Aug. 29, 2003

Programs

Unified calendar to showcase UO/E events

UO/E employees and the general public will be able to view a web-based calendar of events going on throughout the state.

Having a unified calendar offers several benefits:

• Individuals can choose how they wish to view UO/E events, including by program, county, region, statewide or legislative district.
• A central data base will allow many calendars to access event entries. Web maintainers can use the data to create site-specific calendars, such as by program or office.
• Data entry is simplified through the use of a web form. Individuals entering data are not required to learn HTML or FrontPage. The form also makes maintenance easier.

The calendar will have both internal and external views, so events for UO/E employees only may be posted.

"The calendar will provide an excellent tool for external and internal marketing," says System Program Director Steve Wyatt.

The calendar will be implemented in phases. In phase one, faculty and staff will enter data into the calendar. Schedule for data entry by region:

• Northwest -- Sept. 1-7
• Southeast and West Central -- Sept. 8-14
• Northeast and South Central -- Sept. 15-21
• Southwest, Central Missouri and East Central -- Sept. 22-28.

Campus faculty and staff should work with their program leader to determine the data entry process for their area.

Events in which UO/E is the host, partner or plays a major role should be posted on the calendar. These may include events where a partnering organization is handling enrollment or registration. The calendar should not include events in which UO/E faculty members are presenters only and UO/E is not a program co-sponsor.

In phase 2, after events are entered into the data base, calendars will be linked to program, campus, county and regional websites. Example

Individuals entering calendar information will be required to log in with their user ID and e-mail password.  Instructions

The calendar is scheduled to "go live" Oct. 1, so initial data should be entered by Sept. 30.

Questions about the UO/E unified calendar project should be sent to Kate Akers.

Youth gardeners get long-distance lesson

Members of the Adair County Garden N' Grow youth gardening project got lessons in garden pests and career opportunities in entomology during a virtual meeting with a Montana entomologist. The Kirksville Telecommunications Community Resource Center hosted the Aug. 4 event.

Garden N' Grow is a 10-week summer gardening education program for youths, ages 9-13, that cultivates science, math and language arts skills through hands-on gardening activities.

Using a document camera, Garden N' Grown members shared insects gathered from their gardens with Will Lanier, a Montana Cooperative Extension Service entomologist. Lanier identified the insects and provided examples of pest-control methods. He also discussed the beneficial uses of insects and explained that some insects pass through different life stages -- not all of which are harmful.

Eight young people and three adult volunteers participated. Program leadership was given by Jennifer Barnes, NE horticulture specialist, and Nat Jaeggli, Kirksville TCRC interim coordinator.

Program Notes

• Community Connection is featured in the Spotlight section of the state Office of Administration's Digital Media Developers group website. DMD is a forum for Missouri government digital media developers to discuss presentation and dissemination of information to better serve the general public and state government content providers.

		Eileen Yager, yagere@umsystem.edu Weekly News Editor Last modified: January 08, 2007
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