Learning for Leaders Events

Save the Dates - ECOP Professional Development Committee Chair John Lawrence, Vice President for Extension and Outreach, Iowa State University, is leading the effort for the return of Learning for Leaders for the Section events in 2022. Here are the First Friday dates: 3-4:30 p.m. ET on January 7, March 4, May 6, and July 1, 2022. The January event will be New and Interim Director and Administrator Orientation: What I Know Now that I Wish I Knew Then, with a moderated panel of experienced Extension Leaders sharing advice and answering questions. All members of the Section are invited and encouraged to join the newest members and well-seasoned panelists (to be determined). Last week a survey was released to new and interim leaders to solicit their most burning questions/concerns. Zoom connection details will soon be released by National Office Assistant Director Sandy Ruble. For more information, contact either Albert Essel aeessel@ncat.edu or Robin Shepard robin.shepard@wisc.edu of the Committee.

2021 Awards Video Recap - Last week, ECOP Chair Wendy Powers, University of California, and NIFA Director Carrie Castille presented the 2021 Cooperative Extension Awards during the virtual ceremony hosted by APLU. 

• The Playlist of 7, 5-6 minutes video presentations by the winners is available for sharing on ECOP Office YouTube Channel. 
  
  
• Click here to view the  Dropbox version of the annual awards booklet where 2021 Extension Awards are referenced on pages 23-34. 

The call for nominations for 2022 Awards is as always on February 1 with a deadline of May 1. A new Team Excellence in Extension Award for is added to the mix! To learn more visit www.aplu.org/CESAwards.

Hearing for Consideration of Under Secretary - The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry posted the hearing notice for consideration of Dr. Jacobs-Young to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. This will occur next Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:30 am ET. The hearing will not be webcast.

 

USDA NIFA AgrAbility Program - Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities: The AgrAbility program increases the likelihood that farmers, ranchers, farm workers and farm family members with disabilities will experience success in agricultural production. The program supports projects between State Cooperative Extension System and private, non-profit disability organizations who work in partnership to provide agricultural education and assistance directed at accommodating disability in farm operations for individuals with disabilities, and their families, who engage in farming and farm-related occupations. Applications may be submitted only by Cooperative Extension at 1862 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities including University of the District of Columbia, and 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, including the Central State University, Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University. Proposals are due January 13, 2022. Visit the RFA here.