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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"'>December 13, 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"'>UPCOMING HOLIDAY & CAMPUS CLOSURE:<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 University and the State Extension Office will be closed beginning <b>Monday, December 26 </b>and reopen on<b> Tuesday, January 3, 2012</b>. If your unit closes during this time, you have various options such as working extra hours now or using vacation or unpaid absence. You'll need to consult with your supervisor to determine how best to account for the hours that otherwise would have been worked. <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"'>In addition, this will be the <b><u>last</u></b> issue of Tuesday Morning Notes for 2011. The first 2012 issue will be January 10. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday season!, Kirk.<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"'>A reminder that the Climate, Natural Resources and Sustainability Signature Program Team (the Team) will be putting forth a grant proposal to the UA Green Fund Committee in February to fund another year of externships centered around county sustainability projects, starting in the summer of 2012. Proposals for county sustainability projects that would utilize a UA student as an extern working with county Extension staff or faculty should be submitted to <a href="mailto:mapel@cals.arizona.edu">Mark Apel</a> no later than Thursday, December 22. Each county that submits a proposal should have the ability to recruit UA student externs, preferably from their local area, as well as provide the logistical support for the extern for the duration of their 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"'>COUNTY AGENT APR'S DUE VIA APROL 1/15/12<br><br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>County Extension faculty use different evaluation forms and have different due dates than other CALS faculty in order to get the reports to appropriate people and to match the peer review evaluation form. Your APR is due <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/aprol">via APROL</a> <b>on or before January 15 </b>(no change from past years). At this point there is no indication of any changes to the system used last year for peer review. Details will be sent later this week.<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"'>REMINDER FOR TRAVEL FUNDING AND CAREER PLAN:<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Extension faculty with 100% Extension appointments are eligible for a maximum of $1,000 per fiscal year in Professional Development Funds (the amount will be adjusted based on the Extension appointment percentage). These funds are to be used to support professional career development through attendance or training for specific educational experiences, materials or professional meetings/events. All requests should be submitted in writing in advance. Faculty must include with submission a 3-5 year professional development career plan with yearly updated goals and plan of actions, including dates of travel and estimated expenses. All requests must have the approval of the appropriate County Director or Department Head prior to being sent to the Extension Programs Office in Forbes 301. There is no carryover of funding from one fiscal year to the next. Submissions are due by January 15, 2012. Final approval is by Extension Administration. The <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/careerplanofactionform.doc">Professional Development Career Plan of Action Form</a> is available under the Employee section of our web site, <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/travel.html#faculty">Funding Request Procedures</a>.<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:</span></b> <b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Whenever you are on a website that displays or requests personal or financial information (such as a banking website), be sure the connection to the website is "secure." The address or url should start with HTTPS instead of the normal HTTP (example: <a href="https://chaseonline.chase.com/Logon.aspx">https://chaseonline.chase.com/Logon.aspx</a>). The purpose of a secure connection is that traffic between your web browser and the website is encrypted, and such things as passwords or credit card numbers are not visible to anyone that might be eavesdropping on the connection. This is not to be confused with a VPN connection where the traffic between your computer and a VPN "end point" (not the website) is encrypted and the traffic, once it leaves the VPN end point, might not be encrypted. So, even if you are using a VPN connection, always be sure that the HTTPS appears<b> in the address bar to be sure you have a secure connection to that web site.<o:p></o:p></b></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"'>VACATION HOURS REMINDER:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A reminder that it is University policy to allow one and one-half times the maximum number of hours of vacation earned in a given year to be carried forward. In the past, excess vacation hours were forfeited on an employee's anniversary date, but as of 1-1-11, this forfeiture now occurs for all employees at the start of each calendar year. Be sure to plan accordingly. The original memo announcing this change can be found on the <a href="http://www.hr.arizona.edu/changes_in_benefits_and_payroll/2009#a003">Human Resources Web site</a>. If you have any questions, contact the <a href="mailto:benefits@email.arizona.edu">Benefits Administration Team</a> (520.621.3662, option 3).<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-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help us be more effective, use the “<a href="http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box">Director’s Suggestion Box</a>” – all submissions are anonymous. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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>