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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";color:black'>August 7</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, 2012<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></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"'>FROM THE DIRECTOR:<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"'>Perhaps you have heard the slogan that has been frequently used in the past 10 years: “We have to learn to do more with less.” I found that interesting perhaps the first few times I heard it applied to the situations we were experiencing with budget reductions over the past decade. I am still hearing that refrain thrown around today occasionally. But to be honest with you, this cute little slogan has not been a rallying cry that works for me. It is not realistic or practical in my view.<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"'>I am more inclined to believe that: a) we need to be very efficient with the resources that we have to work with and b) we also need to be conscious of maintaining good quality in the work we conduct. With a shrinking resource base and infrastructure and employing a “do more with less” approach, we can very easily over-extend ourselves to the point where the quality of our production will suffer and usually the quantity of the work will drop off as well. Thus, we either secure additional resources from other funding bases and/or we reduce the number of programs we try to maintain in our overall portfolio and focus on doing very well with the objectives that we do choose to pursue. That essentially means that we accept the fact that we need to consider doing “less with less” and that we do not compromise the quality in our work. It also means we have to be more selective in our pursuits and therefore more strategic with our choices.<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"'>These thoughts are connected to one of our strategic goals for Extension that recognizes the need to engage in a “strategic and asymmetric” distribution of our resources. As we lose positions from Extension, which we continue to do with the additional budget reductions, we have to consider what is not only important but rather what is critical for us to maintain and where and how do we best redirect our resources when we have the opportunity to do so. We also have to be prepared to objectively review our programs and perhaps move away from traditional programs and into new areas to meet the needs that are present and developing across Arizona. This information needs to be gathered at the local and regional levels across the state with stakeholder input. Extension is well positioned to collect the necessary information and respond, with personnel and programs in County Extension offices and our research and extension centers across the state that are directly engaged with stakeholders as well as our programs based on campus. We need to utilize this capacity as we plan ahead and move this organization forward in a productive manner applying the resources that we have as effectively as possible.<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"'>GRANT SUBMISSION DEADLINES:<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"'>CALS Administration is reminding everyone of the approval deadlines for submitting grants and contracts proposals. Sponsored Projects requires the proposal <u>three</u> working days prior to the date it is due to the Sponsor, an IDC waiver requires an additional <u>two</u> days for approval from the VP for Research’s Office, and CALS Administration has a goal of <u>2-3</u> days for college level review. Keep these processing requirements in mind as you submit your important proposals. <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"'>Coconino Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force gained national attention in a recent NPR feature aired on Morning Edition July 18 entitled <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/07/18/156931321/keeping-kids-connected-with-their-jailed-parents">"Keeping Kids Connected to Parents in Jail"</a>. Gillian Ferris Kohl, local NPR reporter, produced the segment and interviewed members of the four year Task Force, including Beth Tucker. After the show aired, a documentary filmmaker from The Respectful Revolution contacted Tucker and filmed an interview on UA's role in the CIP effort to raise awareness and make changes to children with incarcerated parents.<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"'>Goodbye to Manasi and welcome to Julie Ferreira, the new VISTA Leader. After 3 years of great VISTA leadership, Manasi (Gharpure) Mallard has decided to focus on finishing her master’s degree by December in order to graduate and transition to the next phase of her life. We will miss her greatly and I especially have appreciated her able leadership as my VISTA Leader for the past 2 years. She has recruited a very capable replacement, Julie Ferreria, who began work August 6. Julie has served as a VISTA member in the past and brings her own brand of enthusiasm to our project. I am very pleased to have her—especially because we just brought on 8 new VISTAs who join our existing ranks of 4 VISTA members. Julie can be reached at <a href="mailto:julieferreira@email.arizona.edu">julieferreira@email.arizona.edu</a> or at Manasi’s old number, 520.626.6131. I had hoped she could join us at the 2012 CALS Extension Conference, but instead she must attend VISTA training during the same time next 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"'>TECH TIP OF THE WEEK – HOW TO USE STICKY NOTES IN WINDOWS 7:<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 Sticky Notes accessory enables you to plaster the electronic equivalent of good old-fashioned Post-It notes all over your Windows 7 desktop. You can use Sticky Notes in Windows 7 as onscreen reminders and you can even color code them to help you stay organized. They remain securely wherever you put them on the desktop until you delete them! