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FCS Update
September 1, 2009
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Hi Everyone,
September already! I am sure you agree, ‘where has the summer gone’! I have a lot of car time traveling to and from work and thankful for the “think” time. It helps me organize my life . . . sometimes mentally creating so many “to do” lists causing me anxiety at the sheer number! Are you guilty of this? Well, please join me in a resolution (yes, a September resolution) to relax better, work smarter, play more and view life a day at a time! Those “to do” lists will get done . . . and what doesn’t may have not been that important. With the new restructuring plan, we have more to do with less staff. I have observed in recent months more collaboration among educators and rich conversations on how our Extension system can continue to reach needed populations. EERAs have developed some creative plans to provide Extension programming across the areas. Kirk Bloir has developed our FCS website to house sites for each EERA so FCS educators and Area Leaders can share efforts in and across areas. Please continue to send your materials to Kirk who will keep the site current. This will help us “work smarter”!
Enjoy your fall season . . . I look forward to watching the fall foliage make its début. College football always puts a sense of excitement in the air . . . GO BUCKS!
Jill
In This Issue . . .
· Intergenerational Programming Resource
· Call for Proposals for the AAFCS 101st Annual Conference
· Home Canning Guides For Sale
· Time Flies…Start Now on Your Nominations for the Marilyn R. Spiegel & Mary E. King Awards
· Manage Your Money Home-study and Money Program Summary
· Got Textiles Questions?
· FCS PowerPoint Strips
· Money, Money, Money -- FY2010 One-Time Program Funding Opportunities
· More! . . . 2009 NEAFCS National & Regional Award Winners
· Our Condolences
· Personnel Changes
· Kudos
· Farewell
· Chowline
· Why a Leader’s Beliefs Are Like Dirt
· Dates to Remember
· Upcoming National Conferences and Helpful Links
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You can access intergenerational programming information archived from the Intergenerational Programs and Possibilities within Cooperative Extension pre-conference held earlier this summer. Visit http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/family/in_focus/ig_intensive.html for a recap of the event, and http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/family/pdfs/Intergenerational_Preconf_Agenda_final.doc to get more links to PPT presentations, papers and handouts. If you’d like to join the intergenerational programming national listserv, email Matt Kaplan, State Specialist at Penn State, msk15@psu.edu.
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The AAFCS (American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences) Annual Conference will be held in Cleveland next June from the 24-26. The theme is New Century for FCS: New Challenges, New Solutions. I encourage you to submit session proposals! Let’s have a strong Ohio FCS Extension showing on the agenda. Follow the instructions and links at http://www.aafcs.org/ to submit proposals. The on-line submission system will be open from September 19 until 11:59pm Eastern Time on October 19.
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For Sale from Holmes County OSU Extension…new USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning books - printed, three-hole punched and shrink-wrapped. Cost to Extension Offices is $10 each for orders of 9 books or less, discounted to $7.50 per book on orders of 10 or more. Shipping costs will be additional - if possible, we will try to arrange pick-up at meetings and other events to avoid shipping. Holmes County retails the books for $10 shrink-wrapped and $12.50 in a 1" binder. Contact Katie Shumaker atmailto:shumaker.68@cfaes.osu.edu.
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Nominate a Colleague! The MarilynR. Spiegel Excellence in Family and Consumer Sciences Award recognizes an FCS Extension professional for their successful FCS programming. Consider who you or your team will nominate and begin to work on putting the application together soon. Keep your efforts secret though, as we’ll surprise the recipient at Annual Conference. You’ll find the nomination form at http://fcs.osu.edu/prof-resourses/files/spiegelaward.doc.
Nominate Yourself! The Mary E. King Memorial Professional Development Award provides up to $500 in funding to an FCS Extension professional to support their pro-active professional development. Nominate yourself, or nominate a colleague. You’ll find the application form at http://fcs.osu.edu/prof-resourses/files/kingaward.doc.
The submission deadline is November 1. You’ll find a list of past award winners at http://fcs.osu.edu/prof-resourses/files/PastRecipientList.pdf.
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MANAGE YOUR MONEY HOME STUDY has been updated and branded! Take a look at http://ohioline.osu.edu/mym/index.html. Special thanks to Diane Johnson who volunteered some of her retirement hours as well as Lauren Farr and CommTech colleagues who patiently worked through edits and the online posting process. Look for a coordinating PPT in the fall.
