Tagged With "Ohio State University Extension"
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North Central Region Network Conference
Connect, Discover, Action NUEL North Central Region Network Conference is Going Virtual! May 18-19, 2020 The NCR Network Conference was held via Zoom on May 18 and 19 and featured many of the same presenters that were scheduled to be in Madison. This decision was made in an effort to keep all participants safe and healthy as COVID-19 continues to spread globally and have dynamic impacts on our families and communities. The virtual sessions will be offered on May 18-19, 2020. The same dates...
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2020 NUEL Regional Award Winners
NUEL is thrilled to recognize our 2020 Regional Award Winners! 1890 Region Leadership Award: Misty Layne Watkins , Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent with Tennessee State University Misty Layne Watkins' Homebuyer Education Program has provided 138 counseling sessions and 8 first-time homebuyer classes, resulting in $ 18.8 million in mortgage loans. Southern Region Leadership Award: Diana Doggett , Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent at the University of Kentucky Diana...
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The 2021 National Urban Extension Conference was a virtual summit
National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) 2021 Virtual Summit was held May 19-20 For a printable agenda CLICK HERE Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Recognition of regional Urban Extension award winners Keynote speakers Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) and Urban Extension Dr. Christopher Watkins, Director, Cornell Extension and ECOP Chair Crisis Births Opportunity: Extension’s DEI Role Dr. Quentin Tyler, Associate Dean and Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Interim...
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Ohio State University Extension is Hiring
Three Urban Area Leaders Are YOU a highly effective leader? Do you know a great leader? The Ohio State University Extension is looking for three area leaders. We are seeking individuals who are ready to make decisions and want a chance to work with some of the best staff, teams, and top coworkers. An area leader provides overall strategic leadership and perform all administrative functions within the county units by serving as administrative head. Area leader positions are available in...
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Washington State University Extension Youth and Families Program Unit invites applicants for the Extension Youth and Families Unit Director position.
This is a permanent, full-time, 12-month, career track continuous or tenured/tenure-track Associate Professor or Professor faculty position (depending on background), with a negotiable location based in Washington State. CAHNRS seeks a candidate to provide leadership to the statewide Youth and Families Program Unit of approximately 23 faculty and 63 staff conducting applied research and programming related to nutrition and food safety; individual and family development; and health, wellness,...
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Join us in Oregon - 4-H evaluation position with an office in Portland
Oregon State University and the Division of Extension and Engagement are seeking applications for a Positive Youth Development Research Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. View the Posting: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/120964 The focus of this position is the 4-H Thriving Model in Oregon. The anticipated appointment period of this professional position is through December 31, 2024. Extending of employment past that date is dependent...
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Nicole Debose’s Awards Information: Cuyahoga County Extension Director in Cleveland, OH.
Biography Nicole D. Debose, MPA, MHA Area Leader – OSU Extension, Cuyahoga County Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning, Design and Development, a Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management, and a Master’s in Healthcare Administration with a concentration in Informatics. Nicole joined OSU Extension in 2015 as the Cuyahoga County Extension Director in Cleveland, OH. Prior to joining OSU Extension, Nicole worked for Cuyahoga County Health and...
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Special Urban Extension Issue of the Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The latest issue of the Journal of Human Sciences and Extension is now available online (Volume 10, Number 2). To access it, visit JHSE’s website at: Journal of Human Sciences and Extension | Mississippi State University (msstate.edu) This special issue of JHSE focuses on Extension engagement in urban communities. The 35 authors who contributed to this issue represent a range of geographic and programmatic viewpoints. Insights shared in this special issue demonstrate that diversity in our...
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Natural Resources Program Coordinator position is Open for Iowa State Extension in Polk County
ISU Extension and Outreach in Polk County (Polk County Extension) builds a strong Iowa by connecting residents to the research and resources developed by Iowa State University. ISU Extension and Outreach in Polk County serves the diverse urban, suburban and rural areas of the Des Moines metro, 500,000+ population. Polk County Extension, based in Altoona, has an immediate full-time opening for a Natural Resources Program Coordinator. Under general supervision, the coordinator will work with...
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Leadership in the City Registration Open
Leadership in the City is a professional development program for Extension professionals working in urban areas who aim to be locally relevant, responsive statewide, and recognized nationally. In the first five years of the program, 127 Extension professionals from 31 states have participated. Here’s what some of your peers had to say: “Thought-provoking and a good way to learn about what others are working on across the country.” “The course went beyond giving content, to encouraging...
