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October 29, 2002
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FIRST ANNUAL AG CONFERENCE SETS A HIGH STANDARD
The Agricultural Conference 2002 held last Thursday, October 24, at the Sheraton Waikiki, was the first of what is hoped to become an annual meeting. As such, it set an excellent precedent for future meetings. From the morning’s keynote speaker, John Ikerd, to Senator Dan Inouye’s luncheon keynote address, to the morning and afternoon breakout sessions, the day was filled with good presentations. The theme of the meeting was Changing Times: Creating Opportunities in Agriculture. The focus was primarily on direct marketing within the Hawaii marketplace. About 250 attended the full day, and about 500 attended the luncheon.

One of the luncheon’s highlights was honoring Big Island rancher Monty Richards for his lifetime of dedicated service to agriculture, the state, and the university.

The meeting was co-sponsored by the Agricultural Leadership Foundation, the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and CTAHR. Many people were instrumental in making the day a success. From CTAHR, I extend my congratulations especially to Dick Bowen, Kent Fleming, and Cathy Chan-Halbrendt.

Next year’s meeting organizers will have a hard act to follow.


CTAHR OPEN HOUSE WAS A ROUSING SUCCESS
About 300 Oahu high school students spent a jampacked three hours at a CTAHR open house on Friday, October 25. From all accounts, the open house was a huge success. Students and their teachers came away excited, intrigued, and impressed by the range of opportunities offered to them by CTAHR’s six departments. Twenty-eight stations representing all six departments were set up throughout the college.

Allene Chun, student services specialist in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, had four goals for the open house: communicate enthusiasm for the work CTAHR does; demonstrate pride in our college; project a welcoming face to the student visitors; and emphasize the opportunities CTAHR offers to virtually anyone. The enthusiastic response of the students and their teachers confirms that those goals were met.

Many, many thanks to all throughout the college who participated. We know that it took time away from your usual activities. On the other hand, if we attracted even 30 students out of the 300 who attended, the effort will have been well worth while. Thanks, too, to Allene and her staff for a job well done.


NOVEMBER 4 IS NEXT BROWN BAGS TO EXCELLENCE MEETING
The remaining three Brown Bags to Excellence meetings, November 4, November 18, and December 2, promise to be interesting and useful. Patricia Millen, from Leeward Community College, will concentrate on incorporating computers and the internet into your instructional model. All three meetings will be held in Ag Science III, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in the 2nd floor computer lab.


HAVE YOU ENTERED YOUR ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT?
Many of you have not yet entered your annual narrative report on the CTAHR web site. The deadline was October 15. If you are one who has not yet complied, please enter your information now. The site can be found at http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/internal_val.asp.


CTAHR CALENDAR
Please remember to send your calendar items to Dean's Notes.

*October 31: Evaluation, Nutrition, and Physical Activity (a Food Stamp nutrition education project conference), 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter, Honolulu, registration $40 until September 30, $50 thereafter, registration form at web site http://www.hawaii.edu/foodskills/foodstampconf.htm (contact: Pamela Kutara, 956-7212, kutara@hawaii.edu)

*November 2: Long-Term Care Insurance and Its Alternatives, noncredit course, Outreach College, taught by Ron Wall, $20 fee, 9:00-11:30 a.m., Sakamaki Hall C101 (contact: Paulette Feeney, 956-2037)

*November 4: Brown Bags to Excellence: Design Is Everything—Using Technology in Teaching, Priscilla Millen, Leeward Community College, Ag Sciences III computer lab, 2nd floor, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (contact: Marlene Hapai, hapai@hawaii.edu, 956-6977)

*November 8: Native Plants in Public Places: Hawaii’s Unique Biological Heritage, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Komohana Ag Complex, Hilo (contact: Jay Deputy, deputy@hawaii.edu, 808-956-2150; Debbie Ward, dward@hawaii.edu, 808-959-9155; see web site at www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/)

*November 8: 4-H volunteers training and dinner, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, RSVP by November 1 to Maryknoll Spotkaeff (contact: Maryknoll Spotkaeff, maryknol@hawaii.edu, 453-6053)

*November 17: 4-H Presentation Day, East Hawaii 4-H Federation Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Komohana Ag Complex, Hilo (contact: Debbie Ward, dward@hawaii.edu, 808-959-9155)

*November 18: Brown Bags to Excellence: Intro to Web-Based Teaching Techniques—Using WebCT, Priscilla Millen, Leeward College, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Ag Sciences III computer lab, 2nd floor (contact: Marlene Hapai, hapai@hawaii.edu, 956-6977)

*November 18: 4-H leader training, 7:00 p.m., Komohana Ag Complex (contact: Debbie Ward, dward@hawaii.edu, 808-959-9155)

*November 23: Tailgate party with CTAHR board of advisors and alumni, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; after the party, buses will take those interested to Aloha Stadium for the UH Warrior-University of Cincinnati football game and will return to UGC after the game (charges of $10 each for bus and $10 each for game) (contact: Kelvin Shoji, shoji@hawaii.edu)

*November 23: Sustainable Plant Conference, 8:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Kahului, Maui, $30 fee before November 1, $40 late fee (contact: Norman Nagata, nagatan@ctahr.hawaii.edu, 808-244-3242)

*November 26: Reception for UH-Manoa Chancellor Peter Englert, 3:30-4:00 p.m., light refreshments served until 4:30, Ag Science III conference room 219 and lobby (contact: Harriet Iwamura, 956-8234, dean@ctahr.hawaii.edu)

*December 2: Brown Bags to Excellence: Design a Teaching Web-Based Module, Priscilla Millen, Leeward Community College, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Ag Sciences III computer lab, 2nd floor (contact: Marlene Hapai, hapai@hawaii.edu, 956-6977)

*December 7: Financial Security in Later Life, noncredit course, Outreach College, taught by Ron Wall, $20 fee, 9:00-11:30 a.m., Sakamaki Hall C101 (contact: Paulette Feeney, 956-2037)

*December 13: CTAHR faculty senate meeting, 12:30 p.m., St. John 11 (contact: Halina Zaleski, halina@hawaii.edu, 956-7594)

*January 6-8, 2003: Invasive Species: A Comparison of Hawaii and California, presented by California-Pacific Section of the Society for Range Management, King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, Kailua-Kona; registration fee of $95 (contact: K. O. Fulgham, fulghamk@humboldt.edu)

*January 13-17, 2003: National Council of Farmer Cooperatives convention, Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort (January 15 opening reception open to all, 6:00-7:30 p.m.) (contact: Wayne Nishijima, waynen@hawaii.edu, 808-959-9155)


The next issue of Dean's Notes will appear November 15, 2002.

Remember Election Day, November 5.

Aloha,
Andy Hashimoto
deansnotes@ctahr.hawaii.edu
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Last updated on 12/10/02