Got a question about the division? A concern you want to share?
Would you like to learn more about what goes on in other units?
Vice President and Dean Shane Burgess hosts Dial-the-Dean webinars throughout the year to provide another opportunity for communications within the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension.
These 30-minute podcasts are scheduled once a month and are open to all ALVSCE personnel. The programs usually feature special guests or topics, but your questions on any topic are always welcome. We also plan a program periodically without any guests to provide more time for your questions, comments or concerns.
Upcoming Dial-the-Dean
Questions can be asked live or emailed in advance to Georgette Rosberg at rosberg@arizona.edu.
Please join us! If you are unable to take part in a specific program, a link to the recording will be published on this webpage and in the Weekly Bulletin after the event.
Programs, Guests & Topics
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- Dial-the-Dean, October 16, 2024 (Q&A with Dean Burgess) - Recording pending availability
- Dial-the-Dean, September19, 2024 (Q&A with Dean Burgess/Training programs or funding opportunities for new Extension specialists, infrastructure grants or Hatch funding available to Extension specialists, tenure-track hiring, prioritization of new hire proposals, division representation on university councils/committees, development/alumni relations, needs assessment for Experiment Station field operations inventory)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 20, 2024 (guest: Matt Halldorson/Yavapai County wine industry, tourism in Arizona, FCHS programs)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 23, 2024 (guest: Jim Sayre/new payment equipment in Main Campus garages, game day parking restrictions, guest passes)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 3, 2024 (guests: Tedley Pihl, Patrick Heacock and Kim Krumhar/food science, nutrition of fermented foods and the gut microbiome, internships)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 12, 2024 (guest: Jessie Semmann/Threat Assessment and Management Team, 911 vs. TAMT, threats and warning behaviors)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 3, 2024 (guest: Jeff Ratje/Q&A on second AFMY meeting-CALES only) - information reviewed during this webinar
- Dial-the-Dean, March 7, 2024 (guest: Kathleen Walker/Great Arizona Tick Check, distribution of tick species in Arizona, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 13, 2024 (guests: Rachel Doty, Kathleen Kennedy, Ashlee Linares-Gaffer, Jeff Ratje and Kristen Vann/CALES budget and finance, university's Financial Action Plan)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 7, 2024 (guest: Chris Elsner/benefits of Peace Corps service, application requirements, Coverdell Fellowships)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 16, 2024 (guest: Brett Blum/Santa Rita Experimental Range, renewal of headquarters lease, research uses)
- Dial-the-Dean, November 14, 2023 (guest host: Jean McLain; guests: Ashlee Linares-Gaffer, Diane Brennan, Rachel Doty, Sonia Jimenez Jones, Sam Gaxiola/"Is that bullying? Practical advice for faculty and staff")
- Dial-the-Dean, October 23, 2023 (guests: Jeff Ratje and Janis Rutherford/continued Q&A following October 17 Town Hall)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 18, 2023 (guest: Ryan Daily/Life Management Counseling, training opportunities for staff and faculty, mental health stigma, food insecurity, Campus Pantry)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 30, 2023 (guest: Dawn Hunziker/Disability Resource Center)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 13, 2023 (guests: Anna Weinberg and Ariel Marc Leger/Conservation and Adaptation Resources Toolbox) -
- Dial-the-Dean, June 20, 2023 (guest: Kim McReynolds/needs assessment and Greenlee County Extension programs, copper mining, public lands grazing)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 2, 2023 (guest: Sabrina Helm/Sustainability & Climate Action Plan and solastalgia)
- View Arizona Public Media interview with Dr. Sabrina Helm about solastalgia
- Dial-the-Dean, April 10, 2023 (guests: Jeff Ratje and Brian Berrellez/Compass tools and dashboards, financial transparency, business retreats)
- Additional information about the CALS-ASEMS Program, the topic for the March 21, 2023 Dial-the-Dean.
- Dial-the-Dean, March 21, 2023 (guest host: Michael Staten; guests: Nura Dualeh, Jerry Lopez, Teresa Cortéz and Pablo Rocha/CALS-ASEMS Program, suite of services, roles for faculty) -
- Additional information about Federal Excess Property Program, the topic for February 21, 2023 Dial-the-Dean.
