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News and Notes: February 25, 2021

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Leadership Notes

  1. Thoughts from the Director

    Friends – The last few weeks have been incredibly packed with opportunities to share the blessings and challenges of working in Extension and at Ohio State.

  2. County and Cabinet Connections and Conversation

    Communication is a constant challenge and priority in any organization. Communication is more than just sharing information; it is equally important to listen. OSU Extension’s administrative cabinet continues to explore ways to get feedback from our organization.

  3. LOD Adds New Staff Member

    Tim Byrne has joined the Learning and Organizational Development (LOD) unit as a data integration developer.

COVID-19 Updates

  1. CFAES Return to Offices and Campuses Website

    CFAES has several college transition teams actively synthesizing university guidance to localize for CFAES departments and units.

  2. Ohio State COVID-19 Town Hall

    The next university town hall will be held on March 1 at 5:30pm. Register online.

Campus Connections/Partnerships

  1. 2021 Faculty Senator Election Results Announced

    We are pleased to announce the results of the 2021 faculty senator election in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Elected senators and alternates will serve three-year terms starting Autumn 2021 through Summer 2024.

Programming Perspectives

  1. Innovation in Extension – Virtual Chat on March 2

    A virtual chat on Innovation in Extension is scheduled for March 2 at 2pm. Note that you need to have a Connect Extension account to participate in virtual chats.

  2. Call for Proposals – Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference

    The Engagement Scholarship Consortium seeks proposals for its conference on September 13-15 via virtual format. The 2021 annual meeting will explore the theme of “Creating Connections and Expanding Possibilities.”

  3. Call for Proposals – 2021 National ESP Conference

    The national Epsilon Sigma Phi Conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia on October 25-28. Proposals are due by March 8 for concurrent session seminars, ignite presentations, research presentations, and posters.

Award Opportunities/Reminders

  1. Call for Nominations – Engagement Scholarship Consortium Awards Program

    The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) supports and encourages excellence in engaged scholarship through its annual awards program, which recognizes higher education institutions and their exemplary contributions to scholarship and the practice of engaged scholarship.

Tech Updates

  1. BuckeyeBox Migration: Should I Move My Own Files Out of BuckeyeBox and into OneDrive or Teams?

    Early project documentation encouraged users to move files themselves, but we’ve learned doing that can create headaches for those who have a significant amount of data to move. We now recommend that you wait for OCIO to copy files to OneDrive for you.

Celebrating Colleagues

  1. Ohio Saves Campaign Receives Compass Award from Ohio Treasurer

    The Ohio Saves campaign implemented via OSU Extension has been recognized by Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague as a Compass Award honoree. Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances program specialist, recently accepted the award from Treasurer Sprague.

  2. Ohio JCEP Professional Development Award Winners Announced

    Congratulations to several individuals who were recently selected for an Ohio Joint Council of Extension Professionals’ professional development award.

Professional Development Opportunities

  1. Report=Support! Sexual Misconduct Required Training – Due by May 30

    Promoting the safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff is Ohio State's top priority and a responsibility we all share. To advance this priority, the university requires all employees to complete sexual misconduct prevention education annually.

  2. O.N.E. Extension – Onboard. Network. Excel.

    The O.N.E. Extension program will resume in March. This will be an all-virtual format, 16 weeks for three hours per week. Sessions will be available for new and veteran employees.

  3. ACEL to Extension – Next Session on March 11

    Join the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership (ACEL) for the next topic in its series “ACEL to Extension” – offered directly for Extension personnel by ACEL faculty.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  1. Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – March 3 Webinar

    What is diversity and why is it important? What is the difference between equality and equity? What does it mean to be inclusive? How do all of these things fit together to achieve justice?

  2. Wonder Woman Wednesday

    In celebration of Women’s History Month, every Wednesday in March, the OSU Leadership Center invites you to learn more about women in the workplace and how to create an inclusive and equitable environment. This complimentary webinar will be held from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

  3. Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education

    To better understand changes that need to be made to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning environments, Ohio State is launching a new seminar series … Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education.

  4. CFAES DEI Monthly Newsletter

    The CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has published the

  5. CFAES Principles of Community

    We affirm our conviction that racism and inequality have no place in CFAES. Our CFAES Principles of Community serve as a base

Extension Annual Conference

  1. 2020 Annual Conference Recordings are Available

    Thank you again for your participation in the 2020 Extension Annual Conference: Embrace Change Together. This is a reminder that the breakout session recordings are available to view on the LOD unit's YouTube Channel.

Health and Wellness

  1. Pulse Survey Input Requested

    Our goal is to gain a simple pulse of how people in OSU Extension are doing during these times. We will use this one-question survey over the next six to eight months to see how we all are doing over time.