NEW ON LINE SERVICES:
- CED SharePoint Site - A SharePoint site has been created for CEDs to use for document sharing and other collaborative tasks. Those who have previously used SharePoint (e.g., members of the Professional Development working group) should use the same login name and password. Those who have not used SharePoint before should contact Robert Armstrong to get a login account set up. The URL for this site is: http://extension.cals.arizona.edu:8080/extadmin/ced/. This site was established based on a request from CEDs at the last CED meeting.
- Library Services - The following three UA Library services are available to on- and off-campus faculty and staff: 1) New Book Alerts - The library has implemented a service called Preferred Searches that allows you to set up a personal account, save searches, and set up automatic notification when new items matching your search criteria are received (instructions are at http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/how/find/newmat/index.html ); 2) RefWorks - The library pays for UA access to this citation manager which lets you import citations directly from many databases, keep links in citations that connect to full text of articles, share accounts with a group, and more (see http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/articles/dbDetail.phpresourceId=552 for more information); 3)
Express Documents a free electronic delivery of articles and book chapters to all UA faculty, students and staff (information page and logon are available at http://www.library.arizona.edu/services/docdel/index.html). If you have questions, contact Doug Jones, UA Science-Engineering Library, 520.621.6386).
MLK DAY 2008 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROJECT:
The Governors Commission on Service and Volunteerism invites all Arizonans to make next years Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday, January 21, 2008 , a DAY ON of service to community through volunteerism. Congress has charged the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to promote the King holiday as a day for volunteering. To make the most of MLK Day 2008 and to connect with this national movement, visit www.mlkday.gov, a site that provides many useful, free resources. Community volunteer project funding will be offered to help pay for materials and supplies to promote community volunteer efforts throughout the year, starting with MLK Day and continuing for an additional three days of service throughout the year. In addition, you can download a free copy of an MLK Day service learning curriculum developed by California State Fullerton. To learn more, go to http://www.mlkday.gov/resources/servicelearning/servicelearning_fullerton.pdf. "Lifes urgent and most pressing question is, what are you doing for others?" Dr. M. L. King, Jr.
2007/2008 TURFGRASS, LANDSCAPE & URBAN IPM RESEARCH SUMMARY:
The deadline for submission of articles to the 2007/2008 Turfgrass, Landscape and Urban IPM Research Summary will be Monday, December 3 . Articles should be submitted as an email attachment to Robert Casler. For questions concerning the guidelines, contact Robert. For other questions concerning the summary, contact Dave Kopec or Paul Baker. Please note several CHANGES from prior years. Articles for the summary must be submitted in "pdf" format (without password protection so abstracts can be pulled and page numbers added) that conforms to the typeset formatting instructions below. Entire articles will be posted online. Abstracts will be printed in a summary report to help promote the web site that contains the full articles. For example, see the Cotton Report Summary. To ensure your abstract is in the printed report, submit your article with an extended abstract of 350-400 words that is understandable to lay audiences for each article by the December 3 deadline. On each submission, the submitting author NEEDS to provide full name, title, and current email address of ALL authors/co-authors on the article. Please follow the ECAT guidelines for submitting articles.
CVI WORKING GROUP FUNDING:
The Community Vitality Working Group is pleased to announce that mini-grant funds for 2007-08 have been awarded to support individual project proposals for the coming year which will utilize Community Development Strategies to achieve their various purposes. Congratulations to Melvina Adolf , Dan McDonald , and Jan Norquest !
NEW PUBLICATIONS:
Two new CALS publications have been posted: Small Grain Varieties for Arizona 2007 and Nondormant Alfalfa Varieties for Arizona 2007 by Michael Ottman .
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES:
- The Annual Arizona Nursery Association (ANA) EXPO will be November 8 at the UOP Stadium. ANA sent invitations to many of the UA departments and programs to have a booth at the EXPO. Kai Umeda, ANR/Turfgrass Agent ( Maricopa County), has proposed to ANA to have a designated area that will be an "island" or "row" of all UA exhibits/booths. This will show the industry that the UA is one unified entity instead of a bunch of individual programs and/or departments with varying names that confuse the clientele and the public in general. Kai is willing to work with ANA to coordinate all requests. Contact Kai (602.470.8086, ext. 314) with any questions and/or requests.
- A riparian workshop, The Dynamic Nature and Natural Diversity of Riparian Areas , will be held at The Lodge at Cliff Castle in Camp Verde from Thursday, November 8 at 10:00am through Friday, November 9 at 11:30am . The workshop is intended to give participants an understanding on what factors drive riparian areas to remain static or change through time, how riparian areas differ and how they can be classified. Speakers include riparian, watershed and hydrology specialists from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Arizona State University, U.S. Geologic Survey, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, and a private consultant and rancher. The workshop is sponsored by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. A workshop fee of $40 includes lunch and handouts and the registration deadline is October 30 . For an agenda and registration information, contact George Zaimes (520.621.9389). Hope to see you there.
- Pima County Cooperative Extension is hosting a train-the-trainer workshop on Digital Storytelling . This is a four-day intensive, hands-on workshop to be held at the PCCE office on December 3, 4, 5, and 6 . The cost is $460 per participant (limit of ten). Digital Storytelling is a communication technique that enables media novices to produce 3-5 minute video clips that tell their story. This can be a powerful means of conveying information about your programs told from the perspective of participants or program staff. In addition to the training, participants will receive a manual and CD of their digital story. For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Dan McDonald (520.626.5161).