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August 2010 (print-friendly version)

Organizational Transformation Update

Implementation Teams

Thanks to all who volunteered to serve on the four transformation implementation teams.  We had more volunteers than openings but encourage you to stay engaged as the teams work through their charges.  Please contact any team member if you would like to provide input.

Frequently Asked Questions
The newly created Organizational Transformation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page is a place for you to get answers regarding the transformation of Extension, as well as an opportunity for discussion and to ask your own questions.  Commenting is enabled to further discuss amongst peers.  You are invited to submit your questions via the email address provided on the FAQ page; Scott Reed will address these questions individually.

Additional information
The webinar is available online: view the recorded July 23, 2010 webinar
For additional information, please visit: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/internal/organizational-transformation

Information & Communication Technologies

Keith Diem, Admin (co-leader)
Chris LaBelle, Outreach Education/EESC (co-leader)
Lucas Turpin, ECTU
Dana Martin, Deschutes
Karen Zimmerman, Outreach Education/EESC
Sam Angima, Lincoln
Marilyn Lesmeister, 4-H
Rob Emanuel, Tillamook
Anita Azarenko, Horticulture

Business Model

Jim Johnson, Forestry (co-leader)
Willie Riggs, Klamath (co-leader)
Jeff Hino, Lifelong Learning
Beth Emshoff, Metro
Sandy Reichhuber EESC
Marcia Dickson, Admin
Dave White, Deschutes

Assessment

Marc Braverman, FCH (co-leader)
Pamela Rose, Marion County (co-leader)
Shawn Morford, Warm Springs
Brian Tuck, Wasco County
Bill Klug (ECAN, Washington County)
Mark Anderson-Wilk, Educational Outreach/EESC
Sean Rowe, Extension Sea Grant

Area Administration

Patrick Proden, Washington (co-chair)
Phil Hamm, Hermiston (co-chair)
Tim Deboodt, Crook
Doug Hart, Admin
Amy Peters, Coos
Donita Roseboro, Marion/Yamhill
Bill Braunworth, Ag
Lynette Black, Wasco
Jim Fitzpatrick, ECAN

OSU Libraries

Much of the library services on the library homepage (http://library.oregonstate.edu) work the same whether you are on or off campus. But, if you are not in Corvallis and would like to be reminded of what additional services you have available to you, use the “Ecampus” view of the library home page (see example 1). 

This will take you to a view of the library homepage that assumes you are off campus (see example 2).  The URL does not change in this process. Until you opt for another view (I’d recommend “Faculty” if you are on campus), each time you return to the library website, it will know you want the Ecampus view.

Submit Nominations for Awards

This year's OSUEA Cooperator's Awards and the Friends of Extension will be presented during the Outreach and Engagement Strategic Conference in November.

Submit a nomination
This is an excellent way to support your local volunteer or business in your community or in the state that, year after year, has made a significant contribution to your office, program or to Extension as a whole?  Applications are only two pages long. Tell us why your nominee should be considered for the award. Please submit applications by October 1, 2010.

Award Criteria OSUEA Cooperator's Awards: view judging criteria and past winners on the OSUEA web page (http://oregonstate.edu/dept/osuea), click on Cooperator Awards. 

Friends of Extension: for criteria please contact Joy Jones at: Joy . Jones (at) oregonstate . edu

About OSUEA Cooperator Awards
Presented by Oregon State University Extension Association, categories of recognition are: Individuals with fewer than 10 years of service Individuals with 10 years or more of service Businesses or organizations (no time limit) Return nominations to John . Williams . 1 (at) oregonstate . edu by the end of the day October 1, 2010.

About ESP - FRIEND OF EXTENSION Awards
Presented by Epsilon Sigma Phi chapter to a non-Extension (lay) person, company or organization and is designed to recognize truly outstanding support and personal involvement in Extension efforts. Epsilon Sigma Phi chapter is allowed to nominate and present up to three candidates for national recognition. Writing Nominations Please write nominations like a letter of recommendation, not like an article for a scientific journal. When reviewers read your nomination, you want them to say "Of course we'll recognize this person!"