MAKING OHIOANS MONEY SMART program summary . . . the Healthy Finances Team members (and ad hoc member Kirk Bloir) worked electronically to create a promotional summary of Extension's money programs. If you have a venue where this might be useful, click on "Healthy Finances Programming" under Marketing and Branding tools at http://fcs.osu.edu/prof-resourses/.
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As a reminder, with the generosity and expertise of Carol Miller, Pam Leong and Cindy Shuster, you have not one, not two, but three fine FCS colleagues to whom you can turn to for answers on all your textiles questions. Both Carol and Pam can be reached in the Top of Ohio EERA at miller.59@osu.edu | (937) 328-4607, or leong.3@osu.edu | (937) 498-7239, and Cindy can be reached in the Buckeye Hills EERA at shuster.24@osu.edu | (740) 743-1602.
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John Victor, graphic designer in CommTech, created several FCS-content related vertical photo strips for FCS PowerPoint slides. They are available for download from the FCS website: http://fcs.osu.edu/prof-resourses/protected/files/templates/vertical-photo-strips.pptx. Appreciation is extended to Chris Olinsky who engaged John on this project in benefit to all of us.
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In a recent Communiqué, Keith announced the availability of the following 1-time cash awards. I encourage you to work with your colleagues to develop innovative ways to put them to good use.
“Area Funding. Each area will be allocated a budget of $25,000 for FY10 to push an interdisciplinary program that will have a major impact. Each area will need to match 50% of the funding (cash or in-kind). The programming selected should be a program that will make an immediate difference in the impacts OSU Extension can make in the area. Working as an area, and in consultation with the Regional Directors and Assistant Directors, I am asking each EERA Leader to bring together the area educators to determine the program needs of the area and select the one interdisciplinary program that can be implemented quickly and make that immediate difference. Areas may work together if they feel a program works across areas, but this is not a requirement. The requirement is that we make a difference. All areas must have their program selected by October 31; the area leaders will submit a one-page explanation of the program to the Regional Directors and the appropriate Assistant Director(s) by October 31. The area leaders will be responsible for oversight of the program implementation.
*Evaluation: In the design of the area funding proposal, include a well-defined evaluation plan. Please work with Debby Lewis, interim director of the Program Development and Evaluation unit, to ensure the evaluation component is appropriate.
Signature Program Funding. Each signature program will be allocated a budget of $15,000 to enhance the current offerings of the signature program. The signature program leaders and their teams will determine how these funds should be spent, but again, these funds should be spent to make an immediate impact for our clients. We encourage each signature program to match the funds at 100% if possible (cash or in-kind). The use of this signature program funding must be determined by October 31. The Assistant Directors will be responsible for oversight of the funding for their relevant signature programs, although they may delegate to the team leader. Each signature program team will submit a one-page explanation of the suggested project to the appropriate Assistant Director(s) by October 31.
*Evaluation: In the design of the signature program funding proposal, include a well-defined evaluation plan. Please work with Debby Lewis, interim director of the Program Development and Evaluation unit, to ensure the evaluation component is appropriate.
Innovative Program Funding. If you believe that you or your team has a program that may become a signature program or is new and innovative, then this funding is for you. Five submissions will be selected by a committee and each selected submission will receive $5,000 for designing and implementing the program. Further details will be made available about this funding and the selection committee this fall.
*Evaluation: In the design of the innovative program funding proposal, include a well-defined evaluation plan. Please work with Debby Lewis, interim director of the Program Development and Evaluation unit, to ensure the evaluation component is appropriate.” ~from http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~intranet/files/FY2010-funding%20opps.doc
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Last month, we proudly listed many NEAFCS award winners. Inadvertently, we missed a few team members, and only listed the team leaders. We apologize for this oversight and would like to recognize the entire team as well. Congratulations . . . you are all winners!
Healthy Lifestyles Education Grant-Central Region Winner - Cora French-Robinson (Heart of Ohio), Linnette Goard (Western Reserve), and Melinda Hill (Crossroads).