- Dial-the-Dean, February 21, 2023 (guest: Randy Livingston/Federal Excess Property Program, costs of acquisition, consumables)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 24, 2023 (guests: Jeffrey Fehmi and Ashlee Linares-Gaffer/CALS-CES Faculty Council, merit increase criteria)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 31, 2022 (guest host: Jeff Ratje; guest: Josephine Corder/Life and Work Connections overview, childcare and elder/adult care programs)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 20, 2022 (guest: Bonnie Hurwitz/Amazon Genomics CLI, genomic datasets in the cloud)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 17, 2022 (guest: Gene Hall/monsoon season insect diversity, UArizona Insect Collection, insect diagnostics service)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 19, 2022 (guest: Laurel Jacobs/research & evaluation, Arizona SNAP-Ed program
- Dial-the-Dean, June 13, 2022 (guest: Taylor LaRavia/Urban Agriculture and Beginning Farmer program) - pending availability
- Dial-the-Dean, May 4, 2022 (guest: Rickie Simpson/exercise, stress and immunology, COVID-19 vaccination and exercise)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 19, 2022 (guest: Jessica Andrews-Hanna/thought patterns during breaks, mental wellness, flow state)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 1, 2022 (guest: Hattie Braun/impacts of pandemic, Master Gardeners, Coconino County community partners)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 22, 2022 (guest: Charlette Padilla/B.A. Fashion Industry Science & Technology, technology and engineering in fashion, sustainability)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 10, 2022 (guest: Zelieann Craig, research and impacts of pandemic, student research experiences, Mary-Claire King)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 4, 2022 (guests: Traci Armstrong Florian and Janel Rogers/EFNEP, generational change, audiences in Maricopa Co.)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 15, 2022 (guest: Jon Chorover/degree program delivery at global microcampus)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 8, 2022 (guest: Scott Koenig/Arizona Center for Rural Leadership, leadership development, Project CENTRL applications)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 19, 2022 (guest: Cathy Martinez/FCHS Extension programs, financial literacy education, and demonstrating impact)
- Dial-the-Dean, December 1, 2021 (guest: Matt Rahr/CCT, reporting phish, ransomware)
- Dial-the-Dean, November 15, 2021 (guest: Jeff Ratje/UA employee COVID-19 vaccine requirement, weekly testing, lost vaccine cards, boosters)
- Dial-the-Dean, November 9, 2021 (guest: Jeff Ratje/UA employee COVID-19 vaccine requirement, reactions, takeaway tests
- Dial-the-Dean, November 8, 2021 (guest: Jeff Ratje/UA employee COVID-19 vaccine requirement, recruiting, role of supervisors)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 13, 2021 (guests: Sabrina Benedict-Monteverde and Michelle Mendoza/Student Nutrition Advising Center, serving online campus, adapting services during pandemic)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 28, 2021 (SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity vs. vaccination, circular bioeconomy, Wellness Campus)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 14, 2021 (guest: Dominik Schenten/upcoming flu season, vaccine efficacy, adaptive immunity)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 25, 2021 (guest: Jennifer Parlin/Garden Kitchen programs, SNAP-Ed and EFNEP, partnerships)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 28, 2021 (guest: Andrew Brischke/Mohave County, Tribal Extension, challenges for Extension program delivery during pandemic)
- Dial-the-Dean, June 15, 2021 (guest: Jeremy Elliott-Engel/4-H origins, today's organization in Arizona, leadership development)
- Dial-the-Dean, June 1, 2021 (guests: Tanya Hodges and Baleshka Brenes/UA Yuma facility, 2+2 programs, degrees and courses needed in area)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 13, 2021 (guest: Joan Curry/role of CATE, selection process and initiatives, Gen Ed refresh)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 12, 2021 (guest host: Bethany Rutledge; guest: Jeffrey Ratje/business retreats, FY22 UCAP costs, unit cash balances, CALS core costs)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 7, 2021 (guest: Paul Brierley/origins of YCEDA, Small Grants Program, COVID wastewater detection)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 1, 2021 (guests: Darin Knapp and Ryan Daily/grief, loss and trauma of pandemic, stress, seeking treatment for mental health)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 12, 2021 (guests: Darin Knapp and Ryan Daily/student mental health, telehealth counseling, QPR training)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 29, 2021 (guests: ALVSCE Staff Council Organizing Committee and KC Armenta/future plans, shared governance, resources for staff on Compass and other websites)
- Dial-the-Dean, December 16, 2020 (guest: Deepta Bhattacharya/COVID-19, immunity to natural infection, vaccines)
- Dial-the-Dean, November 17, 2020 (guest: Mitch McClaran/Experiment Station land, rate studies, V Bar V Ranch)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 21, 2020 (guest: Mitch McClaran/origins of Experiment Station, Santa Rita Experimental Range, overhead rates)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 18, 2020 (guest: Fiona McCarthy/student experience, Faculty Council goals, roles of Faculty Senate and Faculty Council)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 9, 2020 (faculty annual performance and promotion reviews, caregiving survey)
- PowerPoint and spreadsheet presented at Dial-the-Dean, August 21, 2020
- Dial-the-Dean, August 21, 2020 (guest: Jennifer Yamnitz/marketing, communications, recruitment)
- PowerPoint presented at Dial-the-Dean, August 14, 2020
- Dial-the-Dean, August 14, 2020 (budget, Semiannual Update - follow-up)
- PowerPoint and spreadsheets (FY21 Budget and CALS FY21 All Funds Model) presented at Dial-the-Dean, August 12, 2020 [NOTE: The column headers on the FY21 Budget spreadsheet have been revised since the program to clarify some of the business jargon.]
