At the joint AEA/ASRED meeting held this week in Charleston, SC, Extension Directors and
Administrators agreed whole-heartedly to assist Extension faculty and staff, predominantly
in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, who have suffered personal loss as a result of
Hurricane Katrina. Many Extension employee families lost their homes and/or possessions
and Extension is providing a mechanism for voluntary personal cash donations from the
Extension System faculty and staff. The funds collected will be distributed through
Extension Directors and Administrators in the affected states who will identify
Extension faculty and staff who have suffered from Hurricane Katrina's devastation.
A committee (James Wade, Clyde Chesney, Linda William-Willis, Joe Zublena and Bernadette Hinkle)
has been appointed to help facilitate the acceptance and distribution of funds to assist
Extension faculty and staff in those parishes and counties that have suffered personal
loss. The details of where and how to make contributions and donations will be
available later this week. Efforts are underway to make it an easy and accessible
process for all in the Extension system.
Congratulations to Sharon Hoelscher Day and Kitt Farrell-Poe for receiving funding from the
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). Their project "Home Water Quality Hotline and Web
Outreach" was awarded directed initiatives funds for fiscal year 2006. The WRRC supports
specific project areas that are important to the state and are aligned with the mission
of the center. The WRRC is pleased to support the proposed consumer information system
for water quality.
Dan McDonald and Lisa Lauxman have received "special needs" funding from CSREES. The goal
of the project is to develop, in conjunction with Sunnyside School District, a local wellness
policy that will address goals for nutrition education and physical activity and include
a pilot project of implementation to truly develop sustainable change by involving the
community of parents, students, and representatives of the school food authority, the
school board, school administrators and the public.
As AZ 4-H Military Liaison, Lisa Lauxman announces the receipt of a 2 year grant, Arizona's
Operation: Military Kids, that will seek to provide support by bringing together youth and
families of National Guard and Reserve military for educational programs in a fun and
relaxing atmosphere. A statewide OMK partnership will be formed with representatives
from Boys and Girls Club, the Arizona Department of Education, American Legion, the
Arizona Air and Army National Guard and the Arizona Army Reserve to provide
infrastructure for sustainability and support within the local communities and leverage
efforts and resources.
Many have been asking about the status of the formation of the Arizona Virtual Water
University. The latest issue of The Arizona Water Resource includes Sharon Megdal's
column entitled "The Arizona Virtual Water University is Becoming a Reality."
The column can be accessed at http://www.cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/presentations/megdal-p&p.html .
The entire newsletter is posted on the Water Resources Research Center's web site,
www.cals.arizona.edu/azwater/.
Wade Albrecht, Coconino County and Barron Orr, Geospatial Extension Specialist are holding a
professional development opportunity for those interested in learning more about Digital
Field Mapping with the Geospatial Tool Kit. The workshop will be held on October 12,
2005, 8:30 am to 2:30pm in Flagstaff (Coconino County Cooperative Extension office).
For more information, click on the attached pdf file http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/download/GPS_ProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshop.pdf(username: cals, password: ua) or contact Wade at (928) 774-1868.
The Arizona Community Vitality Initiative Workgroup is making available three $1,000 competitive
grants to promote university and community partnerships in community vitality/community development.
A university community partnership is required. Matching funds are encouraged but not required.
The deadline for submission of electronic applications is September 30, 5:00 p.m. For more
information and detailed instructions for application, please point your browser at http://ag.arizona.edu/pimaand click on the downloadable application form and instructions. For more information, contact
Cynthia Flynn.
The University of Arizona Office of the Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies
and Economic Development and the University of Arizona Foundation continue to support
the Faculty Small Grants Program. Awards of up to $10,000 are made on a competitive
basis for projects involving research or other creative scholarly activity. Proposals
are due Wednesday, September 14, 2005. More information and instructions can be found
at http://www.vpr.arizona.edu/smallgrants/index.html.
A workshop on livestock health and animal identification for Arizona producers will be held Tuesday,
September 20, 2005, from 6:009:00 pm, by the Mohave County Cooperative Extension. The workshop will
be held in Kanab. Speakers include Rob Grumbles, Peder Cuneo, Bob Kattnig and Al Davis (from the
Arizona Department of Agriculture). For more information, contact Rob.
Reminder: The CALS grant routing procedure states that TWO copies of the proposal (includes abstract,
budget narrative and budget), proposal routing sheet, cost-sharing worksheet (if applicable) and
indirect cost waiver justification (if applicable) are required. See http://ag.arizona.edu/aas/home/ROUTING.HTM.
Maricopa County Extension is looking for an extension agent in water/natural resources.
The position description is listed at https://www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1125950562637 .
Please help us advertise this position.