Extension may be full of "characters." Yet, developing character or
character education is becoming a prominent topic. Come and find out more
about Cooperative Extension's response to Character Education.
Informational meetings will be held in 3 sites across Arizona, pending
adequate numbers signing up, in March, for faculty and staff interested in
being involved in character education in their counties and/or programs.
For more information and to register for lunch, check out:
http://cals.arizona.edu/4-h/character2.htm
* Update on ECAT Presentations scheduled in Phoenix on April 10, 2000.
Based on the survey input collected from mid-December through early
February, ECAT selected the topics for one day of communication and
technology presentations. All sessions are in the Maricopa County Office
and are free and available to any COA employee or volunteer. We will have
two sessions being given at the same time. You may sign up for only one
session or multiple sessions. The topics are:
Eudora Tips and Tricks
Planning a Web Site
Publication Basics
Beginning and Maintaining a Web Site Using Netscape Composer (free program)
Effective Web Searching
Preparing and Distributing Press Releases
Digital Photography Anyone?
Dreamweaver Demonstration (not a free program but more advanced program for
website creation)
Descriptions are found at
http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/news/phoenix-presentations.html, with a link to
the registration form. Please register by April 1 if you plan to attend.
Questions about the content of a specific class can be directed to the
presenter (listed in the class description document). Linda Ffolliott, ECAT.
* The Drachman Institute assisted with the design of an open space plan for
Naco, Arizona. The project was undertaken and completed by the
Interdisciplinary Architecture and Landscape Architecture Studio in the
Fall of 1999. Our thanks to Corky Poster and the Drachman Institute.
* The 16th Annual Arizona Agribusiness Forum is scheduled for Friday,
April 21 at the Hilton Pavilion in Mesa. On-site registration will begin
at 8:00 a.m. and the program will start at 9:00 a.m. with Matt Holt, Cardon
Chair of Agribusiness Economics and Policy, giving the opening address.
Clayton Yeutter, former Secretary of Agriculture, will be the luncheon
speaker. The theme this year is "Arizona Agribusiness: Beyond the
Millennium". Other sections of the program include discussions of
Arizona's water future, emerging technologies influencing agribusiness
competitiveness, land use planning on the urban/rural fringe, and evolving
supplier and customer relationships in business. The Forum is sponsored by
the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the Morrison School
of Agribusiness and Environmental Management (ASU-East), Risk Management
Agency (USDA), and Bank One. To request a registration form (early
registration is a $25 cost saving!) please contact pat@cals.arizona.edu or
call 520-621-6244. For any further questions about the Forum please
contact Paul Wilson at pwilson@cals.arizona.edu or call 520-621-6258. Please
share this information with your colleagues and interested individuals in
your counties.
REMINDER:
RSVPs are requested for the Monsanto Biotech Forum scheduled for Wednesday,
March 1, 2000, 8:15 AM at the Water Resources Research Center at 350 S.
Campbell (just South of 6th Street.) RSVP to Jack Roberts
(jroberts@cals.arizona.edu or 621-7209) if you plan to attend.