Extension and Outreach
MINUTES, May 18, 2004
11-noon, 128 MacKay

Attendance: Larry Ebbers – a; Cindy Fletcher – p; Ruth Freeman -a; Frank Schabel - a JaneAnn Stout – p; Kathi Thomas – p; Myrna Whigham – p; Carol Legg Zeigler - p

Agenda

1. Introductions

Much of our time was spent in becoming acquainted. Each person shared their connection to the colleges along with current assignments and activities.

2. Review of task

Our work group is to:

review current missions and activities in Extension and outreach in both colleges.
identify key issues an practices to be addressed in combination.

3. Questions

How is outreach, Extension, service and engagement the same and or different.

SERVICE - All faculty have service as part of their job descriptions in both colleges.

OUTREACH - Some faculty have outreach as part of their job description. Outreach is not unique to ISU but is a commitment of all three regent institutions.

EXTENSION - Extension is unique in Iowa to ISU, in that ISU is Iowa's land grant institution. Some faculty in FCS are paid by Extension funds and have percentages of time devoted specifically to Extension appointments. Currently there are no Extension funded faculty in CoE. Extension is a three way partnership among federal, state and local government. ISU E has Extension offices and staff in every county in Iowa. ISU Extension builds partnerships and provides search based learning opportunities to improve the quality of life in Iowa. We believe in quality, access, diversity and accountability. We are dedicated to engagement, entrepreneurship and local presence.

ENGAGEMENT - a term used in the current ISU Strategic Plan, along with Discovery and Learning to describe the work that we are about.

4. Handouts

List of committee members, names and contact information
Work group procedures
Folder of ISU Extension material:
- ISU Extension mission statement
- Extension to Families, PM 1430
- Hotline numbers, PDO 71
- Websites, SP 214
- Extension plan of work fact sheets:
  - Strengthening Families Across the Life Span, SP 53
  - Money for Life, SP 55
  - Child Care That Works, SP 56
  - Food and Nutrition Choices for Health, SP 57
  - EFENP, FN 9
  - Nutrition Education for Young Families, SP 112
- The Extension Connection, a quarterly publication of ISUE, Spring 2004
- The Extension Connection, 2003 annual Report

JaneAnn Stout, Assoc. Dean, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Director, Iowa State University Extension to Families