Environmental Education- Central Region Winner - Cindy Oliveri (State Specialist), Jennifer Hartzler (Erie Basin) and Rose Fisher Merkowitz (Ohio Valley).
Communications - Newsletters- 2nd Central Region Winner - Cindy Oliveri, Kathy Jelley (Ohio Valley), Monadine Mattey (Ohio Valley), Sheila Maggard (Ohio Valley), Treva Williams (Ohio Valley), Maurus Brown and Lucinda Miller.
Community Partnerships- Central Region Winner - Cindy Oliveri, Dan Remley (Miami Valley), Kathy Dodrill (Buckeye Hills), Marie Economos (Western Reserve), Shari Gallup (Heart of Ohio), Beth Gaydos (Buckeye Hills), Jennifer Hartzler (Erie Basin), Marcia Jess (Erie Basin), Chris Kendle (Crossroads), Paul Kuber, Sheila Maggard (Ohio Valley), Monadine Mattey (Ohio Valley), Kathy Jelley (Ohio Valley), Lucinda Miller, Lydia Medeiros (State Specialist), Nancy Schaefer, Kate Shumaker (Crossroads) and Susan Zies (Maumee Valley).
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Gong-Soog Hong, Consumer Sciences Department Chair, has announced her decision to return to the Consumer Sciences faculty after seven years of dedicated leadership. Dr. Hong is looking forward to concentrating on her research investigating patterns of intergenerational transfers of time and money in families, particularly when paying for healthcare for the aged. Dean Achterberg will launch an external search early this fall.
Tasha Snyder’s Extension appointment in the Department of Human Development and Family Science is being reduced from .34 FTE to .10 FTE. With this reduced appointment, Tasha will primarily provide supervision and support for Kara Newby, who will continue with her 100% Extension appointment and finalize some of her current OSU Extension efforts.
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Several of our FCS professionals have much to celebrate. Congratulations to . . .
Tasha Snyder, HDFS State Specialist, co-author on the recent publication of Carsey Institute report, The New, Longer Road to Adulthood: Schooling, Work, and Idleness among Rural Youth found at http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report9-IdleYouth.pdf.
Carol Chandler (Top of Ohio) has accepted the nomination to be a candidate for the office of NEAFCS Vice President for Awards and Recognition.
Susan Shockey (Top of Ohio) has accepted the nomination to be a candidate for the office of AAFCS President-Elect.
Being selected as a national candidates highlights both Carol’s and Susan’s outstanding leadership abilities and commitment to our profession! Be sure to vote, everyone!
County Commissioners Days Educational Sessions and Posters
· Local Foods: Julie Fox, Molly Bean Smith, Morgan Taggart, Dan Remley (Miami Valley), Christie Welch, Maurus Brown, and Brian Raison.
· It’s the Economy! OSU Extension Through County Agencies Brings Financial Knowledge and Skills to Citizens: Angie Holmes, Donna Green (Erie Basin), and Mary Beth Albright.
· Funding Extension with Property Tax Levies: Beth Gaydos (Buckeye Hills), Bruce Zimmer and Mike Lloyd
· Planning Healthy Meals for Meetings: Linnette Goard (Western Reserve), Kirk Bloir (FCS Admin), Pat Brinkman (Miami Valley), Marie Economos (Western Reserve), Shari Gallup (Heart of Ohio), DorisHerringshaw (Erie Basin), Marcia Jess (Erie Basin), Cindy Oliveri (State Specialist), Susan Zies (Maumee Valley), and Nancy Schaefer (ODH).
· Gardening in the Classroom: Liz Smith (Erie Basin), Laura Wood, and Glena Roszman
. Home Gardening and Food Preservation 101: Ron Becker, and Melinda Hill (Crossroads).
· Financial Management Programs: Nancy Hudson (State Specialist).
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Farewell to Shelley England (Ohio Valley) who resigned August 24th from OSUE and is returning to the Ohio University Child Development Center. Best wishes, Shelley!
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Martha Filipic’s Chow Line is a weekly question-and-answer column that focuses on nutrition, food safety, food processing and other food related matters. To read the latest edition, Lots of reasons not to eat a high-fat diet by Julie Shertzer, Program Specialist in Human Nutrition, go to: http://extension.osu.edu/~news/story.php?id=5352.
