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Ag Econ-O-Gram
September 2, 2005
FACULTY MEETINGS
No faculty meetings are scheduled at this time.
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
This is a reminder that the University is closed for business and classes Monday, Sept. 5, to observe Labor Day, a national holiday. The University will re-open for business and classes Tuesday, Sept. 6.
REMINDER: Power Plant Upgrade
Over Labor Day Weekend, MSU is constructing an addition to the Power Plant that will both steam & electricity to campus. One boiler & one electrical generator will be taken out of service. The remaining capacity is more than enough to handle a holiday weekend, even with a home football game, but to assure no interruptions should a piece of equipment malfunction, we are asking the campus community for the following assistance:
*When you leave for the holiday weekend, please turn off all non-essential electricity consuming equipment, particularly computers and lights.
* Do not start any experiments or other electricity consuming activity that can be postponed until Tuesday, Sept. 6.
The cut-in will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, and will be completed early Monday morning allowing the power plant to be ready for the start of classes Tuesday morning, Sept. 6.
For questions or concerns, call Bob Ellerhorst, Director at 5-3314, 8 am - 5 pm, M-F, or email rlellerh@pplant.msu.edu.
FAREWELL
Dear Faculty, staff and students: My time at MSU in general and Ag Econ Dept. in particular, has finally come an end. Since the time I joined the department, many winters have come and gone by. Each one came with new promise for me and, the last one crowned it all. I earned my Ph.D. from this prestigious department and got two job offers. I can't ask for more.
I have enjoyed every day of my life in the department. So much so that if I were to do a Ph.D. all over again, I will still choose MSU Ag. Econ Dept. Most of the faculty and staff were very good to me and supportive. Thank you all for your kindness and, I hope that you will continue to make students feel the way I do now, or even better.
As for fellow students, I am a living testimony of staying the course. The challenges are many and varied but the rewards are sweet. I have greatly enjoyed the comradeship that reigns supreme in our student community. There is no other student body on campus like the GSO. I thank you all and wish you the very best in your studies.
I begin my new Job Aug. 29 as a full time Faculty member in Davenport University, Grand Rapids. My new contact information is given below.
Thank you. –Gerald Nyambane, Davenport University, 1691 Kraft Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49512;
email: gerald.nyambane@davenport.edu; office phone: 616-554-4711
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORIES
The department continues to maintain updated campus contact directories for faculty, staff and graduate students. Both of these directories are found at our department website specifically at the following --
Faculty/Staff Directory
http://www.aec.msu.edu/agecon/directory/deptdir.htm
Graduate Student Directory
http://www.aec.msu.edu/agecon/directory/graddir.htm
For detailed employee information, i.e., position, home address and phone number (if unrestricted), etc., please refer to https://fsra.msu.edu/Search.Asp
Please contact Ann Robinson regarding the Faculty/Staff Directory and Debbie Conway regarding the Graduate Student Directory.
NEW FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Berdegue, J.A., F. Balsevich, L. Flores, T. Reardon. 2005. Central American supermarkets' private standards of quality and safety in procurement of fresh fruits and vegetables, Food Policy, Vol. 30 Issue 3, June: 254-269.
Farina, E.M.M.Q., G.E. Gutman, P.J. Lavarello, R. Nunes, T. Reardon. 2005. Private and public milk standards in Argentina and Brazil, Food Policy, Vol. 30 Issue 3, June: 302-315.
Henson, S. and T. Reardon. 2005. Private agri-food standards: Implications for food policy and the agri-food system, Food Policy, Vol. 30 Issue 3, June: 241-253.
Joshi, Satish and Jake Ferris, co-authors of a chapter in a book just released by CABI Publishing entitled Agriculture as a Producer and Consumer of Energy The chapter is "An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of the Expansion in the US Production of Ethanol from Maize and Biodiesel from Soyabeans on Major Agricultural Variables, 2005-2015." The book was developed from papers selected from a conference in June 2004 in Arlington, VA sponsored by the Farm Foundation and the USDA's Office of Energy Policy and New Uses.
Mainville, D.Y., D. Zylbersztajn, E.M.M.Q. Farina, T. Reardon. 2005. Determinants of retailers' decisions to use public or private grades and standards: Evidence from the fresh produce market of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Vol 30 Issue 3, June: 334-353.
FOOD SECURITY III & RELATED PROJECTS: Recent Outreach and Academic Contributions:
New Provost's Reception
You are invited to meet Dr. Kim A. Wilcox, MSU's new Provost, at a reception on Tues., Sept. 13, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, Lincoln Room, Kellogg Center. A brief program featuring Trustee Dorothy Gonzales, President Lou Anna K. Simon, Provost Kim Wilcox, Assistant Provost Robert Banks, Dr. Lynne Goldstein and Ms. Kimberly Yake will begin at 6 pm. Light refreshments will be served. For more info. about Dr. Wilcox, please visit the Provost website at http://provost.msu.edu/wilcoxbio.html
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Betsy White at 353-9900 or whitebe@msu.edu
MSU INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
For more info, go to: www.isp.msu.edu/calendar/upcoming.php
ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKER SERIES
Oct. 20 – Prof. Daniel Cole, R. Bruce Townsend, Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, “The Relationships between Environmental Protection and Property Rights.”
