Office of Communications
OC Highlights — July 2009
A Monthly Tip Sheet on
Effective Communication
Student worker
Grant position assists with student recruitment
We are proud to welcome Agricultural Communication major Caroline Coarsey to the OC team. She is in a student worker position funded by a USDA grant secured by the CAES Office of Academic Affairs. Caroline is working on video production for the Web related to student recruitment.
If there are events, labs or classes that may make good video footage, please contact Maria Bowie, 706/542-3908.
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Graphic designs
Check out the new looks
Thinking about sprucing up those old powerpoint presentations with a new look? See the new CAES, Extension and 4-H templates designed by OC's graphic artist Angela Rowell at OC Resources under Templates: PowerPoint slide shows.
Walk Georgia - move more, live more! The fall 8-week session of Walk Georgia begins in August. Print and online materials have a new look and feel thanks to OC's graphic artist Cindy Allen. Order brochures and posters by emailing walkga@uga.edu. See new materials and resources at www.walkgeorgia.org/promo.
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In the news
Back to school stories on Georgia FACES
In July, news editors in the Office of Communications released the 2009 Back to School Special Section. This year's version of this annual collection of latest news and valuable tips for parents preparing their children for the coming school year has a new feature – a newsletter version of the stories for Extension agents to use with clients and local schools. Working with the Extension liaison to the Georgia Department of Education, the newsletter will be distributed to schools statewide.
To see this year's stories and find a link to the newsletter, go to: http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/storypage.cfm?storyid=3778
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Publications update
Online statistics
In June, the CAES Publications Web site had 1.6 million hits, an average of 55,700 per day.
New pubs released in June 2009
- Vegetable Gardening in Georgia by Bob Westerfield and David Linvill
- Conserving Water in the Vegetable Garden - Circular 964
- Novel Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue - Circular 861
- Environmentally-Friendly Landscape Practices - Circular 967
- Irrigation Pumping Plant Performance - Circular 965
- Irrigation Pumping Plants and Energy Use - Bulletin 837
- Peanut Digger and Combine Efficiency - Bulletin 1087
Most popular publications in June
| Views | |
| Rats and Mice: Keep Them Out of Your House and Yard, by Mike Mengak | 6,061 |
| Fast-Growing Shade Trees, by Jim Midcap and Kim Coder | 4,284 |
| Dogwood Diseases and Problems, by Edward Brown and Kim Coder | 3,863 |
| Centipede Lawns, by Gil Landry and Tim Murphy | 2,901 |
| Camellia Culture for Home Gardeners, by Jim Midcap | 2,651 |
Most downloaded publications in June
| PDF format: | Downloads |
| Pecan Varieties for Georgia Orchards, by Lenny Wells and Patrick Conner | 13,756 |
| Home Garden Apples, by Gerard Krewer | 11,468 |
| Home Garden Strawberries, by Gerard Krewer and Phil Brannen | 7,399 |
| Native Plants for Georgia, Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines, by Gary Wade | 6,908 |
| Conversion Tables, Formulas and Suggested Guidelines for Horticulture, by Bodie Pennisi, Gary Wade, et al. | 3,939 |
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Personnel changes
Web designers move to Office of Information Technology
The Office of Communications has experienced several changes recently. In an effort to streamline Web services for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the four Web designers in OC, Cindy Tucker, Emily Pitts, Ruth Jarret and Robin Pratt, have been transferred into the Office of Information Technology. This merger eliminates duplication of services and administrative efforts and provides a single point of contact for clientele. The OC staff will continue to work with the Web designers on projects that involve a Web presence.