HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
The Western Region Land Grant System has selected Dr. Mike Harrington
(former Acting Dean of Agriculture in Hawaii) to become the Western
Executive Director. Many of you know and appreciate Dr. Bob Heil (Colorado
State) who is serving in this role until June 30, 2001. Bob's position is
100% Experiment Station funded. The new position is partially Extension
funded and will have a major focus on multi-state integrated research and
Extension activities. When Mike begins this Summer, we'll try to have him
come to Arizona to talk about multi-state and regional opportunities.
* Congratulations to Phil Guertin, SRNR, and his team for receiving an
award of $279,000 (36 months) from the Integrated Research, Education and
Extension Competitive Grants Program (by the USDA/CSREES 406 Water Quality
Initiative). The Title of Award is Development of a Spatial Decision
Support System for Rangeland Watershed Management.
* APROL (Annual Performance Reports On-line) Training Workshop. APROL
support staff is offering a training workshop December 7th from 3:00pm to
4:30pm on the UA campus in Forbes 124 to all College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences Faculty and Staff. This workshop will introduce faculty and
staff to the on-line reporting system called APROL. All Extension Faculty
are required to submit their APR through APROL for the 2000 calendar year.
All CALS Faculty will be required to submit their APRs using APROL
beginning the 2001 calendar year. So get a jump start on your APRs now!!
You can contact Kelly Block at 520-626-9174 to register or register on-line
at: http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/classes/
* On Thursday, November 30 from 10:00-12:00, the CALS Diversity Committee and
Epsilon Sigma Phi (the National Extension Professional's Organization of
Cooperative Extension), in cooperation with Utah State University, is
sponsoring "Anticipate Excellence - Pathways to Success" a live satellite
conference with video clips of the gold medal award winning programs of
excellence. The CALS Diversity Committee will receive a Silver Medal for
their "Partners For Life: A Service Dog's Tale" video. The program is
designed to gain deeper insight into methods, technology and successful
partnerships that will enhance Extension programs and further lead
Extension units toward being an Engaged Institution. The video conference
can be viewed in two locations: Forbes 307, University of Arizona campus
and at the Maricopa County Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway Road,
Phoenix. To register, please contact Steven Crofts (520-621-7145,
scrofts@cals.arizona.edu). Registration deadline is Monday, November 27,
2000. Refreshments will be served.
* An Initial Certification Training workshop for Pesticide Applicator's
Certification, private or government license, will be held November 30 and
December 1 at Tonto Basin. Paul Baker and Louis Carlo will provide
training on the 30th and the 1st, and the certification exam will be
administered in the afternoon of the 1st. Contact Chris Jones at (520)
425-7179 for more information. Cost: $10 for the training manual.
* A Riparian Area Monitoring Workshop will be held December 8 at the
Griffin Ranch, approximately 17 miles north of Globe on the Show Low
Highway (60/77). The workshop will emphasize estimating utilization on
shrubs and grasses and other parameters. For more information, contact
Chris Jones at (520) 425-7179.
Reminder:
CALS Faculty Conference, "Science That Works For Arizona" will be
held in the Student Union Arizona Ballroom on Wednesday, 12/6 and at the
DoubleTree Hotel (445 S. Alvernon) on Thursday, 12/7, 2000. Even though
the registration deadline has passed for lodging purposes (and the Hotel is
FULL), you may still register for the conference. Appropriate forms can be
found on the web at: http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/memo.html