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Hello ANR Business & Office Managers,
An online ANR Training Hubs Interactive Map?
Yes! IGIS (Sean Hogan, Shane Feier, Robert Johnson) Program support (Sherry Cooper) and Learning & Development (Jodi Azulai) have been collaborating on this project and you can help us complete it! Please fill out this survey with information about your Cooperative Extension or REC location meeting spaces so that Shane and Robert can complete the map which will:
- Give anyone in ANR the ability to identify training, workshop, or meeting spaces across the state
- Reduce the need for PSU to answer individual questions on ANR-wide meeting locations
- Provide details on who to contact to reserve your location, parking limitations, local catering, nearest airport...etc.
If you would complete the Qualtrics survey by August 20th, we would all appreciate it! If you need more time, just let me know when I can expect your response. If you are not the office or business manager for your location, please forward it to the appropriate staff person. Also, please respond to the survey for each location you manage.
Thank you ahead for assisting us in completing this useful tool!
Jodi
Previous opportunities
UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development
It’s time again! Nominations are now open through October 12th, 2018 for the 2019 UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development (UC WI).
UC WI aims to cultivate a vibrant, professional network of women across the UC system. It’s designed for mid-career women, including academics and staff, who demonstrate the potential to advance their careers within UC.
As in the past, ANR will be sponsoring women (academics and staff) to participate in the 2019 program. Six regional cohorts (three in the north and three in the south) will be offered. Each cohort program is comprised of four sessions:
First session of each cohort is 1.5 days, remaining sessions are 1 day each
Final session of each cohort program will be a combined north and south capstone event that allows participants to make systemwide connections
The experiential program requires full, active participation; only UC ANR employees who can commit to this will be selected. More details about the expectations and logistics are included on the nomination form.
When prompted for the FAU (account code) enter “999”
There is space on the form to add a narrative for each nominee or upload it onto the form itself. Nominations should include name and supervisor consent.
If you are interested in participating in this program, please talk to your supervisor. Supervisors are asked to send in nominations by close of business October 12th, 2018. Late or incomplete nominations will not be considered.
The program is a collaboration between the UC Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women and UC Human Resources, and is delivered by CORO, a nonprofit leadership-development organization that has worked with UC for the past decade. UC President Napolitano supports and partially funds the program. ANR will cover registration fees and reimburse travel expenses and half the lodging for those selected.
Apply by October 12th, 2018 (nomination form).
If you have questions about the program, please contact Jodi Azulai.
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Writing Strong Impact Statements
October 16, CE San Diego County Office
October 26, ANR Building, Davis
Register now: Workshop Desired Outcomes: Participants will gain understanding and practice organizing your program activities into themes for the merit and promotion process defining your program outcomes and impacts, using logic models and UC ANR's condition changes and public values writing impact statements for your programs -- for your merit and promotion efforts, for UC Delivers, and other communications
Led by:
Katherine Webb-Martinez, Assoc. Dir., PP&E
Vikram Koundinya, Evaluation CE Specialist
Chris Greer, Area IPM Advisor
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Practical Methods to Measuring Outcomes
October 15, CE San Diego County Office
October 25, ANR Building, Davis
Register now: Workshop Desired Outcomes: Participants will gain
-understanding of and experience in defining outcomes and identifying measurable indicators for your programs
-understanding of evaluation data collection approaches and methods used by UCCE
progress on your outcomes evaluation plans/efforts
Led by:
Katherine Webb-Martinez, Assoc. Dir., PP&E Vikram Koundinya, Evaluation CE Specialist
Chris Greer, Area IPM Advisor
Whitney Brim-DeForest, Rice Advisor
Darren Haver, Water Resources/Water Quality Advisor and REC/County Director
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Exploring Partnerships to Address Economically-Vulnerable Populations
eXtension Zoom Wednesday, October 3rd — 10:00 am
A New Anchor Partnership Program Between Extension and Everyday Democracy
Engaging people across their community in dialogue and community change with an equity lens can directly address issues of economic vulnerability and poverty. Everyday Democracy, a national organization leading in the field of dialogue and deliberation to promote stronger communities, has recently partnered with several state Extension programs with its new “Anchor Partners” Project. This webinar will explore this new partnership program and the role it can play in in addressing structural racism, engaging all different kinds of people in public dialogue, and linking dialogue to action and positive change, specifically for those who are economically-vulnerable. Find more information here. Register here https://extension.zoom.us/j/250738699
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Grant Essentials Summit
Thursday, September 13, 2018 - UCCE San Diego Office, 9335 Hazard Way, Suite 201 San Diego, CA
Thursday, September 27, 2018 - UC ANR Building, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA
This 1-day targeted professional development intervention is focused on enhancing the performance of individual academics as well as teams in attracting and winning grants within the research and extension enterprise, specific to a single discipline as well as across disciplines. This comprehensive day-long program is designed to convey the fundamentals of proposal writing, starting with the concepts, backed up with concrete tips and operational strategies.
The seminar will cover essential topics to grant writing, such as:
- Understanding of the preparation steps before writing
- Techniques for creating a strong argument for the proposed project
- Approaches to defining a writing style and addressing writer’s block
- Techniques for communicating the approach clearly
- Approaches to communicating with funding programs
- Understanding the grant review process
- Effective tools, resources, and best practices to support grant writing
Content is geared to participants at all levels who want to better prepare for leading and participating in grant efforts targeting a variety of funding programs sponsored by academia, state government, federal government, private, and industry sponsors. All ANR academics and staff are invited to participate.
For more information, please visit: http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Administration/Business_Operations/Contracts_-_Grants/Grant_Essentials_Summit/
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Needs Assessment Training
UCCE advisors, UCCE specialists and academic coordinators are invited to attend a training workshop on conducting a needs assessment.
Vikram Koundinya, UCCE evaluation specialist in the Department of Human Ecology (Community and Regional Development) at UC Davis; Chris Greer, IPM area advisor in UCCE San Luis Obispo County; and Katherine Webb-Martinez, associate director of UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation are hosting training workshops in two locations – Davis and Parlier.
Friday, September 7, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UC ANR Building, 2801 Second Street, Davis
Featuring roundtable discussion sharing UCCE examples with:
Betsy Karle, area dairy advisor & county director, Glenn County
Susie Kocher, forestry/natural resources advisor, Central Sierra and El Dorado counties
Steven Worker, 4-H youth development advisor, Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties
Friday, September 14, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 9240 South Riverbend Ave., Parlier
Featuring roundtable discussion sharing UCCE examples with:
Ramiro Lobo, small farms and agricultural economics advisor, San Diego County
Fadzayi Mashiri, livestock and natural resources advisor, Mariposa and Merced counties
Deepa Srivastava, nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor, Tulare and Kings counties
Training Overview
Will help answer questions such as: What exactly is expected for a needs assessment? What is the benefit? When should I do this? How often should I do this? How do I use the information to design my program?
Covers basic, practical how-to steps, approaches, methods, and how to write good questions
Designed to be interactive and includes hands-on activities
Includes a roundtable discussion with UCCE advisors sharing their needs assessment experiences and lessons learned
Participants will gain...
understanding of position description needs assessment expectation
understanding of needs assessments basics (what, how, when)
understanding of and practice writing good questions
awareness of UC ANR needs assessment examples and resources
a draft needs assessment plan
For more information, contact Katherine Webb-Martinez, Katherine.webb-martinez@ucop.edu, (510) 987-0029.
Friday, September 7, 2018 10 AM to 3 PM, UC ANR Building, 2801 Second Street, Davis
Registration deadline: August 31