Please submit nominations to: Joy . Jones (at) oregonstate . edu
The deadline is: October 1, 2010

Awards & Recognition

Congratulations goes to the following faculty, staff, volunteers and clientele who recently received awards of recognition.

Mike Bondi, Clackamas County, will receive the National Cooperative Extension Award of Excellence at the Annual Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities meeting in November.

Carlea Freeman, executive assistant to the associate provost for OSU Outreach and Engagement, is this year’s winner of the Karel J.H. Murphy Professional Faculty Leadership and Service Award. Sponsored by OSU’s PFLA.

NACAA Award Winners

Barbara Brody, Anna-Marie Chamberlain, Malheur County and Scott Jensen (UofI)  - Ranchers Feeding Kids - Extension Education Division – Western Region Winner

Chanda Engel,  Klamath County – Adaptation Of Brassica Spp. And Fodder Radishes As Late Season Forages In The High Desert Region Of Oregon - Applied Research Division – Western Region Winner

Randy Mills, Umatilla County - Effects Of Late Gestation Supplementation Of Beef Cows On Cow And Calf Performance – Applied Research – Western Region, 2nd Place

Outreach and Engagement Vice Provost's Awards for Excellence

Each year, University Outreach and Engagement recognizes outstanding contributions by faculty, staff and partners that significantly advance the mission of outreach and engagement through the presentation of Vice Provost Awards for Excellence. The awards luncheon was held December 15th at OSU CH2MHill Alumni Center for the awardees and their nominators, department heads, deans and/or vice provosts and guests.

This year two special awards were given recognizing the work of the:

  • Faculty Panel for Transformation
  • Ask an Expert Deployment Team and Question Monitors

Also honored at the award luncheon were three Extension faculty receiving Recognition for Government Service:

  • Maureen Hosty - 20 years of Service
  • Janice Cowan - 20 years of Service
  • Janice Gregg - 30 years of Service

Visit the O&E website to see the 2011 award winners, as well as winners from previous years. http://outreach.oregonstate.edu/awards/award-recipients

Awards are given in the following categories:

1. Service
2. Strategic Impact
3. Program Support
4. Innovation
·    On-line Teaching Innovation—Credit-based
·    On-line Teaching Innovation—Non Credit
·    Partnerships Innovation—Meritorious work with other public or private organizations or individuals
5. Diversity

eXtension Professional Development

This month there are "30 Minute Sessions" on a several topics including a quick way to find Extension educational materials, writing for online audiences for Moodle or webpages, and getting started in Second Live. Give us 30 minutes and we'll teach you something useful!

In addition there are a few 60 Minute sessions on a more indepth topic and for discussions including the first in a series on Google App Engine, Ask an Expert Widgets & discussion, and the monthly Question Wrangler meetup.

These sessions will be held at our Web Conferencing Center: http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/learn.
Plan to join the session 5 minutes before the starting time.

