The Joint 2025 Cooperative Extension and agInnovation Directors and Administrators meeting will take place September 15-18 in Milwaukee, WI. While the hotel location is to be determined, the following information may be useful for planning purposes:
- Monday, September 15 - The meeting will begin at 3:00 pm with New Director Orientation, with an afternoon/evening reception.
- Tuesday, September 16 - ECOP will hold a breakfast meeting from 7:00 to 9:00 am. This will be followed by a full day of joint activities. The day will culminate in an evening team-building activity.
- Wednesday, September 17 - This day will feature a morning of joint activities, followed by the Cooperative Extension Section meeting in the afternoon.
- Thursday, September 18 - agInnovation and two Cooperative Extension Regions (Northeast and West) will hold regional meetings.
APLU Welcomes Marcus Glassman
We are pleased to share that Marcus Glassman joined APLU within the Offices of Governmental Affairs (OGA) and Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (FANR) on January 6th. He replaces Caron Gala as Director, Governmental Affairs, Agriculture and International Development and as Executive Director, Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET).
Marcus previously served as Policy Engagement Director with the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium. Earlier, he held relevant positions at Supporters of Agriculture Research (SoAR) Foundation and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Marcus earned his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Public Health from The George Washington University.
Within OGA and FANR, Marcus will help drive multiple synergistic efforts to advance APLU appropriations and policy priorities in agriculture and international development with an emphasis on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He will ensure coordinated efforts of government relations representatives through the Council on Governmental Affairs (CGA), Deans of Colleges of Agriculture and other Administrative Heads within the Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA), and influential citizen advocates through the Council on Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET). As Executive Director of CARET, Marcus will work closely with the Executive Committee on the continued implementation of the strategic plan and engagement support to CARET delegates in national advocacy efforts.
Please join APLU in welcoming Marcus!
Remembering US President & Cooperative Extension Supporter Jimmy Carter
As our nation celebrates President Jimmy Carter’s extraordinary legacy of public service, volunteering, and peacemaking, we’re reminded of the role Cooperative Extension had on the trajectory of his own life.
He recognized the critical role of Cooperative Extension on his life, saying in a tribute to Extension during its 100th anniversary: "In all the ways that I had an early developmental life in earning a living and learning how to live as a productive citizen, I would say that the Extension Service had a major beneficial effect on me."
Enjoy these videos made possible by the University of Georgia: President Jimmy Carter celebrating the Centennial of Cooperative Extension and Jimmy Carter - Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Winner 2018.