NUEL December 2019 Steering Committee Update

Julie Fox participated in the National Urban Extension Leaders Steering Committee meetings last week and has shared these thoughts from the committee conversations. Ohio State University Extension is not alone in:

• working through what “urban” means for Extension as our states continue to address the scale, diversity, and complexity in our metro areas.
• sharing the message of it’s not urban or rural, it’s both and …
• addressing urban (and urban/rural) issues related to water, food systems, youth development, health, civil dialogue, etc
• understanding that issues transcend city and county boundaries
• exploring CITY support for urban Extension – in addition to COUNTY support
• recognizing our responsibility to provide public value in our states (urban location and diversity of residents)
• acknowledging that many counties have urban, suburban, and rural influence
• discussing individual behavior change and community level change through PSE and collective impact
• considering what’s uniquely urban about Extension in densely populated communities
  • positioning (awareness and accessibility – location/s, communications, etc.)
  • programs (audiences – relevance and impacts),
  • personnel (capacity, diversity, alignment)
  • partnerships (connection and reach)

For Your Calendars:

• OSU Urban Univeristies + Thriving Communities event January 28, 2020, followed by OSU Extension Summit on Extension in Ohio's Urban Communities on January 29.
  • https://thinkbeyond.osu.edu/urbanuniversities
  • https://cityextension.osu.edu/urbanextensionsummit
  • https://www.youtube.com/embed/xGyh9ARwUjU

• NUEL NC Regional Caucus Meeting, May 2020 in Madison, WI
• National Urban Extension Conference, Atlantic City, NJ on May 17-20, 2021 at Bally (+NYC), Themes include Rural, Suburban, Urban

Please contact Julie if you have questions. fox.264@osu.edu