Representing Cooperative Extension Section on BAA Policy Board of Directors - Last April, ECOP appointed Dr. Quentin R. Tyler, Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement and Director for Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) to represent the Section with the BAA Policy Board of Directors, beginning July 2023. He also has held roles such as the Associate Dean and Director for Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration at Michigan State University in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He currently serves on the advisory board for LEAD21 representing Cooperative Extension. He has 3 degrees from the University of Kentucky and a graduate of Harvard’s Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Opportunities for Internationalizing of Extension - On Friday, August 4, 2023, the ECOP Chair Bev Durgan, University of Minnesota, moderated a conversation by the Cooperative Extension Section on Internationalizing Extension. The YouTube recording is available at https://youtu.be/UCyKoB2RPAg on the ECOP Learning for Leaders Playlist. Other relevant links:
Presentation by the North American Agricultural Advisory Network (NAAAN)
NEDA Meeting Session on Transforming the Extension Profession - At the 2023 NEDA Meeting (October 10-12) in Tucson, Rob Russell, Senior Program Director of University of Missouri Extension's Business & Communities Program, will lead Tackling Extension's Workforce Challenges. Employers continue to feel the pinch of a historically tight labor market, and Extension programs are no exception. The interactive discussion will highlight some of the reasons why we’re facing such significant challenges in attracting and retaining workers and will discuss ways that Extension systems – and other employers – are working to overcome these challenges. This is just one of the great opportunities awaiting members of the Cooperative Extension Section. Browse the entire schedule and register atneda.extension.orgfor NEDA by September 18 and save $100 and secure lodging at the NEDA rate. Stay tuned for more details.