- Dial-the-Dean, August 12, 2020 (budget, Semiannual Update)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 28, 2020 (guest: Jennifer Yamnitz/digital recruiting, enrollment, student communications)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 20, 2020 (part 2 of July 14 program with guests Janis Rutherford and Jeffrey Ratje)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 14, 2020 (guests: Janis Rutherford and Jeffrey Ratje/budget moving forward, Responsibility Centered Management (RCM) revenue, student credit hours, operational based budget model)
- Dial-the-Dean, June 29, 2020 (guests: Janko Nikolich-Žugich and Parker Antin/coronaviruses, asymptomatic cases of SARS-CoV-2, vaccine development)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 27, 2020 (guests: Mike Staten, Jim Hunt, Dave Baltrus and Joan Curry/hybrid and online course delivery, summer time investment, student time)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 14, 2020 (guests: Don Alamban and Kirsten Limesand/Extension programs during COVID-19, Impact Fellows, leadership)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 1, 2020 (guests: Shan Sutton and Mike Staten/role of university library, free textbooks, limited-access journals)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 13, 2020 (guest: Liesl Folks/COVID-19 impact on university budget, new course/degree approvals, return-to-campus process)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 31, 2020 (COVID-19 impact on Extension programs, marketing, students and research, return-to-campus)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 17, 2020 (guest host: Jim Hunt; guest: Melody Buckner/tools and techniques for online classes)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 9, 2020 (guest: Kendal Washington White/housing and food insecurity, mental health, sharing info with parents)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 20, 2020 (guests: Bill Cook and Matt Jenks/relic orchards, grafting, economic and scientific value of heirloom fruits)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 4, 2020 (guest: Alain-Philippe Durand/humanities, skills needed by STEM students, BA in Applied Humanities)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 22, 2020 (guest: Melanie Hingle/narratives around nutrition, Dietetics option, careers for Nutritional Sciences graduates, shared governance)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 6, 2020 (skills employers are seeking in students, Project CENTRL, Southwest Ag Summit)
- Dial-the-Dean, November 20, 2019 (guests: Dave Baltrus, Parker Antin, Jeffrey Ratje and Mike Staten/UCAP, budgets, RCM reserve, processes for hiring proposals and TA allocation) -- We ran out of time for all the Faculty Council's questions during the November 20 program. Linked here are:
- Dial-the-Dean, November 12, 2019 (guests: Sangita Pawar and Parker Antin/RII reorganization, Faculty Advisory Council, strategic plan as guide in decision-making)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 29, 2019 (guests: KC Armenta, Carolyne Greeno and Jeffrey Ratje/opting in to UCAP after the deadline, FLSA analysis, proposed policy on separation from employment, salary increases for those who don't opt in, job descriptions in JDXpert)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 8, 2019 (guest: Kirsten Limesand/new informational resources, preparing PhD students for careers outside academia, international grad students)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 26, 2019 (guests: Peter Ellsworth and George Frisvold/Extension mandate, outreach vs. Extension, promotion process for specialists)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 9, 2019 (guest: Jean McLain/promotion for lecturers, preparing for promotion, sabbatical options for career-track faculty)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 29, 2019 (UCAP process to request re-review, Eastern Arizona College, agri-tourism)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 12, 2019 (guest: Mike Celaya/PFFP program, successful faculty member/DO partnership, communications, stewardship)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 29, 2019 (guest: Trent Teegerstrom/FRTEP funding, appropriate terminology, feral horses, UA strategic plan)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 8, 2019 (guest: Ed Martin/urban extension, heat islands, Connect2STEM, AmeriCorps)
- Dial-the-Dean, June 20, 2019 (guest: Laura Scaramella/Norton School disciplines, diversity of jobs for FSHD grads, her objectives for first year)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 28, 2019 (guest: Jeffrey Ratje/FY20 budget priorities, RCM modeling, changes in space cost, Extension and RCM)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 13, 2019 (guests: John Denker and Jennifer Yamnitz/US News & World Report ranking, brand equity, key markets)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 19, 2019 (guest: Jane Hunter/moving forward with UA strategic plan, how to connect budget with achieving plan, pillar owners and initiative leaders)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 9, 2019 (guests: Jan Myers, Emily Gillilan, Robert Lanza and Brian Berrellez/UCAP