LET'S COMMUNICATE
Agriculture Communication Newsletter
December 2006, No. 132
Contents
E-mail Migration Update
Write the Right Word
New Ag Communication Web Site
Staff Resource Library Updated
E-mail Migration Update
By the end of December, only nine of about 500 @ndsuext.nodak.edu users were
left to be migrated to @ndsu.edu. Any e-mail addressed to an @ndsuext.nodak.edu
address will be forwarded for a minimum of one year. Since e-mail will be
forwarded, Ag Communication recommends using up current business cards and
letterhead before ordering new supplies.
The usernames and passwords for the Agriculture and University Extension
Intranet at http://info.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu will not change at this time. This Ag
Info Center includes the calendar, professional development opportunities,
electronic mailing lists, FeedList, file transfer, Extension Quarterly Program
Reports, Extension Accomplishments Reporting System and other items.
The firstname.lastname@ndsu.edu usernames and passwords are only for
e-mail, Blackboard and possibly Novell network access for users located
on campus.
That means you still need to remember your @ndsuext.nodak.edu username and
password in addition to your @ndsu.edu username and password for awhile.
The Ag IT Advisory Group is finalizing recommendations for organizational and
departmental e-mail addresses (for example, adams@ndsuext.nodak.edu) before any
changes will be made with those accounts.
The conversion from majordomo e-mail lists to the NDSU listserv system is being
worked on by Roger Egeberg with Ag Communication and Deb Hegdahl with
Information Technology Services.
If there are any problems with your e-mail account or you aren't getting e- mail
addressed to your @ndsuext.nodak.edu, please call the NDSU Help Desk at
231-8685, option 1.
Jon Fry, (701) 231-7382, jon.fry@ndsu.edu
Write the Right Word
Don�t be confused about when to use �who� and �whom.� Here are a few simple
rules that might help you.
* �Who� is a pronoun you use to refer to humans and animals with names. The man
who rented the room left the window open. Who is at the door? Their quarterhorse,
Sparky, who won the race, will be sold.
* Use �who� as the subject of a verb (see the examples above) and �whom� as the
object of a verb. Whom will the teacher choose to represent the class? The man
to whom the room was rented left the window open.
* An easy way to check whether to use �who� or �whom� is to substitute �he� for
�who� and �him� for �whom� or �whomever.� The student who didn�t turn in his
homework flunked the class. (He didn�t turn in his homework and flunked the
class.) She did not know whom to call about her diseased tree. (She did not
know to call him about the diseased tree.) The new student did not know with
whom she would be paired for the experiment. (The new student did not know she
would be paired with him for the experiment.) Sheila wanted to go to the movie
with whomever was available. (She wanted to go to the movie with him.)
Ellen Crawford, (701) 231-5391,
ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu
New Ag Communication Web Site
The Ag Communication Web site at
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agcomm/ has been updated to help you learn
about resources, guidelines and services available from the department.
The pages include explanations of costs; guidelines for educational materials,
news releases and Web development; resources for you to use; and much more.
Please let us know if you have suggestions for additions.
Becky Koch, (701) 231-7875, becky.koch@ndsu.edu
Staff Resource Library Updated
Need some wintertime reading? Check out the updated Staff Resource Library,
which features books, videos and audio materials on a variety of professional
development topics. Communication, facilitation, grant development, evaluation
and personal development are just a few category examples.
See the list of resources at
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/staffres/library/contents.htm .
Extension Assistant Director Deb Gebeke now oversees the Staff Resource Library,
but materials are checked out through the Distribution Center. E- mail requests
to dctr@ndsuext.nodak.edu
LET'S COMMUNICATE
If you have questions or comments, or would like to submit information or
make a suggestion, contact:
Agriculture Communication
Attn: Becky Koch
7 Morrill Hall
Phone: 231-7875
FAX: 231-7044
e-mail: bkoch@ndsuext.nodak.edu
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