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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'>May 7,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2013<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"'>We have recently launched a Strategic Hiring Priority Committee (SHPC) representing faculty and administrators from across CALS Cooperative Extension. The SHPC first met on 2 May in Tucson to begin identifying the process for determining strategic hiring priorities for CALS Cooperative Extension in both the short and long-term. The short-term considerations would be for the next 1-3 years. The more long-term considerations would be projected to approximately 2021, which has been the point of our college strategic planning efforts in the past year. On 23 May we are convening all CALS unit heads (departments, schools, counties, and centers) with the Extension Administration Team to review and discuss the initial draft of processes and plans developed by the SHPC in an effort to further refine the strategic hiring priorities for the next several years.<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 relation to this recent strategic hiring priority process, I’ve been asked “why are we going through another strategic planning exercise when the entire college has already gone through several iterations of strategic planning including all units?” The answer to that good question is very simple: given the limited resources at our disposal, we must carefully determine the strategic hiring priorities that will enable us to attain the strategic goals (please refer to the listing below of Strategic Goals from our 2012 Outlook Report) we established last year for CALS-Cooperative Extension. Accordingly, we are seeking input from across all CALS units delivering Cooperative Extension programs to help make decisions regarding the strategic hiring priorities for the next several years.<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"'>There are several constraints we all have to work with in this process: 1) we have 60% of the appropriated funding base (federal and state funds) that was available to CALS Cooperative Extension in 2008 to support faculty and staff positions; 2) we need to identify the programs and the program thrusts that will be priorities for investment and determine and apply our criteria for priority rankings; 3) we need to consider the best distribution of positions across the entire CALS system (this includes consideration across the entire state geographically) to address the development and delivery of programs; and 4) we must consider the full balance of strategic hiring plans from across the college and make selections from among those plans in a strategic manner to identify the top priority areas and programs for investment.<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"'>Therefore, I consider determining strategic hiring priorities to be an important process for refinement of the broader strategic planning efforts that CALS has been involved in over the past year. This process will provide viable information for us to work with at the administrative level as we make decisions in the next few years. In this process I want to be clear in acknowledging the fact that the input from across the college is important and will be considered in an objective and respectful manner. I also want to openly acknowledge the fact that we in Extension Administration accept the responsibility for making the ultimate decisions for the investment of limited resources for faculty and staff positions to best direct programs . Thus, I very much appreciate the time and effort that has been invested in the overall strategic planning process and the steps associated with the refinement of our strategic hiring priorities.<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><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CALS Cooperative Extension Strategic Goals - 2012<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Educate and equip people and communities to manage and utilize natural resources to improve economic sustainability.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Improve the production of safe, profitable and sustainable food, plant and animal systems.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strengthen economic vitality of communities by developing leadership, workplace skills and life skills of youth and adults to assist them to be contributing community members.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enhance the growth and development of Arizona children and youth so that young people will contribute positively to the community.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Improve the physical, mental, emotional, and financial health of individuals and families.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CALS-CE is well-recognized as a vital bridge providing key educational and research program linkages between CALS and the UA with the general public in Arizona.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CALS-CE is well-integrated throughout CALS including the departments, schools, counties, centers, and with the many stakeholder groups with which we are engaged.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Allocate and focus resources and faculty expertise geographically in response to strategic needs.<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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOCUS ON FACULTY:<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"'>Congratulations to <b>Mark Apel</b> (Cochise County) who earned continuing status and promotion to Agent, <b>Channah Rock</b> (SWES) who earned continuing status and promotion to Associate Specialist, and <b>Barron Orr</b> (SNRE) and <b>Trent Teegerstrom</b> (AREC) who were promoted to Specialist! <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"'>Greg Garfin</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Assistant Specialist, Climate Science Policy and Natural Resources, SNRE) was featured as a guest columnist in the May 1 edition of the Arizona Daily Star, May 1, with the article titled “<a href="http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/guest-column-how-would-an-extra-month-of--plus/article_54978a1f-dc1f-5ec6-afdd-6e8b3c790c26.html">How would an extra month of 100-plus-degree days feel?</a>“<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>In last Wednesday’s edition of UA News, <b>Elizabeth Sparks</b> (4-H Youth Development Assistant Agent, Pima County) and the H.E.A.L. Festival were featured in a video article titled “<a href="http://uanews.org/videos/heal-festival-comes-tucson-village-farm">H.E.A.L. Festival Comes to Tucson Village Farm</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"'>Sharon Megdal</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, Director, Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), was recently elected President of the 2014 National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), effective this October. Sharon will serve as President-Elect for a one-year term, after which she will serve as President for a year. NIWR is a national organization of Water Resources Research Institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964. For more information, see the full article on the <a href="http://uanews.org/blog/uas-megdal-elected-president-national-institute">UA News 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><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 WRRC recently posted video coverage of its April 26 Brown Bag Seminar from UA Ph.D. candidate Jamie McEvoy: Is Desalination the Solution to Water Security? The full presentation is available on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkP2iPVvcI4&feature=youtu.be">YouTube</a> website.<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 WRRC's Spring 2013 Arizona Water Resource newsletter is now <a href="https://wrrc.arizona.edu/sites/wrrc.arizona.edu/files/AWR-Spring2013-04-25-2013.pdf">available for download</a>. This edition includes in-depth coverage of the WRRC's 2013 Annual Conference, "Water Security, From the Ground Up." <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 2013 Walk Across Arizona, Pima County Program (UA campus & Green Valley teams) has finished its 8-week program. A total of 566 participants registered (353 - Green Valley, 213 - UA campus) and walked more than 133,000 miles. The oldest participant, from the Green Valley team, was 96 years old and walked 1.6 miles per day during the program. UA President Ann Weaver Hart quotes: “I am happy to have been able to support UA Walk Across Arizona, and hope that the program continues to be a success” (Spring, 2013).<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><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"'>Thursday, May 9</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, 11am-12pm, SU Copper Room (4<sup>th</sup> floor) – “Progressive Development and Management of Scarce Water Resources - The Israeli Case” with guest speakers Dr. Eilon Adar, Director, The Zuckerberg Institute of Water Research and Ben Gurion, University of the Negev, Israel. The event is being organized by the College of Engineering.<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"'>Friday, May 10</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, 10am, Harshbarger Building, Room 206 – “Assessing Ground Water Fluxes and Storage Capacity in Non-steady Complex Aquifer Systems with Transient Mixing, Cell Modeling” with guest speakers Dr. Eilon Adar, Director, The Zuckerberg Institute of Water Research and Ben Gurion, University of the Negev, Israel. The event is being organized by organized by the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources.<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"'>Thursday, May 16</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, 8:30am-4:30pm, YMCA (525 Bonita Avenue, Tucson) - The AzENet (Arizona Evaluation Network) Spring Conference with keynote speaker Tanya Beer (Associate Director of the Center for Evaluation Innovation). To register, go to the <a href="http://www.azenet.org/">AZ ENet 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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, May 22</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, 1pm (EDT) – “Developing a Successful Partnership with Your County Government” Webinar with guest speaker Monica Pastor, Area Agent, Agricultural Literacy and School Garden Food Safety. To start or join the online meeting, go to the <a href="https://cornell.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?service=1&siteurl=cornell&nomenu=true&main_url=%2Fmc0806l%2Fe.do%3Fsiteurl%3Dcornell%26AT%3DMI%26EventID%3D178497882%26UID%3D491651792%26Host%3Df55d08080524040558%26FrameSet%3D2">NACAA Administrative Skills Webinar website</a>. To participate by audio only, call toll free to 1-855-244-8681 and enter access code 649 304 198. <br><br><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>