DON’T FORGET!
• CALS morning break, Tues. Nov. 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Please contribute whatever you can to the 2008 Partners in Giving Campaign
• Fred Krupp speaks on campus about global warming (video)
• Flu Shot clinics on campus Nov. 3 – 14
• Northern counties seek proposals for developing Ashland ag research station lands
• Funding awarded to establish dairy goat research herd
• USDA gives update on new Research, Education and Extension Office
• John Krogman is new DoIT Chief Operating Officer
• Some NetIDs to be deactivated Nov. 11
• CALS in the news – Oct, 27-31 and Nov 3-7

CONGRATULATIONS
• AWA Shaping Lives Campaign Raises More Than $12,000

EVENTS
• Nobel Laureate Peter Agre presents seminar Nov. 11
• Balancing Energy, Food and Climate – Nov, 12
• WISCAPE brownbag on Labor Licensing at UW-Madison – Nov. 12
• National Geographic editor talks about energy and climate – Nov. 13
• Midwest Assoc. for Public Opinion Research – Nov. 21-22
• Animal Sciences hosts Open House Nov. 25
• Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference – Dec. 8
• BioRefinery/BioEnergy Summit – Dec. 11
• Save the dates: Undergraduate Symposium, Teaching and Learning Symposium

TEACHING AND ADVISING
• Nov. 12 info session on Undergrad D.C. Semester in International Affairs
• Apply by Nov. 21 for Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Public Policy Internships
• Summer Internship Opportunities at Agricultural Research Stations
• Digital Media Center supports teaching and research
• Instructors: Record spring ‘09 textbook info at My UW
• Schedule for fall Registrar Electronic Grading Process
• New process for internal transfers into CALS

GRAD STUDENTS
• WAGE Advanced Dissertation Research Assistantship (apply by Dec. 8)
• Notices and Opportunities for Grad Students

HUMAN RESOURCES
• Sample LTE appointment letters available online

RESEARCH
• Research FAQ’s & Hot Topics
• Submit Cayuse proposals early to avoid hassles and errors
• Changes to USDA funding
• Reminder on New Requirements for USDA Smith-Lever 3(d) Programs
• Important NIH reminders, notices, and updates
• Funding Focus: Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board
• Current multistate proposals inviting participation
• Best Practices: Requesting Advance Accounts
• Formula Grant (142) Capital Exercise
• Effort Certification issues? Links for certifiers and coordinators
• Funding opportunities