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Ag Econ-O-Gram
August 4, 2006
SPRING SEMESTER 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:
DIRECTORY UPDATE
Please note that Glynn Tonsor has re-located to Room 317B Agriculture Hall. His phone (353-9848) and his intercom (136) numbers are unchanged.
Also, as a reminder, the Department's online Faculty and Staff Directory is continually updated as needed. You may refer to it through our website at http://aec.msu.edu/directory/deptdir.htm.
CONDOLENCES
The Department extends condolences to Jim Hilker and his family on the unexpected death of his mother-in-law. Services will be in Indiana.
NEW APPOINTMENT
Tom Reardon has been appointed Associate Editor of Agricultural Economics (the IAAE journal), effective January 2007 and Tom also has been appointed member of the International Advisory Board of the Development Policy Review.
AAEA AWARDS
The Department was honored by some of our faculty who received awards at the AAEA annual meetings in Long Beach, CA.
Rick Horan and Chris Wolf received the Outstanding American Journal of Agricultural Economics Article (Honorable Mention) Award for their article: Richard Horan and Christopher Wolf. "The Economics of Managing Infectious Wildlife Disease." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(3):(August 2005):537-551.
Frank Lupi and John Hoehn were part of a team that received the Outstanding Poster Presentation (3rd place) Award for their poster: "Using an Attribute Based Referendum to Value Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Programs." Oscar Arreola, Frank Lupi, Michael Kaplowitz and John Hoehn.
Please join me in congratulating these faculty.---Steve Hanson, Professor and Chairperson
ROAD TRIP
Join the CANR Alumni Association on a fun-filled, four-day trip Nov. 16-19 to State College, Pa. The trip includes tickets to the MSU vs. Penn State Land-Grant Trophy football game, meals, lodging, and several fun side trips and tours organized by the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. Reservations are due by Sept. 28, with a $20 discount for reservations made by August 18. For more info or reservations, click here or contact Kathryn Reed at 517-355-0284 or anralum@msu.edu.
New book chronicles CANR history
MSU research turns brownfields green
MINNESOTA INT’L ECON. DEV. CONFERENCE
Next spring 2007 the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota will host the 4th Minnesota International Economic Development Conference on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, 2007. Guest speaker will be Christopher Udry, Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University.
We invite you, and any other interested faculty in your department, to submit a paper to present at the conference. Papers on any topic related to international economic development are welcome. Deadline for submission is December 31, 2006. You will be notified by January 31, 2007 whether your paper has been accepted. For more information visit: http://www.apec.umn.edu/faculty/pglewwe/Minnconf/
FORD FOUNDATION DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline: November 30, 2006.
Sponsor: National Academies, National Research Council (NRC) USA,
Policy and Global Affairs, Fellowship Programs Unit.
Description: Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. The postdoctoral fellowships provide one year of support for individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after attaining the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree. Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Link: www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/fordpost.html
CONSERVATION GUEST SCHOLAR GRANTS
Deadline: November 1, 2006
Sponsor: Getty Trust, J. Paul
Description: The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute supports new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, and objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of wide general interest to the international conservation community.
Link: www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/researchGCI.html
NATURE AND HUMAN SYMBIOSIS PROJECT
Deadline: August 15, 2006
Sponsor: Yamagata University
Description: The Yamagata University is soliciting applications for the "Nature and Human Symbiosis" Project from those in Japan, as well as from people around the world using the World Wide Web. The world today is being confronted with the challenge of having to find solutions to numerous environmental problems. Each one of us is able to realize that human beings exist within nature. The Yamagata University invites those interested to join together with Yamagata Prefecture, whose residents have expressed a great love for our abundant resources and nature, and the Yamagata University to think seriously about specific ways to cultivate a rich society for the future. The Yamagata University is hoping that the proposed projects will be appealing, and that they can be independently implemented in an effort to realize nature and human symbiosis. Yamagata University is looking for proposals that are specific and full of dreams. The applicant who submits a project that is accepted will be able to participate as an advisor in its actual implementation.
Link: www.yamagata-u.ac.jp/naturepj/index2.htm
CERCLA SUPERFUND - NATIONAL BROWNFIELDS JOB TRAINING GRANTS
Deadline: September 8, 2006
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Description: This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities and non-profit organizations to provide environmental job training projects that will facilitate the assessment, remediation, or preparation of brownfield sites. Applicants must propose to serve a community that currently receives, or has received, financial assistance from EPA for brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, or cleanup competitive grants. States and certain eligible Indian Tribes currently receiving CERCLA Section 128 funding may propose to serve any community within their jurisdiction where the state or Indian Tribe is conducting site-specific brownfields work (e.g., assessment or clean up activities) with state, Indian Tribal or Federal CERCLA Section 128 funds.
