Based on my reading of the Board of Regents meeting last week in Yuma, it
looks like faculty and staff will get $1,450.00 (based on FTE) effective
June 6, 2002.
*Don't forget to register for the Conference on Native American Issues:
Professionals in Outreach Education. The conference is April 11-12, 2002
at the Arizona Historical Society, located at 949 E. Second Street.
Sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and American
Indian Studies. For more information call Steven Crofts at 621-7145. To
register go to http://cals.arizona.edu/agdiv/conference/. Registration goes to
$75.00 after Friday, March 29, 2002.
*Electronic class on doing web forms using Dreamweaver and Formhandler,
will start April 10, with material posted once a week. Time commitments
are 2-4 hours per week. The final class project is due May 15. This class
covers creating the form in Dreamweaver, and adapting it to work with
FormHandler. To take this class you need to be very familiar with
Dreamweaver basics, including defining a site, changing text traits, adding
graphics, and using tables and links. You also need to have an account on
the AgServer. An optional face-to-face class which you may take in
conjunction with this class is a hands-on class on using Formhandler, on
May 8, 1-3:30, Forbes 124. For more details about the classes, see
http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/classes/ which has a link to the registration form.
*The University of Arizona Ranch to Rail Team presented "Arizona Beef
Cattle: From Conception to Consumer" conference March 20-21, 2002, at the
University of Arizona Meat Science Laboratory. This workshop, attended by
over 40 livestock producers, feedlot operators, educators and other
interested clientele, was sponsored by the Arizona Beef Council, Arizona
Cattle Association, Ft. Dodge Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health,
Department of Animal Sciences and Cooperative Extension. Presenters
included Johnny Treichel, Jeril Benedict, Robert Kattnig, David Schaefer,
David Hartman, Clay Mathis, Carlos Jury, Peder Cuneo, Will Holder, John
Marchello, Wendy Brake, and Sandy Eastlake. Members of the Ranch to Rail
Team include Rob Grumbles, Dean Fish, Jim Sprinkle, Russ Tronstad, David
Schafer, Jeril Benedict, Carlos Jury, and Peder Cuneo.
*The 13th Annual All Native American Indian Livestock Field Day will be
held Thursday, April 25, at Peach Springs, Arizona on the Hualapai Nation
from 9:00am-4:00pm. The event is sponsored by the Southwest Indian
Agricultural Association (SWIAA) and the University of Arizona CALS and
hosted by the Hualapai Nation. Pre-registration is due by April 10. Contact
Ina Holm (iholm@cals.arizona.edu) or Joyce Hendricks (928-753-3788) for
further information.
*The Community Planning and Design Workshop of the University of Arizona
announces the issuance of its year 2002 Requests for Proposals for Planning
and Design Assistance. The RFP is intended for neighborhood organizations,
small cities and towns, rural associations and non-profit organizations
seeking assistance in community planning and design. The proposal is due
April 19, 2002. For more information on the workshop go to
http://architecture.arizona.edu/outreach/cpdw/default.htm. For more information
and/or an application, please call Corky Poster at (520) 623-1722 or e-mail
at or fax (520) 623-1705.