Plugged In: For UMaine Extension Staff and Volunteers

Extension Leadership Team Minutes January 13, 2015 208 Richard Randall Student Center 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator: John Rebar Note taker: Jon Prichard The ELT meeting was held in Augusta (USM) and was abbreviated to allow us to spend the afternoon at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show. A big thanks to all staff who participated in […]

Extension Leadership Team Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 17th Orono 9:00 – 3:30  Facilitator: Lisa Phelps Note taker: John Rebar Present: John, Dennis, Fran, Lisa and Jon Benefit Rate for Temporary Employees to remain at 7.7% even though some of these employees may qualify for health insurance if they are employed long enough. Fran and Dennis […]

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 November 13, 2014 Richard Randall Student Center – Augusta 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator: Dennis Harrington Note taker: Fran Sulinski Present: John, Dennis, Fran, Lisa and Jon Prioritize Agenda: Charging Overhead for Extension Program Revenue As an element of the FY15 budget plan, the Extension Leadership Team has begun to set parameters […]

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 October 7, 2014 Senior Skulls Room, Memorial Union 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Facilitator: John Rebar Note taker: Jon Prichard Maine 4-H at ESE states went well this year. Thanks to all staff and volunteers who helped make it a success. The STEM Ambassador program continues to unfold under the guidance […]

Extension Leadership Team Meeting Minutes September 17, 2014 218 Richard Randall Center – Augusta Facilitator: Lisa Phelps Note taker: John Rebar Present: Lisa, Dennis, Fran, Jon & John Updates The process of replacing the electrical line at the Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville has become a significant challenge. The competitive bids from […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes August 25, 2014 Orono – 122 Libby Hall Facilitator: Fran Sulinski Notes: Lisa Phelps Present: John Rebar, Fran Sulinski, Dennis Harrington, Jon Prichard, Lisa Phelps Blueberry Cove 4-H Camp and Learning Center Update The half marathon was held on Sunday, August 24th. It was a very successful fundraising event for the […]

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 Thursday, June 26, 2014 Location: Orono Facilitator:  John Note taker:  Jon Maine 4-H Days This was a very successful day. There were about 450 attendees. UM Dean and Faculty Visit to Bryant Pond UMaine College of Education Dean Nichols and several UM faculty visited Bryant Pond and had a very successful […]