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...

Please join the National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) JEDI Action Team on Friday, March 22, for a rich conversation on Advancing Wellness: Reclaiming Self-Care . This is the second of two learning circles addressing wellness from a cultural and racial equity lens. Led by expert panelists Andratesha Fritzgerald from Building Blocks of Brilliance and Sonia Lopez, Community Health Educator, University of Illinois Extension, we will explore healthy ways to prioritize self-care and improve the...

Join the Conversation on May 17! Many cooperative Extension systems have experienced a recent influx of people seeking asylum. For many states, this is a new target audience to welcome and introduce to Extension programming, but they have questions about how to support them. These questions range from who are considered asylum seekers versus refugees to how we support their integration into the workforce. Please join us as Nick Ogutu, President of Safari Yangu , answers these questions and...

Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference Register now for the 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium taking place Oct. 9–10 in Portland. This year's theme is "Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through Community Engagement." The conference will be a place for engaging conversations about the many ways that we work collaboratively to define and build social and economic prosperity. The early-bird registration deadline is Aug. 23. Learn more and register . Outreach and...

I’m all set for the ESC Conference and OEPN Workshop this October. I can’t wait to dive into the discussions on building sustainable futures and learn from boundary-spanning changemakers in higher education. Retro Bowl College