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Strategies and programs that provide a more effective educational system for Ohio's workforce.
Fostering connections between rural and urban communities.
Growing Ohio's green industry and agriculture with high-impact commodity/issue teams.
Helping to create jobs through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Education leading to good stewardship of Ohio's natural resources.
Improving health and wellness, and positively impacting the state's economy.
Approaches for improving community quality of life.
I would like to
clarify again that ALL OSU Extension program and support staff are included and encouraged to attend
this year’s Annual Conference. We are ONE organization, with one mission - and
this year’s conference theme of “A New EERA in Extension” is specifically
planned with all of our personnel in mind.
In these times of extreme change throughout our
organization, we will all benefit from attending the conference - and this is
designed to be an all-inclusive meeting. Every Extension employee is important
to this organization, and I believe it is valuable to have all of us learning
together when possible.
At all times, everyone in your office should be working
together for the good of the entire organization. While educators are often
involved with more in-depth projects and interactions with specific clients,
our support staff are quite often the face of Extension to anyone who walks in
your office front door or contacts your office with a question.
Extension Administrative Cabinet has agreed that county offices may
choose how to handle their office hours during these two days. Options
include:
Closing the office for the two days with a sign indicating
that everyone is participating in the annual conference and recognition
event and that the office will reopen on December 18. Remember to
change your voice mail or answering machine message also.
Utilizing volunteers to keep the office open.
Using students who are home from college to keep the office open.
Using a temp agency or temporary employee to assist during these two days.
I look forward to a great exchange of insight and ideas
at this year’s Annual Conference, and I’m excited about continuing the
implementation of “A New EERA in Extension."
Best regards, Keith Smith - Associate Vice President, Agricultural Administration and Director, OSU Extension
Ohio
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ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available
to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, disability, or veteran status. This statement is in accordance
with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA.
