UC ANR Programmatic Orientation

Part I

May 14, 2024

8:30 

 

Welcome—Brent Hales, Associate Vice  President

8:45 

 

Overview of Orientation; ANR’s Mission, Vision and Goals—Daniel Obrist, Vice Provost Academic Personnel

9:00

Overview of Statewide Programs—Missy Gable, Lead, Statewide Programs & Institutes

 

 

9:10

 

Overview of the REC System—Darren Haver, Director, REC Systems

9:20

 

Developing Focused Relevant Programs  

Lynn Schmitt McQuitty, Director, County Cooperative Extension

Katherine Webb‐Martinez, Director, Program Planning and Evaluation

9:45

Bio Break

Elements to Designing a Successful Program—Moderator: Katherine Webb‐Martinez

9:55

 

Conducting Informal Needs Assessment for a New Program— Devii Rao, San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor

10:15 

Strategies for Community Engagement and Leveraging the ANR Network and Beyond— Steven Worker, 4-H Youth Development Advisor

10:35

 

Measuring Outcomes and Communicating Impact—Aparna Gazula, Small Farm Advisor

10:55

 

Bio Break

11:00

Developing Your Evaluation Plan: Measuring Outcomes and Communicating Impact 

 

Katherine Webb‐Martinez, Associate Director, Program Planning and Evaluation

 

 

Vikram Koundinya, Evaluation Specialist, Dept. of Human Ecology, UC Davis 

11:30

 

Adjourn

Part II

May 20, 2024

 

8:30             Introductions and Overview of Orientation—Daniel Obrist, Vice Provost Academic Personnel

8:35             Civil Rights Compliance and Reporting

                      David White and Kit Alviz

                  

8:50              Working with Strategic Communication – Linda Forbes, Director

                     

9:05              Overview of SIs and Program Teams and Workgroups –Helen Dahlke, Lead

9:35              Meet Your Colleagues

                      (random breakouts)

10:00           Bio break

10:10           Building for Success: Jump Starting Your Program
Defining where you want to be and how to get there

                      Moderator: Daniel Obrist, Vice Provost Academic Personnel

                      Panelists

Nicole Marshall-Wheeler, Area 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Butte, Colusa, and Glenn Counties

Igor Lacan, Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor

Mark Hoddle, Entomologist CE Entomology Specialist

     

11:10           Q&A and Discussion

11:30           Wrap up and Adjourn