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Vice Provost Swanson has selected Dr. Deb Young as the new Director of Colorado State University Extension /Associate Provost. Deb's appointment is effective August 1. I encourage you to give your full cooperation and support to her as she provides leadership to Colorado State University Extension. Deb has more than 23 years of experience in Extension in Arizona, including service as Extension agent, specialist, county director and, beginning in 1997 to the present, Associate Director for the University of Arizona Extension. She completed her Ph.D. with the University of Arizona in plant pathology in 1982. Deb will represent Colorado State University at the summer meeting of Directors, in July, as our Extension Director designate. We look forward to Dr. Young's arrival to assume this important leadership position with Colorado State University Extension. I want to add my congratulations and best wishes to Deb!
Building Brand Awareness for CSU Extension
Colorado State University Extension's diversity in programming and audiences is one of our greatest historic strengths. As we move into the future, Extension's mission is as important as ever in providing rational healthy growth for all Colorado citizens and a channel for the exceptional contributions of the entire university. Our challenge is to communicate our mission, our public value, and our single identity across our diverse local cultures and programs to gain the support and recognition that can really make a difference in our impact in the future. This new look is a first step. Our actions, enthusiasm, courage and tenacity will now make the real difference. Over the summer you will begin to see more tools and more opportunities to spread our Colorado State University Extension brand throughout our organization and the state.
National Leadership Development
Meg Wilson, Director of Community Relations, attended the Public Issues Leadership Development Conference sponsored by the Joint Council of Extension Professionals in Washington, D.C. on April 23-25, 2007. The overall theme of the conference was "Connectivity: Community to the Capitol" with an eye to improving Extension's communications internally and externally at all levels regarding the roles, successes and value of our organization. This was a particularly timely year for Meg to attend with her charge of significantly raising campus and statewide awareness of Colorado State University Extension. Sessions included building Extension's public value demonstration, communicating with rather than merely marketing to the public, Extension's voice in the political arena, and several sessions from the USDA, most notable on alternative Energy Use and Extension's educational role. During a panel discussion breakfast Carmela Bailey from the USDA mentioned the Colorado Alternative Energy Conference for Agents as a leadership example of steps into the future for Extension and Undersecretary Gale Buchanan mentioned the Colorado Alternative Energy Conference again during his closing remarks. On the last day of the conference delegations from each state visited Capitol Hill and carried important national and individual state messages to their respective legislators. Meg met with the offices of 8 out of 9 U.S. Senators and Representatives for the State of Colorado and had the opportunity to discuss the value of Colorado State University Extension to the Colorado citizens and show and leave a few examples. The conference was Meg's first real chance to meet a wide variety of Extension public relations and marketing representatives from across the nation providing a superb introduction to the wider Extension community. These connections and the lessons learned should all benefit our current efforts to brand within the state.
Director's Administrative Council
At the DAC meeting on May 30, 2007, the ongoing discussion about Campus evaluation input for agents, especially FSNE and jointly appointed agents continued. Input by the county directors will be solicited on this topic. DAC discussed joint departmental appointments for agents. A survey of the organization concerning in-service training needs is planned. Concerning FY2007-08, operating funds to specialists and regions will not change. We are currently working on a marketing budget. It was agreed to send out correspondence to the Colorado county commissioners concerning premises ID in the counties. The Program Leadership Team will look at the contribution reports system and a team will structure it as needed. This year we are finishing up our seven-year Plan of Work and will start a new POW next year. A requirement will be to identify specific impacts that are quantifiable. The climate of the organization's internal diversity issues was addressed. The next DAC teleconference will be on June 26.
User Fees Report
The user fee program established financial targets for all local Extension offices throughout the state. The target set for 2006-07 is a net $150,000 expected contribution to CSU. The revenues for 2006-07 through May reached $128,233
Contracts and Grants 2007
With the increased emphasis in Extension on alternative revenue sources, we will include successful contract and grant awards. Following is a listing of our newly awarded contracts and grants in April and early May 2007. The amounts awarded list the direct costs.
April 2007 AWARDS
| Primary PI |
Sponsor |
Project Title |
Start
Date |
End
Date |
Award
Date |
Amount $
Awarded
Direct Costs |
| Carroll,Jan B |
USDA-CSREES-Coop State Rsrch Edu & Ext |
Colorado Organizing for Children, Youth and Families at Risk New Communities Proj (CO-CYFAR-NCP) |
5/1/03 |
4/30/08 |
5/18/07 |
$134,500 |
| Miller-Heyl, Janet |
Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District |
DARE to be You 10-week Class for Middle-school Families (Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Distr) |
11/27/06 |
6/30/07 |
5/11/07 |
$4,000 |
State Budget
The General Assembly has adjourned for the year. State funds, together with tuition revenues, will generate $38 million more in revenue for the university than we had available last year. One goal is to add a number of tenure track positions to be placed by August 2008. However, there will be flat funding for the extension and college organizations except for salary increments. Thus, operating and travel budgets for our operations will be pretty flat and we will have to do some budget rearranging to meet some of our new goals.
