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GMI educator receives NACDEP service award
Michelle Walk, Michigan State University Extension Greening Michigan Institute educator, received the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) State Distinguished Extension Community Development Service Award at the NACDEP Conference in Park City, Utah, May 21. In her role, … Continue reading
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Urban and Regional Planning students’ practicum project benefits city
Oftentimes, we work hard but successful outcomes to what we are trying to achieve are not always obvious. That was not the case when six Michigan State University Urban and Regional Planning (URP) students took part in a practicum project … Continue reading
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‘If you see your stuff being used somewhere else…’
“…be sure to let us know.” It was with those words that Beth Stuever, communications manager for ANR Communications, ended her presentation on the May 21 Michigan State University Extension Update Webinar this week. Beth had finished presenting some data … Continue reading
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Contact information for MSUE ombudsperson
Richard Wooten, Michigan State University Extension educator in the Greening Michigan Institute, is our new ombudsperson for MSUE. You can reach him at wooten@msu.edu or by phone at 734-727-7234. You can hear Richard’s explanation of how he will be initiating … Continue reading
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Two communications projects receive ACE awards
I’m happy to announce that College of Agriculture and Natural Resources communicators and their partners received two awards from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) for their work with Michigan State University Extension in 2011. The ACE Critique and Awards … Continue reading
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Deford Dazzlers take 10th place at rocket national finals, earn right to take part in NASA student launch
In a past Spotlight, I told you about the Deford Dazzlers 4-H Rocket Team, the Tuscola County 4-H’ers who scored well enough in the Team America Rocketry Challenge to take part in the national finals May 11-12 in Virginia. I’m … Continue reading
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Why we care about measuring impacts
As we have formulated logic models and work plans to articulate the focus of our programs, we often find ourselves trying to summarize the importance of the work we do. Often the easiest measures are ones that measure importance in … Continue reading
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New ‘Michigan Fresh’ initiative starting to take root
I am excited and proud to spotlight the “Michigan Fresh” initiative, which launched May 1 and continues through October. I am excited because it is a model for how Michigan State University Extension needs to approach issues in the 21st … Continue reading
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Watch for a recorded overview of consumer hort innovations
Monday’s webinar also featured an overview of the great innovations coming from the consumer horticulture team. Rebecca Finneran, Extension educator in the Agriculture and Agribusiness Institute, provided the overview, but we had some technical difficulties with broadband capacity, so she … Continue reading
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