Vice President for Extension and Outreach John Lawrence provides leadership for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. This 99 county campus connects the needs of Iowans with Iowa State University research and resources. To request that Vice President Lawrence attend your event, contact Mica Redenius, administrative specialist for the vice president, at redenius@iastate.edu or 515-294-6675.
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Updates
February 27, 2020
John Lawrence and Andrea Nelson announced the reassignment of existing regional directors to the newly formed regions and have identified those regions that will have a search for a new director.
February 14, 2020
Registration is now open for our 2020 Annual Conference, Wednesday, April 1. The theme is Defining Your Success. Annual Conference is open to everyone in ISU Extension and Outreach. Please join us.
January 29, 2020
On Jan. 29, 2020, John Lawrence provided an update on implementing Structured for Success and shared the map with final regional boundaries (Feb. 7, 2020 - map updated with all counties' model choices).
January 27, 2020
Beginning Feb. 1, the updated justice statement (also known as the non-discrimination statement) must be included on all departmental publications and county-produced materials offered by ISU Extension and Outreach. See John Lawrence's "Did You Know" message from Jan. 27, 2020.
January 15, 2020
Jay Harmon was named the director of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension and associate dean for extension and outreach programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University on Jan. 1. See the news release for more information.