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- 6:30 AM |
Wellness Walk (meet at hotel front desk)
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| 7:00 AM
- 8:00 AM |
Breakfast
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| 7:00 AM
- 12:00 PM |
Registration Open
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| 8:00 AM
- 11:30 AM |
Morning Session
Moderator: ECOP Past Chair Douglas L. Steele, Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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| 8:00 AM
- 9:00 AM |
Panel of Federal Partners
LeAnn Oliver, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy and Rural Development, Energy Efficiency and Renewable, Department of Energy
Brent Elrod, USDA-NIFA National Program Leader, Strategic Partnerships, Family and Consumer Sciences
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| 9:00 AM
- 9:30 AM |
University-level Partnerships
The Centrality of Engagement in Higher Education Lou Swanson, Vice President for Engagement and Director of Extension, Colorado State University
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| 9:30 AM
- 10:00 AM |
State-County Partnerships
Rick Klemme, Director, University of Wisconsin Mark O’Connell, Executive Director, Wisconsin Counties Association
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| 10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM |
Networking Break
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| 10:30 AM
- 12:00 PM |
21st Century Extension Professional: Results and Applications
Chuck Hibberd, Dean and Director, University of Nebraska Extension Christy Blomeke, Research Technician, Purdue Extension Aime Lillard, Data Analyst, Purdue Extension
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| 12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon
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| 1:00 PM
- 2:30 PM |
Update and Dialogue on National Priorities
Moderator: ECOP Chair Daryl Buchholz, Associate Director for Extension and Applied Research, Kansas State University
eXtension Jimmy Henning, Associate Dean for Extension and Associate Director, University of Kentucky
Measuring Excellence in Extension Joe Zublena, Associate Dean and Extension Director, North Carolina State University Scott Cummings, Associate Head for Extension and Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
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| 2:30 PM
- 3:00 PM |
Networking Break
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| 3:00 PM
- 4:30 PM |
Update and Dialogue on National Priorities (continued)
AES and CES Communications and Marketing Project Scott Reed, Vice Provost and Director of Extension, Oregon State University Darren Katz, President, kglobal
ECOP 4-H Working Group Chuck Gay, Associate Vice President for Cooperative Extension, Utah State University
Advocacy Update Jim Richards, Vice President, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Reactor Panel Rick Klemme, Director, University of Wisconsin Extension, BLC chair, BAC representative M. Ray McKinnie, Associate Dean & Administrator, North Carolina A&T State University, BAC representative Paul Coreil, Vice Chancellor and Director of Extension, Louisiana State University AgCenter, CLP and NCFAR representative Madeline Mellinger, CARET liaison to ECOP
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