- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
All new ANR academics, please mark your calendars now for the 2015 Programmatic Orientation, which will be held October 27, 28 and 29, 2015, at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
This orientation is open to all new UC Cooperative Extension advisors, UC Cooperative Extension specialists, academic coordinators, academic administrators and Agricultural Experiment Station faculty.
Join Associate Vice President Bill Frost and our new vice president to discuss the mission of UC ANR and our varied roles in California and the University, and see examples of successful research and outreach programs. The program will begin at noon on Tuesday, October 27, and end at...
During 2014, the Division did not release a call for ANR's internal competitive grants program in order to conduct a formative assessment to determine if the program's intended results are being reached or if the trajectory is on target to reach them. ANR's Office of Program Planning and Evaluation (OPPE) was charged to measure progress toward addressing the grants program goals and to document the extent to which it is operating as planned.
A summary of the competitive grants program assessment can be found at http://ucanr.edu/grants_assessment_summary.
The ANR competitive grants program is on track to reach its goals: to support...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
We are very happy to announce that Kim Rodrigues has accepted the Hopland Research and Extension Center director position. She has been serving as the interim director for the Hopland REC since July 2014. Her role as permanent HREC director will begin January 2, 2015.
Kim has served UC ANR in several roles, including regional director, county director, UC Cooperative Extension forestry advisor and, most recently, executive director for the Academic Personnel Unit.
We are so pleased that Kim has accepted the position and look forward to her leadership in continuing to build a successful research and extension center.
Bill Frost, Associate Vice President
Lisa Fischer, Associate...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The public comment period for the 2014 UC Cooperative Extension positions call has been completed, as of July 21. These comments are posted on the 2014 Call for Positions web page, and will be considered by the position review groups, UC ANR Program Council and Vice President Allen-Diaz. A diverse array of the Division's stakeholders actively participated in this process and we appreciate their interest and value their feedback.
The next step in our process is the internal review by UCCE county/multi-county partnership directors, UC ANR program teams, and the deans' offices from ANR affiliated colleges and schools. This process concludes on Monday, Aug. 18, with comments due...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce Cheryl Wilen has agreed to lead the Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases (EIPD) Strategic Initiative, effective today (July 1). In this role, Cheryl will provide direction for the initiative, including shepherding the ANR Competitive Grants process, planning and conducting strategic initiative conferences, and identifying and initiating EIPD efforts such as development of policy briefs and other special projects. As the EIPD initiative leader, Cheryl will also serve on the ANR Program Council.
As she has since 1995, Cheryl will continue as the area integrated pest management advisor for Orange, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. She conducts applied research and...