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FCS Update
November 4, 2009
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Source: Jill Eversole Nolan, OSU Extension, Family & Consumer Sciences
nolan.2@osu.edu
614-688-5378
Hi Everyone,
It is hard to believe that the fair season spans from June to October . . . but glad to report the last fair (Fairfield) came to an end mid-October and I was able to enjoy some of their exhibits one crisp (rather chilly), evening. It was my “home” fair where I showed livestock and exhibited food and clothing projects. It always brings back fond memories of valuable learning experiences, family gatherings, and long-lasting friendships. I was able to enjoy several fair events across Ohio this summer/fall and very impressed with the Extension-at-work efforts. The county and state fair activities do allow us to cultivate some very important relationships in the community that will help us advocate for support later in the year.
Many of you have shared some interesting personal events lately. Did you know that Dan Remley, FCS in Butler County, just returned from a 55 mile backpack adventure on the Appalachian Trail?!? He quickly shared the inspirational stories he gathered along the way.
Many times we get so embedded in our work, we are blinded from some of the more important things in life . . . families, health, friendships, faith. As we progress into the holidays, take time to enjoy the surroundings, near or far . . . and the relationships we have nurtured along the way!
Best Wishes . . . and
G O B U C K S !
Jill
In This Issue . . .
Communicating Public Value
EFNEP’s 40th Celebration Happening Around the State
Copyright Process
Ohio 4-H Foundation Grant Reminder
FCS EERA Info on Web
CYFAR 2010 - San Francisco, Call for Proposals
FCS Specialization Funding
Got Dates? Check and Post!
Work and Family Studies Assessment for High School Students Coming
Digital Media Conference Accepting Proposals
Food Safety is the Focus of Lecture Series
Food Safety Hotline
OSU Experts on ‘YouTube’
Ohio Saves - Financial Stability
Ohio Saves Programming Opportunities and Benefits
Kudos . . .
Congratulations to . . .
With Sympathy . . .
Welcome to the FCS Extension Family!
Chowline & Family Fundamentals
Six Sides of a Squared Apple
Dates to Remember
Upcoming National Conferences
Helpful Links
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At the OAEP educator dialog session, a question surfaced about communicating the public value of our FCS Extension programs. We all believe, indisputably, that our programs make a difference. What are we doing to communicate public value? An article in the Journal of Extension addressed the topic http://www.joe.org/joe/2004april/a1.php.
Let's take nutrition as an example and how we can put a "public value" focus on it.
- Better nutrition can . . .
increase family well-being . . . decrease lost work . . . increase job stability. . . increase financial stability . . . increase food security . . . improve academic success . . . decrease juvenile delinquency . . . lessen low birth-rate babies . . . lessen chronic disease . . . reduce health care costs for both employer and employee) . . . reduce need for public assistance . . . decrease demand for human services . . . increase quality of life.
Note the broader social impacts that we can report? We can craft stronger public value statements for our OSU Extension FCS programs. An example might be:
- When you support the OSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Food Safety Education programs, consumers and participants representing restaurants and other food service establishments will adopt safe food handling practices leading to serving safe food. This benefits other community members by reducing food borne illness and associated health care cost. A recent study puts the cost of food borne pathogens to Ohioans between $1.0 and $7.1 billion each year (Scharff, McDowell & Medeiros 2009)
We will be sending out a survey the end of the month to invite you to submit some public value statements. We will use this information in a planned session at annual conference.
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Our community-based nutrition program launched in 1969 continues to serve local families. We are proud of the impacts the EFNEP staff has made in helping families make healthy food choices. Happy Birthday, EFNEP!
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Please remember that OSU holds the copyright to the materials we develop for use in our Extension programming. If you have requests from a third-party (non OSU) to use materials, or video tape one of your presentations/programs to use as a teaching tool or to distribute, you need to turn to Com Tech for assistance. Dave Scardina will assist with the copyright paperwork and signed agreement. OSU Extension Administrative Cabinet approved guidelines, a cost-recovery structure (when third-parties intend to make a profit) and a template form available at: http://extadmin-cms.ag.ohio-state.edu/policy-handbook/x-legal
In some circumstances, it may be necessary to get OSU Legal’s review and university signatures before the third-party can move forward with their planed use of the material/presentation. Dave Scardena and/or Barb Ludwig are key players in this process.