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To create a Sticky Note, click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Sticky Notes. Windows opens a new blank note on the desktop, positioning the cursor at the beginning of the note.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Type the text of the note.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can also format the note text if you want. Just select the desired text and then press the appropriate shortcut key: Ctrl+B for bold text, Ctrl+I for italics, and Ctrl+U for underlining. You'll notice that the text automatically wraps to a new line, and if your text doesn't fit on the note, Windows automatically expands the height of the note to accommodate the length of your note. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When you finish entering the note text, simply click somewhere on the desktop outside the sticky note itself. Alternatively, you can click the New Note button (the one with the plus sign) to start a new sticky note. The note you create will stay on the desktop. If you use sticky notes, you'll want to get acquainted with the Sticky Notes Quick Launch button on the taskbar. Click it once to temporarily hide all the sticky notes on your desktop. To bring all of your sticky notes back to the desktop or to the top of the windows on the desktop, click it again. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To color-code a sticky note, right-click the note and then click the color you want. Your choices here are Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, White, or Yellow. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To delete a note that you no longer need, click its Delete button in the upper-right corner. The first time you delete a note, Windows asks you to confirm the deletion. If you don't want to see this alert again, select the Don't Display This Message Again check box before you click Yes. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><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"'>When you open an Explorer window that overlaps a note, you can bring the sticky note to the top of the pile by clicking any visible part of the sticky note. If nothing is visible, click the Sticky Notes Quick Launch button on the taskbar. <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"'><b>UPCOMING EVENTS:<o:p></o:p></b></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"'>A Framework for Problem Solving</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is the third and final offering of a three-part webinar series introducing a range of skills for managing and resolving conflict. It will be presented by <a href="http://ruckelshauscenter.wsu.edu/about/documents/MurphyResume.2.27.12.pdf">Amanda Murphy</a> from the <a href="http://ruckelshauscenter.wsu.edu/about/">William D. Ruckelshaus Center</a> on <b>August 1</b> from 9:00-10:00a.m. Pacific Time and will be located at the <a href="http://breeze.wsu.edu/ext_skills/">Washington State University Adobe Connect site</a>. If you have any questions, email <a href="mailto:jlindstr@wsu.edu">Jim Lindstrom</a>. The session description is: Daily we are faced with issues that require us to make decisions with others. In most conflicts, neither party is right or wrong; instead, differences in perceptions, values and ideas collide to create disagreement. When disagreements arise, good problem solving skills are essential. This session will introduce the steps of problem solving, show how to use communication skills to define problems and uncover interests, introduce techniques for generating and evaluating solutions, and present options for when resolution cannot be reached <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 UA Maricopa County Master Gardeners’ Desert Garden Institute will commence and conclude with late summer and early fall course offerings. While fewer in number, these power-packed classes more than compensate with comprehensive, timely information delivered by the best subject-matter experts around. Courses are three hours long and are $25 each session. Don’t miss a single one! Complete course information, a mail in registration form, and on-line registration is available at the <a href="http://www.maricopamastergardeners.com/dgi.htm">Maricopa County Urban Horticulture website</a>. Courses offered are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sustainable Edible Gardening with Doreen Pollack, Saturday, <b>August 25</b>, 9am-12pm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Creating a Monarch Garden with Gail Morris, Wednesday, <b>September 5</b>, 6-9pm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Vegetable Gardening with Pam Perry, Saturday, <b>September 22</b>, 9am-12pm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Container Gardening with Cherie Czaplicki, Saturday, <b>October 6</b>, 9am-12pm<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><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"'>Jeffrey C. Silvertooth<br>Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director for Economic Development & 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>