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4-H Staff News & Notes - Week of January 8, 2012
Hi,
Over the Holiday break I was cleaning a closet of old boxes of files. Back in the 80s for two winter quarters I taught the graduate class at Ohio State, AG ED 643 – Non-School Youth Organizations. In my “643” box of files, I found a handout that I used which was created by Joel R. Soobitsky, California Cooperative Extension Service on October 1, 1980. It was titled, “30 4-H Projections for the 80s”. It was interesting to ascertain the accuracy of Joel’s crystal ball.
As I read down through the list, I found that some of these “projections” that were more or less statements that described 4-H then and now. For instance, #4 was: “The strength of 4-H will be the quality of its clubs/ groups, projects, activities and local leaders.” Then #5 was: “The project will continue to be the heart of 4-H with an increase in subject matter areas.” However, there were ten of his projections that in my opinion have come to pass:
1. 4-H will continue to be an important educational program
10. More program planning used than reaction programming
14. The 4-H workers will become a profession of equality within Cooperative Extension
15. Volunteers will be managed and supervised as if paid
18. Staff will gain more specialization
25. 4-H will gain more resources form other public and private sources than from USDA/ Land Grant Sources
26. States and counties will develop or expand 4-H Foundations
27. Sources and amount of funds will determine priority audiences rather than debating our obligations
28. Volunteers will do more lobbying of the public sector
30. Accountability will gain more emphasis
However, there were ten other projections I would describe as "still in progress".
7. 4-H will become an educational method for other public agencies
8. A wider knowledge base at the home university and other educational institutions will support 4-H
9. All Extension Youth Programs will not have the 4-H label
10. There will not be a large increase in the numbers of professionals – there will be an increase in paraprofessionals and volunteers
16. Professional staff will be evaluated on their ability to develop and manage paraprofessionals and volunteers
19. The volunteer teaching youth will be increasingly teens
20. 4-H Alumni will become more involved with 4-H
21. 4-H alumni in colleges and universities will play a greater role
22. State 4-H Specialists will devote more time to local programs
29. More sharing between youth serving agencies including schools, churches, and parks and recreation
All of these 30+ year-old projections are elements that are worthy of a pause and reflection as we begin a new year. I have stated my interpretation of the progress and status of each. How would you rate Ohio’s progress? Which projections, if continued or developed into realities, would be the most progressive?
Thanks for your reflections,
Tom
Openings Are Available
4-H Science Saturday: Science Saturday Sausage !
January 14 ~ 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Ohio 4-H Center
Art + Science = Fun in the kitchen...
...when you make an edible creation that can be all of the above!
4-Hers are invited to join us for the first 4-H Science Saturday of 2012 and discover the science behind sausage. With the help of Dr. Paul Kuber, 4-H Livestock Extension Specialist, they’ll sample some flavorful sausages and get a sneak peek into the flavorful creation that they'll take home! They'll also learn the art and history of sausage making as they create your own Super Sagey Sausage. Click here for details and the registration form!
February 6, 2012 4-H Professionals’ Update
All Ohio 4-H Professionals are invited to this one-day event designed to provide professional development and program resources. The planning committee reminds you to mark your 2012 calendars and look for a registration announcement by e-mail. Registration will open during the week of January 15th. Join for a fun and rewarding day.
2012 Ohio 4-H Horse Show Judges List
Happy New Year! CLICK HERE for the 2012 Ohio 4-H Horse Show Judges List to distribute to your horse clubs and committees. This list will be also be posted online at http://horse.osu.edu. Please remember that starting this year, only those judges on the 2012 list with the PAS designation are eligible to judge PAS shows this year. Please contact Dr. Kimberly Cole, cole.436@osu.edu if you have any questions!
Updates to Youth Success Webpage
A number of additions and enhancements were made to the http://youthsuccess.osu.edu/ website recently. In particular, draft documents of the CampWORKS Toolkit and program summary articles and reports were posted. CampWORKS is the result of a three-year applied research and evaluation project led by Dr. Theresa Ferrari and Nate Arnett and involved nearly a third of our Ohio counties. The project focused on increasing connections between the skills employers say they need in the 21st century and those workforce skills gained through the 4-H camp counseling experience. If you are interested in learning more, check out http://youthsuccess.osu.edu/ and see what has been going on.
Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)
A 4-H leadership program for high school youth, ages 14-19, from across the country. Citizenship Washington Focus gives 4-H youth the opportunity to explore, develop, and refine the civic engagement skills they need to be outstanding leaders in their home communities and at the national level. Through sightseeing tours in the living classroom of Washington, D.C. and hands-on educational workshops, youth will learn about the history of our nation, the leaders who have shaped it, and how they can apply the leadership and citizenship skills they have learned at CWF when they return home. The dates if the trips are: June 24-June 30, 2012 and July 1 - 7, 2012. For a listing of county assignments please visit:
http://www.ohio4h.org/youth/EventsandOpport/index.html.
Keep these important details in mind.
The buses will fill on a first come –first served basis.
