We will have some suggestions for self-guided campus tours or you may wish to coordinate time with your fellow EDs or campus colleagues.

Optional Tour – NY Rice Farm Tour
Visit Cornell’s rice paddy fields nearby the campus to learn about the varieties of rice that can be farmed in New York. Faculty and students will provide a presentation of rice as an ecological farming system for multiple benefits of agricultural grain production, enhancing habitat for biodiversity and supporting the Atlantic migratory flyway, nonpoint source pollution mitigation of nitrogen and phosphorus, and promoting wetland conservation. We will provide a walking tour of the rice paddies to discuss field engineering, irrigation, and crop management. Six varieties of short grain rice (typically used for Asian cuisine or Italian arborio rice dishes) will be featured. Cooked rice samples will be provided for taste testing and a willingness-to-pay survey will be shared with the group. Shuttle service will be provided to the Freeville farm (13-minute drive) from the Statler Hotel entrance departing at 2pm and returning at 5pm. Register for this tour here by Friday, August 16 – https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXlpDufBs9JQuma. 

Optional Tour – Cornell Campus
If you are looking for an introductory tour of Cornell’s campus, you can join a tour from the campus welcome center. For more information and to register visit – https://www.cornell.edu/visit/plan/activities/?date=9-10-2024. The general campus tour on September 10 is from 3:30 – 4:45 pm. 

Flourish: Evidence Based Tactics for Improving Your Work and Life

Many of us have focused on getting a good job. But how many of us have focused on making a job good? So often at work, we bumble through our days in unintentional ways. What if we recognized the power we have to improve our work lives? What if we directed our attention and intention toward the creation of purposeful and satisfying work?

University of Minnesota Professor Theresa Glomb will present the science and practice of small, practical micro-interventions or “work hacks” designed to create more fulfilling, productive, and satisfying work lives.

Presenter:

– Dr. Theresa M. Glomb, The Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair, Department of Work and Organizations, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

(For those that would like a full breakfast, the Taverna Banfi at the Statler has a great buffet and other morning options. You can make a reservation online here.)

Presenter:

– Andy Turner, Director, CCE

Presenter:

– Matt Kager, Challenge Course Coordinator, CTLC

To prepare for this presentation, please listen to Episode 80 of the Cornell Inclusive Excellence Podcast. Soundcloud or Spotify

Presenter:

– Ati Alipour, Assistant Ombuds, Cornell University

Learn about trends in NYS agriculture and how regional agriculture teams in collaboration with the ag industry, campus partners and CCE Associations are addressing some of the major challenges facing the industry. A panel of regional ag team members and Executive Directors will provide insights into these issues and why the teams are integral in helping Associations meet the needs of commercial ag producers in their counties and their regions.

Panelists:

– Peter Landre, CCE Admin
– Andrea Lista, Executive Director, CCE Monroe
– Justin Rogers, Executive Director, CCE Niagara
– Julie Kikkert, Team Leader, Cornell Vegetable Program
– Janice Degni, Team Leader, South Central NY Dairy & Field Crops Program
– Betsy Hicks, Area Dairy Specialist, South Central NY Dairy & Field Crops Program
– Mike Stanyard, Team Leader, Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
– Judson Reid, Team Leader, Harvest NY
– Cheryl Bilinski, Local Food Systems Specialist, Harvest NY

This presentation will provide an update on our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives. We will share information about the outcomes of our 2024 Core Leadership Retreat including our recent efforts towards developing an organizational ecosystem that promotes human connection, growth, and well-being. This update will also include details on our ongoing and emergent efforts to identify a vision and core values for our systemwide DEIB efforts.

Presenters:

– Eduardo González, Jr., Assistant Director, DEI, CCE
– Renee Mooneyhan, State Extension Specialist, CCE
– Members of the DEIB Core Leadership Team

– Social Change Ecosystem Map

– Can You Really Power and Organization with Love?

– (Re)conceptualizing Love – Moving Towards a Critical Theory of Love in Education for Social Justice

The group will split into 3 and visit each topic for a 30 minute discussion. 

Topic 1 – Values and Vision for Building a DEIB Ecosystem
Members of the CCE DEIB Core Leadership Team (CLT) will facilitate a dialogue process where we will share our emerging vision and values aimed at fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). Our emergent vision and values center authenticity, collaboration, well-being, growth, and mutual support as key personal and organizational development areas. Leaders and learners will be invited to contribute their unique perspectives, insights, and feedback to further develop and refine our DEIB strategies and action steps. Through engagement in collaborative dialogue, we seek to collectively shape a vision that embraces, leverages, and operationalizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Topic 2 – Shared Staff / Collaboration
Imagine you have the opportunity to share staff and collaborate with another CCE County to maximize resources and efficiency. What strategies would you propose, and how do you envision this collaboration benefiting each party, how might the collaboration be designed, what and who makes sense to share? What challenges do you envision?

Topic 3 – Day One Dinner Speaker debrief
What resonated with you the most?
What specific action steps will you take back to your Association?
What do you need from your staff/board/Extension Administration to implement action steps?
Any other reflections?

A panel discussion and presentation on the history, current state, and future of CCE within the context of Cornell Human Ecology’s Centennial year.

Presenters:

– Nancy Wells, CHE Senior Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education, CHE
– Jackie Davis-Manigaulte, Senior Extension Associate, CUCE-NYC
– Eileen Keating, Director, Records Management & Archives, CHE
– Kim Kopko, Associate Director of Extension and Outreach, CHE
– Angela Odoms-Young, Director FNEC and NY EFNEP
– Alexa Maille, Interim Director, NYS 4-H
– Andy Turner, Director, CCE
– Kristen Elmore, Assistant Director, BCTR

The Cornell Small Farms Program has a mission to support and uplift small-scale farming
as a dignified, viable, and meaningful livelihood by providing intentional, innovative, and inclusive services. Anu will share updates on current and future plans and opportunities for collaboration. Hale Tufan will join Anu and share more about a new research project to explore how our CCE and campus culture and diversity impact how we build meaningful relationships with our constituents.

Presenter:

– Anu Rangarajan, Director, Cornell Small Farms Program
– Hale Tufan, Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

– Presentation – Reflection for Renewal

Food in Community
Presenter: Sara Jablonski, 4-H Team Leader, CCE Erie

Market Sprouts: Choose Your Own to Make at Home
Presenter: Erica Dahl, SNAP-Ed NY Special Projects Coordinator, CCE Orange

Addressing Health-Related Social Needs and Advancing Health Equity through the Student Resource Navigator Program
Presenter: Grace Parker Zielinski, Community Health Coordinator, CCE Tompkins

– Presentation – Grace Parker Zielinski