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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TMN submittal: <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html">http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html</a><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tuesday Morning Notes <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 27, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOCUS ON FACULTY & STAFF:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sharon Hoelscher Day</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> has announced her retirement as of the end of November and a celebration is planned at the UA Cooperative Extension-Maricopa County Extension Office in Phoenix for Friday, October 21. From 3:00-5:00pm there will be an opportunity to stop by and see Sharon on an informal basis. >From 5:30-7:30pm a dinner will be held in Sharon's honor. If you wish to be added to the invitation list for more details and/or to contribute to a gift, contact <a href="mailto:pmerk@cals.arizona.edu">Patty Merk</a> (602.908.0531).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our congratulations to <b>Phil Jenkins</b>, Curatorial/Museum Specialist, Senior with the School of Plant Sciences, who will be retiring from his position October 26. For about 20 years he has been working in the Herbarium processing plant identifications for both faculty and the general public. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sharon Megdal</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <b>Susanna Eden</b> and <b>Jackie Moxley</b> of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) have been awarded $86,567 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Landscape Conservation Cooperative funding through the WaterSMART Program. It was one of nine projects funded across the Western States. The two year project, Utility Guide to Rainwater/Stormwater Harvesting As An Adaptive Response to Climate Change, will develop a decision support tool to be used by public utilities and agencies to evaluate suitability and cost-effectiveness of rainwater and stormwater capture at various scales for multiple benefits. <b>Cado Daily</b>( Cochise County Cooperative Extension), <b>Jim Riley</b> (Soil, Water & Environmental Science), and <b>Mike Crimmins</b> (Climate Science Extension Specialist) are among the 10 members of the Technical Advisory Committee for the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tasha Krecek-Lynch</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <b>Pam Justice</b>, <b>Candice Rupprecht</b>, <b>Kerry Schwartz</b>, <b>Mary Ann Stoll</b> and <b>Holly Thomas-Hilburn</b> from the Arizona Project WET team and <b>Ashley Fine</b> (Yavapai County APW Facilitator) attended the first ever “Sustaining the Blue Planet: Global Water Education Conference” in Bozeman, Montana. The team delivered 5 presentations; 2 one-hour presentations titled “A Different Animal: Attracting Corporate and NGO Sponsorship” and “STEM Subject Integration: Meeting the Need with Tangible Programming” and 3 half-hour presentations titled “Destination Inquiry: Paddling Upstream,” “Grounding Water: Building Student Understanding through Multi-Modal Assessment” and “Riding the Wave of Student-Driven Inquiry: Terror or Treasure.” <b>Kerry Schwartz</b> also received a Service Award for more than 10 years as a Project WET state coordinator. Congrats Kerry!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The <b>Agriculture Literacy Program</b> in Maricopa County has created an online course for K-12 teachers (both in and out-of-state) and needs your help to share the word. Teachers can earn 45 CEUs while learning about agriculture and teaching agriculturally-based lessons which have already been created for them. They will choose 10 out of these 12 lessons and modify them to make the lessons grade appropriate for their class. The only homework is to report on the lessons taught and to comment on other teachers’ postings. A final will require them to create and teach their lesson on Arizona specialty crops. This is a work-at-your-own-pace course, so teachers can enroll anytime between now and February 1, 2012. Course assignments must be completed by June 1, 2012. The cost is $200 for a certificate of completion or $300 for 45 CEUs. You can <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/agliteracy/online_course_flyer.pdf">view a flyer</a> or enroll through the Outreach College web site for the <a href="https://outreachcollege.arizona.edu/ec2k/course_listing_prof.asp?master_id=2678&master_version=3&course_area=PRFD&course_number=IAEC&course_subtitle=00&heading_id=87&parent_head_name=Professional%20Development">Incorporating Agriculture Education into Your Classroom</a> course. Contact <a href="mailto:bmoak@cals.arizona.edu">Brandon Moak</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TECH TIP OF THE WEEK:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you’re a county office planning to purchase new computers, be sure to work primarily with <a href="mailto:gamedina@cals.arizona.edu">Andy Medina</a> (520.626.8395) – and if Andy is unavailable, <a href="mailto:armstrng@cals.arizona.edu">Robert Armstrong</a> (520.621.3872) - so that your purchases are appropriate for business needs. Some recent purchases were made that resulted in extra setup time and delayed delivery to a county. In particular, computers with “Home” versions of Windows should not be purchased; instead, Windows 7 Pro should be the system installed. Consumer electronics stores (such as Best Buy) typically only stock computers with Home versions. Therefore, computers purchased from these vendors are not recommended. Vendors such as Dell will be able to include the proper version of Windows. In addition, the warranty from an electronics store is for one year instead of the recommended three-year warranty. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>UPCOMING EVENTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The CALS Homecoming Weekend festivities will be kicked off with the AGCAT Open Golf Tournament on Friday, <b>November 4</b> at 7:00am at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Country Club and followed by the Dean’s Almost World Famous Burrito Breakfast & Alumni Auction on Saturday, <b>November 5</b> at 8:00am in the Student Union North Ballroom. So, SAVE THE DATES!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Tucson Village Farm will be hosting a one-of-a-kind conference on <b>January 21, 2012</b> called LIME (<u>L</u>earn, <u>I</u>nspire, <u>M</u>ove, <u>E</u>at). We are currently seeking presenters to host workshops for kids, adults and/or teachers that focus on nutrition education, healthy food preparation, culinary skills, gardening, fitness education or food advocacy. If you are interested in hosting a workshop, go to the <a href="http://www.tucsonvillagefarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/LIME-CALL-FOR-PRESENTERS1.pdf">LIME Conference web site</a> and return the application to <a href="mailto:LIMEconference@gmail.com">LIMEconference@gmail.com</a> by September 30. For more information, contact Natalie Shepp (520.349.3224).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kirk A. Astroth<br>Interim Associate Dean and Director<br>Arizona Cooperative Extension<br>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>PO Box 210036<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br>520.621.7205<br>520.621.1314 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>