2008 FACULTY CONFERENCE:
Hold the date for the 2008 Faculty Conference , August 19-21 , at the Omni Tucson National Resort (2727 West Club Drive , Tucson). The 26-member planning committee has been meeting to discuss the agenda, guest speakers and other activities relating to this year's event (including the presentation of the Faculty of the Year award). Registration and other information will be announced closer to the event.
FOCUS ON FACULTY:
- Congratulations to Peder Cuneo who received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Ag 100 Council last week.
- I am pleased to announce that Jeff Schalau was elected to the position of Western Regional Representative of the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP). Regional representatives serve on the ANREP Board, helping to plan the biennial conferences, and participate in monthly conference calls, act as liaisons to the various committees, and perform other duties upon request. Congratulations, Jeff.
- I want to thank Chris Jones and Mike Crimmins for coordinating and facilitating the Climate Science meeting in Laughlin , Nevada last week. Over 150 people attended and they represented a nice cross section of university, private sector and agency personnel concerned with the natural resources, wildfire, endangered species, climate warming and predictions of the future.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
UA Cooperative Extension and Iowa State University are presenting the 37th Annual Current Issues in Nutrition Workshop on Thursday, April 17 . The workshop will be broadcast live via satellite at two locations, the Pima County Cooperative Extension Office and the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Office. The conference will focus on Exploring Nutrition Education Research and Practice and Discussion on Nutrition Education Opportunities, Strategies, and Evaluation. For details and registration information go to http://nutrition.arizona.edu/files/nutri_ed/nutrition_education_what_works.pdf or contact Theresa Spicer (520.621.7126).