications and nominations for
this AD ANR position.  Ed Martin has agreed to work with us through a
transition process but we need to identify an incumbent to the position and
make an appointment by the end of the calendar year.

 

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

 

The National Network for Sustainable Living Education (NNSLE) recently
released a publication titled
<http://collaborate.extension.org/mediawiki/files/3/38/Walking_Our_Talk_fina
l_092713.pdf> "Walking Our Talk:  A Brief Look at Extension Survey Responses
>From Across the United States" about a survey conducted of Extension offices
around the country on the degree to which they implement sustainability
practices - like recycling, energy efficiency, etc.  Mark Apel participated
in this survey as a respondent as well as a reviewer of the document.
Arizona was well-represented in the survey respondents.  

 

ARIZONA 4-TAPPED AS FINALIST IN 2014 NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE DAY EXPERIMENT:

 

Our proposal to design next year's National Youth Science Day Experiment for
aerospace engineering was selected as one of the 3 finalists to move on to
the second and final round of competition.  Led by Eric Larsen and John
Whiteside of Raytheon, our proposal is called "The Totally Amazing,
Incredible Food Lift."  Collaborators on our proposal include Raytheon
engineers; Jeff Goldberg, Dean of the College of Engineering; Jennifer
Fields, Associate Director of the UA STEM Learning Center; Melanie
McClintock, Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Afterschool
Excellence; Joelle Clark, Professional Development Coordinator at NAU's
Center for Science Teaching and Learning; Sara Chavarria, Director of
Educational Outreach at the UA College of Education, The Tucson Section of
the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); and Kirk
Astroth, Director of Arizona 4-H.  We are very excited to have been selected
as one of the 3 finalists and look forward to submitting a full proposal at
the end of November.  We hope to prevail and bring recognition to the U of A
and our community partners.

 

EXTENSION IN THE MEDIA:

 

Invasive Species Group Develops Coordination Guidelines
<http://www.wripmc.org/Western_IPM_Center_Fall_Newsletter_2103.pdf>
featuring Dawn Gouge & Judy Brown (Western Front, Western IPM Center
Newsletter, Fall 2013 issue)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Project WET Foundation Invitation for 2014 Sustaining the Blue Planet Global
Water Education Conference, June 24-27, 2014, Big Sky, Montana - All CALS
Cooperative Extension faculty and staff are invited to attend this
conference where water education and awareness will take center stage.
Whether in classrooms or boardrooms, water education helps people of all
ages understand pressing water issues, allowing ordinary citizens to
contribute to real-world solutions in their communities.  For more
information, visit the Project WET conference website
<https://mtds.emeetingsonline.com/emeetings/websitev2.asp?mmnno=292&pagename
=SITE8103> .

 

 

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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