Individuals Present

1. Karly Black, Nebraska Extension, Engagement Zone Coordinator, black@unl.edu
2. Jentry Barrett, Nebraska Extension, Engagement Zone Coordinator, jbarrett3@unl.edu
3. Courtney Brown, University of Georgia, Community Health Engagement Coordinator, courtms@uga.edu
4. Katie Larson, UNL, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Statewide Extension Educator, kpleskac2@unl.edu
5. Rani Bhattacharyya, University of Minnesota, College of Extension, Community Development-Community Economics, ranib@umn.edu
6. Jill Sokness, NDSU Extension, Leadership & Civic Engagement Agent, sokness@ndsu.edu
7. Elizabeth Weybright, Washington State University, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Human Development; weybright@wsu.edu
8. Judith Mutamba, Lincoln University Jefferson City MO. State Extension Specialist Human Nutrition and Health
9. Mike Nutt, NC State, Project Manager, Outreach & Engagement, mrnutt@ncsu.edu
10. Stacey McCullough, University of Arkansas, Assistant Vice President-Community, Professional & Economic Development, smccullo@uark.edu
11. Elaine Johannes, K-State University, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Youth Development in the School of Family Studies and Human Services, ejohanne@k-state.edu
12. Kim Henken, University of Kentucky, Director, Extension Engagement and Administrative Initiatives, henken@uky.edu
13. Alicia Herzog, University of Iowa, Ag & Natural Resources Extension Specialist II – Master Gardener Coordinator, aherzog@iastate.edu

Open Space Breakout Rooms

Room 1: Is More Community Engagement Necessary?

• Discussion Points:
  • When community engagement goes well and when it does not? An MOU and Scope of Work are helpful to ensure community engagement goes well.
  • Discuss the different levels of community engagement.
  • Community resource development – are we doing it better?
  • Needing a peer group
• Resources:
  • Community Engagement Toolkit - https://www.tamarackcommunity....y-engagement-toolkit

Room 2: County Advisory Council Feedback

• Discussion:
  • Taking the information gathered from local councils or advisory groups and aligning it to help address future programming
  • How are other states doing this?
    • Kentucky has a dashboard: https://extension.ca.uky.edu/community-assessment
    • Arkansas shares information internally within Extension but not sure how widely used by the larger university
  • Resources:
    • None

Room 3: Clinical Research

• Discussion:
  • Extension as a community partner within clinic research
  • Extension offices should not become recruitment centers
  • Explored idea of training for Educators to be more ready for research
• Resources:
  • Health within Extension by Elizabeth Weybright - https://msupress.org/9781611865158/health-extension/

Room 4: Moving Past IAP2

• None

Next Meeting: November 21, 2024

All: Bring one resource to share to share in in the chat and within connect group

• Connection Before Content Activity
• Case Study Presentation: Elizabeth Weybright to discuss her book Health within Extension
• Open Space Meeting
• Report Out
• Share Your Resource