TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - JULY 29, 2014

Tue Jul 29 13:11:32 MST 2014

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

July 29, 2014

FROM THE DIRECTOR - The Cooperative Extension Centennial - V-V Ranch Event
Follow-Up

Last week on Thursday, 24 July we celebrated the 100th anniversary for the
official beginning of Cooperative Extension (CE) with the signing of the
Smith-Lever Act by President Woodrow Wilson on 8 May 1914.  This northern
Arizona regional event to celebrate the CE Centennial was conducted at the
University of Arizona (UA) V-V Ranch in conjunction with the Mohave,
Coconino, Apache, Navajo, Yavapai, and Gila County Cooperative Extension
units and the Tribal Extension programs from Navajo, Hualapai, Hopi, and San
Carlos Apache Reservations.  

We had the benefit of a beautiful day and a very well planned event, thanks
to the hard work and preparations of the faculty and staff associated from
each of the participating units.  Approximately 300 people were in
attendance including a large group of Centennial honorees that have
contributed significantly to CE from the northern region and across the
state in recent decades.  Overall, this was an excellent event!

I want to thank and congratulate the entire group of faculty and staff that
developed and delivered an excellent program.  Their outstanding efforts are
truly recognized and very much appreciated.

Please make plans to join us for the last of our four regional celebrations
for the CE Centennial that are planned this year which will be conducted in
Phoenix on 4 October
<https://extension.arizona.edu/celebrating-past-envisioning-future-centennia
l-event> .  Each of these events provide for the unique regional aspects of
CE highlighting the broad array of programs that are being conducted across
the State of Arizona through CE and the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE FINAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION:

centennialredblueoutlines1On Saturday, October 4, from 4:00-7:00pm, the
State Office, Maricopa and Pinal County Cooperative Extension, Maricopa
Agricultural Center and the Maricopa County Farm Bureau will be hosting the
final
<https://extension.arizona.edu/celebrating-past-envisioning-future-centennia
l-event> Celebrating the Past, Envisioning the Future Centennial Event at
the Phoenix Zoo - Neely Center (455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix).    The
program will include a reception, a BBQ dinner and some entertainment from
our local 4-H youth.  Special guests will be Dr. Ann Weaver Hart, UA
President as our keynote speaker and Sean McLaughlin, CBS news anchor in
Phoenix as emcee (and former 4-Her from Iowa).  The evening will conclude
with presentations to our Centennial Honorees.  Registration ($25) is
required.  

For those on campus and in the Tucson area who would like to participate in
this final event, the State Office will provide round trip bus
transportation from Tucson to the Phoenix Zoo with a departure time of
1:30pm sharp and an expected return time to campus between 9:30-10:00pm that
same day.  To secure a seat on the bus from Tucson, email
<mailto:scrofts at cals.arizona.edu> Steven Crofts. 

Everyone must
<https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1576225> register
online.  Questions regarding registration can be directed to
<mailto:arrjones at cals.arizona.edu> Amber Jones (602.827.8210).
Registrations cannot be accepted after September 19, 2014.

Additional information is available at the
<https://extension.arizona.edu/celebrating-past-envisioning-future-centennia
l-event> Centennial Events website which includes the
<https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/events/cent
ennial-agenda-event.pdf> agenda, a
<https://www.google.com/maps/preview?q=33.453781+-111.953260+%28455+N+Galvin
+Pkwy,+Phoenix,+AZ,+85008,+us%29> Phoenix Zoo map, and a
<https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1576225>
registration link.

Please join us in Phoenix as we celebrate our Centennial! 

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

The UA Nutrition Network recently hosted the 4th Annual Summer Conference at
the Tucson Sheraton.  Approximately 80 Pima County teachers attended to
receive training on enhancing nutrition education and physical activity in
their classrooms and schools. CALS faculty and staff presenters included
Scott Going, Jennifer Martinez, Melissa Jahnke, Cheralyn Schmidt, and
Jennifer Parlin. The UA Nutrition Network is a USDA SNAP-Ed funded program,
and the Principal Investigator is Scottie Misner.

