See
You in Sacramento! – Nearly 100 representatives from most of the 75
institutions of the Cooperative Extension Section have registered for the
NeXConf/NEDA meeting next week in Sacramento. Plan to join the pre-session on
social networking at Monday afternoon, check out the Extension Centennial
exhibit at the reception Monday evening, and engage with colleagues on robust
discussions of national interest to Cooperative Extension throughout the week.
Daryl Buchholz, ECOP immediate past chair, Kansas State University, and the
ECOP Executive Committee, have framed a program that encourages Cooperative
Extension Directors and Administrators to participate with the National
eXtension Conference main events while retaining the focus of the National
Extension Directors and Administrators meeting. In addition, Jimmy Henning,
ECOP Chair, University of Kentucky, will conduct the annual Cooperative
Extension Section business meeting. For any details, see http://muconf.missouri.edu/nexc-neda2014/.
JOE
Extension Centennial Series – ECOP liaison to the Journal of
Extension, Michelle Rodgers, University of Delaware, announces the first in a series
of articles celebrating the Extension Centennial. The article Cooperative Extension: A Century of
Innovation appeared in the February 2014 issue of the Journal of
Extension (JOE) http://www.joe.org/journal-current-issue.php
and was authored by ECOP Centennial Task Force co-chairs Frankie Gould and Doug
Steele, and task force member Bill Woodrum.
Videos Celebrate
100 Years
-- The Cooperative Extension Centennial team has established a YouTube Channel
to display and publicly archive videos related to the Centennial. Videos from
institutions across the country can be shared here in one place. The newest
post is the video that was used at Ag Outlook in February. It is a
montage of celebration videos across the country including a special happy
birthday wish from Reba McEntire. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOS-47VrJY&feature=c4-overview&list=UU9GyqMs0FKlUKBTxtcyg04w.
If you have videos that you would like to be posted, please contact the
Centennial team at extensioncentennial@gmail.com.
Extension
Directors/Administrators to Meet with OMB – Impacts of federal funds
obtained by Cooperative Extension with a special emphasis on capacity lines
will be the focus of a one-hour meeting at 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, 4.8.14 with the
U.S. Office of Management and Budget in the PILD hotel in Alexandria, Virginia.
Check the PILD program for location. Participants are encouraged to bring
impact reports.
4-H
Congressional Breakfast --In alignment with PILD, National 4-H Council is
hosting a Congressional Breakfast on Wednesday, 4.9.14 from 8:30-9:30am in the
Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Extension Directors and
1890 Extension Administrators received email invitations to attend and are
asked to invite one or more of your members of Congress to attend the breakfast
with you. In addition Directors and Administrators are encouraged to invite one
4-H youth who will be attending National 4-H Conference in DC that week to
accompany you and your member of Congress to the breakfast. The purpose is to thank
Congress for their support for 4-H and recognize 4-H alumni on the Hill. Due to space limitations, we must limit
attendance by Cooperative Extension to those who have a Representative or
Senator from their state attending the event. Please RSVP your participation
at www.4HRSVP.org. If you have any
questions, you may contact Kelly Baird at kbaird@4-H.org
or 301-961-2852. Additional information was emailed to Extension Directors
and Administrators as well as State 4-H Program Leaders.
FY 2015 Budget Proposals – For USDA Budget Summary, see http://www.obpa.usda.gov/budsum/FY15budsum.pdf;
NIFA Congressional Budget Justifications see
http://www.obpa.usda.gov/19nifa2015notes.pdf,
and for the US Government Budget Material – posted by OMB - Agriculture
Chapter, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2015/assets/agriculture.pdf.
CARET Names Liaison to
ECOP – The Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET)
has named Susan Crowell as the new liaison to ECOP. Crowell,
editor of Farm and Dairy, Salem, OH, replaces Madeline Mellinger whose term
expired.
New Climate
Communications Initiative -- Climate Voices Science
Speakers Network launches this spring as an initiative of the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the United Nations
Foundation. The goal is to bring scientists and their local communities
together for dialogue on climate science. Materials for context-setting
presentations will be offered as will coaching regarding how to begin
conversations about climate change with fellow citizens. Volunteers can go to www.climatevoices.org and create a
profile. Once you create a profile, you will be kept up to date on Climate
Voices progress including construction of the full web site, availability of
presentation materials, webinar coaching, and plans for project launch.
Questions can be directed to Cindy Schmidt cschmidt@ucar.edu.