Link: www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/06-06.pdf
INFORMATION PROGRAM GRANTS
Deadline: September 30, 2006; December 31, 2006
Sponsor: Soros Foundation, Open Society Institute - New York
Description: The Open Society Institute's Information Program announces instructions for grant-seeking organizations aligned with the program's two aims:
- To enhance the ability to access, exchange, and produce knowledge and information for key open-society constituencies and disadvantaged groups, especially in the poorer parts of the world.
- To use new tools and techniques to empower civil society as a force for open society in national, regional, and global arenas.
Funded activities in the past have included information and knowledge capacity-building events; technology and policy analysis; advocacy campaigns; and innovative projects that test new ground.
Link: www.soros.org/initiatives/information/news/cfp_20060613
TWO NEW CITIZEN PLANNER MODULES
The Citizen Planner program announces the launch of two new modules in its Online Training Program. Module 2, Legal Foundations, covers the basic legal framework, governmental authority, and constitutional limitations for planning and zoning in Michigan. Module 3, The Comprehensive Plan, walks the learner through creating a comprehensive master plan, understanding future land use classifications, and reviewing and revising existing comprehensive plans.
The new courses join Modules 1 and 6, already available online at: www.citizenplanner.msu.edu/online/. All seven modules will be available this fall. Each training course costs just $69.99, providing an inexpensive and convenient way for non-professional planners to gain the knowledge they need to lead their communities in effective land use planning. For more information, visit the Citizen Planner Online web site, email cponline@msu.edu, or call (517) 353-3123.
CAMPUS PORTAL TRAINING
The upcoming Campus Portal Training will be held once a month from August through November. These are half day sessions. You can sign up for as many of the classes as you need, as many times as you need.
User Training - is for those who work for MSU Extension, will be using the portal to share information with other staff, or accessing materials from units such as Professional Development, etc. How to manage your profile, your My Portal, Workspaces and Live Session, some on Calendar.
Manager Training - is for those who will be actively managing staff changes, and portal pages. How to create and manage portal pages, modules, upload files to and from workspaces, using the calendar. How to add and remove staff from your portal.
Please make sure that all MSU Extension employees, and support staff receive this message. Anyone who works for MSU Extension is entitled to a profile in the system..
Anyone who works for MSU Extension is entitled to a profile in the system. Rooms change from date to date, please note carefully what room they are in, or check on the Portal Calendar (main MSUE site). No confirmation will be sent. If there is a problem I will notify you.--- Cynthia Straus, Room 10 Ag. Hall, Voice: 517-353-3175; FAX: 517-432-9440; E-mail: strausc@msu.edu.
Wells Hall B-100C
Thurs., Aug. 17 8:30 – 11:30 am User Portal Training
Thur., Aug. 17, 1 – 4 pm Manager Portal Training
106 Farrall Hall
Fri., Sept. 15, 8:30-11:30 am, User Portal Training register using Inservice Session # 6430 http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/course.cfm?course=6430
Fri., Sept. 15, 1-4 pm, Manager Portal Training register using Inservice Session # 6433 http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/course.cfm?course=6433
106 Farrall Hall
Fri., Oct. 20, 8:30-11:30 am, User Portal Training register using Inservice Session # 6431 http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/course.cfm?course=6431
Fri., Oct. 20, 1-4 pm, register Manager Portal Training using Inservice Session # 6434 http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/course.cfm?course=6434
106 Farrall Hall
Fri., Nov. 17, 8:30-11:30 am, User Portal Training register using Inservice Session # 6432 http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/course.cfm?course=6432
Fri., Nov. 17, 1-4 pm, Manager Portal Training register using Inservice Session # 6435 http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/course.cfm?course=6435
NEW WEBSITES
Check out it out State of Michigan website in Spanish. A lot of helpful information. http://www.mi.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-39925_39926---,00.html
Check out MSU Extension's Urban Collaborators at:
http://www.spdc.msu.edu/urpp/outreach/urbcollabs.htm
Also a new web address for Urban Planning Partnerships at: http://www.spdc.msu.edu/urpp/outreach/upp.htm
OPERATION: MILITARY KIDS…
TO: MSU Extension Staff and Community Partners:
Operation: Military Kids Ready, Set, Go! Ready, Set, Go! is a one day educational session designed for professionals, key volunteers, and community partners. An upcoming Ready, Set, Go! Workshop will be on Tuesday, August 22 at the Grayling Township Hall, Grayling. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the workshop will conclude at 3 p.m.
