Area meetings are held each fall.
2023 Chairs
Southeast chair: Jeff Macomber, jmacombe@iastate.edu- Northwest chair: Cheryl Heronemus, hero@iastate.edu
- Northeast chair: Adriane Carlson, adrianec@iastate.edu
- North Central chair: Sarah Merrifield, merrifie@iastate.edu
- Southwest chair: Kerry Aistrope, aistrope@iastate.edu
- South Central chair: Paul Gibbins, pgibbins@iastate.edu
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration, refreshments, and networking |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, introductions, and icebreaker |
| 9:25 a.m. |
State of Extension, Vice President Lawrence |
| 10:00 a.m. | Networking break |
| 10:20 a.m. | Program Planning Process overview and discussion |
| 10:50 a.m. |
Support for reaching all Iowans |
| 11:10 a.m. | Roundtable discussions |
| 11:50 a.m. | Closing |
| Noon | Lunch and networking |
Afternoon sessions
Southeast: Monday, September 19
ISU Extension and Outreach Johnson County Office
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 – 3:30 p.m. Guest speaker and team building
Northwest: Thursday, September 22
Aurelia Community Center
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Workplace communication strategies presented by Ruth Appleton, Inga Brown, and Kelly Blakeley
2:30 p.m. Networking and wrap up
Northeast: Friday, September 23
Edgewood Event Center
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Professional development and team building
North Central: Monday, October 3
Briggs Woods Conference Center
12:00 -12:45 p.m. Lunch, Iowa History 101 Mobile Museum, State Historical Society of Iowa
12:45 - 3:00 p.m. SWITCH Energizer, speaker Jamie Sass on Generations in the Workplace, "Co-worker Feud"
Southwest: Tuesday, October 4
Cass County Community Center
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Professional development
South Central: Wednesday, October 5
Legacy Plaza Building 16, Newton
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch, Iowa History 101 Mobile Museum, State Historical Society of Iowa
1:00-1:45 p.m. Lightning talks
1:45-2:15 p.m. Networking/table top discussion
2:15-2:30 p.m. Awards discussion and ballot
2:30-3:00 p.m. Snacks/networking
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has divided the state into areas for meeting purposes only.
Goals
- Improve internal communication throughout ISU Extension and Outreach.
- Enhance interdisciplinary and multi-county programming.
- Strengthen relationships with colleagues.
- More closely align vision and mission throughout our organization.
Objectives
- Facilitate communication across counties and across programs, build relationships among staff, and mentor new staff.
- Provide a ready platform for campus leadership and specialists to connect with and listen to staff in the field.
- Build trust through ongoing relationships, collaboration, and accountability.
- Enhance program planning, staff development, and sense of belonging.
Background: Area meetings were begun in 2019 to improve communication in ISU Extension and Outreach. For information about the initial development, see the Plans for Area-Wide, All-Staff Quarterly Meetings (pdf, May 2019).
Fall 2021 in-person meetings: Each meeting followed the same morning agenda. Watch a video of the south central meeting, October 1 in Indianola.
Annual Conference, March 9, 2021: To view session materials and videos visit MyExtension.
Winter 2020 virtual meetings: To view resources and materials form the Winter 2020 meetings visit MyExtension.
September 2020 virtual meetings: To view resources and materials from the September 2020 visit the COVID-19 Recovery webpage
Annual Conference, April 1, 2020: A recording of Our Virtual Annual Conference and several of the resources are available from MyExtension.
August/September 2019: Agenda; Rural Community Resilience; The Seven Types of Community Capitals