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4-H Foundation grants are due to the State 4-H Office by noon on Monday, November 16. There is a large pool of dollars available to expand or initiate new and innovative programming efforts that positively impact Ohio youth. Information and the application form are at: http://www.ohio4h.org/foundation/grants/forms.html. Questions? - contact Erin Wingfield at (614) 247-7606 or ewingfield@cfaes.osu.edu.
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A quick reminder that we have an FCS EERA webpage set up to make sharing your EERA meeting minutes, projects, etc. easier: http://fcs.osu.edu/prof-resourses/protected/fcs-eera.php. If you have ‘stuff’ you want posted, email Kirk bloir.1@osu.edu.
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The 2010 annual CYFAR (Children, Youth, Family At Risk) conference will be May 4-7 at the San Francisco Marriott, in the heart of downtown. Submit a proposal(s) for Workshops, Computer Labs, Research Posters, and Program Showcase Exhibits. Proposals are due Tuesday, November 10. You’ll find the CFP at: http://fycs.ifas.ufl.edu/cyfar/Call.html, and more info about the conference at http://www.cyfernet.org/cyfar10. Questions? - contact June Mead at jm62@cornell.edu or (607) 772-8036.
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Submit your on-line specialization funding application by December 1. Use the online application at the following link to apply for funding: http://surveys.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/cfaes/index.php?sid=14486&lang=en. Educators can apply for up to $1,000 to support specialization efforts during calendar year 2010. At least five proposals will be funded in each program area. Also refer to OSU Extension Guidelines for Educator Specialization. Priority will be given to proposals that address specialization needs in an EERA and/or developing a new specialization to better address a void in the EERA.
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P-L-E-A-S-E help all of us avoid scheduling meetings on top of one another! Be sure to check the Extension intranet calendar and post your multi-county, EERA, or state meetings and in-services on the Extension intranet calendar: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~intranet/. To have an FCS-related event added, email Sandy Bryan sbryan@ehe.osu.edu with the details.
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Recently, we received a request to see if we could find out more about end-of-course assessments and a $5 fee students enrolled in high school FCS courses would be required to take/pay. Dr. Ruth Dohner, the OSU FCS Teacher Education program faculty member, provided the following information:
“End of course assessments are being developed and are currently recommended - at some point they may be required which is when the $5.00 fee will take place - AAFCS tests may cost more. Different schools will handle this differently - either pay directly, include in activity fees, or have parents pay. Because CTE (Career-Technical Education) Perkins legislation is holding all CTE areas accountable for student learning, AAFCS is also developing end-of-course assessments to be used across the country in FCS and related workforce development area (programs at the career centers in Ohio). These assessments have been under way for a long time, developed to have a comparable OGT for CTE. Go to the Fact sheet or other documents here for ODE information about FCS. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=2&TopicRelationID=1754
Currently this is the assessment guideline: CTE Technical Assessments: Tests and Order # - All students enrolled in the Work and Family Studies are recommended to participate in the Webxam FCS online end-of-course assessments. Assessments are available at www.webxam.org.”
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The Digital Media in a Social World (DMSW) conference is accepting proposals until Dec. 4. The free session for Ohio State faculty, staff and students will explore creative uses of social media, new philosophies of technology use, and innovative technologies for classroom instruction. Register to attend DMSW on Friday, Feb. 19 (Ohio State personnel only). An open day of events is scheduled for Feb. 20. Contact: Doug Dangler, dangler.6@osu.edu or 688-5865.
(Source: EHE NEWS)
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The Department of Food Science and Technology invites you to its autumn seminar on food safety. The lectures take place each Tuesday through Dec. 1 at noon in 118 Parker Food Science Building, 2015 Fyffe Court. See the complete schedule for details. No registration required.
