The New Administrators' Orientation is intended for individuals on the APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA) and their supporting administrators or faculty and USDA-NIFA personnel who have entered an administrative position since 2013 and any others who would like to learn more about APLU, the land-grant university system, the BAA, and USDA-NIFA. Information presented will be particularly useful to administrative heads, directors, associate/assistant directors, and USDA-NIFA national program leaders and administrators. The workshop’s learning objectives were included in
the 10/23 ECOP Monday Minute.
Reserve a hotel room (by 11/21/17) and
register for the meeting ($375 until 11/6/17 - THAT'S TODAY!). The planning committee is finalizing the speakers for
the agenda, and every session will include time for Q&A with many having small group and other interactive components to them. For information and to register, please
click here. A pre-workshop webinar will be conducted on December 5th from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Connection details will soon be available.
PILD Proposals Due on 11/15/17 - The JCEP Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference Planning Committee is seeking proposals for presentations at the PILD Conference that will be held on April 8-11, 2018 in Arlington, VA, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. The theme of the conference is “Cultivating a Climate of Civil Dialogue.” For additional information and to submit a proposal follow the link to:
2018 PILD Presentation Proposals. The deadline for submitting a proposal is 5:00pm Pacific Time, November 15, 2017.
4-H National Youth Science Day RFPs Due December 4 -
4-H National Youth Science Day, which started as an initiative to introduce 4-H Science to clubs across the country has grown into the single-largest STEM experience delivered at scale to 4-H’ers and non 4-H’ers alike. 4-H National Headquarters at USDA-NIFA and National 4-H Council invite Cooperative Extension faculty and staff at all land-grant universities to submit a proposal detailing an innovative experience for youth to conduct during the 2018 4-H National Youth Science Day. The land-grant university that submits the winning application will receive a
$50,000 award. The 2018 subject area focus is "computer science." To apply, go to
http://grants.4-h.org/index.do. Proposals are
due December 4, 2017. In order for 4-H NYSD to continue to grow and reach new audiences, National 4-H Council is taking steps to enhance and streamline the science experience development process. To learn more about how this year’s application process and how it differs from previous years, join webinar on
November 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Connection detail is via Adobe Connect -
http://nationalfourhcouncil.adobeconnect.com/nysdrfp2/ or
Conference Number: US (Toll Free): 1-888-757-2790.
Participant Code: 134535. Please direct questions to Janet Golden at
jgolden@fourhcouncil.edu or (301) 204-6841.
National IPM Meeting Summary - The National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinating Committee (NIPMCC) met Oct. 17-18 at the APLU Building in Washington to identify national priorities, provide input on revisions to the National IPM Road Map and develop communication strategies. The NIPMCC is a committee of the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) and the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and is charged to make recommendations on programs, policies, reports, budgets and other matters that affect pest management implementation among other activities. The NIPMCC seeks to increase awareness of the significant research and Extension contributions of IPM to agricultural production, human health and environmental quality. Federal IPM funding to support the regional IPM centers and state Extension Implementation Program grants is through the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) funding line. The regional IPM centers (RIPMC) reported impressive returns on investments: Northeast RIPMC partnership grants were leveraged at 3:1; North Central RIPMC working groups had a 26:1 return on investment; Southern RIPMC enhancement grants were leveraged at 20:1; and Western RIPMC grants were leveraged at 25:1. For additional information, contact
Pat Beauzay, NDSU Extension Service, NIPMCC chair or
Chris Boerboom, NDSU Extension Service director and ECOP liaison.
National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) December 11-13 Semi-Annual Meeting
- The Cooperative Extension System (CES) has extended the knowledge of
land-grant universities to address current problems in each state and
territory of the U.S. for over 100 years. With changing demographics and
a shift towards urbanization. Within the CES, the National Urban
Extension Leaders (NUEL) has fostered regional and national
collaboration to share resources and grow Extension’s reach in urban
communities. You are invited to NUEL’s semi-annual meeting December 11-13, 2017 in
Nashville, a time dedicated to assess intersections of collaboration
with other colleagues from your region and from across the country as
NUEL advances urban Extension efforts. NUEL is actively recruiting
individuals and teams to join NUEL’s regional caucuses and plug into
action team initiatives as they work across the CES.
BOOK HOTEL TODAY - November 6 to obtain conference rate.
Click here for conference and registration information. Please contact Patrick Proden, NUEL Chair,
at
Patrick.Proden@oregonstate.edu if you have questions.
Binational Extension Conference on Food, Water, and Energy Programs - The Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture (SAGARPA) is sponsoring a Binational Extension Conference on November 15-17, 2017 in Chihuahua, Mexico. With the participation of USDA and U.S. Land-Grant Universities in the Western and Southern regions, this binational conference is a first step towards boosting programs of university-based Extension in the border regions of the United States and Mexico. The conference is a product of the 2016 MOU between APLU and SAGARPA for increased collaboration in agriculture. Topics will include youth and community development, agricultural innovations, food security, marketing, and climate-smart agriculture. This conference will be the first time that such a collection of U.S. universities, their Mexican counterparts and both federal governments will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of food and agricultural systems in the border economy. Contact
Jon Boren, NMSU Extension Director, for more information.
