2007 CAHNRS and WSU Extension
Employee Development Conference
Tuesday, August 7th – Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)
M. E. and Audrey H. Ensminger Agricultural Pavilion
Pullman, Washington
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration Table Opens |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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Mary Hoffman, Director,
WSU Extension Budget & Business Operations |
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9:45 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker:
Meeting Life’s Changes / Challenges
Kathleen Manenica, Extension Coordinator Specialist,
WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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11:00 a.m. |
Ice Breaker: Yoga for the Workplace
Deb Pehrson, Yoga Instructor, Yoga with Deb |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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This session will help you find a way to bring peacefulness into your busy day. Yoga means union. When practicing any part of yoga we are striving to unify the body and the mind in a more interactive way than we are generally accustom to in our "busy, busy, busy" Western culture. We will focus on yogic breathing and stretching techniques that you can practice at your desk. During the practice of these stretches I will talk about body awareness and listening to cues that our bodies give us throughout the day. |
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11:45 a.m. |
Buffet Lunch |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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12:45 p.m. |
Registration Continues |
CUE Atrium |
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CONCURRENT SESSION ONE |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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1:15 p.m. |
Farm and Greenhouse Safety |
CUE 319 |
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Peggy Collier, Ag Research Technologist III,
WSU Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, WSU Pullman
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The Greenhouse safety presentation will include information about the Worker Protection Standard requirements, working safely in areas where pesticides are being used, dangers of heat stress, and practices that decrease the need for pesticide use. |
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Patrick Cruver, Safety and Health Specialist,
WSU Environmental Health and Safety |
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Confined space hazards on farms are numerous. Every year in the United States there are reports of fatalities on farms due to suffocaton and poisoning from asphyziating and toxic gases formed by fermentation of organic material within manure pits and grain bins. Working in grain bins without proper respiratory protection to filter dusts and molds increases the farmer's chances of developing repsiratory diseases. Entering grain bins without proper restraint systems has caused many deaths due to suffocation and crushing from flowing grain. Mr. Cruver will discuss some of these hazards and control methods for avoiding them in his 30 minute Power Point presentation. |
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Purchasing Card Training (part 1 of 2) |
CUE 219 |
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Patty Gropp, Associate Director,
WSU Purchasing Services,
Henri Piper, Program Coordinator,
WSU Business Services / Controller
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Background Checks for Volunteers |
CUE 202 |
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Pat BoyEs, Program Director,
4-H Youth Development, WSU Extension |
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Contribute Software |
CUE 119 |
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Substitute: Brian Clark, Public
Relations Communications Coordinator,
WSU Extension and CAHNRS Marketing & News Services |
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2:30 p.m. |
Break |
CUE Atrium |
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CONCURRENT SESSION TWO |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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3:00 p.m. |
Global Mapping |
CUE 119 |
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Richard Rupp, Ag Research Technician III,
WSU Crop and Soil Sciences |
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Purchasing Card Training (part 2 of 2) |
CUE 219 |
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Patty Gropp, Associate Director,
WSU Purchasing Services,
Henri Piper, Program Coordinator,
WSU Business Services / Controller
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Understanding Budgets - From an Academic Department Perspective |
CUE 202 |
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Tom Martin, Director of Administrative Program Sciences,
WSU College of Sciences |
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- Examine the secrets of the University Budget Statements with the goal of making them meaningful
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- Discuss of PBL, Accruals, F&A Accounts and Endowments
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- Many definitions, helpful hints and even suggests ways to manage your budgets
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- Where and how to obtain meaningful data that measures Departmental Performance
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Datawarehouse & Excel Tips & Tricks
Don Holbrook, Director of Administrative Services,
CAHNRS Business and Finance Office |
Thompson Room 1 |
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5:00 p.m. |
Wine Tasting Reception |
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The Old Post Office Wine Cellar & Gallery |
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(optional fee, not included in registration fee) |
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6:00 p.m. |
Dinner On Your Own |
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration Table Opens |
CUE Atrium |
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CONCURRENT SESSION THREE |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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8:30 a.m. |
Grant Proposal Preparation |
CUE 319 |
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Tom Kelly, Technology Licensing Associate,
WSU Agricultural Research Center Administration:
Mary Lou Bricker, Finance / Budget Coordinator,
WSU Agricultural Research Center Administration:
Esther Tate, Extension Finance / Budget Manager,
WSU Extension Budget & Business Operations |
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Evaluations, Position Descriptions, |
CUE 119 |
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and Performance Evaluations |
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Suzette Yaezenko, Human Resource Consultant,
WSU Human Resource Services |
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Record Retention and Electronic Forms |
CUE 202 |
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Ralph Jenks; Director,
WSU Procedures, Records and Forms:
Publications, Rob Stout, Assistant Director, Publications,