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Apply Now! WCMER Fellowship Application Closes 7/31
About Deep Dives, Urban Sabbaticals, and Urban Graduate Fellowships are designed to enhance the impact of Extension, and the broader land-grant university system, in metropolitan communities. Learn more or meet our past fellows at https://metroextension.wsu.edu/fellows/ . Application: Click here Application deadline (11:59 PDT): July 31, 2022: Fellowship Programs DEEP DIVES: Deep Dives were created to spur innovation within Extension, address complex issues facing metropolitan areas, and...
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2022 National Urban Extension Conference Hosted by Rutgers Offered Opportunity to Inspire and Reconnect
2022 National Urban Extension Conference Hosted by Rutgers Offered Opportunity to Inspire and Reconnect JUNE 28, 2022 BY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Attendees at 2022 NUEC networking and connecting. Photo: Avi Steinhardt The National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) presented the 2022 National Urban Extension Conference in Camden, NJ, on May 23 -26. The conference, hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension and held at the Rutgers Camden Campus Center, attracted 300 participants from over 85...
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Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service seeks Assistant Director/State Program Leader
Oklahoma State University seeks an innovative and creative leader to identify, plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate and report statewide Extension Agriculture, Natural Resources and Community Economics Development programs with campus and field staff to address critical needs of Oklahomans. The Assistant Director/Program Leader is administratively responsible to the Associate Vice President, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OCES). The tenure track professor position is to be filled...
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Leadership in the City - Limited "Seats" Available
Leadership in the City, is a 6-month online professional development program that prepares Extension professionals working in urban areas to be locally relevant, responsive statewide, and recognized nationally. In the first 5 years of the program, 127 Extension professionals from 31 states have participated. This online professional development program offers learning about leadership, networks, innovation, marketing, management, and more. The program is based on a foundation of...
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Ohio State University Extension is Hiring an ARN Educator
The Ohio State University Extension seeks an Agriculture and Natural Resources educator in Montgomery County (Dayton, Ohio). The educator will work collaboratively with county, area, and state teams of OSUE professionals and with local agency leaders and volunteers to provide leadership for programming targeted to local and area needs. Among other responsibilities they will design, implement, and teach community‐based programs that respond to local agriculture and natural resources needs and...
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Take the Michigan State University Controlled Environment Agriculture Labor Survey
Michigan State University invites you to participate in their Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) labor survey. The purpose of this survey is to understand production-related labor requirements and estimate labor costs in CEA farms, including a vertical/indoor farm setting, containers or permanent greenhouses. In this survey, you will be asked about labor hours, level of automation and associated costs through your farm’s production stages. Your answers will be completely anonymous...
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Take the Michigan State University Controlled Environment Agriculture Labor Survey
Michigan State University invites you to participate in their Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) labor survey. The purpose of this survey is to understand production-related labor requirements and estimate labor costs in CEA farms, including a vertical/indoor farm setting, containers or permanent greenhouses. In this survey, you will be asked about labor hours, level of automation and associated costs through your farm’s production stages. Your answers will be completely anonymous...
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The NYSIPM Program is looking for an Extension Specialist in Urban/Community IPM
The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM, Cornell University) is looking for a Community Integrated Pest Management Associate, with expertise in applied entomology, pest or wildlife management, and/or turfgrass management, to support statewide community pest management programs and to develop an outstanding extension and applied research program in community settings. A portion of time will also be allocated to extension responsibilities that support urban agricultural...
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Learn to Work with Communities to Implement Crime Prevention Strategies
Are you, or would you like to be, working with communities on crime prevention strategies? This is your opportunity to learn strategies to do this. Michigan State University Extension has been working with faculty in the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) and the MSU National Charrette Institute (NCI) to develop training for Extension professionals and communities on how to do crime prevention through placemaking and environmental design. The program is called Placemaking...
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Sustainable Living Series
Registration is now open for the Sustainable Living Series offered by University of Florida, Purdue University and Michigan `State University Extension systems. The program focuses on how participants can live a more sustainable lifestyle and lead sustainability efforts in their communities. Please consider signing up and helping to promote this program to audiences you work with. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5pw5ybdt The full program flyer is attached if you click on READ STORY.
