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Ag Econ-O-Gram

April 1, 2005

FACULTY MEETING
Please mark your calendars for upcoming faculty meetings.  Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be held at 1:30 pm, Room 75 Agriculture Hall.

April 1 - CANCELLED
April 15
May 6 and 20
 June 5-9 is the CSREES External Review.

UPCOMING DEPT. SEMINARS
Thurs., Mar. 31 - Satish Joshi, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Ag. Econ., MSU. "Effect of Environmental Management Systems on Investor Reactions to Emission Information."
Wed., April 6 - Marcel Fafchamps, Oxford.  "Insecurity and Welfare."  LOCATION 119 Psychology.  (Joint with MSU's Economics Department)
Thurs., April 7. Paul Thompson, Dept. of Ag. Econ., MSU.
Tues., April 12 - Tom Clay. "Michigan's Budget Crisis."
Thurs., April 14 - Suzanne Thornsbury, Dept of Ag. Econ., MSU.

All seminars are 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in 75 Ag. Hall, unless otherwise noted.

WELCOME
The Department welcomes Ellen Schueller who joins us as an Office Assistant III.  Ellen comes to us from the Department of Geography.  Ellen is in Room 1 Ag Hall; phone 353-4519; intercom 151; e-mail: schuell2@msu.edu .
Please feel free to stop by and introduce yourself.Ann Robinson

VISITING SCHOLAR
The Department would like to welcome Mr. Eduardo Ramirez.  He is our visiting scholar from Chile and will be in Room 219-#7 through January 2006.

CONGRATULATIONS
      I am pleased to announce more accolades to our department.  We have been notified that Judy Whipple is the recipient of the Howard and Lili Ann Cambden Endowed Teacher/Scholar Award.
      We also have winners in our Undergraduate Advising Office Team of Karen Reynolds, Chris Stiles, Larry Zink and, formerly, Rose Lilly who were selected to receive a Certificate of Recognition for All-University Excellence in Diversity for their Team Efforts in Emerging Progress.
      Both of these awards indicate the strong commitment these individuals have for our students and for the department's programs.---Steve Hanson, Chairperson

NEW FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Swinton, S.M.  2005.  "Economics of Site-specific Weed Management."  Weed Science. 53(2)259-263.

FREE BOOKS
There are books (free) from Dr. Gerald Schwab in Room 219 Ag. Hall for anyone who would like them.  Please help yourself.

USED CELL PHONES
CTU Member/Community Services Committee and CTU Union Representatives are collecting old or used cell phones. Donate your old or unused cell phones for MSU Safe Place. They will be reprogrammed to call 911 and given to domestic abuse victims for emergency use.

Deadline for donation:  May 1, 2005

Donations can be dropped off to Anne Brooks in 160 Ag Hall or at CTU, 3498 E. Lake Lansing Rd, Suite 100, East Lansing between the hours of 7:30am and 6pm (M-Th), 8-5 (Fri).

ANIMAL WASTE
April 25 - A Conference on Animal Waste as a Resource: Future Strategies to Ensure Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Production Success in Michigan. Kellogg Conference Center, East Lansing.  See  <www.maeap.org> for agenda and registration form.

BRESLIN CENTER
For information, go to: http://www.breslincenter.com

PAVILION EVENTS
For information, go to: http://www.msu.edu/~pavilion/

WHARTON CENTER
For info, go to https://www.whartoncenter.com

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Extension seeks:                 

POS ID #1443 - Extension Associate, 4-H Health Project Assistant Coordinator; located at MSU, E. Lansing, MI.  This is a 9-month, half time fixed term position with a possibility of an extension, subject to funding availability.  Available: April 1, 2005.  Deadline:  April 8, 2005.

POS ID #1445 - Associate Program Leader - Aquatic Ecology; located at Stevens T. Mason Building, MSU and Rose Lake Wildlife Research Center, Lansing, MI, with extensive travel throughout the state.  This is a 9-month, full time fixed term position with potential extension subject to funding availability.  Available: April 18, 2005.  Deadline:  April 13, 2005.

Apply for above at web site: http//www.msue.msu.edu/jobs


NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (Fargo), Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, is extending the search deadline for a faculty position in Agribusiness and Applied Economics, with associated responsibilities as Director of the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives.  Although the university is seeking an experienced individual for this position, junior applicants with research, teaching, and outreach interests in agribusiness, industrial organization, and Cooperatives are encouraged to apply. Screening begins August 1, 2005 and continues until a suitable candidate is found. For more info, go to: < http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/jobs>

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, is seeking for an Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics; a tenure-track, academic year position in the economics of consumer behavior, nutrition, and health. This position is a research and teaching appointment; available July 1, 2005. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and will include a start-up package and summer salary for the first two years of appointment.  Required: Doctorate in agri./applied econ. or econ., with emphasis in the areas of consumer demand, nutrition, or health econ. preferred; develop a nationally recognized research program in consumer behavior, market structure in food & health industries and/or nutrition and health policy; strong quantitative skills & training in micro-economic theory; Teach courses in applied econometrics;  research topics include impact of health boosting products & foodstuffs, and the econ. of product identification, safety assurance and marketing along the supply chain; working within new multi-disciplinary program on obesity prevention & management. This new program is currently hiring eight new faculty positions in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. For more info, see < http://www.aaec.vt.edu/aaec> Applicants should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae using the universitys online system at https://jobs.vt.edu.





Further details available for 30 days by contacting Pat Neumann.

All announcements should be sent to Pat Neumann, Editor, in room 219 Ag. Hall or e-mail: <neumannp@msu.edu>  NO LATER than 12:00 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.