Martha also writes a monthly Family Fundamentals that focuses on Human Development/Family Sciences and Consumer Sciences (alternating each month). Kara Newby, HDFS Program Coordinator, contributes Guidelines aid parents to help child with homework. It can be found at: http://extension.osu.edu/~news/story.php?id=5350.
News media have free use of the material as long as proper credit is given to The Ohio State University. Readers can send questions to Martha at Filipic.3@osu.edu. To subscribe to news releases, including Chow Line and Family Fundamentals go to: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/subscribe.php.
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“Triumphant leaders - hopeful leaders - communicate meaning by virtue of their beliefs. Leaders’ beliefs are the soil in which we plant our aspirations. In this way, your beliefs are like dirt. You gotta dig‘em up now and then. As a leader, you must show those who look to you for leadership not only what you believe but also why you believe it. Because coincidentally, what we cannot see in our leaders, like what we cannot see in dirt, turns out to be what is most important. … Therefore, to make things grow - dreams, people, earnings - you must tend to your outlook as much as your intellect. You must believe as much as you think (Razeghi, 2006, p. 15).”
Reference: Razeghi, A. (2006). Hope: how triumphant leaders create the future. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Hope is available for loan from the Ohio State University Leadership Center. To borrow this resource or any other resource, please go to the resource search page http://164.107.48.88/winnebago/index.asp?lib=???b
Learn how the Ohio State University Leadership Center is strengthening tomorrow’s leaders today at http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu/
(Leadership Moments is reprinted with permission from the OSU Leadership Center.)
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- September 22-24, 2009 Farm Science Review
- September 29, 2009 Tween Topics: Learn to Communicate About Key Issue with Youth Moving from Childhood to Adolescence In-service, Ohio 4-H Center
- October 9, 2009 Creating OSU Extension Curriculum In-service, On-site Training
- November 4-5, 2009 EFNEP/FNP Annual Conference, Quest Center, Columbus OH
- December 16-17, 2009 OSU Extension Annual Conference
Upcoming National Conferences
- September 14-19, 2009 NEAFCS Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL
- November 4-6, 2009 Housing Education & Research Association (HERA) Conference, Santa Fe NM, http://www.housingeducators.org/
- November 11-14, 2009 NCFR Annual Conference, San Francisco
- June 24-27, 2010 AAFCS Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH
- September 20-24, 2010 NEAFCS Annual Conference, Portland, ME
- September 26-30, 2011 NEAFCS Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New México
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OSU Extension Communiqué - http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~intranet/news_matrix.php?newsletter=1
Extension Intranet Calendar - http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~intranet/
Extension Family and Consumer Sciences - http://fcs.osu.edu/
FCS Blog - http://osufcs.wordpress.com/
Family Nutrition Program - http://fnp.osu.edu/
Extension Human Development & Family Science - http://families.osu.edu/additional-resources/program_materials/index.php
Extension Human Nutrition - http://fcs.osu.edu/hn/
Extension Consumer Sciences - http://fcs.osu.edu/cs/
OSU CARES - http://osucares.osu.edu/grants/Seed%20Grants%20RFP%202008.doc
Communication & Technology - http://commtech.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Photo Library - http://photolib.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Templates - http://ct.excelcomm.com/site/indexer/237/content.htm
IRB - http://orrp.osu.edu/irb/about/
Fit 2B Fathers - http://fcs.osu.edu/f2bf/index.php
eXtension - http://www.extension.org/
OAEP - http://oeaa.osu.edu/
ESP - http://www.espnational.org/
Journal of Extension - http://www.joe.org/
The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues - http://ncsu.edu/ffci/
National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences - http://www.neafcs.org/
American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences - http://www.aafcs.org/
National Council on Family Relations - http://www.ncfr.org/
National Council on Aging - http://www.ncoa.org/index.cfm?bType=ie4
USDA's/CREES CYFERnet (Children, Youth, Family Educational Resource Network) - http://www.cyfernet.org/
MyMoney.gov - http://www.mymoney.gov/
Jill Eversole Nolan, PhD
The Ohio State University
Assistant Director, Family and Consumer Sciences
Ohio State University Extension
College of Education and Human Ecology
381 Campbell Hall
1787 Neil Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Off 614.247.2543
Fax 614.292.7478
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