  • Tuesday, August 3 at 2:00 - 3:00 EDT (11-12:00 SLT): Second planning meeting for Virtual State Fair week to be held live in Second Life October 6th - 10th.
    Adobe Connect at http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/extension3d/
    Or Second Life at the Virtual County Extension http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill2/181/172/24
  • August 11 at 2:00 ET: Writing for Online Audiences by Jennifer Jahedkar Texas AgriLife Extension
    Whether in a Moodle course or on a webpage, an online audience needs materials to be organized, and presented differently. Join us to learn what that means and see before and after examples.
    For all Extension.
  • August 18 at 2:00 - 3:00 ET: Getting Started With Google App Engine
    1 hour session (first in a series) - by Jason Young, eXtension. Google App Engine is a service from Google for quickly and easily deploying web applications in the same scalable environment that powers Google's own webapps. This session is the first in a series of sessions that will guide participants in creating their own web apps on App Engine. We'll start by getting everyone up and running and deploying their first "hello world" application. For all Extension.
  • August 19th at 2:00 - 3:00 ET, Beginning with the Ask an Expert Widget by Aaron Hundley and Ask an Expert Discussion Double Header by Aaron Hundley and Beth Raney
    Learn the basics of the Ask an Expert System with Widgets and stick around for the AaE Discussion for current participants of the AaE system. How to use the Ask eXtension widget to receive and answer questions directly from your county Extension web site or Extension-related website. This widget adds question asking capabilities to your site, but uses the power of the eXtension Ask an Expert and FAQ systems to assist you in answering. Take questions from your clients, and use the 40,000 questions in the FAQ system to assist you in providing a timely and accurate answer.This session will introduce you to the Ask an Expert system, the Ask an Expert widget, show you the latest features developed, and will discuss what is necessary to begin using it immediately in your own county sites and blogs with helpful tips. Then we will have a conversation to discuss current implementations and ideas for the AaE system with those who have been working in the AaE system.
    For all Extension.
  • August 24 at 2:00 - 3:00 ET: Question Wrangler Monthly Meetup with Beth Raney and Kevin Gamble, eXtension An opportunity for state Question Wranglers who help with questions submitted via Ask an Expert by the public at www.extension.org, to get familiar with your role, the tools available to make it easier, and share experiences & tips.
    For eXtension Question Wranglers.
  • August 24 at 3:00 - 4:00 EDT (12-11:00 SLT): Third planning meeting for Virtual State Fair week to be held live in Second Life October 6th- 10th.
    Adobe Connect: http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/extension3d/
    Or Second Life at the Virtual County Extension: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill2/181/172/24
  • August 26 at 2:00 ET, Using eXtension's Custom Search to Locate Extension Educational Materials
    One of the most widely used tools developed and supported by eXtension is the Google Custom Search engine that looks through all the known Cooperative Extension Web sites and return relevant materials. Recently, eXtension has added some enhancements to make it easier for Extension professionals to add additional Web sites. This session will show you how the tool works, demonstrate adding additional sites, and provide examples of how it can be used to support Extension educational efforts.
    For all Extension. but especially useful to agents and educators.
  • August 27 at 2:00 - 3:30 ET (11:00-12:30 SL time (Pacific)), Second Life Meetup. Meet at the Virtual County Extension http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill2/181/172/24.Scavenger Hunt! Trophy for the winning team. This is a great practice session for new SL users.
  • August 31 at 2:00 ET: Getting started in Second Life.
    Registration, avatar creation, orientation, and ways to use this virtual environment to enhance your programming.
    For all Extension.

SECOND LIFE

Second Life is an immersive 3-D virtual online environment, free to the public, and used by educators from around the world for teaching and collaboration. eXtension will help you get started by providing space, training, and technical assistance.
Instructions for entering Second Life are at www.thynkalittle.com or http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Cooperative_Extension_Second_Life_Educators LuAnn Phillips, eXtension Virtual Worlds Coordinator, is available to assist you in world, and can be reached at luann.phillips@extension.org, by instant message to Thynka Little in Second Life, or at www.thynkalittle.com

August Second Life Events:

  • August 3, 2:00-3:00 EDT: (11-12:00 SLT) Second planning meeting for Virtual State Fair week to be held live in Second Life October 6th - 10th. Meet in Adobe Connect at http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/extension3d/ or in Second Life at the Virtual County Extensionhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill2/181/172/24
  • August 24 at 3:00 - 4:00 EDT: (12-11:00 SLT), Third planning meeting for Virtual State Fair week to be held live in Second Life October 6th- 10th. Meet in Adobe Connect at http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/extension3d/ or in Second Life at the Virtual County Extensionhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill2/181/172/24
  • August 27: Second Life Meetup -- 11:00-12:30 SL time (Pacific), 2:00-3:30 ET. Meet at the Virtual County Extension http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morrill2/181/172/24. Scavenger Hunt!Trophy for the winning team. This is a great practice session for new SL users.
  • August 31 at 2:00-2:30 ET (30 min. session): Getting started in Second Life.
    Registration, avatar creation, orientation, and ways to use this virtual environment to enhance your programming. Go to http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/learn 

 

Add these dates & topics to your calendar, and plan to join us on for one or more of these sessions in August!

