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May 12, 2006

FACULTY MEETINGS
Faculty meetings for 2006 Spring semester will be held Fridays, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, Room 75 Ag Hall on the following dates:

May 12 - Cancelled.  The next faculty meeting date will be forthcoming.
 
FIRE AND EVACUATION DRILL
Sometime between 1pm -4pm on Monday, May 15th, we will be participating with DPPS in conducting our annual fire and evacuation drill.

Upon hearing the alarm system activate, please encourage people in your areas to exit the building via the stairs and meet at the large sycamore tree on the east side of the building.  If it is raining, our alternate rally point is the North Kedzie entranceway.

Once you have left the building, I will be looking for you to check in with either myself or Linda Peters at the rally point, and report that your area is clear or that there are any outstanding issues.

This should take around 10 minutes from beginning to end.
Thank you all for your continued support to help keep us all safe. ---Benjamin P. Darling
 
ASBESTOS ABATEMENT
Abatement of floor tile (250 sq. ft.) containing asbestos materials at AGRICULTURE HALL ROOM 317A will take place on Thursday, May 18, 2006, between 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Asbestos abatement personnel are required by law to take appropriate measures to contain asbestos fibers within the work area.  The area will be cleared for occupancy only after the space is thoroughly inspected.
 
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Najafi, Mohammad, Rayman Mohamed, Abdelkader Tayebi, Soji Adelaja, Mary Beth Lake, Paul Gottlieb, and William Rustem.  The Fiscal Impacts of Alternative Single Family Housing Densities: Infrastructure Costs.  Land Policy Institute Report Series.  Report #2006-2.  May 2006.  Available at: www.landpolicy.msu.edu.
 
LYNN HARVEY SEMINAR
Please Note Room Change.
Due to overwhelming response, the 1st annual Lynn R. Harvey Local Government Affairs Seminar will be moved to an on-campus site with a larger seating capacity.  It will now be located in room B108 Wells Hall which is located across the street from the MSU Football stadium on the river.  Please plan to attend. The lecture is free and open to all.

Intergovernmental Cooperation and Consolidation in Michigan:  Lessons from Home and Abroad.  1st Annual Lynn R. Harvey Local Government Affairs Seminar Series.  Wednesday May 17th, 1 pm to 4 pm
Room B108 Wells Hall, MSU

MORRIS CHAIR CANDIDATES SEMINARS
Information on the Morris Chair candidates and their
seminars and receptions:  Seminars will be held in Room 75 Ag. Hall followed by a reception in the Agriculture Hall Atrium.  Please RSVP your reception
attendance to:  Judy von Bernuth, vonbern1@msu.edu, 517/355-0108.

May 18 – JOHN LEATHERMAN
10 a.m.: - Research Seminar:  "Morris Chair: Meeting the Research Challenge"
3:30 p.m. - Outreach/Policy Seminar, "Morris Chair:  Meeting the Extension Challenge"
4:30 p.m.  Reception

May 25 - ANDREW RESCHOVSKY
10:00 a.m. - Research Seminar:  "Does No Child Left Behind Place a Fiscal Burden on States?  Evidence from Texas"
3:30 p.m. - Outreach/Policy Seminar:  "Is a Property Tax Revolt Brewing?  Policies for Property Tax Relief"
4:30 p.m. Reception

June 6 - MARK SKIDMORE
10:00 a.m. - Research Seminar:  "Perfect Competition, Spatial Competition, and Tax Incidence in the Retail Gasoline Market"
3:30 p.m. - Outreach/Policy Seminar:  "Public Investment in Lake Rehabilitation:  The Experience of Delavan Lake, Wisconsin"
4:30 p.m. Reception
 
GOLFING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
The 15th Annual Golfing for Scholarships is on Tuesday, June 6 at Forest Akers West.  Fun & Prizes:  ANR Cup:  The winning team will have its members’ names engraved on the ANR Cup trophy; Dean’s Cup:  Foursomes with one or more MSU faculty or staff member may compete; George Stachwick Extension Cup:  Foursome with one or more MSU Extension staff member or retiree may compete; Outing Contests:  Putting, Longest Drive, Beat the Pro, Hole-in-One and “Cream the Cow” contests.  For more information, including special accommodations, call (517) 355-0284 or e-mail anralum@msu.edu.
 
To-date 121 scholarships (totaling more than $300,700.00) have been awarded to CANR students representing all departments and schools of the college.
 
FOOD SECURITY III & RELATED PROJECTS: Recent Outreach and Academic Contributions:
We have added new items to our web site, according to the major headings and subheadings of the site.
 
MSU INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
For more info, go to: www.isp.msu.edu/calendar/upcoming.php
 
MSU EVENTS INFO
BRESLIN CENTER
 
PAVILION EVENTS
 
WHARTON CENTER
 
MSU INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
For more info, go to: www.isp.msu.edu/calendar/upcoming.php
 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana-Champaign), Dept. of Ag. & Financial Planning, seeks for an Assist/Assoc. Professor, Applied Financial Planning and Management; a tenure-track in applied  finance, with emphasis on ag. finance, personal finance, financial planning and/or financial management; to conduct nationally-prominent, applied-finance research and contribute to the Dept’s undergraduate programs (generally two courses per year).  Required:  Ph.D in Ag. Econ. Consumer Econ., Consumer Finance, Economics, Finance, or related fields.  For full consideration, apply by July 1, 2006.  Starting date is negotiable after close date.  Applicants should submit a current vita, sample of written work, and the names, postal and e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of at least three references to:  Melissa Warmbier, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, 326 Mumford Hall, MC-710, 1301 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801-3605.   Additional info.: Dr. Madhu Khanna by phone: (217) 333-5176 or by email: khanna1@uiuc.edu
 
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Extension seeks:
POS ID #1503 - County Extension Director, Michigan State University, located in Charlevoix County.  Internal Posting.  Available:  Sept. 1, 2006.  Deadline;  June 2, 2006.
 
POS ID #1502 – 4-H Youth/Extension Educator.  MSU Staff ONLY.  This is a part-time, 50% position partially funded by a grant from Alger County. County funding is subject to re-approval annually.  Expansion to more than 50% time is subject to securing additional funding through other sources (grants, local resources, etc.) and for the time period specified by these sources.  Deadline:  May 22, 2006.
 
 
 
Further details 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.