2024PDC

Track: Roundtable – Personal Development

Description: Meetings post-pandemic are a strategic mix of in-person, virtual, and unnecessary.  The presenters will give basic rules for meeting planning, scheduling, and discerning when a meeting is better conducted via email or another medium.  Presenters will then solicit other tips and tricks from attendees.  

Presenters: Amanda Mosiman, ANR Educator, Warrick County; Steve Yoder, Regional CD Educator

Track: Roundtable – NA

Description: There are many questions presented to Extension Educators about home lawn and turfgrass issues. In this roundtable, we will discuss common lawn issues, new developments in the industry, and basic turfgrass knowledge to help inform educators about the available resources and answers to frequently asked questions.  

Presenters: Geoff Schortgen, ANR Extension Educator, Wabash County; Jeff Hermesch, ANR Extension Educator/CD Dearborn County; Justin Curley, ANR Extension Educator, Delaware County; Lee Miller, Botany & Plant Pathology Department, Turf Pathology Specialist; Aaron Patton, Department of Horticulture, State Turfgrass Extension Specialist

Track: Roundtable – Program & Project Development

Description: Purdue Extension has a long history of providing land use technical assistance resources and training for Indiana plan commissions. The Purdue Land Use Team collaborators develop and deliver robust information that informs local decision-makers based on a thorough understanding of the alternatives and consequences of land use planning decisions. Additionally, specialists and educators provide various levels of technical assistance. For example, program efforts include convening and coaching local working groups in collaboration with decision-making bodies to support local planning and ordinance development in housing, natural resources conservation, parks and public spaces, renewable energy, and septic systems, among others. Planning programs provide land use education through decision-support tools, facilitated discussions, and resource guides. Emphasis is on providing support for current land use pressures. As a result, Purdue Extension Community Development’s thematic area of Community Planning strongly focuses on renewable energy planning and zoning. Purdue Extension Community Development is leading the Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement (R-STEP) program funded through the Department of Energy. This state-wide collaborative supports renewable energy education and technical assistance for planning and siting utility-scale projects. It additionally focuses on building collaborative partnerships, accessible education and training, and engagement experiences to support communities in reaching self-directed resiliency goals.

Presenters: Kara Salazar, Assistant Program Leader for Community Development, Sustainable Communities Extension Specialist; Tamara Ogle, Regional Educator, Community Development; Dan Walker, Regional Educator, Community Development; Kayla Wright, Community Resilience Extension Specialist

Track: Roundtable – NA

Description: Looking to increase volunteer participation, recruitment and support? Then this roundtable is made for you! Come join the conversation to share your successes and struggles, hear from colleagues and gather helpful strategies and suggestions in your own program! There may not be a magic wand to instantly engage volunteers with your program, but there are ways you can work to create a culture of connection that may act like magic!

Presenter: Jamie Morris, 4-H Volunteer Specialist

Track: Roundtable – Program & Project Development

Description: After one year of the Lilly grant allowing further development of the Next Chapter, Juntos, and Project Achievement programs, let's check in to review what is currently in place and what is to come.  Your team of Regional Educators is eager to share early successes and get feedback from you to help guide advancement of these innovative programs.

Presenters: Jennifer Abrell, Regional 4-H Educator, 4-H Next Chapter; Heather Von Dielingen, Regional 4-H Educator, 4-H Juntos; Bill Decker, Regional 4-H Educator, Project Achievement

Track: N/A

Description: Adams County and Steuben County Educators will share their experiences and resources from their 2024 Barn Quilt Creation Workshop Series. Not to be confused with hand-sewn fabric quilts, a barn quilt is a hand-painted wood piece to be hung outdoors. Held in both February and November using a hybrid, simulcasted format, the Educators taught lessons on color theory, geometry, history, science, mental health, and storytelling.

Presenters: Tami Mosier, 4-H Youth Development Educator, Steuben County; Amy Rumschlag, 4-H Youth Development Educator, Adams County