This workshop addresses issues children, youth, and families face when a family member becomes suddenly military. Workshop participants will explore what it means to National Guard, Army Reserve and other military families to become suddenly military. This workshop is designed for you to gain a stronger understanding of the impact of the deployment cycle on soldiers, families, youth and the community. Other topics which are addressed include: Military Culture, Stress & Coping, Grief, Loss, & Trauma, Fostering Resiliency, and Media Influence, and Building Community Capacity.
MSUE is partnering with Mich. National Guard; Mich. Army Reserve; Mich. Dept. of Education; American Legion; Boys & Girls Clubs and the Military Child Education Coalition.
The workshop fee is $25 for both MSUE and Non-MSUE participants. Participants will receive an extensive train the trainer notebook and a CD of resources. Please register at: http://web2.msue.msu.edu/inservice/listofregistrants.cfm?course=6414
For additional info. on Operation: Military Kids visit the MSU Extension web site: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/cyf/youth/omk/ or contact OMK Co-Directors: Tina Fleming at flemin82@msu.edu or Sheila Smith at smiths20@msu.edu
FOOD SECURITY III & RELATED PROJECTS: Recent Outreach and Academic Contributions:
We have added 35 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
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE, Dept of Economics, invites nominations and applications for an endowed chair, the McMahon Chair in Corporate Finance. We seek an outstanding scholar with an established research program in corporate finance and related areas; must have a publication record appropriate for the position & and substantial ongoing research. Applications will be reviewed immediately and the position will remain open until filled. Submit cover letter, resume, teaching evaluations, references and copies of publications and/or working papers. Send to: Finance Search Committee Chair, Department of Economics, Claremont McKenna College, 500 E. Ninth St., Claremont, CA 91711-6400
See: http://econ.academic.claremontmckenna.edu/
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Extension seeks:
POS ID #1513 - County Extension Director, Clare County – Open to Internal Academic, Provost Appointed Personnel and External Candidates located in Harrison, Michigan. Full-Time, Continuing Employment Position. Available: Oct. 1, 2006. Deadline: August 26, 2006.
POS ID #1512 - Extension Educator, Family Consumer Sciences/Nutrition & Health Saginaw Co., located in Saginaw, MI. INTERNAL POSTING FOR MSUE POVOST APPOINTED STAFF ONLY. This is a full-time, annually renewable position contingent upon available grant funding. Available: Aug. 15, 2006. Deadline: Aug. 7, 2006.
POS ID #1511 - District Extension Horticulture Educator And Coordinator, NW Michigan Horticultural Experiment Station; located in Traverse City, MI. Internal / External Posting. This is a full-time MSU Extension continuing employment stream position. The position is administered through the MSUE North region and supported jointly by MSUE and the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. Available: Oct. 1, 2006. Deadline: August 25, 2006, or until a suitable candidate is found.
POS ID #1510 - Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources – Field Crops, Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties; located in Adrian, MI. This position is partially funded by a grant with appointment on an annual renewal basis. Available: Sept. 1, 2006. Deadline: Sept. 1, 2006. DEADLINE: September 1, 2006
POS ID #1507 - Extension Educator, Fruit & Ornamentals, Berrien County; located in Benton Harbor, MI. This position is funded 100% by a grant with appointment on an annual renewal basis. Available: Sept. 15, 2006. DEADLINE: Aug. 18, 2006.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA is seeking for (a new position) a Regional Extension Educator in Community Economics for Southwest Minnesota. Bachelors degree
POLITECNICO DI MILANO, PhD program in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering; 14 Scholarships for PhD-students. There are 14 vacant scholarships for PhD-students at the Dept of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering of Politecnico di Milano. One of the scholarship is reserved to non Italian students. The other 13 scholarships are open to both Italian and non Italian students. The scholarships are for three years and start on 1-1-2007; a mandatory period (minimum 6 months) to be spent in a foreign academic institution. The net amount of the scholarships is 826 Euro per month (1.212 Euro per month in the semester spent abroad). The amount of the scholarships may be increased through participation in the teaching activities at undergraduate, master and MBA/Executive level of the Dept and in contract research activities. One of the scholarships relates to studies in the economics and financing of high-tech start-ups and connected policy measures. Scholarship relates to studies in data mining, business intelligence, optimization and their applications to management, public admin. and biolife systems; - Alliances, acquisitions and knowledge generation of high- tech start-ups; - Technology policy and external financing of high-tech start-ups; - Economics of telecommunications; - Regional competitiveness and enlargement; - Knowledge, creativity and local development; - Urban competitiveness and globalization processes; - Economic evaluation of local development plans; - Innovative models for marketing services control; - Internationalization of firms and production processes; - Price competition in international markets & etc. Required: Master degree in a relevant social science or technical discipline (at least five year-university education); strong interests in applied research in management, economics and/or industrial engineering. To apply: preliminary send by August 30, 2006 a detailed CV (including relevant publications, if any) to:
