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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'>October 22,</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:<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></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"'>The Associate Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources (AD ANR) position in Cooperative Extension (CE) has been recently vacated with Dr. Ed Martin’s new appointment as the County Director for Maricopa County CE. Ed has done an excellent job in this capacity and I very much appreciate his many contributions to our administrative effort in CALS CE and it is clear that I have learned a lot about this AD position in my work with Dr. Martin.<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"'>With Ed’s departure the need for this position has been considered as well as other possible arrangements with the Extension Administration Team (EAT). Following a considerable review and hearing the perspectives of many others, I have decided to move forward in pursuit of a replacement for this AD ANR position. The AD ANR position is needed to compliment the EAT group efforts to provide the necessary faculty and staff support to advance the strategic goals for CE; particularly in relation to program coordination, integration of programs, and the proper orientation of resources across the college and state to help manage the implementation and direction of ANR programs. This position will be a split assignment between the administrative duties associated with the AD position and the incumbent’s programmatic responsibilities. The absolute split will be an approximate 50/50 appointment but dependent on the incumbent and the nature of their program and capacities.<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 now openly soliciting internal (CALS) applications and nominations for this AD ANR position. Ed Martin has agreed to work with us through a transition process but we need to identify an incumbent to the position and make an appointment by the end of the calendar year.<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"'>FOCUS ON FACULTY:<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"'>The National Network for Sustainable Living Education (NNSLE) recently released a publication titled <a href="http://collaborate.extension.org/mediawiki/files/3/38/Walking_Our_Talk_final_092713.pdf">“Walking Our Talk: A Brief Look at Extension Survey Responses From Across the United States”</a> about a survey conducted of Extension offices around the country on the degree to which they implement sustainability practices - like recycling, energy efficiency, etc. <b>Mark Apel</b> participated in this survey as a respondent as well as a reviewer of the document. Arizona was well-represented in the survey respondents. <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"'>ARIZONA 4-TAPPED AS FINALIST IN 2014 NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE DAY EXPERIMENT:<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"'>Our proposal to design next year's National Youth Science Day Experiment for aerospace engineering was selected as one of the 3 finalists to move on to the second and final round of competition. Led by Eric Larsen and John Whiteside of Raytheon, our proposal is called "The Totally Amazing, Incredible Food Lift." Collaborators on our proposal include Raytheon engineers; Jeff Goldberg, Dean of the College of Engineering; Jennifer Fields, Associate Director of the UA STEM Learning Center; Melanie McClintock, Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence; Joelle Clark, Professional Development Coordinator at NAU's Center for Science Teaching and Learning; Sara Chavarria, Director of Educational Outreach at the UA College of Education, The Tucson Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); and Kirk Astroth, Director of Arizona 4-H. We are very excited to have been selected as one of the 3 finalists and look forward to submitting a full proposal at the end of November. We hope to prevail and bring recognition to the U of A and our community partners.<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"'>EXTENSION IN THE MEDIA:</span></b><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"'><a href="http://www.wripmc.org/Western_IPM_Center_Fall_Newsletter_2103.pdf">Invasive Species Group Develops Coordination Guidelines</a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>featuring Dawn Gouge & Judy Brown (Western Front, Western IPM Center Newsletter, Fall 2013 issue)<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 style='margin-top:12.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Project WET Foundation Invitation </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for 2014 Sustaining the Blue Planet Global Water Education Conference, <b>June 24-27, 2014</b>, Big Sky, Montana – All CALS Cooperative Extension faculty and staff are invited to attend this conference where water education and awareness will take center stage. Whether in classrooms or boardrooms, water education helps people of all ages understand pressing water issues, allowing ordinary citizens to contribute to real-world solutions in their communities. For more information, visit the <a href="https://mtds.emeetingsonline.com/emeetings/websitev2.asp?mmnno=292&pagename=SITE8103">Project WET conference 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"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jeffrey C. Silvertooth<br>Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director for Extension & Economic Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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-size:10.0pt;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>