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Dr. Ivory W. Lyles |
When Yvonne McCool, assistant director of information technology, lost her husband in 2006, she felt lost. "Not just emotionally," she said. "I had no idea what I needed to do."
From that difficult time grew a project that helps her colleagues throughout the Cooperative Extension Service. The project came to fruition during her time in the Faculty Leadership Program as part of Class 3.
Her project is Change of Life – a centralized online area that allows employees who are facing complex life issues to navigate the paperwork needed to make changes.
"I worked with HR and asked them what steps were needed if I wanted to change my name, get divorced, etc.," she said. "They laid it out for me, and I made live links to everything they do online including the forms."
The Change of Life folder can be accessed at http://www.uaex.edu/depts/HR/life_changing_events.htm
McCool is grateful for the help provided by Veda Thompson, Linda Lee, Dena Childs, Donna Rinke and Donna Rothberg.
The purpose of the Faculty Leadership Program is to build a skilled leadership base within the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service that is knowledgeable about organizational issues and programs to ensure that Extension has a viable future.
- Ivory W. Lyles
Accepting Applications for the Faculty Leadership Program
Have you prepared for the next step along your career path or for the next leadership opportunity that comes your way? The Faculty Leadership Program can help you get ready for the next level of leadership.
The Faculty Leadership Program has begun accepting applications for Class Four. To learn more about the program and to apply online, visit the Faculty Leadership Program website at http://www.uaex.edu/depts/PSD/Programs/flp/default.htm. To apply, select the "How to Apply" link at the end of the page.
The application period closes September 15, 2008. Extension faculty eligible for the program include county agents, specialists and administrators. A minimum of five years of Extension experience or combined university experience is required.
Class Three Graduates: Kelly Bryant, Shannon Caldwell, Laura Connerly, Kris Elliott, Leo Espinoza, Yvonne McCool, Lisa Martin, Renee Myers, Shawn Payne, Deborah Tootle, Karl VanDevender, Noah Washburn and Pia Woods.
Class Two Graduates: Mike Daniels, Jan Dawson, Dennis Gardisser, Caroll Guffey, Shirlye Hopkins, John Jennings, Kelly Loftin, Linda Meeks, Beth Phelps, Susan Pickle, J.J. Pitman, Bob Reynolds and Glenn Studebaker.
Class One Graduates: Candace Carrié Jerry Clemons, Mitch Crow, Graffie Eldridge, Brian Haller, Brian Helms, Berni Kurz, Kevin Lawson, Gus Lorenz, Ron Rainey, Donna Rothberg, Stewart Runsick, Debbie Still, Susan Watkins and Chuck Wilson.
If you have any questions about the program, contact Allisen Penn, Assistant Professor - Leadership Development, at 501-671-2086 or apenn@uaex.edu.
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Class Four Seminar and Study Tour
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| January 28-30 | UA System Office, Cammack Campus | Seminar One: Key Issues Impacting Arkansas Extension |
| March 11-13 | SWREC, Hope | Seminar Two: Professional Development Planning |
| May 13-15 | RREC, Stuttgart | Seminar Three: Decision Making |
| July 15-17 | UA Fayetteville | Seminar Four: Professionalism and Oral Communication |
| September 16 -18 | Cotton Research Center Marianna | Seminar Five: Organizational Communication and Marketing |
| November 4-6 | UA Fort Smith | Seminar Six: Resource Development |
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| January 6-8 | Mount Eagle Seminar | Seven: Program Evaluation and Personnel Management |
| February 28-March 6 | Washington, D.C. | National Study Tour |
| April 9 | TBA | Graduation |
– Allisen Penn
UAPB Small Farm Outreach Field Day Set for September 4
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Lonoke Farm Field Day will be Thursday, September 4, at the UAPB Pearlie S. Reed/Robert L. Cole Small Farm Outreach Wetlands and Water Management Center (SFO-WWMC) on the UAPB farm near Lonoke. The Field Day begins with registration at 7:30 a.m., welcoming remarks at 8:30 a.m., followed by tours and demonstrations.
The SFO-WWMC was created on the 871-acre UAPB farm to address critical groundwater issues facing Arkansans and to provide research-based information to clientele on alternative cropping schemes. Currently, 28 traditional and alternative crop demonstrations are being conducted at the UAPB SFO-WWMC involving 13 federal agencies, nine state agencies, three local governments and five non-governmental groups.
Of particular interest in this age of critical groundwater management are surface water management programs, satellite crop irrigation monitoring technology programs and native grass restoration projects. New this year are presentations on honeybees – getting started in beekeeping for honey production and to insure pollination of your vegetables – and a session on federal pesticide recordkeeping requirements.
Tractor-pulled trailers will transport participants continuously (hop off, hop on) to three main tour stops – crop production systems, water management activities and agriculture-related activities – where learning stations will feature scientists/researchers reporting on specific projects.
Crop production stops include:
At the Ag-related activities stop, attendees will learn about the SCAN soil moisture/soil temperature project, the Arkansas Forestry Commission progeny test, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission demonstration, and visit the UAPB Farmstead Museum, a renovated 1930s farmhouse furnished to depict farm life in the early ’30s on the Arkansas prairie. They will also get a sampling of Arkansas Ag Awareness activities, an educational program designed to acquaint school-age children with Arkansas agriculture, past and present. Honeybees and recordkeeping presentations round out the ag-related activities.
The UAPB farm is located on O’Cain Road off Hwy. 31. O’Cain Road is 3.5 miles from I-40, Lonoke Exit 175. For more information about Field Day, contact Dr. Leslie Glover at (870) 575-8822 or Charlie Cummings at (501) 674-4470.
