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May 27, 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.

 June 5-9 is the CSREES External Review.

BROWN BAG SEMINAR
June 16 - Brian Chi-Ang Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, will present a Departmental Seminar, Thursday, June 16 at 3:30 in Room 75; A New Vision of Knowledge Economy in Relation to Human Capital and Knowledge.

PUBLIC LECTURE

May 27 - Leonard Shabman, Resident Scholar, resources for the Future, Washington, DC and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech.  How Should water be managed in response to growth? Today public debates over where water will flow, when it will flow and to what uses it will flow has become a protracted, costly and conflict-ridden process.
Seminar will be May 27, 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the James B. Henry Center, Lansing. This lecture is the fifth in a series of seminars focusing on water resource issues in Michigan and the Great Lakes region. For more info on the series, go to: www.environment.msu.edu/water.

NEW FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Bitsch, Vera.  2005. Qualitative Research:  A Grounded Theory Example and Evaluation Criteria. Journal of Agribusiness 23, 1(Spring)75-91.

Swinton, Scott. M.  2005.  "Symposium" Economics of Site-Specific Weed Management."  Weed Science 53(2)259-263.

Swinton, S. M.  2005. "Too Poor to be Stewards? Rural Poverty and Sustainable Natural Resource Management." Chapter 7 in S. Asefa, ed., <http//www.upjohninst.org/publications/titles/esd.html>The Economics of Sustainable Development. Kalamazoo Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Pages 153-177.

MSU INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
May
June 17 - Annual Workshop for Teachers of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Region of Focus: Asia & Oceania at 9 am to 4 pm, 3rd Fl, International Center. Host Units: Asian Studies Center (ASN) and Dept. of Linguistics and Languages.
For more info, go to: www.isp.msu.edu/calendar/upcoming.php

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

PAVILION EVENTS
May
27 to 29 - MJMHA Morgan Showtime Horse Show, 8 a.m. daily. Admission: Free.  Location: Arena, South Barn. For additional info. contact Martha Edwards 248/7907709 or Maril Zbik 248/2193781 or mzbik@comcast.net
For information, go to: http://www.msu.edu/~pavilion/events.htm

WHARTON CENTER
        June 3 to 5 - GREASE; Cobb Great Hall.  Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
For info, go to http://www.whartoncenter.com

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Extension seeks: 
        POS ID #1451 -Extension Educator, Family Consumer Sciences (FNP), Monroe County located in Monroe, MI. Part-Time position (50%). AVAILABLE TO MSUE PROVOST APPOINTED STAFF ONLY. This position is temporary with annually renewable funding through September 30, 2005. Employment beyond this date is contingent upon available funding.  Available: June 15, 2005.  Deadline: June 3, 2005.

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

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY is seeking for an  Assistant Extension Professor , non-tenure track,  Specialization in Fisheries in the Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries.  This faculty position will provide leadership for a statewide fisheries extension education program for landowners, youth, sports people, fisheries biologists, general public, and natural resources organizations. The Assistant Extension Professor will develop aggressive and proactive educational programs for adults and youth that address current and future fisheries and natural resource needs and issues in Mississippi.  Required:  An earned doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Fisheries Management or related field from an accredited institution of higher learning; experience in developing, coordinating, and implementing youth fisheries educational programs & related activities; demonstrated grantsmanship; and a working knowledge of program delivery through multiple media avenues (internet, video, distance learning, etc.). Candidates who are ABD will be considered for this position.  Screening will begin on June 10, 2005 and will continue until the position is filled. 
Dept. Contact: Todd Tietjen; e-mail:  ttietjen@cfr.msstate.edu; Phone:  662.325.2996.  Deadline:  June 15, 2005.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Ag. Econ., is seeking for an Extension Specialist for Farm Management  Bluegrass Region (Req. #AG506640); Full-Time.  Required:  M.S. in Ag. Econ. or closely related field with a major interest in farm management.  This position is located in Versailles, Kentucky and serves the Bluegrass Region. The Specialist will work in the Association of the Kentucky Business Management Program, (KFBM) to provide farm financial record analysis and objective farm management counseling to approximately 50 farmer cooperators in a multicounty area (75% of his/her professional time). Will assist in statewide analysis of farm financial data. Will work with faculty, agents and other farm related agencies to develop educational programs for farmers (25% of professional time). Experience in farm management applications of micro computers is desirable. Ability to work effectively with farmers and other specialist is essential.  Deadline: June 2, 2005.


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.