Quarterly Conversations are designed to share what is happening within the Division of University Outreach and Engagement.
This month’s conversation featured a presentation about Outdoor School by Susan Sahnow, director of Oregon Natural Resources Education Program.In other Division news:
Melody Mitchell, acting director of Professional and Continuing Education
(PACE) told the group that PACE developed and delivered a program to
the College of Pharmacy in a record 26 days! Stay tuned for more about
PACE in a future blog post.
Scott (along with representatives from Agriculture Experiment Station
and Forest Research Laboratory) met with the Higher Education
Coordinating Commission (HECC) to help them understand the scope and
value of Extension activities in advance of budget proposals reaching
them for review. He noted that two areas were of particular interest to
the commissioners: Juntos
(Open Campus) with its 100% graduation rate and 100% progression to
college; and that of the more than 700,000 adult Oregonians that have
some college credit but no degree, one-third expressed an interest in
completing a degree.
Jeff Sherman, OSU Open Campus and Special Initiatives Leader announced the 2015-16 Cohort
for the Leadership Development Program for Executives. Dave King,
Associate Provost of Outreach and Engagement, Educational Outreach, said
to the audience, “It’s not too early to be thinking about joining next
year’s cohort.” The application for the 2016-17 group will be available
July 1.
The next Quarterly Conversation is scheduled for February 19,
starting at 8:30 a.m. in Kidder 202 and via streaming. Contact Ann Marie
Murphy to share topics you would like to hear discussed (AnnMarie.Murphy@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-1327)
