Quint State

I went to the 33rd Annual Quint State (The Southeastern Symposium on Child and Family Development) last month at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. It was the first time I had spoken to students outside the executive committee about NFSEE.


The students were very interested in the organization and offered a list of ideas for creating a place conducive to helping students become successful in Extension.

Suggestions for NFSEE:

I. Student needs facilitated by NFSEE:

1. Internship experiences
1. Contact information of colleagues
   
2. Projects and research opportunities
3. Facilitate undergraduate experiences
2. Provide opportunities for roundtables and networking with faculty/specialists
3. Solicit for a student advocate at each institution who will touch base with new students interested in Extension.

II. NFSEE Member Suggestions

1. Provide a List serve but use only controlled posts

2. Deliver a Newsletter (monthly, quarterly, yearly, special announcements)

3. Collect Annual Dues- ugrad, grad, professional

a. Keep price down: under $50.00 total

b. Lifetime membership dues?

4. Solicit from members:

a. Concise research brief on areas of expertise

b. Articles for website

c. Front page news, etc.

III. The NFSEE Website can post:

a. Research opportunities

b. Conferences

c. Job postings

d. Resources/ curricula already in use in extension

We have already started putting some of their ideas into practice.

Stay tuned as we continue to Build the Big Pic!



Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~Francis of Assisi