timeline for communications to senior leaders/supervisors/employees, market pricing and salaries, process for employees to request additional review, UCAP web resources)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 26, 2019 (guest: Natalynn Masters/student government, mental health crisis, quality of personal interactions with faculty and staff, diversity)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 19, 2019 (guests: Jean McLain, Mike Ottman, Craig Rasmussen and Bobby Torres/POPs promotion process, teaching section of dossier, demonstrating impact and trajectory in dossier)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 25, 2019 (guest: Ursula Schuch/Diversity & Inclusiveness Council membership and programs)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 5, 2019 (guest: Sangita Pawar/ICR misconceptions, negotiation process, impact of different rates on funding process or promotion review)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 8, 2019 (guests: Jan Myers, Brian Berrellez and Robert Lanza/UCAP calibration process, implementation date, University Staff policies)
- Dial-the-Dean, December 13, 2018 (guests: Marc Orbach, Jeffrey Ratje and Gary Thompson/recruiting more majors, importance of advising to retention, faculty salaries and equity)
- Dial-the-Dean, November 14, 2018 (guest: Jim Hunt/Higher Learning Commission, Cardon Fellows, student retention)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 30, 2018 (guests: Elliott Cheu and Lisa Ordóñez/prioritization of UA strategic plan initiatives, fundraising needed to support some initiatives, rankings)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 18, 2018 (guest: Jessica Summers/Faculty Senate, UA strategic plan implementation and evaluation, "Our Professional Commitments" policy on conduct)
- Dial-the-Dean, September 10, 2018 (social sciences, UA strategic plan and Semiannual Update slides)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 27, 2018 (guests: Dominic Rodriguez and Heather Roberts-Wrenn/Employee Engagement Survey, UCAP and budget projections)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 3, 2018 (guests: Brian Berrellez and Susan McGinley/administrative costs, budget cuts, shared governance, UCAP, building renovations)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 13, 2018 (guest: Jeff Silvertooth/division structure, urban migration and Extension's role in rural Arizona, 4-H and STEM)
- Dial-the-Dean, June 20, 2018 (guests: Brian Berrellez and Susan McGinley/strategic planning, "administrative bloat," what's working well, shared governance)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 29, 2018 (TA support for online courses, meeting needs of underrepresented students, updates from Faculty Senate/CALS Faculty Council)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 7, 2018 (guest: Jeffrey Ratje/budget volatility, investment priorities, risk, role of business officers)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 17, 2018 (guest: Jennifer Yamnitz/digital marketing, value of college name changes, Gen Z and recruiting)
- Dial-the-Dean, March 27, 2018 (guest: Heather Roberts-Wrenn/new marketing strategy, next engagement survey)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 28, 2018 (guest: Robert Lanza/budget cut, Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training, impact of UCAP on salaries, Extension specialists)
- Dial-the-Dean, February 6, 2018 (guest: Jean McLain/budget outlook for FY19, UA Vitae, 5-year administrator reviews)
- Dial-the-Dean, January 22, 2018 (guests: Marc Orbach and Executive Council/salary equity, administrative capacity in CALS)
- Dial-the-Dean, December 5, 2017 (guest: Mike Staten/hiring plan and academic program development, recruitment, market demand, equity in teaching workloads, CIVITAS)
- Dial-the-Dean, October 24, 2017 (guests: Jeffrey Ratje and Heather Roberts-Wrenn/FY18 salary increase program, numerical performance review ratings) [NOTE: This is only a partial recording and the first 10 minutes are missing. During these 10 minutes, Associate Dean Ratje was asked whether or not increases from earlier this year count towards a unit’s target amount for the FY18 salary increase program. He has summarized the answer he provided as follows: “Adjustments that have been recorded as ‘merit’ count towards the target amounts that were prescribed by the Provost. All other forms of salary adjustments, such as promotions, market, retentions, etc., do not count towards the target amounts. The target amounts are maximums that we have been allowed to spend on merit during this process by the Provost.”]
- Dial-the-Dean, September 5, 2017 (guest: Parker Antin/collaboration, balancing teaching workloads with research, metrics)
- Dial-the-Dean, August 1, 2017 (annual reviews, what if we don't meet enrollment goals)
- Dial-the-Dean, July 5, 2017 (dean's registered lobbyist role)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 18, 2017 (FY18 budget retreat, ASU/land-grant funds, funding vet school legal costs, technical lines at research stations)
- Dial-the-Dean, May 4, 2017 (plans for a UA food studies degree, future relationship between CALS and proposed vet school)
- Dial-the-Dean, April 7, 2017