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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 14</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><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"'>Who needs another meeting or conference? If that question were posed to me, my common response would be “No thank you, I have plenty already.” Now, guess who it is that has decided to conduct a conference for three days this week in Tucson for the entire CALS Extension organization. That person is none other than yours truly. But I can explain.<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 usually consider the value of a conference or meeting in relation to three basic criteria: 1) there is a tangible professional value in the program, 2) it has the prospect of being well-organized and conducted, and 3) the costs in terms of time and money are reasonable. For the Extension Conference that we are conducting this week from 15-17 August our intentions are to meet these criteria for all in attendance. CALS Extension has not had a conference for several years, we have a new administrative group in CALS, we are all working through many changes at this time, and we have many challenges ahead of us. This is a diverse and widely dispersed organization with faculty, staff, and programs in every department in the college, each of our research and extension centers, in every county in the State of Arizona, and on many of the American Indian reservations. We can all benefit from an opportunity to convene as a full body, address and focus on the issues at hand collectively, and have the chance to interact face to face with our colleagues.<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 know that Peter Warren and the entire Extension Conference planning committee have all been working hard to develop a good program and that the Extension Administrative staff also have invested a lot of time and effort to organize this conference. I am looking forward to working with everyone this week and I would like to thank all of you in advance for taking the time and making the effort to join us. Let us all work together to make this a useful, productive, and enjoyable conference.<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"'>Dr Sanjiv Singh, of Carnegie-Mellon University, presented a seminar on July 13 at the UA-CEAC, “Recent Experience, Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Robotics.” The recording is now <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/media/ceac_index.htm">available online</a> (his talk begins at the 5:15 point into the file).<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"'>FUNDING FOR SIGNATURE PROGRAM TEAMS FOR FY2012-13:<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 Extension Administrators met on August 1 to review the proposals submitted for Signature Program Teams for FY2012-13. Twelve proposals were funded. The list of funded proposals and allocations are at the <a href="http://extension.arizona.edu/state/extension-programs-funding">Extension Programs Funding site</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b>FY 2012-13 SABBATICAL LEAVE REQUESTS:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Extension faculty <a href="http://facultyaffairs.arizona.edu/faculty_leave">applications for sabbatical leave</a> for 2012-2013 are due October 1 to CEDs and November 1 to Jeffrey C. Silvertooth c/o pattiB (and then due to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs by November 12). All applications must be reviewed by the CALS Sabbatical Leave Committee and approved by the Dean. You must submit an original and three copies of the application and the letter of support from the unit head which must address how teaching or other major responsibilities will be covered. Instructions and forms can be accessed from the <a href="http://facultyaffairs.arizona.edu/sabbatical_leave">Associate Provost for Academic Affairs</a> web page. If you have questions at the Extension level, either see your CED or contact <a href="mailto:pattib@ag.arizona.edu">Patti B.</a> (520.621.5308). If you have questions at the CALS level, contact <a href="mailto:alevine@email.arizona.edu">Audrey Levine</a> (520.621.3612).<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><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"'>Do you have a document in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, but the original document (e.g., Microsoft Word) is lost? With Acrobat X, you can easily export a PDF document to Word or Excel. Just open it in Acrobat, then choose File, Save As, and choose the format, e.g., Microsoft Word or Spreadsheet. Additional choices under More Options include Rich Text and Plain Text formats. An instructional video from Adobe is available at the <a href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/acrobat-x-tips-tricks/how-to-export-pdf-to-word-or-excel/">Adobe TV website</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><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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Framework for Problem Solving 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 August 1 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>. <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 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"'><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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>