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by tomcoon | September 29, 2011

MSU Extension Wayne County moves to new locations

Kudos go to the Michigan State University Extension Wayne County staff for their rapid response in moving their offices from their historic downtown Detroit location on Temple Street. Staff members have been busy with the big job of moving all … Continue reading →

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by msuespotlight | September 29, 2011

MSU Extension health and nutrition staff members remain optimistic

During a recent Michigan State University Extension Redesign webinar, I just happened to mention something about “putting on our optimism shoes” when we face the challenges ahead of us. Extension educator Gretchen Hofing let me know that she and Lenawee … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | September 22, 2011

CV-CAT will help Extension educators integrate climate change into programs

Excuse the pun, but climate change is a hot topic. Increasingly, our stakeholders and our funding partners look to Michigan State University Extension as a trusted source of information on how to slow down, adapt to and communicate about the … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | September 15, 2011

Tracking collaborative efforts in the North Central States

On the biweekly Michigan State University Extension Redesign Web Conference this week, I mentioned several developments from the North Central Cooperative Extension Association (NCCEA) meeting held last week in St. Louis, Missouri, including a forthcoming workshop on grant writing for … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | September 1, 2011

Discovering optimists from a war-torn country

Earlier this summer, I had the honor of addressing a group of scholars from Iraq. They were faculty members from several Iraqi universities here for several months on a Fulbright-sponsored program to learn from each other and with Michigan State … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | August 25, 2011

Apple scab – Extension and research working across state boundaries

One of the greatest challenges of helping people understand “what’s different about Michigan State University Extension” is to get beyond the mission statements and legislative talking points and journalistic strategies and PowerPoint presentations to give people an actual example that … Continue reading →

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by msuespotlight | July 28, 2011

Gone Fishing!

I thought I’d give you advance warning – there won’t be an issue of MSUE Spotlight next week. I’m taking a week off for vacation and figure you don’t want to hear from me any more than those fish do. … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | July 14, 2011

Extension educator named as Product Center assistant director

Brenda Reau has been named assistant director of the Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources. Brenda joined MSU Extension in 1981. She served as an Extension educator in Family and Consumer Sciences in Monroe County early … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | July 7, 2011

How are we doing on those county agreements? You can track it online

As we developed our plan for providing the Extension service Michigan needs in the 21st century, we realized we had an opportunity to revisit our agreements with each of Michigan’s 83 counties to see if we could find a simpler … Continue reading →

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by tomcoon | June 23, 2011

Step II and Step III promotions approved by MSU

The Michigan State University Provost’s Office has approved promotions of 10 Extension academic staff members to Step II and five to Step III. Step II is awarded after successful completion of a three-year and six-year portfolio review process, and is … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Uncategorized

MSU Extension Wayne County moves to new locations

MSU Extension health and nutrition staff members remain optimistic

CV-CAT will help Extension educators integrate climate change into programs

Tracking collaborative efforts in the North Central States

Discovering optimists from a war-torn country

Apple scab – Extension and research working across state boundaries

Gone Fishing!

Extension educator named as Product Center assistant director

How are we doing on those county agreements? You can track it online

Step II and Step III promotions approved by MSU

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