IMPORTANT!!! Original signatures must be submitted on grant proposal routing
sheet. Proposals cannot be forwarded without them faxed copies are no longer
acceptable the Principal Investigator's signature cannot be delegated.
Please keep this in mind and plan ahead so that proposals can be routed in a
timely manner.
The deadline for applying for "The Family and Consumer Sciences Extension
Scholars Program" is April 15. This program will focus on a county faculty
who has part of their appointment in either Family and Consumer Sciences or
4-H Youth Development. The FCS Extension Scholars Program will invest in
building the scholarship expertise of county Faculty by providing a two-year
program offering the opportunity to learn important skills needed to
demonstrate scholarship. Information and application procedure can be found
at http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/profdev/fcsscholars.htm. Contact Lynne
Borden at bordenl@ag.arizona.edu with questions.
Cynthia Flynn, Beth Tucker, Steve Husman, Dan McDonald, Donna Peterson and
Sherry Betts recently returned from one week working with colleagues at the
University of Technology in Kingston, Jamaica. This project is funded by a
small grant to "internationalize Cooperative Extension." They had the
opportunity to visit agricultural training schools and colleges, elementary
and high schools, community groups and events, and the University of
Technology campus. A group of six Jamaicans will come to Arizona in June to
complete the project. Contact any one of the Arizona team to learn more.
Kinship Kare of Northern Arizona has been awarded one of only fifteen
national grants by the Brookdale Foundation, Relatives As Parents Program
for 2004-2005. This grant will support programming for a pilot Grandparents
Mentor Program that will focus on documentation and development. Funds from
Northern Arizona Council of Governments are supporting the implementation
and training of grandparent volunteers. Michele Lytle, KKONA Extension
Coordinator will be attending an orientation program by Brookdale in New
Jersey.
The 13th Annual Desert Horticulture Conference will be held on Friday, May
21 at the Tucson Community Center from 7:30am until 2:30pm. The conference
is open to all members of the Green Industry: landscape architects,
designers, growers, retailers, contractors, maintenance personnel and
suppliers. The registration fee is $45 if paid before May 10, and $70 after
May 10. The fee includes a deli-style lunch buffet. CEU's will be available
for: The Structural Pest Control Commission, International Society of
Arboriculture, and the Irrigation Association. For more information please
visit the website at: http://ag.arizona.edu/deserthort/ or contact Jack
Kelly at 520-626-5161.
UPCOMING DATES:
Wednesday, April 14 - Faul Ag Village Learning Center dedication ceremony,
Maricopa Agricultural Center, 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa.
Wednesday, April 28 - The Future of Agricultural Water Use in Arizona: A
Conference-Dialogue, 8:00-5:00, Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort, Casa
Grande. For registration information and the agenda visit the conference
site at http://ag.arizona.edu/AREC/dept/agwaterforum.html or contact Jackie
Moxley (jmoxley@ag.arizona.edu) at the WRRC at 520-792-9591
Tuesday, May 4, 2004 - Retirees Reception, Forbes Lobby, 3:30-4:30 pm. The
following have said they have/are retiring: Lee Clark, Harry Ayer, Robert
McDaniel, Natanial Holsome, Martin Karpiscak, Donald Post, Ralph L. Price,
Patricia Gomez, Joanie Craig, Jane Wershay, Marifloyd Hamil. If you, or if
you know of others, who are retiring and not on this list, please notify
Carol Knowles (cknowles@ag.arizona.edu or 520-621-7873).