Traci Armstrong Florian, an ASU senior dietetic major and an EFNEP Program
Coordinator in Maricopa County, has been chosen as one of two student
representatives appointed to the American Dietetic Association House of
Delegates. She is the first Department of Nutrition student to receive this
honor. Traci has been with the UA for almost five years and her dietetic
major is directly connected to her job. Congratulations!!
The webcasting presentation for the Yavapai County Assistant/Associate
Agent, 4-H Youth Development will be Monday, April 4, 2005. The title of
the webcast is "Building the Capacity of the Yavapai County 4-H Youth
Development Program; A 3 to 5 Year Plan For Success". Candidates and time:
Darla Marks 8:30 - 9:15am, Augusta Forsse 10:15-11:00am, Clay Bailey
1:15-2:00pm. For more information please contact Glenda Thompson
(520-621-3621 or tglenda@ag.arizona.edu).
On Thursday, March 24th there will be an AZ Cooperative Extension in-service
held at the Omni Tucson National Resort in Tucson for Extension faculty and
CED's. The meeting will begin at 1:45 p.m. in the Bella Vista Room and
conclude at approximately 3:15 p.m. The subject of the in-service is
"Following Financial Protocol". Representatives from the University of
Arizona Financial Services Office will be giving presentations and will be
available for a question and answer session. Members of the CALS Ag Admin
Services office will also be present. Please RSVP to Joanie Craig
(jcraig@ag.arizona.edu) as soon as possible so we can give a head count to
the Omni. For the agenda and directions see
http://cals.arizona.edu/exact/AgendaInservice2005.pdf
As of March 31st, Bill Peterson, Asst. Director, AZ 4-H Youth Development
will be retiring after many years in Cooperative Extension. On Thursday,
March 24th, there will be a retirement reception for Bill at the Omni Tucson
National Resort. It will be from approximately 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Also, on
Tuesday, March 29th there will be a cake and punch reception in the Forbes
Building Lobby from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. If you plan on attending the one at the
Omni, please contact Joanie Craig (jcraig@ag.arizona.edu or 621-7206).
UPCOMING DATES:
March 23: Cotton/Melon Workshop will be held at Yuma County Cooperative
Extension auditorium from 8:00-1:00 pm . Continuing Education credits have
been requested. For more information contact Mohammed Zerkoune
(zerkoune@ag.arizona.edu or 928-726-3904)
April 12: The Promotion and tenure/continuing status process and preparation
of dossiers workshop will be held at the Student Union, Gallagher Theatre
from 3-5pm. The workshop will be conducted in a way to give ample
opportunity for individuals to ask questions about the review process.
Material will be distributed that will be helpful as faculty members and
professionals prepare their dossiers for review in 2005-2006. Instructions
for preparation of dossiers will be distributed on April 1.