The UA Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) has released the Summer 2014
edition of its quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resource (AWR).  The
issue includes coverage of advanced water recycling technologies from NASA,
the installation of a new smart water metering system in Oro Valley, an
in-depth review of the "Closing the Gap: How Can We Do It?" panel session
from the WRRC's 2014 Annual Conference, a Student Spotlight feature on WRRC
Graduate Assistant Nathaniel Delano, water news briefs, and much more.  The
Summer AWR also includes WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal's Public Policy
Review column, "Complex Water Management Issues Require Thorough and Ongoing
Dialogues."  You can download the Summer 2014 AWR here
<https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/awr/arizona-water-resource-summer-201
4> .

EXTENSION IN THE NEWS:

Students Teaching Students
<http://www.douglasdispatch.com/features/article_3a881260-1291-11e4-a459-001
a4bcf887a.html>  featuring Darcy Tessman (Douglas Dispatch, July 23) 

4-H CENTENNIAL TREE IS THRIVING:

About a year ago, a tree was planted near Forbes in recognition of the
Arizona 4-H Centennial and it is thriving and even has tiny white flowers.
Next time you are on campus, take a short walk over to 

Herring Hall and see our tree.  

EXPANDING STEM IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME:

Looking for a way to purchase kits for the National 4-H Youth Science Day
Experiment?  The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence and Cox
Communications have partnered to award the 2014 STEM Mini-Grants!  The
grants, ranging from $500 to $1,500, will be awarded to Arizona
out-of-school time programs that use creative and innovative methods to
incorporate or expand the use of STEM-based learning.

Eligibility:

*	Afterschool and out-of-school programs serving 6-18 year olds are
eligible to apply and must submit a grant application with a full
description and budget of their planned use for the funds prior to Friday,
September 12.  Proposed projects must be conducted outside the formal school
day.
*	Grant applications MUST describe how the STEM project funding will
be used and the educational benefits derived.  Grants will be awarded
statewide to programs based on their creative and innovative use of age
appropriate technology or proposed STEM-based projects for the intended
out-of-school time audience.
*	Special consideration will be given to programs that sign the Make
It Count Pledge, demonstrating their commitment to using the Arizona Quality
Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs to strengthen the quality of their
program.
*	Special consideration will also be given to programs that request
funding to participate in the 2014 National Science Experiment "Rockets to
the Rescue."  These applicants have the option of either participating in
the national 4-H Youth Science Day on Wednesday, October 8 or the national
Lights On Afterschool observance Thursday, October 23.  Grant applicants
seeking funds for this project are required to register on the national 4-H
site or the national Lights On Afterschool site.

For more information, visit the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence
website
<http://azafterschool.org/stem/2014-stem-mini-grants/?utm_source=STEM+Mini-G
rants+E-Blast&utm_campaign=Underwater+Dreams&utm_medium=email> .  

AMERICA'S  BIGGEST LOSER IS COMING TO ARIZONA!:

Joe Ostaszewski, American's Biggest Loser, is "riding it forward" by cycling
across the U.S. to deliver his message about obesity, healthy lifestyles and
proper nutrition.  He is being sponsored by National 4-H Council, so we have
an opportunity to capitalize on his appearances in Holbrook, Flagstaff,
Seligman, and Kingman September 15-19th by coming out in force to show the
"Power of 4-H Youth."  What is "riding it forward"?  It's a grassroots
movement. Former Florida State University football and Biggest Loser
finalist Joe Ostaszewski will be riding his bike across America to help
raise awareness for the Wear Your Soul project and National 4-H Council
healthy living programs.  Ostaszewski wants to inspire young people and
their families to live active healthy lives and provide them with the tools
and programs they need to become "Change Agents" in the fight against
childhood obesity. It's also a movie.  "Riding It Forward" will be a
90-minute feature-length film starring Joe Ostaszewski, the Wear Your Soul
Project Team and Children Across America. This film will delve into this
Nation's most serious healthcare crisis in history, childhood obesity, and
tells the story of how it feels being an "Overweight Child" in America.  The
dream is that every child is empowered with the tools and programs they need
to become the "Change Agents" in the fight against childhood obesity.  

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Hold the Date for UA Cooperative Extension and NRCS Soil Health In-Service
Training, Thursday, September 25, 9:30am-3:30pm, Maricopa Agricultural
Center.  An agenda will follow.

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean & Director, Extension & Economic Development 

Associate Director, Arizona Experiment Station

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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