Cost: $1000/delegate
Deadlines:
- March 1 – Confirmed number of delegates participating
- April 1 - Delegate forms returned
- April 1 – Final Payment for delegates due
For more information contact Allen Auck, auck.1@cfaes.osu.edu.
2012 Ohio 4-H Dog Information
The following 2012 Ohio 4-H Dog information is now posted at:
http://4hansci.osu.edu/companion/companionResources.php
- 2012 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Rules for Showmanship/Ohio 4-H Dog Showmanship Regulations
- 2012 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Rules for Obedience and Rally/Ohio 4-H Dog Obedience and Rally Rules and Regulations
- 2012 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Rules for You and Your Dog, Assistance Dogs, and 4-H PetPALS
- 2012 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Rules for Drill Team and Canine Free Style
- 2012 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Poster Contest, Skillathon, Scholarships
For more information contact Lucinda Miller, miller.78@osu.edu.
Leadership Curriculum Committee Meeting
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 10:30 a.m.
Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
The date has been set for the 4-HLeadership Curriculum committee meeting. If you are interested in joining this group please contact Joy Sharp, sharp.5@cfaes.osu.edu or Cassie Turner, turner.280@cfaes.osu.edu
Here’s the basics:
Review where we are currently and make decisions on immediate next steps
Decide who will work on those next steps
Use the afternoon as a work session to get going on them (everyone should bring their laptops, resources and thinking caps).
Please submit your additional agenda items in the next week or so, and we will send out a final agenda prior to meeting.
Adventure Central receives National 4-H Biotech Grant
Recently, National 4-H Council announced that Adventure Central, representing Ohio, will receive a $25,000 grant to participate as one of four projects nationally with the Teens Teaching Youth Biotechnology program. As part of this program 20 teens will be trained to deliver 20 hours of 4-H Biotechnology programming from the 4-H AgriScience curriculum to at least 100 youth. Funding for this program is provided by the United Soybean Board with expectations that lessons learned from this year’s projects will inform and grow these partnership and program offerings in coming years. Nate Arnett, 4-H Adventure Central teens and, Dr. Bob Horton are serving on the leadership team for this project.
New ACCESS 4-H Member Enrollment Form
CLICK HERE FOR the new Ohio 4-H Cloverbud/4-H Member Enrollment Form now available and can be found online under Staff Resources or simply by clicking the hyperlink. As you will notice, the form was created to correspond with ACCESS 4-H as the fields follow the same order, creating stress free data entry. Also, this form was created as a Microsoft Word document (.doc), making it possible to edit and customize to your county’s specific requirements. Should you find the need to make any changes and would like help doing so, feel free to contact Tracy Grody grody.2@osu.edu or 614-247-8175, she will be happy to assist you.
ACCESS 4-H Communication to OH County Staff
“After the fairly recent system update from ACCESS 1.0 to ACCESS 1.1 in November we experienced some system issues associated with the update that adversely impacted basic system functionality. National 4-H Council decided to halt progress on new features and new system updates in favor of dedicating all resources to fixing the issues as the issues were impacting the active customer base. The import tool is a tool that only the ACCESS team utilizes, so we decided to delay updating the new system with the import tool in favor of addressing relevant matters to the end user. Unfortunately this period of time took much longer than anticipated and as a result we have not been able to import any data as originally planed. However, our developers have devised an interim solution specifically for the purpose of getting all Ohio 4-H imports in as quickly as possible. The ACCESS team is “all hands on deck” with the Ohio import task. The most optimistic timeline for completion is Monday1/9/2011. The most conservative timeline is Friday 1/13/2011. All counties that are not yet imported will be migrated in to the new system at the same time. We will inform the state office once all imports are in, and they will in turn inform all counties. Once the data is in the system we will administer system credentials to staff via email. Thank you for your patience with this matter and we apologize for the delay.”
Workforce Prep Day at the Ohio State Fair
January is the perfect time to start planting seeds with your 4-H members about a wonderful showcase opportunity for those members who have had a workforce preparation related project or experience. Competitors prepare a display board and participate in a mock interview with real industry professionals. The top junior and senior each will receive a $250 cash award as well as a clock trophy. A flyer that you can send out to your members and other information is posted at http://youthsuccess.osu.edu/?page_id=425 and general information on the contest is included in the state fair handbook on the Ohio 4-H website. Contact Nate Arnett arnett.67@osu.edu for more information.
Ohio Agricultural Council Scholarship Opportunity
The Ohio Ag Council is pleased to announce a new scholarship opportunity for Ohio students pursuing a degree in agriculture. Up to five $1000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors preparing to enter college or any undergraduate student currently enrolled in college. Applicants or their parent or legal guardian must be a resident of the State of Ohio. The applicants must have declared, or plan to declare, a major in agriculture at any two-year or four-year college or university.
For more information and to download the application, visit www.ohioagcouncil.org. Completed applications must be submitted no later than February 15, 2012.
