Plugged In: For UMaine Extension Staff and Volunteers

Extension Leadership Team Minutes November 6, 2013 Augusta — Farm House, Room 11 (Administration Building), UMA 9:00 – 3:30 Facilitator: Jon Prichard Note taker: Dennis Harrington Present: Dennis Harrington, Lisa Phelps, Jonathan Prichard, John Rebar, and Fran Sulinski. Guests: Doug Babkirk and Aileen Fortune (in person)   Branding Policy Challenges Lisa Phelps has made positive progress […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes October 15, 2013 Penobscot County Office 9:00-11:00am ELT Business Meeting 11:00am to 2:00pm — Time with Penobscot County Staff Facilitator: John Rebar Note taker: Jon Prichard Check-in: Federal budgets: We are assuming that our cuts are permanent, and are planning based on that. County funding remains strong and stable. Legislators are […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes September 19, 2013 Facilitator: Lisa Phelps Notes Taken by: John Rebar ELT Members Present: John Rebar, Fran Sulinski, Dennis Harrington, Jon Prichard, Lisa Phelps Updates: Tanglewood Electrical Line: The Tanglewood camp needs to replace the electrical line that services the camp. This project will address over 1.5 miles of underground cable […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes August 27, 2013 102B Libby Hall Facilitator: Fran Sulinski Note taker: Lisa Phelps Present: John Rebar, Fran Sulinski, Jon Prichard, Lisa Phelps and Dennis Harrington Agenda Grant Applications for Cooperative Extension The ELT reviewed data that shows a drop in the number of grant applications and successful proposals during the past […]

Regional Learning Center, Small Conference room Facilitator: Dennis Harrington Note taker: Fran Sulinski Agenda ELT Business Items The 8.8% Smith-Lever cut is larger than what was projected, but Extension was not disproportionately treated. Centralized Database Update Lisa shared an updated timeline of the Centralized Database. A test should be ready in September. Small Ruminant & […]

Facilitator: Fran Sulinski for Jon Prichard Note Taker: Dennis Harrington Absent: Jon Prichard Agenda Conductivity in the Counties: There have been many conductivity issues recently in County offices. Lisa reported that the UMaine System IT’s opinion is that in some cases our wireless equipment is outdated. Tanner is assessing the needs and estimating costs for […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes June 26, 2013 Present: Fran Sulinski, John Rebar, Jon Prichard, Lisa Phelps, and Dennis Harrington Update from Chancellor Page and UMS Senior Staff: ELT members attended a meeting to hear an update from Chancellor Page and UMS Senior Staff regarding the progress on the Board of Trustees’ Goals and Actions/Initiatives specifically […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes Wednesday, June 4, 2013 Location: Knox-Lincoln County Office, Waldoboro 9:00 – 3:30 Present: Fran Sulinski, John Rebar, Jon Prichard, Lisa Phelps, and Dennis Harrington Minutes: Centralized Database Management System Update Michele Lodgek provided a written update regarding the status of the system. The program is being downloaded to a UMaine server […]

Extension Leadership Team Minutes Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Location: 102B Libby Hall 9:00 – 3:30 Present:  Fran Sulinski, John Rebar, Jon Prichard, Lisa Phelps Absent: Dennis Harrington Minutes Caribou Hall (Penobscot County Office): The new parking lot is finished and it looks great and will provide a safer more convenient parking option for everyone. Maine […]

Extension Leadership Team Meeting Notes Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Augusta – UMA Richard Randall Center, Room 208 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Facilitator: Dennis Harrington Note taker: Fran Sulinski Present: Dennis Harrington, Lisa Phelps, Jonathan Prichard, John Rebar and Fran Sulinski. Guests: Doug Babkirk (in person), Leslie Forstadt (via Gchat) Review Feedback from the Program […]