CD Weekly Wire - March 25, 2013

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Five Homework Assignments – Making the Most of Time Spent Together

Our Spring CD Unit Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 3 in the Ag Admin Auditorium. The full day’s agenda offers a variety of ways to advance your professional goals as well as unit and organizational goals. I encourage you to take some time to prepare in advance in order to make the most of our time spent together this day.

  • Take a look at CarmenConnect and Buckeye Box. We’ll focus on how we can use these tools to support our collaborative efforts.
  • Plan to provide updates on your ‘core’ and ‘signature’ program team efforts as well as your individual priorities and/or program proposals.
  • Review the materials posted online about reporting Programs and Events in RiV as well as another area in which each of us can fine tune our efforts; describing our program impact.
  • As part of the agenda, we’ll have an opportunity to ‘fireside chat’ about all things Extension CD with Extension Director Keith Smith before lunch from 10:30-11:30. Please send me the questions you’d like Keith to address that day, by March 27 for compiling.

This is just a sampling of all we have in store that day. Please make some time to review what you’d like to share and what you need to know. If you have not already RSVP’d (regrets too), please do so here to enjoy a day packed full of information and fun with colleagues.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Live Streaming available for Innovate Conference March 26:

Although in-person participation registration for Innovate is full, you can still attend Ohio State's annual conference on technology in teaching and learning virtually. The live Innovate stream is available for anyone with Internet access. Watch the keynote address by Jim Groom and several breakout sessions on media literacy, MOOCs, iTunes U, and much more. View a schedule of sessions to be streamed, their descriptions, and access to those presentations on Tuesday, March 26, at: go.osu.edu/innovatelive.

Daniel Yergin Global Energy Presentation - April 2:

The Office of Energy and Environment is presenting "The Quest: The Future of Energy” by Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and energy expert, on Tuesday, April 2, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Ohio Union’s Griffin East Ballroom. Yergin has served as an advisor and analyst on topics including energy security, unconventional oil and gas development, energy markets, and climate change. His latest book is The Quest. Contact langen.2@osu.edu if you have questions.

Ohio's Balanced Growth 'Best Local Land Use Practices' Information Sessions start April 3:

Local and regional government planners, economic development professionals, elected and appointed officials, developers, and others interested in local land use decisions will learn about cost-effective tools they can use to meet regulatory requirements and work for a more prosperous future for their communities at this two-hour information session on 'Best Local Land Use Practices.' These free regional sessions will be presented from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at various locations throughout the state starting April 3 and ending on April 24. For more information and a complete listing of dates and locations, click here.

Maps and Apps Workshop - April 24:

Ohio food producers wanting to increase their markets, grow their customer base, improve profitability, and increase visibility can learn strategies on how to leverage mobile media marketing at the Maps and Apps Workshop to be held April 24 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per person ($25 for each additional person from the same business). Julie Fox, direct marketing specialist, will lead the hands-on workshop. Registration deadline is April 19. For more workshop information or to register, visit: go.osu.edu/MapsAndApps or contact Julie Moose (740-289-2071, ext. 223 or moose.14@osu.edu).

Ohio Environmental Leaders Institute begins June 10:

The Ohio Environmental Leaders Institute "Building a Network of Effective Environmental Decision Makers" program begins June 10 and will consist of three sessions. The Institute is a new set of workshops that helps enable environmental professionals to address complex environmental issues and incorporate a broader range of solution strategies into their skill set through forums and hands-on learning. Workshop sessions will have a heavy emphasis on learning activities that actively engage participants, including small group/panel discussions and field trips, and include:

  • Leading for Sustainability (June 10-11 in Columbus)
  • Leading for Climate Change (July 23)
  • Leading on Energy (September 9-10 in Columbus)

Participants will gain new leadership, negotiation, and collaboration skills and learn how to address sustainable practices in settings where differing values may be at odds. Early bird cost (by May 20) is $250; full rate (after May 20) is $275. Registration deadline is May 27, and link should be available shortly. For complete information, visit oeli.osu.edu/home (also click on 'News' and 'Courses').

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REMINDERS / UPDATES / NEWS:

Complete Online Financial Disclosure Conflict of Interest by April 8:

The deadline to complete your online Financial Disclosure Conflict of Interest (COI) form for FY12 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012) is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 8. If you have questions about the process or why you are being asked to complete this online form, you can find answers in the FAQs available here. Please refer to Jackie LaMuth's email of March 19 for complete instructions and your individual link.

Spring 2013 Buck-IRB Newsletter now available Online:

The Spring 2013 edition of the Buck-IRB (Institutional Review Board) Newsletter is now available on the Office of Responsible Research Practices website. The newsletter features information on upcoming ORRP Help Sessions and Office Hours; Updates to Consent Template and Guidance, HRPP Policies, and IRB Initial Application; and ORRP Staffing Updates. Contact is Tani Prestage (prestage.2@osu.edu).

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