Professor Massimo G. Colombo, Email: MAILTO:drig@polimi.it indicating the research issue(s) to which they are interested; send an application to:
The Research Doctorates Department, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milan, ITALY by registered letter (stating on the envelope "application for admission to competition for Research Doctorate"). Deadline is Sept. 25, 2006 (the valid date will be that of the receipt stamp of the appropriate offices of the Politecnico di Milano, and not the date on which the application was sent). Application form can be downloaded at:
http://pcsiwa12.rett.polimi.it/~phdweb/eng/ammissione_borse/fr_ammissione_borse.htm
For further details on the doctoral program in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, visit the website at: http://www.dig.polimi.it/eng/dottorato/fr_dottorato.html
UNIVERSITY OF PURDUE are seeking:
Executive Director, Ripley County Economic Dev. Corp.; The person in this position would be an employee of Purdue University but would be working to support the mission and activities of the Ripley County Economic Development Corporation. This is pilot project that involves a unique partnership between local economic development efforts and the University http://www.purdue.edu/hr/Employment/Job_Vacancies/wlprof.shtml#00000000016515
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Henry County Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources and Economic and Community Development. The person in this position is part of Purdue Extensions county-based educational and capacity building efforts. Subject matter emphasis would encompass two of Extensions major programmatic areas: Economic & Community Development; and Agriculture and Natural Resources.
http://www.purdue.edu/hr/Employment/Job_Vacancies/wlces.shtml#00000000016552
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY are seeking for: Assistant Professor - Applied Economics: Marketing and Risk Management. Responsibilities include developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in price analysis, futures and options markets, and other agricultural economics and agribusiness topics, mentoring of undergraduate students and advising of graduate students, research emphasizing marketing risk management and application of economic models and econometric methods, among others. Deadline: Sept. 29, 2006 or until position is filled.
Assistant Professor - Applied Economics: Agribusiness Econ. Responsibilities include developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in one or more of the fields associated with the Dept's program in agribusiness, finance and real estate, mentoring of undergraduate students, advising of graduate students, research emphasizing the application of economic analysis to problems facing investors and decision-makers in the food and agribusiness chain. Deadline: Sept. 29, 2006 or until position is filled.
For more info, go to: http://agecon.tamu.edu/department/departmentPositions.shtml
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-Extension is looking for Master's level people who are interested in community economic development. Four county faculty positions are open and following is one of those announcements: Community Planning Educator - Kenosha & Racine Counties (SE WI); office is located in Bristol, WI and Racine County Extension Office is located in Sturtevant, WI. The Educator will incorporate pertinent research findings into educational programs designed to address the primary issues of comprehensive planning, inter-governmental cooperation and public participation efforts related to "Smart Growth." Planning and zoning educational programs for local officials are also a focus. Assume weekly travel throughout the county and occasional travel within the district and state, work evenings on a regular basis and occasionally on weekends. Required: Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years relevant experience; preference given to degree(s) in planning, geography or another field that relates to the position; Understanding of Wisconsin's "Smart Growth" legislation, comprehensive land use planning and land use plan administration/implementation; Knowledge of growth management; Knowledge of developing comprehensive plans; Understanding of the institutional framework of comprehensive and land use planning and planning law administration in Wisconsin, including zoning and subdivision ordinances; extraterritorial authorities; municipal fiscal planning; financial incentives; purchase/transfer of development rights, etc. Preferred Master's or other graduate degree with relevant experience. Review will begin Aug. 8, 2006: and will continue until interviews are held. Submit a cover letter (include position title and county), resume, contact information of three professional references, undergraduate transcripts, and a UWEX Applicant Survey Form found at www.uwex.edu/jobs/. Send application materials to: Cooperative Extension Human Resources, 249 Extension, 432 N. Lake Street, Madison, WI 53706 or e-mail: ces.jobs@uwex.edu.. Additional info for all jobs is available at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/.
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.
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