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For the first time, consumers can reach a food safety hotline at Ohio State University by e-mail: foodsafety@osu.edu. Questions e-mailed to that address will automatically go to the students answering hotline questions as well as a group of faculty members studying different aspects of food safety from the Department of Food Science and Technology, the Department of Human Nutrition, the Food Industries Center, and Ohio State University Extension.
Thanks to a partnership between The Kroger Co. and the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT), Ohio State's Food Safety Hotline . . . 1-800-752-2751 (toll-free in Ohio) . . . has had trained students answering calls from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday since July. The students answering questions on the hotline are also developing a comprehensive database of food-safety related questions and answers to draw upon in answering future questions. That will be another advantage of the hotline.
"One of the great things about the hotline is that it is drawing together faculty with food-safety expertise from across the university . . . . . some food safety Web sites only give their own perspective in answering questions, but, sometimes, there's conflicting information regarding food safety. Since we're independent of those agencies, we can be frank with consumers and offer broader, more comprehensive information." ," said Lydia Medeiros, food safety specialist for OSU Extension, College of Education and Human Ecology.
Besides Medeiros, principal investigators involved in the project are Ken Lee, director of the Center for Food Safety and AgroSecurity, and Valente Alvarez, director of the Food Industries Center. Both Lee and Alvarez are also OSU professors of food science and technology.
(Source: Martha Filipic, News and Media Relations)
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Looking for new media and new research news? Then subscribe to the YouTube OSU Experts channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/OSUexperts. Here are a few of the EHE faculty experts that have recently uploaded videos:
Suicide - Alarming statistics :: Paul Granello, Counselor Education, PAES
Partner abuse leads to wide range of health problems :: Amy Bonomi, HDFS
Single-parenting as good as married? :: Claire Kamp Dush, HDFS
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Check out this link giving Ohio's profile for Financial Stability: http://scorecard.cfed.org/state_data/ohio.php. The CFED Scorecard measures the financial security of families in the United States and gives a comparison of our state to other states. It ranks how Ohio is doing on a variety of issues, including financial assets and income. This information will be helpful in preparing for America Saves Week - February 21 - 28, 2010.
Regarding America Saves Week, here are few important updates to consider:
· American Saves has amended the methodology of Saves Campaigns. Ohio Extension is encouraged to focus through interdisciplinary programs directed to Farmers, 4-H Youth, Consumers, and Businesses, etc. The program focus is to direct our educational efforts during one week throughout the year.
· The 3-step process recommendation for Saves Week is:
1. Promote the Week - Press Releases are provided at http://americasavesweek.org/
2. Ask families to check their personal finances, and
3. Take Action on the personal goal by opening up a savings account, pay down debt.
· There is a new logo "America Save$ "Start Small. Think Big." which you can see at http://www.americasaves.org/. (Source: Susan Shockey)
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There are numerous opportunities for Ohio Saves. Throughout the Cooperative Extension System, 30 states are offering SAVES programs. During the 2009 Saves Week, Cooperative Extension reported reaching 35 million people. Each month there is a conference call coordinated by Jim Terry from CSREES [now NIFA]. If you would like to participate in the conference calls email "Terry, Jim" JTERRY@CSREES.USDA.GOV.
George Barany announced that Saves Campaigns can receive $300 to $1100 to organize an America Saves Week program. We will need to think more about what Ohio Saves will want to submit. So let's start focusing on Ohio Saves Week. Please email your mailto:thoughts%20and%20interest%20to%20shockey.3@osu.edu. (Source: Susan Shockey)
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Several of our FCS professionals have much to celebrate. Congratulations to . . .
Julie Shertzer, Program Specialist Human Nutrition, was interviewed by Channel 10 recently about nutrition school lunches and it was aired Tuesday, October 20th. Take a look at the interview at: http://www.criticalmention.com/report/3079x98321.htm
Tasha Snyder, Human Development and Family Science, who appeared on WBNS-TV, Channel 10, to discuss a new study about the impact of spanking.
Sharon Seiling, State Specialist Consumer Sciences, and COP Team, was awarded one of two 2009 Outstanding Community of Practice Awards for their work with eXtension's Financial Security for All community of practice at the recent eXtension national conference.
