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October 30, 2007
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Letter from John Conglose and Greg Davis, Interim Co-Assistant Directors, CD
With increased clientele demands and limited organizational resources, it seems that many of us face the constant struggle to maintain focus. Programming opportunities and potential clientele are many, yet there are a limited number of hours in a day. What can we do to focus our efforts? Plan to attend the two-day retreat for Extension professionals with CD responsibilities on January 30-31 to be held at the University Plaza in Columbus. The agenda is still under development but anticipated short, medium, and long term program outcomes have been identified. Ultimately, (long term) we hope we can begin to change the culture of the CD program in Ohio. How might this be possible? After participating in the retreat, we hope that Extension professionals with CD program responsibilities: Consciously practice 5 functions of a team (Lencioni);
1. Plan, produce, and evaluate programs congruent with program priorities
2. Engage in program impact evaluation;
3. Engage in publication review and/or authorship, and;
4. Engage in promotion support activities.
These medium term outcomes can be made possible when retreat participants actively engage in conversations, presentations, and activities designed to help them:
- Identify program priorities at the national, regional, and state levels;
- Identify peers’ plan of work for 2008, including: research, teaching, service, cost recovery, & stakeholder relations;
- Understand LOGIC Model for program planning and evaluation;
- Identify professional development opportunities to support our mission;
- Understand cost recovery protocol/policies;
- Identify professionals interested in promotion;
- Understand publication review process including Ohioline update process;
- Identify various methods for sharing internally such as: CD listserve, CD newsletter, Basecamp, CD webpage;
- Understand the role of CD AD, and;
- Understand 5 critical team practices (Lencioni’s Five Team Dysfunctions).
Hopefully, this gives you an idea of what we hope to achieve. We are still in the process of determining how we best go about achieving it. Expect to see a detailed agenda in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, look for registration information to be posted soon!
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November 1, 2007 from 1:00 - 2:30pm E.T.
Creating State-Community Partnerships for Social-Emotional Well-being in Rural America: States and rural communities use a variety of strategies to support the social and emotional well-being of all children and to support comprehensive services and supports for those children with behavioral health challenges and their families. This Webinar will help participants become familiar with several key federal grant programs to improve children’s mental and behavioral health including: CMHS Systems of Care, Safe Schools/Healthy Students, Circles of Care, National Child Traumatic Stress, Statewide Family Networks, and Suicide Prevention. Presenters will discuss the benefits of not only building strong partnerships between state-level and community partners, but also enhancing linkages across federal grantee programs for community mental/behavioral health. The Webinar will also provide opportunities for participants to explore current efforts and how challenges can be addressed to build a strong and effective voice for rural individuals in their communities and states. The Federal Intra-agency Rural Behavioral Health Workgroup is sponsoring this Webinar, in collaboration with the NationalCenter for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, the NationalTechnicalAssistanceCenter for Children's Mental Health at GeorgetownUniversity as well as the Technical Assistance Partnership.
What is a Webinar?
Webinars use the Internet to provide information to groups of people anywhere in the world, and allow participants to comment or pose questions to the presenter(s).When you register, you will receive information on how to log in. By logging in to the host Web site, participants can listen to the presentation by using their computer's sound system, watch the accompanying PowerPoint on their computer, and type in their questions or comments in a chat bar.
Viewing Requirements
Joining this event is easy and free! All you need is access to a phone and an internet connection. Register today at: https://webmail.air.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://tapartnership.on.raindance.com/confmgr/.
If you are a first-time registrant, we recommend that you use the following guidelines for creating a username and password:Username: firstname.lastname. For example, John Smith's username would be john.smithPassword: lastname.yearofbirth. For example, if Jane Smith were born in 1960, her password would be smith1960
Questions
If you have questions or concerns, contact Tiara Etheridge by e-mail at tetheridge@air.org or by phone at (202) 403-5932. You can also take a look at “TA Partnership Webinar Frequently-Asked Questions,” located online at http://www.tapartnership.org/learningopp/webinarshowto.asp.
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Learn about renewable energy options for Southern Ohio including grain-based ethanol and biodielsel, ceulosic ethanol and woody biomass.
When: November 14, 2007, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Where: Comfort Inn in Piketon
Fee: $20.00; includes lunch and materials
Further information can be obtained from John Hemmings at 1-800-223-7491 ext. 16, The agenda, directions and mail in registration can be obtained from the following link:
http://southcenters.osu.edu/benet/documents/EnergyConferenceFlyer.pdf
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There is still time to register for the October 31 Extension Educator In-Service “Ethanol in Ohio”.
Information about the In-Service is available at:
http://aede.osu.edu/people/roberts.628/inservice_info.htm
Registration is available at:
http://aede.osu.edu/people/roberts.628/inservice_registration.htm
For OSU Extension employees, the cost for the In-Service is $15. This covers the cost of the meal and refreshments. Each educator may invite as many CountyCommissioners and Township Trustees (or similar persons��"call Matt Roberts at 614.688.8686 to clear others) for free with advance registration.
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The Annual International Conference for the Community Development Society will be held on June 22-25, 2008 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This annual conference provides opportunities for students, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to share experiences, expertise and research findings on strategies to improve the process and practice of community development.
The Conference Theme for 2008 is Conversation, Collaboration and Democracy-Creative Community Engagement. Submissions can be submitted to the CDS website through October 31, 2007 at http://www.comm-dev.org/.
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8th Annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit: 8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m., November 1, 2007, Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, OH For additional information about the conference and instruction on how to register, go to: http://cffpi.osu.edu/summit or contact the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Office of Farmland Preservation: 614-728-6210 or farmlandpres@agri.ohio.gov
Tri State Study Tour 2008 will be in western PA, March 25-27, 2008. How much will it cost? Tour registration fee will be approximately $60 and covers meals and material costs for the three days. Lodging costs are approximately $60/night. Transportation costs will add up quickly (its 570 miles roundtrip from Columbus) so we’ll try to carpool as much as possible. Financial assistance may be available to help offset travel costs of eligible participants. For more information, contact any of the following planning committee members: Mike Lloyd, John Conglose, or Greg Davis.
CD Program Retreat January 30-31, 2008. Will be held at the University Plaza in Columbus. Overnight rooms cost $99/night. More details to come. Remember, you will need a T #!!
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