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| Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Weekly Vision is e-mailed weekly to faculty and staff of Bumpers College and the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Division of Agriculture. This service is primarily for timely announcement of news and events for the AAES and Bumpers College. Submit items to hmedders@uark.edu. You may also wish to submit items to headline@uark.edu for posting on "UA Daily Headlines" for campus-wide distribution. |
| Aug. 31, 2009 |
1. Plant Pathology begins centennial seminar series - Friday
2. Ahrendsen provides leadership for International Network for the MBA in Agribusiness and Commerce
3. Student computer labs moved from Agri Annex to AFL B108
4. Bumpers College launches Twitter page
5. Save the Dates for faculty reception and scholarship luncheon
6. Save the Date for Division of Agriculture Awards Luncheon, Jan. 8
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1. Plant Pathology launches centennial seminar series - Friday
A Plant Pathology Centennial Seminar Series will begin Friday, Sept. 4, with a presentation by recently retired department head Professor Emeritus Sung M. Lim. His seminar, at 1:30 p.m., in the Plant Science 09 lecture hall, will be an "Overview of the Past, Present and Future of the Department of Plant Pathology."
The department was established in 1909 and is the oldest standing department of plant pathology in a university in the United States, according to University Professor David TeBeest, who is coordinating the centennial activities with Department Head Rick Bennett and Assistant Professor Y. Tzanetakis.
Centennial seminars will be held throughout the fall featuring emeritus faculty and alumni who represent different research areas within the discipline of plant pathology over several decades. The speakers hold a diverse range of positions with responsibilities in research, extension and administration in academia and industry.
Speakers in addition to Lim will include Rose Gergerich, professor emeritus, Arkansas; Jerry Moore, assistant professor, Oklahoma State University; Jeff Hoy, professor, Louisiana State University; William Dolezal, research fellow, Pioneer Hi-Bred International; Paula Argudelo, assistant professor, Clemson University; and Steven Slack, associate vice president for agriculture and director of the Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center. Possible additional speakers and schedules will be announced.
In addition to presenting seminars, the speakers will be visiting with the faculty and students in the Department of Plant Pathology during their scheduled visit to the University of Arkansas.
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2. Ahrendsen provides leadership for International Network for the MBA in Agribusiness and Commerce
Bruce Ahrendsen participated in the annual meetings in August at Debrecen University, Hungary, as a member of the executive editorial board of the scientific journal Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce and the board of the International Network for the MBA in Agribusiness and Commerce. The MBA board members are responsible for starting, assisting, and accrediting MBA programs of Agribusiness and Commerce. Current programs are located at universities in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, the Ukraine, Croatia, and Serbia and programs are under consideration for Slovakia and Russia. Board members are from the Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, the United States, and the countries with current programs.
He also participated in a project meeting for Agribusiness Higher Education Development, which is similar to the Atlantis project that is partially supporting the "Double M.S. Degree in Rural Development and Agricultural Economics Program" at the University of Arkansas, University of Florida, and six European universities.
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3. Student computer labs moved from Agri Annex to AFL B108
New technologies in Bumpers College classrooms and student computer labs were listed recently by Brenda Wideman, technology director for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Bumpers College.
The final preparations in all rooms are under way and we thank the college, our units, and our students for the funding that has made the following improvements possible.
Student computer labs previously in the Agricultural Annex building are moving to AFLS B108. A brand new lab facility is being constructed housing 40 computers with instructor station and projection. Classes that were taught in Agri Annex are being relocated to the new facility. Final details are under way and further information will be sent as details become firm.
Labs are located this semester in:
AFLS B108 - 40 stations
HOEC 217 - 25 stations
POSC L101 - 25 stations (limited software availability, daytime walk-in use only)
Specific hours will be posted as soon as plans are finalized.
Software available in computer labs this semester includes:
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - HOEC 217
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium (includes Dreamweaver and Fireworks) - AFLS B108
Kaledo Apparel Software - HOEC 217
Gerber Apparel Software - HOEC 217
Mathematica Player - AFLS B108 and POSC L101
Visual Retailer Apparel Software - AFLS B108
AutoCAD 2009 - AFLS B108
Food Processor - POSC L101
GAMS, QuickBooks, and other AEAB software in AFLS B108
Camtasia - AFLS B108
SAS - 9.1.3 or later (being determined), AFLS B108
MS Office 2007 - in all labs
JMP 8 - in all labs
Classrooms:
AGRI 332 - technology remodel including new projector and screen, audio system, and Sympodium
AFLS E107 - new projector
Echo360 Lecture Video Recording resource expanded to AGRI 332 and FDSC D2 (also in AGRI 115)
HOEC 206 and ROSEN 110 have new computers
JMP 8 - in all classrooms
MSOffice 2007, web browsers and plug-ins available in all rooms
Discipline specific software available in specific rooms by request only
To ensure your classroom technology use goes as smoothly as possible, we encourage all faculty to attend training prior to the first use of the equipment. Be aware, faculty who have never taught in our rooms or those who have not taught recently are required to attend training before access to the podium combination will be given. Also the technology in AGRI 332 has totally changed, we request all faculty scheduled in that room attend training. Each session can be expected to last approximately 30 minutes; Echo 360 training (where available) is expected to take an extra 15 minutes . The training schedule is attached.
Anyone planning to use the Echo360 video recording resource should let us know during training or as quickly as possible. Advance setup is required prior to the first day of classroom use. This is available in AGRI 332, AGRI 115, and FDSC D2.
If you need training and are unable to attend at the scheduled times, please call 5-3420 to request additional training assistance.
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4. Bumpers College launches Twitter page
Bumpers College is starting to tweet to the world. The college now has a Twitter page at http://twitter.com/bumperscollege. Twitter is a social media outlet known for limiting its posts to no more than 140 characters.
It's not necessary to have a Twitter account to see what the college posts there, but anyone who does have an account is encouraged to become a "follower" of Bumpers College to receive all the college's posts announcements on their own Twitter home page. Anyone with an account needs only to go to the college's Twitter page and hit the "follow" button.
The college will post links to its news releases, announcements of events and other information from personnel who want to get the word out quickly to the college's friends.
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5. Save the Dates for faculty reception and scholarship luncheon
The annual Fall Faculty reception is scheduled for September 24 and the Bumpers College Scholarship Luncheon will be October 9.
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6. Save the Date for Division of Agriculture Awards Luncheon, Jan. 8
Faculty and staff awards will be presented at the Division of Agriculture Awards Luncheon Jan. 8, 2010, in Little Rock.
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