March 2011 | Extension ConnEXTion

Extension News

Community handbook project: Do you know of any really good 'welcome to our community' booklets? Have you done one?

OSU to Study Farming Methods to Curb and Adapt to Climate Change

Oregon State University has been named a partner on a $20 million grant to ensure the long-term viability of cereal-based farming in the inland Pacific Northwest amid a changing climate.

OSU Extension Service on Facebook and Twitter

OSU Extension Service is now on Facebook and Twitter. These will be great tools to tell the story of Extension in our Centennial year and beyond.

Resource Information on Extension's History for County Use

Looking for some historical information for your Extension Centennial celebration? We've got resources for you!

County News

New Bilingual Nursery Training

There is growing interest within the nursery industry to train the Spanish speaking workforce on plant health topics.

Important Updates to Teaching Evaluations Processing

Follow these steps to improve the teaching evaluation processing time and the accuracy of your results.

Mastery of Aging Well Online Course

Upcoming educational opportunity that may be of interest in your county.

New Faces at Extension in Clackamas County

Clackamas County welcomes new faculty and staff.

Tech Tips

New Extension Websites

Webinar on April 12th to provide an overview and offer suggestions for how Extension employees can leverage these new resources.

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Professional Development

Spring Training & Faculty Forum 2011 (May 3-5)

Spring Training has become a tradition among Extension faculty and staff serving Oregon.

Navigating Difference in a Multicultural Workplace May 3-5

Navigating Difference is a skill based cultural competency training designed to enhance the ability of faculty, staff, students, and administrators to work effectively with diverse audiences.

Staff News

Safety Tips

Extension Centralized Safety Committee for Off-campus sites would like to offer the following tips.

Date

Event

2013

Jun 11 - Jun 14	Association for Communication Excellence/National Extension Technology Conference Indianapolis, IN
Jun 12 - Jun 14	Council on Engagement and Outreach (CEO) 2013 Summer Meeting Minneapolis, MN
Jun 21 - Jun 22	Regards to Rural 2013 Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
Jun 28 - Jun 30	Western Governors' Association - 2013 Annual Meeting Park City, Utah
Jul 15 - Jul 18	Western Region Joint Summer Meeting Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Jul 22 - Jul 25	Joint Committees on Organization and Policy (COPs) Summer Meeting Manhattan, Kansas
Sep 15 - Sep 19	Galaxy IV Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 30 - Oct 3	Train the Trainer Navigating Difference Federal Way, WA
Oct 1 - Oct 2	2013 Western Region Administrative Officers Meeting (WRAOM) CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis OR
Oct 2 - Oct 3	Western Rural Development Center: Extension Sustainability Summit Park City, UT
Oct 6 - Oct 9	Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) - Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
Oct 7	Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) - Outreach and Community Engagement Staff Network Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
Oct 8 - Oct 9	Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) 2013 Annual Conference - Engaged Scholarship across Disciplines, Communities & Geography Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Oct 8 - Oct 11	Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Annual Meeting Madison, WI
Nov 4 - Nov 7	College of Agricultural Sciences Administrators' Workshop Oregon State University

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