Strengthening the connection between the topics that Cornell faculty conduct research on and the needs and questions of Extension Educators and other stakeholders around NYS is an important priority for CaRDI (Community & Rural Development Institute).
This session will focus on the Empire State Poll, present important findings from the 2007 survey, compare rural/urban and upstate/downstate results, and discuss how educators might use this survey as a tool to engage the stakeholders in their communities on special topics of interest, and to build stronger connections with researchers on campus.
The Empire State Poll, conducted by Cornell University’s Survey Research Institute, annually interviews 800 New York residents on a wide variety of topics including immigration reform, economic development, local government issues, community satisfaction, agriculture, food and community development issues, tax reform, health issues, etc. In addition, CaRDI also commissions a special rural survey which focuses on rural New York residents. Special questions can be added to the survey by any group or individual for a small fee.
Thursday 2:00-3:30PM
Presenters - Robin Blakely , David L. Brown

With the rollout of the CCE Comprehensive Affirmative Action and Diversity Plan (CAADP) comes the challenge of creating welcoming and inclusive work environments at CCE. This effort requires intentional organizational change strategies that promote personal, interpersonal and organizational movement. In this workshop presenters will share current organizational change practices on diversity implemented through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service’s (CSREES) Change Agents State (CAS) project. Using the CAS Tools for Change Framework, workshop facilitators will draw from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s experience and active engagement in the CAS project to highlight replicable diversity and inclusion strategies including the creation of a diversity task force; the development of an association statement on diversity; and ongoing diversity competency development for all staff. In addition to sharing best practices from various state Extension systems, presenters will also incorporate current examples of diversity and inclusion initiatives from local CCE associations. Through this workshop participants will enhance their awareness, knowledge and skills for implementing, supporting and/or enhancing association-based diversity initiatives.
Thursday 2:00-3:30PM
Presenters - Eduardo González, Jr., Audrey Cooper, Gwendolyn Dean

Actuate is being retired! Associations have migrated from using Actuate for Labor Data to BRIO-Hyperion. This session will provide overviews of the BRIO-Hyperion & Web Financials reporting systems so that staff will obtain a good working knowledge of these 2 systems before Actuate is officially retired.
Thrusday 2:00-3:30PM
Presenter - Becky Trainor

People often view science as mystical or as a field restricted to trained professionals. As an antidote to these views, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's citizen science projects engage the public deeply in the scientific process. Celebrate Urban Birds! gives anyone a chance to have positive and direct experiences with urban nature in order to ultimately promote conservation. While our overall goal is to engage people in gathering data on birds to better understand how birds are affected by urban landscapes, our focus is on overcoming barriers to public involvement in the sciences. We reach out to new audiences though accessible and flexible projects, partnerships, and exciting events. Celebrate Urban Birds! has already reached over ten thousand individuals and includes partnerships with over 500 organizations in both formal and informal educational settings. Over 70% of our partner organizations are working with underserved audiences.
Participants in this workshop will: (1) become familiar with citizen science programs at the Lab of Ornithology; (2) better understand how to engage the public in real science through many different entry points including the arts, education, conservation, community-building, and accessible data collection; (3) learn more about Celebrate Urban Birds in New York City in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension in NYC.
Thursday 2:00-3:30PM
Presenters - Karen Purcell , Gretchen Ferenz, Susan Bryson Earle, Emily Gunter Gayton,

New features, Hardware recommendations, Vista flavors, CCE recommendations, What CU applications don't work. How to configure Dell hardware using th CU purchasing Web site and filling out a Web Requisition to place the order.
Thursday 2:00-3:30PM
Presenter - Gene Kilmer

Stress is an everyday fact of life. Everyone experiences it. Some degree of stress is a necessary part of life. When you have too much stress or it lasts too long, however, stress can be harmful to your health.  This workshop will give you tips and techniques to manage stress in your life.
Thursday 2:00-3:30PM
Presenter CIngy Glanville

Strong communications in general and effective business writing in particular depend on solid language usage and take into consideration audience, tone, clarity, style, good manners, and good humor. This workshop will focus on communicating more effectively in all your business correspondence from traditional letters to electronic mail and beyond.
Thursday 2:00 -3:30PM
Presenter - Jacqueline Dowdell