TO PARTICIPATE in any of the sessions held in our Web Conferencing Center...

  1. Five minutes before the start time, go to our Web Conferencing Center meeting room at http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/learn.
  2. You will be presented with a login screen that has an "Enter as Guest" option.
  3. Enter your first name, your last name, and your institution/university, then click the "Enter Room" button to join the conference.
  4. To hear the audio of the workshop and participate in the Q&A portion of the workshop we will be using a built-in teleconferencing capability of Adobe's Connect Pro conferencing software. Once you log into the meeting you will be presented with the option to enter your call-back number, your phone will automatically be called. After entering your number you will be automatically called and joined into the audio portion of the Web conference on your phone.

EMAIL LIST:

If you or a colleague would like to get notices about upcoming professional development sessions offered by eXtension, go to https://people.extension.org/communities/learn and Click "Join Community.

Navigating Difference

A Three Day Course ~ Cultural Competency Training

Oregon State University October 26-28, 2010

Module One ~ Cultural Awareness

  • Define diversity broadly, diversity wheel
  • Theoretical approaches to diversity work
  • Generalizations and Stereo Types
  • Cultural Value Orientation

Skill Sets

  • Recognize our own culture(s) in Extension and Higher Education.
  • Explore personal and cultural values, biases, prejudices and views.
  • Identify similarities and differences among cultures.
  • Identify ways in which culture shapes beliefs, practices, and values.

Module Two ~ Cultural Understanding

  • Developmental stages of intercultural sensitivity
  • Skill Sets
  • Understand the developmental nature of cultural competencies.
  • Describe issues and concerns which arise when values, beliefs, and practices differ from those of the dominant culture.
  • Recognize ways culture affects participation in extension programs and services.

Module Three ~ Gathering Cultural Knowledge

  • Mapping Community Resources
  • Web-based demographic resources
  • Choosing a cultural guide

Skill Sets

  • Develop familiarity with cultures and the specific ways in which they differ from our own.
  • Use conceptual and theoretical models for understanding human culture.
  • Identify appropriate cultural guides and build productive relationships with them.

Module Four ~ Cultural Interaction

  • Stumbling blocks to intercultural communication
  • Verbal and Nonverbal Communication style differences
  • Mindful observation and interpretation
  • Cultural Conflict Style Differences

Skill Sets

  • Recognize factors impacting successful intercultural communication.
  • Use concepts and theories of intercultural communication.
  • Manage intercultural conflicts effectively.
  • Interact productively and seek input and guidance from cultural partners.
  • Form new programmatic partnerships across intercultural difference.

Module Five – Intercultural Sensitivity

  • Historical and Sociological Differences
  • Unearned privilege and oppression

Skill Sets

  • Identify historical and sociological influences on specific cultural interactions.
  • Recognize the impact of privilege, inequality and oppression in daily contexts.

For more information contact:
daniel . mcgrath (at) oregonstate . edu  phone 503-931-8307
derek . godwin (at) oregonstate . edu    phone 503-510-7582

Joys, Sorrows and Well-wishes

Births
Congratulations to Grandpa Sandy Macnab! Sandy and Mary Anne became first time grandparents when Jennifer and Drew Brost welcomed Anna Elizabeth on July 11, just hours short of Grandpa’s birthday. Mom, dad and new baby are well.

