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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'>March 18,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2014<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"'>A few days ago during a meeting a colleague offered a comment in response to the business at hand by saying “that’s a heck of a way to run a railroad.” In the context of the conversation we all knew exactly what he meant and he was right. As you might imagine, the topic of the conversation dealt with the complexities and challenges of managing a large organization. What might seem to make sense to someone making a decision or setting a new policy in one place in the organization may make no sense at all to a person at the delivery level of the operation.<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"'>Several years ago I had a job working on the railroad as a brakeman/switchman based in a division working out of Wichita, Kansas. That job on the railroad provided my first experience working in a large organization. Working as a brakeman/switchman was very different than working in the university, and certainly within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and Cooperative Extension (CE), and at the time it was a stark contrast and a very different environment than the family farms where I had been working for many years. But I see now there are some parallels that can be drawn between some large organizations like a railroad and a university or college. <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 the railroad, I knew that I had a job and a place within the division where I worked, and within the railroad company as a whole, but from my one small spot in the company my fellow railroaders and I knew we were a long way from the positions where the policies were set and major decisions were made. There were more than a few times when the railroaders working on train service would question the decisions made in Chicago or some far off place that seemed to make little sense to us.<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"'>Even though CALS CE is a rather large organization, every job and position that we have in this college and CE is important in carrying out the mission. I recognize the importance to provide the support for the operation of individual positions at all levels across a broad array of programs, and units and for us all to understand a connectedness and to adhere to the policies and directions of the university and college. I also understand the importance of using a practical approach to organizational decisions, listening to the people working at the program delivery level, and for communicating the basis and rationale behind our decisions and policies.<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"'>Our administration in CALS and CE is fully committed to develop and maintain the connections and function among all positions and all parts of this large complex university organization and respect the importance and value of all the individuals doing each job. Similarly, it is important for everyone at any level in CALS CE to understand that their work is important and it provides a critical connection and contribution to the organization as a whole.<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"'>TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS:<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 6th Annual Tucson Festival of Books and Science City are over, but we want to extend a big thanks to all from CALS who participated and made Science City an engaging, interactive venue for families. All of the Extension booths and had consistent, large crowds. Thanks so much for taking time over a weekend and spring break to represent your programs and promote the many ways we are changing lives and communities in Arizona.<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"'>UPDATED DIRECTORY AVAILABLE:<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 latest edition (December 2013) of the downloadable Extension directory is now available on our <a href="http://extension.arizona.edu/people-search">People Search web site</a>. Just click on the "PDF file version” link to open up a copy that you can save and print as needed. Or use this <a href="https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/20140311Roster.pdf">direct link</a> for an immediate download. As always, please report any changes to <a href="mailto:scrofts@cals.arizona.edu">Steven Crofts</a> (520.621.7145). <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"'>UPCOMING EVENTS:<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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WRRC Brown Bag: <a href="https://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/12702">A Water Update From Down Under</a></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, Monday, March 24, 3:30-5:000pm,</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson), with guest speaker Rosalind Bark, Resource Economist, Ecosystem Sciences Division, CSIRO [Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]. <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"'>WRRC Brown Bag: <a href="https://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/12699">An Insider's Look at WIFA and WIFA-funded Infrastructure Projects: The Most Needed, The Most Unique, The Most Sustainable</a></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, Tuesday, March 25, 12:00-1:30pm</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson), with guest speakers from the Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) - Susan Craig, WIFA Communications Director & Melanie Ford, WIFA Technical Program Supervisor.<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 & Director, Extension & Economic Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Associate Director, Arizona Experiment Station<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)<i> <o:p></o:p></i></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>