Join me in welcoming Brent Strickland, Assistant Agent, 4-H Youth
Development to our La Paz County Cooperative Extension office. Brent began
his new role on June 12, 2000 and is looking foward to the challenges and
opportunities coming his way. Welcome Aboard Brent!
* Susan King joined our ranks on June 5, 2000 as an Assistant Agent, 4-H
Youth Development in our Yuma County Cooperative Extension office. Susan
brings a wealth of knowledge with her experience as a school teacher.
Welcome Aboard Susan!
* The College of Agriculture has changed its name to the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective June 7. The official acronym for
the college is CALS. The change was made to more accurately reflect the
interdisciplinary focus of the college, which includes teaching, research,
and extension programs in not only the agricultural sciences, but also in
renewable natural resources, and family and consumer sciences. CALS has
more departments and faculty involved in life sciences research (involving
plants, animals, and humans) than any other UA college except Medicine.
The life science departments and schools within the college include
agricultural and biosystems engineering; animal sciences; arid lands
studies; entomology; family and consumer sciences; nutritional sciences;
plant pathology; plant sciences, renewable natural resources; soil, water
and environmental science; and veterinary science and microbiology.
* We will be receiving $175,000 (minus the University indirect) for the
Department of Economic Security Character Education Contract curriculum
this month, which will enable us to move forward. Each ^ÓTrain the Trainer^Ô
workshop (we must hold a minimum of 10) will be billed to DES plus any
programs delivered to TANF youth participants (age 4-19) or TANF eligible
youth. If all goes as anticipated, there will be over $240,000 available
after University indirect costs are subtracted.
* The University of Arizona and New Mexico State University Cooperative
Extension will offer the 7th Annual Southwestern Noxious Weed Shortcourse
to be held in Farmington, NM., July 18-20, 2000. The Shortcourse focuses
on invasive plants in the rangeland environment and features well-known
noxious weed experts as instructors. Contact Larry Howery
(lhowery@cals.arizona.edu, 520-621-7277) for more information.
REMINDER:
- Arizona Agriculture Extension Association 2000 Summer Meeting, July
20-21, 2000 in Flagstaff. More detailed information can be found at:
http://cals.arizona.edu/aaea/summer/htm