– Carol Sanders
Honorary and Memorial Gifts
The following honorary and memorial gifts were recently received in support of programs and funds within the Cooperative Extension Service. This list covers gifts deposited July 1-31, 2008.
Extension Service Retiree Scholarship
In honor of Anna Keller
Margaret Alexander
In memory of D. Leroy Gray
Margaret Alexander
In memory of Jerry Henderson
Margaret Alexander
Lynn R. Russell Endowed Award for Professional Excellence
In memory of Lynn Russell
Margaret Alexander
Mildred and Liz Childs CES Professional Development Fund
In honor of Elizabeth Childs
Merritt and James Royal
Honorary or memorial donations may be forwarded to the Development Office, Cooperative Extension Service, P.O. Box 391, Little Rock, AR 72203. To ensure that proper notification is sent, please also include in whose honor or memory the gift is made and the mailing address of the person to receive the notification.
– Merritt RoyalPerry County 4-H Arts and Crafts Ready for County Fair
With 67 youth and 30 adults working, it looked and sounded like Santa’s Workshop on Thursday, August 7, at the Perry County Fairgrounds. Fifty-four members and 13 guests participated in the Perry County 4-H Arts and Crafts Day. Of those 13 guests, at least half are joining 4-H clubs.
Crafts included painting lessons with local artist Alma Gipson, sewing lap robes, building wooden birdhouses, painting gourd and wooden birdhouses, decorating hats, sewing moccasins and making leather book marks, and crocheting. Most of the youth took advantage of the opportunity to enter their crafts as exhibits for the Perry County Fair, September 9-13.
After the lap robes are exhibited at the fair, 4-H members will donate them to the local nursing home residents as a community service project.
Volunteers are the backbone of Perry County 4-H and are the reason for the success of the Arts and Crafts Day Camp. Special thanks go to the Perry County 4-H Teen Leaders, Extension Homemaker members, and scores of individual volunteers from the community for supporting our youth.
– Vicki Shadell
EHC Senior Fair a Hot Success!
On a recent hot July day, over 100 citizens attended the first-ever Senior Fair sponsored by the Lincoln County Extension Homemakers in collaboration with the Star City Civic Center. After months of planning and preparation, representatives from businesses and agencies from three counties converged at the Star City Civic Center to inform citizens age 50 and older about benefits, services and programs available to them.
Evelyn Glover, chairperson for the event, stated, "The EHC was glad we could hold an event such as this. We are grateful to the exhibitors for giving their time to come. We hope all the participants received information about services or programs that will benefit them in ways they may not have known about. We look forward to bringing this to our county again next year!"
The Senior Fair included booths and door prizes from the Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas; Bank of Star City; C & L Electric Cooperative Corporation; Lincoln County Cooperative Extension Service; Daughters of Charity Services of Arkansas; FFNEWS - UAPB; Gardner Nursing Center; Griffin Services; Hospice Home Care - Monticello and Pine Bluff; Lincoln County Department of Human Services; Lincoln County EOC, Inc.; Lincoln County Health Unit; Lincoln County In-Home Services; South Central Center on Aging; Star City Branch Library; Star City Nursing Center; State Farm Insurance; Alzheimer’s Association - Oklahoma and Arkansas Chapter; Arkansas Bar Association; and the Arthritis Foundation - Arkansas Chapter.
Special guests during the event included newly-elected County Judge Charles Capps and his wife, Carolyn, and Star City Mayor Gene Yarbrough. Mr. Capps graciously assisted EHC members with door prize drawings throughout the event.
– Jane Newton
Love of Learning Drew New Assistant to the VP for Agriculture to Education
A love of learning drew Christina Miller into academia, and as the new assistant to Dr. Milo Shult, University of Arkansas vice president for agriculture, she continues the work she loves. Miller joins the Division of Agriculture from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, where she was assistant director for planning and accountability. Miller earned an MBA – with an emphasis on business management – from the University of Central Arkansas.
Being a student worker in the Division of Continuing Education at UCA "opened my eyes to the value of an education and lifelong learning," Miller said. "As I moved to other jobs, I continued to see how higher education benefited individuals and their families. I enjoyed being a part of that."
Miller, who started work at the U of A Systems Office August 18, said her new job is a great fit with her abilities to multi-task, be very detail-oriented and organize people and events.
"I have always said that my job is to make someone else’s job easier," she said. "I truly love this type of work, and I think that is also a strength." When she’s not at the office, she’s volunteering at Hearts and Hooves, an organization offering equine-assisted activities to people with disabilities.
Having come from the Higher Education Department will be a great advantage for Miller, said Shult.
"She did an outstanding job with them and comes to us with a lot of experience in this type of work," he said. "Coupled with her knowledge of higher education, and working through the University of Arkansas system, we expect she’ll make a great contribution."
Miller said she’s looking forward to diving into her job and gaining an understanding of the work done by the Division of Agriculture.
"I think the biggest challenges will be learning the acronyms and terms for agriculture," she said. "I am very excited to meet all the people who are involved and learn about the work done around the state."
– Mary Hightower
Grants and Contracts
| Project Title | Award Amount | Principal Investigator | Granting Agency |
| Best Care Traditional | $190,432.00 | James Marshall | AR Department of Human Services |
| Best Care Connected | $59,476.00 | James Marshall | AR Department of Human Services |
| Guiding Children Successfully | $140,091.00 | Wallace Goddard | AR Department of Human Services |
| Arkansas 4-H Afterschool | $94,013.00 | Darlene Millard | AR Department of Human Services |
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$484,012.00 |
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