Oct. 27 - Prof. A. Dan Tarlock, Dist. Prof. of Law & Director of the Program in Environmental and Energy Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law. “The Emerging Interstate and International Great Lakes Water use Regime: What Does it Mean for Michigan Water Law?”
Nov. 3 - Prof. Christopher Schroeder, Charles Murphy, Professor of Law & Public Policy Studies, Duke University Law School, Environmental Regulations: “What They Do and Why it Matters.”
Nov. 10 - Prof. Robert Percival, Robert Stanton, Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law. “Managing Environmental Conflicts: Prevention and Solutions.”
Nov. 17 - Professor Zygmunt J. B. Plater, Boston College Law School. “Dealing with Dumb and Dumber: The Continuing Mission of Citizen Environmentalism.”
Invitation to Sesquicentennial Convocation
Welcome! I want to take this opportunity to extend a personal invitation to the entire University community to attend the Sesquicentennial Academic Convocation September 8-9. This two-day event is a time for all of us -- faculty, students, and staff – to celebrate 150 years of excellence in academics, research, and outreach and engagement at MSU and to look ahead to MSU's bright future.
The overarching theme for this special Convocation is "Challenges of the Twenty-first Century Land-Grant University." Under this theme are the topics of Creating a More Civil Society, Transforming Society through Transformed Education, and Challenging the Inventive Mind: Problem Solving in the Twenty-first Century. For a complete schedule of events, please visit the S150 website:
http://www.s150.msu.edu/events.php
AG HALL COPY CENTER UPGRADES
Printing Services is in the process of planning some new changes to the Ag Hall copy. The changes are focused on:
Quality--new digital equipment with the latest digital printing technology capable of producing the highest quality.
Options--new binding/finishing equipment with more options, including saddle-stitching (stapling on the spine of a booklet such as a newsletter), spiral binding, laminating, and shrink wrapping.
Convenience--a new online storefront, called PrintConnect, will provide you with a web-based order entry system right from your desktop.
In addition to equipment & technology upgrades, the physical storefront in Ag Hall will create a more professional, user-friendly environment. Improvements will be throughout the coming semester, and equipment upgrades are scheduled to take place toward the end of the semester. Please pardon our dust as these changes take place. Please dont hesitate to write to Carmen Crist with your feedback, or stop by the copy center and visit Debi Tessman to learn more about the planned improvements.--Carmen E. Crist, Director of Printing Services, University Relations
Beaumont Tower Carillon
Beaumont Tower is open every Tuesday from 12 - 12:30 p.m. for tours. You can climb the 73 steps and see Dr. Ray McLellan, University Carillonneur, as he performs a half hour recital on the 49 bell Beaumont carillon.
Visit our website at http://www.msu.edu/~carillon
MSU EVENTS INFO
BRESLIN CENTER
PAVILION EVENTS
WHARTON CENTER
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) - A national consumer-health advocacy group is seeking an expert on food and agriculture policy to develop and advocate food, farm, nutrition, and environmental policies that would promote a diet based largely on plant foods, as well as more-nutritious, environmental friendly meant and diary products. Required: A strong knowledge of some combination of federal food, health, farm, and environmental policies; advanced degree in food policy, law, environmental policy, or public policy; five to ten years of issue-related experience with nonprofit organizations, government, or university. Deadline: Open until filled. For updated info, visit www.cspinet.org.
Kansas State University, Dept. of Ag. Econ. is seeking for the position of Department Head. The Department is seeking an energetic, ambitious, and entrepreneurial leader. Required: earned doctoral degree in ag. econ., econ., or closely related field; demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and communications sills; experience with teaching, research, extension, and international programs in a land grant university; strong professional record of academic achievement. Deadline: ; Nov. 1, 2005. For more info, go to www.agecon.ksu.edu.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Extension seeks:
POS ID #1458 - Land Use Policy Educator, Hillsdale/ Lenawee Counties; office is in Hillsdale, MI. This position is 100% funded by a grant with appointment on annual renewal basis. Available: Oct. 1, 2005. Deadline: Sept. 9, 2005.
POS ID #1459 - Land Use Policy Educator, St. Joseph County; office located in Centreville, MI. This position is 100% funded by a grant with appointment on annual renewal basis. Available: Oct. 1, 2005. Deadline: Sept. 9, 2005.
POS ID #1461 - Associate Program Leader, BFI Lactation Consultant; located at MSU, E. Lansing, MI. AVAILABLE TO MSUE STAFF ONLY. This is a part-time temporary position [up to .9 FTE]. Initial appointment will be through Sept. 30, 2006 with reappointment contingent upon renewed funding. Available: Immediately. Deadline: Sept. 16, 2005.
Further details are available for 30 days only by contacting Pat Neumann 517-432-0848.
All announcements should be sent to Pat Neumann, Editor, in room 219 Ag. Hall or e-mail: neumannp@msu.edu NO LATER than 12 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.
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