Last September, we held a series of all-staff meetings around the state to discuss the recommendations proposed by two task forces who were asked to consider how Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) can improve as an organization with respect to our programs and with respect to our organizational structure. We spent about half of each [...]
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February 18, 2010
MSUE to PROSPER with Penn State and Iowa State
by Michelle Rodgers
We have recently received word that Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) has been accepted as an expansion state for the Penn State and Iowa State University PROSPER Partnerships program. PROSPER stands for Promoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience. Many of you were introduced two years ago to the PROSPER program by Penn [...]
February 4, 2010
Blueberry growers benefit from MSU Extension advice
Thanks to some quick work, insightful knowledge and a couple of generous grants, a team of MSU Extension researchers and educators created “Good Agricultural Practices for Food Safety in Blueberry Production: Basic Principals”. Last fall, the North American Blueberry Council voted to adopt this manual as their official food-safety check list. These principles will now [...]
January 21, 2010
It’s winter meeting season for MSU Extension
When the temperature drops, our educators head inside for some good old-fashioned Extension education. Winter is the perfect time for many of our clients, especially farmers, to take a step back and learn about new research and programs from MSU Extension.
I know that the Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference is coming up soon, the corn [...]
January 14, 2010
Greening Michigan—what the heck is that?
How many times have you heard or thought that question over the past few months? One of our four statewide programs—announced on October 28 with an endorsement from Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm—is titled “Greening Michigan: Leveraging Natural and Human Assets for Prosperity”. Since that announcement, we’ve had plenty of questions and discussions about what “Greening [...]
December 23, 2009
Giving when there’s nothing to give
When I visited with a friend near my home in Williamston, Mich., on Dec. 19, I came away inspired and overwhelmed by his generosity. Our sons are both involved in scouting and we were both working at the local Food Bank, preparing and delivering food and gift packages for families in our community. I learned [...]
December 17, 2009
Making It in Michigan Conference helps get Michigan products on grocery shelves
During their Making It in Michigan conference on Nov. 11, 2009, the Michigan State University (MSU) Product Center also presented awards to some pretty impressive entrepreneurs. The awards are given annually to Product Center clients who are innovative and successful in marketing and distributing their goods.
Take a look at these success stories:
Harry Clark of Cherry [...]
December 11, 2009
Adapting Moodle for Online Learning Communities
This summary was provided by Molly Frendo, Associate Program Leader in MSUE’s Children, Youth, Families and Communities program, on her use of Moodle to create and enrich an online learning community of youth mentoring volunteers across Michigan. Molly wrote this summary for use in the annual report of eXtension, to be released early in January, 2010.
Using Moodle through [...]
December 3, 2009
Bioeconomy Conference paves the way for new ways of delivering programming
As we’ve moved forward with our restructuring plans, I realize there have been a lot of uncertainties. But through it all, I’ve sent several constant messages, and one of them is that we will need to utilize technology to learn new ways to deliver programming.
Growing the Bioeconomy: Solutions for Sustainability can serve as a role [...]
December 3, 2009
Tremonti selected AmeriCorps member of the month
Congratulations to Jill Tremonti for being named AmeriCorps Member of the Month!
Jill, a Michigan State University senior, has been working with the 4-H Mentor Michigan Initiative in the Children, Youth, Families and Communities office for the last two years. She supports the development of mentoring curriculum and resources and assists with the online community for [...]
