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• Information from Dean Angle
• Information from Extension Administration
• Information from Research Administration
• Upcoming Events
• Send Your Comments

Information from Dean Angle

July 16 , 2010 — (Content from Angle's Update) For the first time in nearly 18 months, June tax revenue for the State of Georgia was up – about 3.8% compared to June of 2009. J. Scott Angle, CAES Dean This is the first glimmer of hope we have seen that the economy may be turning around. However, we do not want to get too excited as this just as readily could have been an aberration and we are still deep in the woods. Indeed, some legislators are telling me that the economy has not turned around and that more budget cuts might be possible. Let's hope they are wrong. However, we will continue to plan very conservatively for the remainder of the year. This means there will not be much hiring over this period of time. Please watch both July and August revenue figures. If we can string three good months together, everyone, including those in Atlanta, will feel much more comfortable that we have rounded the corner.

Despite the poor economy, the college continues to excel. We ranked # 1 again in fund raising and development for all colleges. Contracts and grants are also holding their own (from last year's record year) despite the fact that we have reduced faculty numbers. CAES student numbers continue to increase.

We are thinking about a brighter future and making plans to restore lost funding. Of course, this all depends upon the rate of recovery for the economy.

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Information from Extension Administration

July 16, 2010 — The July issue of Extension E-News has been released. Check it out!

• Beverly Sparks opens the newsletter with information on the Review of County Operations and several important news items.
• Tony Tyson provides some great advice to Extension employees on dealing with the upcoming election season.
• Arch Smith reviews the June and early July activities of 4-H and provides information on the upcoming 68th State Congress.
• Elizabeth Andress, our new Interim FACS State Program Leader, introduces herself.
• Steve Brown writes about the importance of impact statements and answering the "So what" question about Extension programs.
• Nick Fuhrman is this month's personnel feature. Read his profile.

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Information from Research Administration

Current Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station policies in PDF format:

1. Travel
2. Gifts, Grants and Contracts
3. Use of Meeting Rooms
4. Operation of Research and Education Centers
5. Research Data Records
6. Guidelines Governing Graduate Programs
7. Procedures for Research Project Development and Approval
8. Information and Guidelines for Participation in Regional Research Projects
9. Policy on GAES Cultivar, Associate Cultivar, Germplasm, Parental Line, and Genetic Stock Release and Distribution
10. Length of Appointment of Temporary Assistant Professor

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Upcoming Events

Jul 27 - Aug 4
England 2010 English Garden Tour [ more info]
Jul 29
Tifton, Ga. Farm Bureau Commodity Day
Aug 3-5
Tifton, Ga. 2010 Southeast Bioenergy Conference
[ www.sebioenergy.org] [ register online]
More Info: 229/386-3416

Aug 4
Griffin, Ga. Turfgrass Research Field Day [ more info]
Aug 18
Midville, Ga. Southeast Research and Education Center Field Day
Aug 21
Eatonton, Ga. Adult Learning at Rock Eagle 4-H Center — Effigies on Parade! [ more info]
Aug 26
Plains, Ga.
Southwest Research and Education Center Field Day
Sep 6 UGA Holiday celebrating Labor Day — All offices closed statewide.
Sep 11-13
Eatonton, Ga. 2010 Georgia Youth Summit [ more info]
Sep 14-16 Georgia Peanut Tour
Sep 21-23 Tri-State Peanut Disease Tour
Sep 18
Eatonton, Ga. Family Adventure at Rock Eagle 4-H Center — Watershed Wonders [ more info]
Oct 5
Athens, Ga. D. W. Brooks Lecture & Awards at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education at 11:00 a.m. [ more info]
Oct 7-17
Perry, Ga. Georgia National Fair [ more info]
Oct 16
Eatonton, Ga. Adult Learning at Rock Eagle 4-H Center — Historical Cemetaries Tour [ more info]
Oct 19-21
Moultrie, Ga. Sunbelt Ag Expo [ more info]
Nov 6
Athens, Ga. South Campus Tailgate 2010
Nov 20
Eatonton, Ga. Family Adventure at Rock Eagle 4-H Center — Night Life...It's Not So Scary! [ more info]
Nov 20-21
Eatonton, Ga. "Art @ the Rock" Festival at Rock Eagle 4-H Center
[ more info]
Nov 25-26 UGA Holiday celebrating Thanksgiving — All offices closed statewide.
Dec 27-31 UGA Holiday celebrating Christmas — All offices closed statewide.

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