Critical cuts by state government
to the UA of up to 19% have forced all components of the university to make
major cuts of programs, departments, and schools. A virtual freeze on all hiring
will exist for several years or until the state restores some monies. In order
to maintain our commitment to clientele throughout Arizona and to preserve and
enhance the quality and focus of such programs, an expanded fee structure will
be implemented on all Master Educator, Volunteer and Advisor Programs and the
more intensive Youth Development programs conducted by Cooperative Extension
effective July 1, 2003. Scholarships will need to be available to those who
cannot afford the fee. Fees will be consistent across the state and applied
equally in all counties. All programs will follow the Arizona Cooperative Extension
COST RECOVERY AND FEE GUIDELINES (adopted November 1998, revised in November
2002, see Appendix Z at http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/pandp/.)
We are working on the logistics of these fees and seek your input. Every effort
will be made to encourage people from all walks of life to continue participation
despite these necessary efforts for cost recovery. We are still the people's
university. All monies generated from these increases will be used to support
Cooperative Extension programs in counties and Ag. Centers.
I am pleased to announce that Credit Counselors of America (CCOA) has made a
$10 million endowment pledge ($1 million annually over 10 years) to the Southwest
Retail Center for Education and Research (SRCER), currently directed by Melinda
Burke, in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences. This endowment is made
possible to establish the Take Charge America (TCA) Institute for Consumer Finance
Education and Research within the Retail Center with the mission of providing
research-based consumer finance education and outreach programs to students
and the general population. The TCA Institute has four specific goals: (1) reaching
out to UA student population through Tier I general education (regarding consumer
finance); (2) educating K-12 and other college students through the CreditWise
Cats program by Students in Free Enterprise; (3) reaching out to children, families
and the community through the Arizona Cooperative Extension programs, and finally
(4) conducting research and disseminating research outcomes to the training
professionals around the country. Over 2 million is committed to a county based
endowment for program delivery. The endowment will also partly fund an endowed
chair (Professor and Extension Specialist) position, who will deliver a general
education course (with an outreach goal) on campus and who will oversee the
overall direction and functions of the TCA Institute. Needless to say, this
endowment will have a substantial impact on Cooperative Extension county programs
over time as the funds are being accumulated. I trust that the endowed chair,
upon being hired, along with Melinda Burke, Soyeon Shim, and Deborah Young,
will work closely with you to develop a short- and long-term strategy to make
a maximum impact on county's consumer financial programs. Should you have any
questions, don't hesitate to contact Melinda Burke (mburke@cals.arizona.edu),
Soyeon Shim (shim@cals.arizona.edu) or
myself (jimc@cals.arizona.edu). Our thanks
to Soyeon Shim and her team on securing this funding.
Grant Proposals: University of Arizona Water, Economic Development, and Sustainability
Program (WEDSP) is accepting proposals for grants under the Technology and Research
Initiative Fund (TRIF) also known as Prop 301 funds administered by the Arizona
Board of Regents (Regents). TRIF funding to the WEDSP is to support UA research,
education and outreach in water-related areas of importance to the state. One
million dollars ($1,000,000) will be available for this grant program in FY
2003. This grants program is open to faculty and staff at the University of
Arizona. The Request for Proposals can be obtained from the Water Resources
Research Center (WRRC) web site, http://www.cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/pdfs/WEDSP_RFP.pdf
Pre-proposals are due by December 3, 2002. The WRRC is collaborating with the
Water Quality Center (WQC), the Center for Sustainability of Semi-arid Hydrology
(SAHRA) and the Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor
Manufacturing (ERC) to deliver this program. Links to these centers may be found
on the web site listed above. An information session will be held Thursday November
7th at 3:30 pm in room 230 Marley auditorium. For information contact Jackie
Moxley, (520) 792-9591 x17, jmoxley@cals.arizona.edu