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News and Notes: June 28, 2024

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Leadership Notes

  1. Note from David Civittolo

    As we wrap up the last full week of June, we welcome the last candidate for the associate dean and Department of Extension chair position to campus.

College Connections

  1. Resources for Ohio’s Farmers to Navigate Challenging Growing Conditions

    Challenging growing conditions are impacting some Ohio farmers again this year. College faculty and staff have gathered resources to help Extension professionals answer questions about conditions and outlooks, and shared them online.

  2. Crop, Soil, and Water Field Night — July 25

    OSU Piketon will host a Crop, Soil, and Water Field Night on July 25. Piketon’s Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Program and the Pike County Soil and Water Conservation District are hosting the event.

  3. Explore Connect Collab Event Recap

    OSU South Centers in Piketon hosted an Explore Connect Collab event earlier this week. About 20 participants, including some Extension professionals, attended the event and learned about the diversity of research and outreach efforts at South Centers.

Programming Perspectives

  1. Women in Ag Wednesday Webinar Reminder

    The Ohio Women in Agriculture Learning Network continues its monthly virtual meetings on the first Wednesday of every month (note: the July meeting will be pushed back to the 10th because of the holiday).

  2. Chronic Wasting Disease Workshops Planned

    Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Ohio’s wild deer herd will be the focus of multiple summer workshops. These face-to-face educational opportunities will start Aug. 8 and run through Sept. 12 at various locations throughout the state.

  3. Woodland Wisdom Course and Webinar Series

    An online course and webinar series titled Woodland Wisdom: learn to balance when you have with what you want, will start Aug. 20 and run through Dec. 3.

Operations/Business of Extension

  1. Minding the Brand: Upcoming Adobe Express Trainings and Extension Brand Folder Access

    More than 200 Extension professionals have participated in Adobe Express trainings so far. If you’ve not been able to attend a training yet, there are multiple opportunities to participate in one over the next several weeks.

  2. Change Made to OSP Office Hours This Summer

    The Office of Sponsored Programs and the CFAES Office for Research and Graduate Education is changing its pattern of office hours to bi-weekly for the near term.

Celebrating Colleagues

  1. Social Sustainability Bulletin Receives National Recognition

    Earlier this year, the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) awarded the National SARE Social Sustainability Bulletin, authored by Shoshanah Inwood and Jason Parker, the Outstanding Professional Skill Award in the writing category.

Professional Development Opportunities

  1. Ohio’s Coal Country to be Featured During EPN’s July Field Trip

    The Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) is organizing a tour of ecosystem restoration and cultural preservation in areas historically known for coal production in eastern Ohio. This professional development opportunity will be July 19 and is being held in partnership with the Global Coal

  2. Food Safety Team Organizing Professional Development Day — Aug. 15

    Extension’s Food Safety Team is organizing a professional development day on Aug. 15 that focuses on food safety.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  1. CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offers Workshops

    CFAES is committed to ensuring that all of its research and related educational programming are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis.

  2. DEI 2024 Speaker Series Continues

    The 2024 CFAES DEI Speaker Series kicked off in March and will continue through November.

Health and Wellness

  1. Live Healthy Live Well Team Shares Heat-Related Illness Information

    The intense heat that hit Ohio last week is a reminder that summer is here, and we need to be safe as we work and play in the sun and heat.

  2. Second Quarter Deadline for Lifestyle Spending Account — July 15

    Ohio State’s Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) reimburses employees up to $125 quarterly for eligible expenses related to health, fitness, family, emotional and social wellness.