Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Pamela Sigler
Major Program: Staff Development
Kentucky Extension Agents conduct outstanding programs and provide excellent services that meet the needs of their counties. However, many continue to consider evaluation as an after-thought instead of part of the planning process. Therefore, they lack information related to behavior change and impact of their programs.During 2018/2019 year, the Evaluation Specialist conducted Logic Model training every other month via Skype. This has allowed her to work with small groups where
Author: Nancy Calix
Major Program: Staff Development
Racism and other kinds of discrimination persist in the United States. To help address this issue, Nancy Calix developed The Movement: Connecting Past to Present, a civil rights educational experience for educators, community members, and volunteers who wished to cultivate a deeper understanding of this era in American history and apply this historical knowledge to develop programs that empower individuals and communities for positive change. The modern civil rights movement took placed mai
Author: Nicole Gauthier
Major Program: Staff Development
Agriculture and Natural Resources and Horticulture Extension agents throughout Kentucky assist growers and homeowners with a wide range of plant problems on an array of specialty crops. A survey of agents indicated that agents assist an average of 18 stakeholders per month with issues related to plant diseases, disorders, and unknown plant problems. Identification of plant disease can be difficult, and a survey found that agents spent an average of 24 hours per month (15% of total working time)
Author: Sally Mineer
Major Program: Staff Development
I serve as the Family & Consumer Science Extension Specialist for Professional Development. I work with all new hires in FCS Extension and work with any FCS agent that needs mentoring or help regardless of length of employment. I first work with new hires as they attend the new agent training on campus. I organize the entire 3rd day of training to help them understand all the resources available to agents to be successful in their counties. This day I strive to make
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Major Program: Staff Development
Providing data for local planning can take a variety of forms – from working with individual counties to supporting statewide efforts. As part of the UK Extension County Assessment process, I developed extensive data profiles for each county in the state as well as a state profile and summary profiles with selected data for each of the Extension Districts. Each 4-page profile presents data on 92 different variables from 23 sources. Data are organized across 6 thematic are
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Major Program: Staff Development
Extension can and does play multiple roles in supporting families at risk across the state. In Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade Counties, the newly elected Judge to the 46th Judicial Court District met with FCS agents to develop a partnership to assist families that come through his courtroom. To support this effort, I developed the Supporting Families at Risk county profiles. The resulting profiles contained both current data and longitudinal data on 54 variables covering mult
