Topics wil include an update from President Floyd on WSU Extension and Economic Development, the importance of Ag and the land grant mission to Washington State and WSU and AAU status; a look at the new WSU tree fruit research orchard outside of Wenatchee an introduction of the new CAHNRS and WSU Extension faculty and AP staff.

Guests on this month's program include:
President Elson S. Floyd
CAHNRS Dean Daniel Bernardo
Director of the Wenatchee TFREC Jay Brunner

Topics being discussed include:
-State Budget and Updating the CAHNRS Strategic Plan - Dean Dan Bernardo.
- Current plans for the future at the Puyallup R&E Center - John Newkirk
- TIssue based team development - Pete Jacoby
There will also be an introduction of new CAHNRS and Extension faculty and staff.
Guests:
Joining host Scott Fedale will be:
Dean of CAHNRS, Dan Bernardo
CAHNRS Associate Dean for Outreach and Extension Agriculture Program Director, Pete Jacoby
John Newkirk, Director, WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center ension.

A Virtual Tour of the new Mt. Vernon R&E Center.
Guests:
Joining host Scott Fedale will be:
Provost, Robert Bates
Dean of CAHNRS, Dan Bernardo

Topics being discussed include:
-The Food and Agriculture and the biofuels/Bioproducts legislative requests
- The WSU Extension Integrated Marketing - The WSU Capital Campaign
- The new WORQS accountability and reporting system.
There will also be an introduction of new CAHNRS and Extension faculty and staff.
Guests:
Joining host Scott Fedale will be:
Dean of CAHNRS, Dan Bernardo
Dean of WSU Extension, Linda Fox
John Winder, the Associate Dean of WSU Extension.

Guests include: CAHNRS Dean, Dan Bernardo and Dean of Extension, Linda Fox; as well as the Director of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chris Feise and Biosystems Engineering Professor, Shulin Chen.

CAHNRS Dean Dan Bernardo, Director of Development: Patrick Kramer, and Assoc. Dean, Director of the Agricultural Research Center: Ralph Cavalieri.
--Washington legislative supplemental sessions/priorities.
--The CAHNRS/WSU - FY 07 legislative initiative
--The Launch of the WSU campaign and how CAHNRS/Extension will handle their portion of this.

CAHNRS Dean Dan Bernardo, Extension Dean Linda Fox, Wenatchee TFREC Director Jay Brunner.
--Update on Benchmarking, and what it means for CAHNRS and Extension.
--Update from the recent provost's retreat
--A look at some goals for the new Dean's first year
--Update on activities at the Wenatchee TFREC and the introduction of new CAHNRS faculty, Extension Faculty, and A/Ps.

Jim Cook, Linda Fox, Ray Folwell, Jon Newkirk.

Jim Cook, Pete Jacoby, Ed Adams and Larry Ganders (from Olympia).

--Update on Budget planning, benchmarking, and introduction of new faculty (w/photos) - Dean Jim Cook.
--Update on program changes and assessment - Associate Dean Vicki McCracken.
--Administrative changes in WSU Extension and program updates - Interim Extension Dean Linda Fox.

Provost Bates, Jim Cook, Pete Jacoby and Linda Fox

The December edition of "CAHNRS UPDATE" (formerly CAHE UPDATE) will feature Interim Dean Jim Cook, Associate Dean for Extension Linda Fox and Associate Dean for the Agricultural Research Center Ralph Cavalieri. Among the topics to be discussed are:
-An update on the progress on the new strategic directions for CAHNRS;
-Some feedback on issues of concern to our ag commodity constituents across the state;
-An update on the expanding portfolio for Extension across the university;
-An update on the some new WSU/University of Washington partnerships;
-An update on activity at some of our Centers
-A look at some new opportunities for funding and partnerships
-An update some state and federal initiatives
-Updates on a number of issues in the Agricultural Research Center.

Interim Dean Jim Cook - Statement about his new role, direction and emphasis, Budget update;
Ray Folwell - An update on the Viticulture/Enology Program;
Sandra Ristow - report on NABC June meeting;
Linda Fox - 100 years of Home Economics at WSU

This program features an update on the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and a discussion about the proposal to establish a School of Natural Resources and the Environment. We also get an update on the proposal for a new name for CAHE and we hear from a member of the CAHE advisory council.

Nancy Blossom, Director, Interior Design Program-WSU Spokane
Linda Arthur, Chair, Apparel Merchandising/Interior Design
Bill Gillis, Director, WSU Center to Bridge the Digital Divide

Join us to learn about the new developments in the Interior Design and Apparel Merchandising and Textiles currricula and meet the new directors of the programs.
We'll also get an update on the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide and hear about some of the exciting projects it has underway.

Dean Zuiches
Ralph Cavalieri
Linda Fox
Fran Pierce, Director, Center for Precision Agriculture
Jack Watson, Chair, WSU Cooperative Extension, Benton County

Join us for an update on our Center for Precision Agriculture, our Viticulture/Enology initiative and a report from the recent Provost's Tour conducted by Cooperative Extension.

We also hear from CAHE administration about state support of ag research, our legislative requests and an update on our CAHE strategic plan.

This edition of CAHE UPDATE features our new provost, Dr. Robert Bates.
Joining him on the program are Deans Zuiches and Tate, Associate Dean Vicki McCracken, Richard Shumway, chair of the Agricultural Economics department, Gary Smith, Extension Ag Economist at Puyallup and Jon Newkirk, Director of the Western Center for Risk Management Education.