Plugged In: For UMaine Extension Staff and Volunteers

Extension Leadership Team Minutes December 3, 2014 Orono 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator: Fran Sulinski     Note taker: Lisa Phelps 4-H Camp and Learning Center Updates: Ryder will be coming to the ELT meeting on January 23rd to provide the ELT with camp and budget updates. Annual Report of Accomplishments: There is no joint report with Experiment […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes October 24, 2014 Richard Randall Student Center – Augusta 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator: Jon Prichard Note taker: Dennis Harrington Present: Lisa, Dennis, Fran, Jon & John UMaine Human Resources We have had a number of ongoing challenges with UM Human Resources in recent months. Fran has been working with John Young […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Location: Orono Facilitator: Dennis Note taker: Fran New Travel Reimbursement Processing Dennis gave an update to the ELT regarding changes in travel processing. For the time being, processing is being done by Patti McPheters (with Renae Byard as backup) in our Operations unit instead of the UMaine […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes Monday, June 9, 2014 Location: Orono 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator:  Fran Sulinski   Note taker:  John Rebar The ELT is committing to connecting with the next president of the University of Maine to provide an orientation to Cooperative Extension.  The “window of opportunity” will be the month of August before the […]

Extension Leadership Team Meeting Minutes Thursday, May 29, 2014 Location: Augusta- 218 Richard Randall Center 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator:  Lisa Phelps   Note taker:  Fran Sulinski Diagnostic Lab Bond Preparation The campaign will begin for the Diagnostic Lab bond. Extension will inform citizens that there will be a bond and what the bond will fund. […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Location: 102B Libby Hall 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator:  Lisa Phelps   Note taker:  John Rebar Present: Lisa, Jon, Fran, Dennis, & John The ELT met with representatives of the Personal Sustainability Project Team, Aileen Fortune and Leslie Forstadt.  The team has developed draft recommendations regarding personal and […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes March 19, 2014 Orono – Libby Hall  9:00am-1:30pm Facilitator:  Fran Sulinski  Note taker:  Lisa Phelps Present:  Jon Prichard, Fran Sulinski, Dennis Harrington, John Rebar, Lisa Phelps ELT Business Items: Budget Reduction:  As a part of the ongoing budget challenges the ELT reviewed the data received through listening sessions and the survey […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes February 27, 2014 Highmoor Farm 1:00 – 3:30 Facilitator:  Dennis Harrington Note taker: Lisa Phelps The February 27, 2014, ELT meeting was a brief meeting as it was held on the same day that we conducted listening sessions at the Kennebec County office and at Highmoor Farm.  The brief ELT meeting […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes February 13, 2014 Orono – Libby Hall Facilitator:  Jon Prichard Note taker:  Dennis Harrington Stress Reduction – Leslie Forstadt presented the results of a recent 4-week stress reduction program for Cooperative Extension. The program was presented via Tandberg technology to 36 Extension staff. Evaluations showed that the participants felt the information […]

 Extension Leadership Team Minutes Friday, February 22, 2013 UMA – Jewett Hall, Room 124, Augusta 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Present:   Dennis Harrington, Fran Sulinski, Lisa Phelps, Jon Prichard and John Rebar. Guests:     Aileen Fortune, Mark Hutchinson, John Jemison, Susan Jennings, Bethany Pelletier, and Ryder Scott. Facilitator: Lisa                           Note taker: John Please note: Due […]