WSU Extension Communications and Educational Support Services |
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Outlook |
CUE 219 |
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Vida Jones, Information Systems Coordinator,
WSU Extension Communications and Educational Support Services |
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9:45 a.m. |
Break |
CUE Atrium |
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CONCURRENT SESSION FOUR |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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10:15 a.m. |
Lab Safety |
CUE 207 |
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Sarah Greer, Lab Safety Officer,
WSU Environmental Health and Safety |
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Cultural Competencies |
CUE 319 |
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Melynda Huskey, Assistant Vice President, Equity and Diversity,
Office of the Vice President, Equity and Diversity |
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Financial Issues for Counties |
CUE 202 |
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Mary Hoffman, Director,
WSU Extension Budget & Business Operations
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SkillSoft Online Training |
CUE 119 |
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David Schmidt, Human Resource Consultant,
WSU Human Resource Services |
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SharePoint Training |
CUE 219 |
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Tony Wright, Computer Coordinator,
WSU Extension Communications and Educational Support Services |
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11:45 a.m. |
Buffet Lunch |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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CONCURRENT SESSION FIVE |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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1:15 p.m. |
Need Funding? Where Do You Begin? |
CUE 319 |
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Rita Whitcomb, Research Projects Support Coordinator,
WSU Office of Grant and Research Department |
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Sammy Rodriguez, Graduate Support Coordinator,
WSU Office of Grant and Research Department |
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Locating funding sources can be time consuming, frustrating and a daunting task. Knowing where to get started will give you that extra edge required to succeed. This session will provide a fundamental overview on: idea generation, developing keywords, funding types & step-by-step database searches. |
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Travel Rules and Regulation |
CUE 219 |
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Patricia Collins, Travel Services Supervisor,
WSU Business Services / Controller |
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Fiscal Management – Grant Programs |
CUE 202 |
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Kathy Poole, Program Coordinator,
WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center |
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Esther Tate, Extension Finance / Budget Manager,
WSU Extension Budget & Business Operations |
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Staying Connected – Communicating with
Technology |
CUE 119 |
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Geoff Allen, Computer Systems Administrator,
WSU ITS Operation and System Services
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2:30 p.m. |
Break |
CUE Atrium |
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CAMPUS TOURS |
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The Bear Center |
The Bear Center |
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The Wood Materials Lab |
WMEL |
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The Orville A. Vogel Plant Biosciences Building
The Plant Introductory Core |
Biosciences Building |
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5:00 p.m. |
BBQ, Band and Butch the Cougar
(no–host bar) |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH
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CONCURRENT SESSION SIX |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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8:30 a.m. |
“A Day in the Life of Administrators and Researchers |
CUE 319 |
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Brenda Griffin, Manager,
WSU Office of Grant and Research Development |
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A hands-on, interactive approach to both sides of the Administrator / Researcher relationship. Specific examples through a skit and power-point presentation detailing the similarities and differences between the two and how we can better understand each other. |
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Cash Handling |
CUE 219 |
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Robert Wright, |
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Living and Breathing the Brand |
CUE 202 |
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Kathy Barnard, Director, Marketing and News Services,
WSU Extension |
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Office and Personal Safety |
CUE 119 |
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Michele Freeman, Admin / Training Coordinator,
WSU Environmental Health and Safety |
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9:45 a.m. |
Break |
CUE Atrium |
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CONCURRENT SESSION SEVEN |
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Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) |
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10:00 a.m. |
Intellectual Properties 101 |
CUE 119 |
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Tom Kelly, Technology Licensing Associate,
WSU Agricultural Research Center Administration |
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Enterprise Data Security: What Does It Mean To You? |
CUE 219 |
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Kevin Imel, Information Systems Manager,
WSU Admin SVS Information Systems |
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Chat with Extension’s Dean and Associate Dean and Associate Director |
CUE 202 |
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Linda Kirk Fox, Associate Vice President and Dean,
WSU Extension |
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John Wiinder, Associate Dean and Associate Director, |
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WSU Extension |
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Time & Organizational Management |
CUE 319 |
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Nancy Shrope, Assistant Director,
WSU Grant and Research Development |
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11:15 a.m. |
Lunch – Capstone |
Ensminger Pavilion |
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Daniel Bernardo, Dean,
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences |
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Linda Kirk Fox, Associate Vice President and Dean,
WSU Extension
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