Announcements
Awards...
ESP National recently announced the 2007 ESP recognition recipients. The western regional awardees include Daniel Fernandez (Dolores) for Mid Career, Judy Barth (campus) for Administrative Leadership, Andrew Seidl (campus) for Early Career, and Ann Hall (El Paso) for Visionary Leadership. There were many outstanding nominations representing every facet of the Extension focus and mission. Congratulations to our CSU recipients on their work and the recognition by their colleagues!
Wendy Umberger (campus) as co-project coordinator with DeeVon Bailey, Utah state University, was honored by the American Agricultural Economics Association with the Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Group Award for the program entitled "U.S. Livestock Identification Systems: Risk Management and Market Opportunities." The awards presentation will be on July 31 in Portland, Oregon. Congratulations!
Sympathy to...
Shaylen Flores (Arapahoe) and her husband Brian. Shaylen's mother, Elizabeth King, passed away on May 31 in San Dinas California.
Personnel Update
Update as of June 6, 2007
-Judith Barth, Director of Operations
A reminder:
Anyone interested in receiving information on Extension positions outside of Colorado should subscribe to our "jobs" listserv by sending an e-mail message to list@coop.ext.colostate.edu. In the body of the message type "subscribe jobs firstname lastname."
NORTHERN REGION - JoAnn Powell
Adams County
Family Service Coordinator (Family Success in Adams County (FSAC) - two positions, #13-07
Interviews are scheduled for June 8, 2007.
Extension Agent (4-H Livestock) 40% time/FTE
Kenny Thies resigned effective May 31, 2007. The position is under review.
Arapahoe County
Extension Program Coordinator (Natural Resources/Agriculture)
This fully county-funded and administered position is under review by the county.
Denver County
Extension Agent, Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE)
The position will be readvertised.
Douglas County
Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences (50% time)
The position is under review.
Golden Plains Area
Area Extension Agent (Agriculture)
The position is under review.
Jefferson County
County Extension Director, #08-07
The search was unsuccessful and the position will be readvertised.
Extension Agent (4-H and Youth Development/Natural Resources)
The position is under review.
Larimer County
Extension Agent, Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE), #09-07
Maggie Shawcross accepted the position effective June 18, 2007. Maggie has a B.A. in Biology and a M.P.H. both from the University of Northern Colorado. Maggie has been employed as a hospital patient advocate, a migrant outreach and tb case management assistant, and as a library assistant.
Weld County
Extension Agent, Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE), #10-07
Wendy Harper accepted the position effective July 2, 2007. Wendy has a B.A. in Dietetics and an M.P.H. in Public Health: Community Health Education both from the University of Northern Colorado. Wendy has been self-employed, a research nutrition graduate assistant, Extension nutrition and food safety intern, and volunteer nutrition teacher.
SOUTHERN REGION - Joel Plath
El Paso County
Extension Agent (4-H & Youth Development-60%/Family & Consumer Science-40%)
The position is under review.
San Luis Valley
Area Extension Director/Livestock Agent
The position is under review.
Southeast Area - Baca County
Area Extension Agent (4-H Youth Development, and Range/Livestock Management) and Baca County Unit Leader, #07-07
The search was unsuccessful and the position will be readvertised.
Southeast Area - Cheyenne County
Area Extension Agent (Agriculture and 4-H and Youth Development),
and Cheyenne County Extension Unit Leader
Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells, CO
The position is under review.
Southeast Area - Crowley/Otero Counties
Area Extension Agent (Range and Livestock Management), #12-07
and Crowley County Extension Unit Leader
Crowley/Otero Counties, Ordway, CO
The search was unsuccessful and the position will be readvertised.
Southeast Area - Prowers County
Area Extension Director (Livestock)
The position is under review.
Southern Region
Regional Specialist (Water Management), #15-07
The position is being advertised with an application deadline of July 2, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for September 12-14, 2007.
WESTERN REGION - Nathan Moreng
San Miguel and (West) Montrose Counties
Extension Agent (4-H & Youth Development
and Family & Consumer Science), #14-07
The position is being readvertised with an application deadline of June 25, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for August 7-9, 2007.
Western Region
Regional Specialist (Water Management), #15-07
The position is being advertised with an application deadline of July 2, 2007. Interviews are scheduled for September 12-14, 2007.
STATE STAFF
Resource Development Specialist
The position is under review.
Northern Regional Marketing Specialist
The position description is being developed.
Personnel Directory
Be sure to check the information listed in the on-line personnel directory at: www.ext.colostate.edu/cedirectory. If you have questions or problems, contact Joy Bauder at 970-491-3887 or joy.bauder@colostate.edu.
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Nancy Race, Program Assistant
CSU Extension
4040 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
nancy.race@colostate.edu
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