Category: Professional Development

Enhancing Your Scholarly Works Series – Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS)

by Yilin
September 3, 2021

In a recent in-service-training, Scholarship in Extension 2.0 Virtual Workshop, the Central District Regional Specialized Agents (RSAs) and Associate District Extension Director (DED) reviewed program development implementation and evaluation, ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central District, Central District RSA, Edis, Professional Development, Scholarly Nuggets, Scholarly Works, Wendy Lynch

Leading with Gratitude (Part 1)

by Kevin Camm
August 19, 2021

When I was younger, my grandmother taught me the importance of saying "thank you." She always waited for me to say “thank you,” driving the importance home. Learning those two simple words at a young age was so influential. Not only did ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Communication, Conflict Management, Gratitude, Leadership, Ocextension, Professional Development

Leading with Gratitude (Part 2)

by Kevin Camm
August 18, 2021

To recap last week’s blog: As leaders, we need to stop and look back at how we got to where we are quite often. We need to shake off the discomfort and say “thank you” to the folks that helped along the way, whether they shared a talent, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Communication, Community Resource Development, Conflict Management, Gratitude, Leadership, Ocextension, Professional Development

UF/IFAS Extension Orange County – Intern Highlight

by Kevin Camm
July 6, 2021

One of the highlights of working with Extension is being able to host and work with an intern. Not only are these students passionate about Extension, but this gives them real experience at what life is like after college. They also bring a ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Communication, Environment, Extension Solutions, Internship, Orange TV, Workforce Preparation

Peeling Back the Onion

by Kevin Camm
May 10, 2021

I remember when my wife taught me how to dice an onion. I was never gifted in the kitchen and had very poor (nonexistent) skills when it came to food preparation, so any assistance is always appreciated (but I can make a mean omelet). As I cut ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Communication, Conflict Management, Leadership, Ocextension, Professional Development, Responsibility

Take Everything Personal

by Kevin Camm
March 3, 2021

Often times in the workplace, one may hear statements like “that’s not my responsibility” or “sorry, but that is not in my job description.” I know that I have said things similar in my early years of Cooperative Extension. Nevertheless, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Communication, Leadership, Ocextension, Professional Development, Responsibility, Take It Personal

“No.” “No, thanks.”

by Kevin Camm
February 8, 2021

In Extension, in my opinion, we have one of the best jobs ever. We get to help people and share awesome information that will help transform lives. There are youth programs to plan in order for them to learn about proper care of an animal, there ... READ MORE

Be S.M.A.R.T. and Say “NO” to Resolutions in 2021

by Melinda Souers
December 11, 2020

Resolutions Rarely Succeed Since the time of the Babylonians, people have used the transition to a new calendar year as a time to make positive changes (history.com). Unfortunately, few people actually follow through with these commitments. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: #OC4H, 4-H, Life Skills, New Year's Resolutions, Nutrition, Ocextension, Resolutions, Youth

The Roots of Cooperative Extension

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
July 29, 2020

Did you know that the first official American Extension Agent was a young Black male graduate of Tuskegee University named Thomas Monroe Campbell? Surely you have heard of Campbell’s protégés, Booker T. Washington and George Washington ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultural Extension, Agricultural History, Agriculture, American History, Black, Black History, Booker T. Washington, Cooperative Extension, Extension, George Washington Carver, History, Hwooten, Ocextension, Roots, South, Thomas Monroe Campbell, Tuskegee

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