Get Well
Paul Heikkila, retired Coos County Sea Grant agent, broke his neck from a fall on his boat. Good news is he is home in a neck brace and if things heal as planned, he will not need surgery. You can send a card to Paul at 786 South 1st St., Coquille, OR 97423

Deaths
Beverly Craig, retired Gilliam & Curry Counties staff chair, died July 9th in Chattanooga, TN.

Personnel Updates

Provided by: UABC-HR

New Hires

  • Anne Ayres – Education Program Assistant – Ext. Deschutes Co., 07/19/2010
  • Janaleen Williams – Instructor – Ext. Clackamas Co., 07/16/2010
  • Sandra Collinger – Office Manager – Ext. Washington Co., 07/06/2010
  • Erica Hancock – Education Program Assistant – Ext. Columbia Co., 07/01/2010
  • Rhianna Simes – Education Program Assistant – Ext. Jackson Co., 07/02/2010

Recruitment Updates: Unclassified

  • #0005485 Education Coordinator – Crook Co. Ext.
    Committee Chair: Tim DeBoodt
    Status: Offer pending
  • #0005626 Executive Assistant – Extension Administration - Corvallis
    Committee Chair: Lonnie Morris
    Status: Offer Extended
  • #005531 Education Coordinator – Tillamook Co. Ext.
    Committee Chair: Troy Downing
    Status: Offer Extended
  • #006013 Office Manager – Tillamook Co. Ext.
    Committee Chair: Troy Downing
    Status: Posted, close date 08/13/2010

Recruitment Updates: Classified

  • #0005677 – Education Program Assistant, Jackson Co. Ext.
    Committee Chair: Phil Van Buskirk
    Status: Offer Extended
  • #0005812 – Accountant 1, Lincoln Co. Ext.
    Committee Chair: San Angima
    Status: Interviews pending
  • #0006009 – Education Program Assistant, Morrow Co. Ext.
    Committee Chair: Larry Lutcher
    Status: Posted, close date 08/13/2010

Upcoming Events

2013
Jun 21 - Jun 22 Regards to Rural 2013 Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
Jun 28 - Jun 30 Western Governors' Association - 2013 Annual Meeting Park City, Utah
Jul 15 - Jul 18 Western Region Joint Summer Meeting Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Jul 22 - Jul 25 Joint Committees on Organization and Policy (COPs) Summer Meeting Manhattan, Kansas
Sep 15 - Sep 19 Galaxy IV Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 30 - Oct 3 Train the Trainer Navigating Difference Federal Way, WA
Oct 1 - Oct 2 2013 Western Region Administrative Officers Meeting (WRAOM) CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis OR
Oct 2 - Oct 3 Western Rural Development Center: Extension Sustainability Summit Park City, UT
Oct 6 - Oct 9 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) - Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
Oct 7 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) - Outreach and Community Engagement Staff Network Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
Oct 8 - Oct 11 Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Annual Meeting Madison, WI
Oct 8 - Oct 9 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) 2013 Annual Conference - Engaged Scholarship across Disciplines, Communities & Geography Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Nov 4 - Nov 7 College of Agricultural Sciences Administrators' Workshop Oregon State University
Nov 10 - Nov 12 Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Washington, DC
2014
Mar 24 - Mar 28 Joint National Extension Directors & Administrators Meeting (NEDA) and National eXtension Conference (NeXC) Albuquerque, NM
Apr 14 - Apr 18 O&E Division Conference/Extension Annual Conference (tentative) CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis OR
May 18 - May 21 Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) Conference Sacramento, CA
Jun 22 - Jun 25 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Grand Rapids, MI
Jul 20 - Jul 24 National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Conference Mobile, AL
Sep 15 - Sep 20 National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NAEFCS) Annual Session Lexington, KY
Oct 5 - Oct 9 Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) National Conference Indianapolis, IN
Oct 26 - Oct 30 National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) 2014 Conference Minneapolis, MN
Nov 2 - Nov 4 Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Orlando, FL
2015
Oct 25 - Oct 29 National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) 2015 Conference Portland, OR