Kirk Bloir, Program Director, FCS Administration, was invited to serve on the Agricultural and Extension Education Program Advisory Committee in the Department of Human and Community Resources Development. The committee is comprised of representatives from university, public schools, agricultural industry and State Department of Education.
Marisa Warrix, Cuyahoga Co., Western Reserve EERRA, received $19,700 from the Columbus Foundation (through an anonymous donor) for Real Money, Real World.
The writing team of Kathy Michelich, Warren Co., Jean Clements, emeriti from Greene Co., Diane Johnson, emeriti from Darke Co., and Chris Olinsky, Montgomery Co., all of the Miami Valley EERA, for their coverage in the quarterly newsletter for the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. This newsletter featured the Extension revised bulletin #(891), In Over Your Head: Life Saving Strategies for Financial Crisis. It was also featured on OSUToday on Aug. 17.
The following FCS professionals presented posters at NAE4-HA meeting in Rochester, NY:
· Barbara Carder, Joyce Shriner, and James Skeeles - 4-H Money Camp
· Lucinda Miller, Maurus Brown, Kathy Jelley, Cindy Oliveri, Monadine Mattey, and Treva Williams - Fruit and Veggie Fact
Sheets Promote Healthy Lifestyles
· Joyce Shriner -“Yes” - Imagine the Possibilities!
· Joyce Shriner and Cynthia Shuster - Imagine the Possibilities - 4-H Sewing Camp!
· Joyce Shriner and Sue Sharb - Using The Black Box Approach to Transfer Institutional Knowledge
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Abdul Salwe, Franklin County EFNEP Program Assistant, and family, who welcomed a baby boy to their family on October 2. Salwe weighed 6 lb. 9 oz., and reports indicate all are doing well. Best wishes to the family!
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Maria Carmen Lambea, Program Director EFNEP, sadly lost her father, Santiago Lambea Nuñez. Maria Carmen was able to spend some precious time with her father in Mexico prior to his passing.
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Elaine Lindimore Morgan County Program Assistant, FNP October 5, 2009
Glena Roszman Wyandot County Program Assistant, FNP October 5, 2009
Yvette Graham Stark County Program Specialist, EFNEP November 2, 2009
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Martha Filipic’s Chow Lineis a weekly question-and-answer column that focuses on nutrition, food safety, food processing and other food related matters. To read the latest edition, Enjoy peanut butter but watch caloriesby Julie Shertzer, Program Specialist in Human Nutrition, go to: http://extension.osu.edu/~news/story.php?id=5426.
Martha also writes a monthly Family Fundamentals column that focuses on Human Development/Family Sciences and Consumer Sciences (alternating each month). Kara Newby, HDFS, contributes Talk with your teen about risky behaviors, costs. It can be found at: http://extension.osu.edu/~news/story.php?id=5431.
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1. Humility - having humility means viewing oneself as insignificant.
2. Compassion - is all about having concern for the well-being of others.
3. Transparency - means opening one’s self up, being mentally and emotionally accessible to others, and yet still in touch with one’s own self and needs.
4. Inclusiveness - means to accept and recognize people’s differences, relish their opinions and perspectives, and establish an environment where people are listened to, trusted, and valued.
5. Collaboration - means partnership.
6. Value-based decisiveness - means choosing a course of action or mental direction based on weighing several alternatives and considerations (Kuczmarksi & Kuczmarksi, 2007, p. 18-21).
Reference: Kuczmarksi, S.S.; & Kuczmarksi, T.D. (2007). Apples are square: thinking differently about leadership. New York: Kaplan Publishing.
Six Sides of a Squared Apple is available on 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=???
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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- November 4-5, 2009 EFNEP/FNP Annual Conference, Quest Center, Columbus
- December 16-17, 2009 OSU Extension Annual Conference, Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus OH
- April 21-22, 2010 Leadership for Tomorrow Conference, Columbus
Upcoming National Conferences
- 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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Extension Human Nutrition - http://fcs.osu.edu/hn/
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OSU CARES - http://osucares.osu.edu/grants/Seed%20Grants%20RFP%202008.doc
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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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