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New Position - Ohio State University Urban Extension Specialist
Ohio State University Extension - Urban Extension Specialist / Associate or Full Professor The Urban Extension Specialist in the Department of Extension is a senior-level faculty 12-month position with a 60% Extension appointment and 40% applied research and teaching. The position will be located on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University, will address the OSU RAISE theme of Race, Economic Opportunity, and Leadership and will foster a dynamic hub of innovation linking the priorities...
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Purdue Extension Food Systems Coordinator Position
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Services is hiring Food Systems Coordinator! This person will lead a state extension program with the main focus on realizing value-added opportunities for local food systems. These systems include clusters of producers, processors, distributors, sellers, consumers, and supporting organizations that have proven to enhance the rural and urban economy, the environment, food access and nutrition, and strengthen producers and markets.
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Watch Livestream of Chicks as they Hatch
For the 10th year, the world can watch chickens hatch via the Oregon State University Extension Service livestream. Go to: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/watch-chicks-hatching-osu-extensions-webcam?utm_source=OSU_Today&utm_medium=News&utm_campaign=Chicks_Hatching&utm_term=&utm_content=Mar_2023 The livestream started recently and will document the chicks as they hatch. The cameras will remain on until March 16. The expected hatch date is March 14. Faculty and staff at the...
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Urban Professionals Explore Aspects of Culture
The NUEL JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Action Team hosted its second learning session, Cultural humility, translation, competency: What does it all mean for urban Extension? on March 17. Extension professionals across the country came together to explore these key terms and learn how we can apply them when interacting with community members and colleagues. To help us expand our learning, we were joined by Extension professionals Eduardo Gonzalez, Cornell, Esmerelda...
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NIFA Invests $9.4M in Urban Agricultural Production REE Initiative
NIFA has announced funding of more than $9.4 million for 12 projects through the Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative. This initiative provides grants for research, education and Extension work to solve key problems of urban, indoor and emerging agricultural systems. The awardees are: University of Alabama, Birmingham; University of California, Davis; Cornell University; University of Delaware; University of Florida;...
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USDA presents: Equity in Conservation Outreach Cooperative Agreements
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS) has created an outreach opportunity in collaboration with partners to expand conservation assistance to historically underserved producers and underserved communities and to provide opportunities for students to pursue careers in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. The following is a list of priority areas that NRCS will consider. Addressing local natural resource issues, promoting potential conservation career opportunities,...
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Register for the Southern Sustainable Stormwater Summit Today!
You are invited to attend the Southern Sustainable Stormwater Summit either in-person in historic downtown Wilson, NC or virtually via Zoom on Thursday, August 31st at 9:00AM! Join professors Brian Bledsoe (University of Georgia), Bill Hunt (North Carolina State University), and Jon Hathaway (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) as they lead a team of industry experts in a discussion on sustainable stormwater issues facing the South. The agenda includes discussion themes about changing...
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Rutgers Releases NJ Urban Agriculture Report & Web Portal
In case you missed it in February...view the full press release with links. The portal and the report that frames the Garden State’s challenges and opportunities, were developed as a partnership among NJ Dept. of Agriculture, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, urban farmers, growers and other stakeholders engaged in urban agriculture advocacy, preservation, resources and policy. The web portal is designed to help bridge that gap by offering available state and local resources, sharing knowledge...
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A Message From the Chair
Greetings and Happy Spring to my Extension colleagues working in Urban Communities across the Country! I serve as Chair for the National Urban Extension Leaders Steering Committee. I am the County Extension Director in Wake County, Raleigh, North Carolina – a rapidly growing urban community home to NC State University. During my 30 years with Wake County Cooperative Extension, I have also served as a 4-H Program Assistant directly supporting justice involved youth, the Wake County 4-H Agent...
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Kentucky Extension Engages in Strategic Planning for Urban Extension
Kentucky’s population (like many other states) continues to shift to larger counties and cities. This shift brings challenges for the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. We must remain committed to our rural foundations while exploring ways to be more relevant to our urban communities. University of Kentucky Extension has engaged Michigan State University to facilitate a strategic examination of how Extension can best serve citizens living in our larger communities. Dr. Marie Ruemenapp,...
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