Buckeye Leadership Workshop
The Buckeye Leadership Workshop (BLW) is scheduled for March 28-April 1 at Recreation, near Ashley, Ohio. The BLW committee has partial scholarships available, with a deadline of January 13. To access information as well as registration and scholarship forms, visit: http://www.buckeyeleadership.com/
If you have questions, please contact Larry L. Hall, Educator, 4-H Youth Development, OSU Extension - Knox County, Ph: 740-397-0401 or hall.392@osu.edu.
MXC 2012
Registration for the statewide Ohio 4-H Camp Counselor Workshop – Making eXtreme Counselors – MXC 2012 is underway. Deadline for early registration is January 31 ($40) and late registration is February 9 ($45). The purpose of this statewide camp counselor workshop is to provide an opportunity for 4-H camp counselors to share ideas from across the state and to improve their camp counseling skills. Healthy Living is the theme for this year’s workshop. Participants will learn fun ways to emphasize healthy living throughout the camp program. A more detailed agenda will be available shortly.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED REGISTRATION PROCESS
Find out more by viewing the Camtasia promo for 2012MXC: http://presenter.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/kohler.61/MXC_Promo_2012_-_Flash_(Large)_-_20110915_01.48.22PM.html
If you have questions about MXC 2012, contact Nadine Fogt, fogt.12@osu.edu or Theresa Ferrari, ferrari.8@osu.edu.
Call for National 4-H Conference Collegiate Facilitators
Seeking highly motivated, hard-working, and dedicated college students with strong ties to 4-H to be an integral part of National 4-H Conference as Collegiate Facilitators.
Collegiate Facilitators will be provided with the training, tools, and resources to develop and implement plans for round table sessions. Facilitators are assigned to lead independent small groups of delegates and moderate group dynamics. Ideal candidates will exhibit enthusiasm for 4-H, willingness to serve others, and outstanding small-group leadership skills.
Note: Travel and Registration costs for collegiate facilitators will be covered by National 4-H Conference.
For more information and to download an application, visit http://www.4-h.org/4-h-conference/collegiate-facilitators/. The application deadline is January 23, 2012. Please note there are separate applications for new and returning facilitators.
Cornell Childhood Obesity Course - Just a Few Spaces Left!
Online Course – Just a Few Spaces Left!
Preventing Childhood Obesity: An Ecological Approach
January 11 – February 21, 2012
Last call for extension teams to enroll in this session! Spaces are going fast!
Special Team Opportunity for 4-H and Nutrition Extension Teams
We are targeting this course to teams of 3-5 people that include at least, one county-based 4-H agent, one county-based nutrition extension educator, and one community partner. To encourage teams with this composition to enroll, we will be offering a half-price enrollment fee of $75/person for up to three people per team.
Anyone interested in taking the course as part of a team, please contact Christina Stark, MS, RD, CDN Program Leader, Cornell NutritionWorks at cms11@cornell.edu, before you enroll for approval and special enrollment instructions. We are still offering the half-price discount and giving priority to extension teams that meet the Special Team criteria. Extension teams can also enroll now for the next session, March 14 – April 24, 2012.
Individuals interested in taking the course should go to www.ecornell.com/cnw to enter your enrollment request and for more information. There is a link to a course outline under the More Information section on this page. Your request will be put on the waiting list.
Call for Applications-Healthy Weight Collaborative Phase 2
Call for Applications for community teams to participate in Phase Two of the Healthy Weight Collaborative, a national quality improvement effort to test and spread evidence-based and promising interventions to prevent and treat obesity. CLICK HERE for a fact sheet with more information on the Collaborative and the broader Collaborate for Healthy Weight initiative.
The Call for Applications may be found at: http://www.collaborateforhealthyweight.org/Take-Action/Join-the-Collaborative.aspx.
This phase will bring together 40 multi-sector teams (including primary care, public health, and the community) from across the country to engage in a virtual learning community from late February 2012-February 2013.
Application deadline: January 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm EST.
Informational webinar for interested applicants: January 11, 2012 from 3:00-4:00 pm EST. Registration is required to attend, and may be accessed at http://www.cvent.com/d/dcq8qx. Space is limited. Accepted teams notified: February 28, 2012.
Please note there will be many changes for tax year 2011. Periodic updates and communications will be sent to the 4-H professional listserve and posted in this section of the Ohio 4-H News & Notes. This same information will be posted on the Staff Resources page under Financial Management, accessible from the Ohio 4-H home page.
Please read these documents carefully.
Communication #1 (1/10/11) - Federal Income Tax Exempt Status of Ohio 4-H
Communication #2 (revised 1/18/11) - IRS 990 Requirements
Communication #3 (1/25/11) - Collecting Critical Club Information
November 2, 2011 Inservice - Ohio General Exemption Process - Lisa Jinks Powerpoint presentation
For issues related to Federal Income Tax Exempt Status of Ohio 4-H and chartering, 4-H Professionals should contact Lisa Jinks, jinks.2@cfaes.osu.edu or Tom Archer, archer.3@cfaes.osu.edu. 4-H Clubs/Affiliates should call their local County office.
