1. Southern Region Program Leadership Network
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Southern Region Program Leadership Network
Orientation of New Members
August 2009

2. Southern Region Program Leadership Network
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Southern Region Program Leadership Network
WHY ARE YOU HERE?

3. Individual Benefits1 Building collaborative networks (85%)
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Individual Benefits1
Building collaborative networks (85%)
Implementing/adapting ideas/best practices (71%)
Widening one’s view of Extension work (51%)
Catalyzing connections with people (46%)
Reflecting critically on their work (42%)
Training/professional development (40%)
Developing leadership skills (33%)
Gaining confidence in work/personal skills (33%)
1Franz, N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)

4. Committee Benefits1 Leveraging other’s ideas/best practices (73%)
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Committee Benefits1
Leveraging other’s ideas/best practices (73%)
Problem solve/deal with struggles (72%)
Supporting each other (72%)
Developing joint projects/share resources(55%)
Initiating ideas that later gain prominence (44%)
Working w/ASRED & AEA for national voice (43%)
Building bonds among 1862 & 1890 Inst. (41%)
Developing & supporting southern solidarity (35%)
1Franz, N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)

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Four Results of PLN1
Improved effectiveness by adopting a best practice from another state (66%)
Feel more support in their work (48%)
Think differently about their resources (48%)
Feel recharged from PLN (35%)
Changes in my work due to PLN
1Franz, N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)

6. Program Leadership Network (PLN)
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Program Leadership Network (PLN)
Mission
Foster and strengthen Extension education programming throughout the Southern region by promoting multi-state cooperation.
Anticipate emerging program issues and needs.
Implement action processes to address them in a timely manner.
Established in 1989, the Program Leadership Network, or PLN for short, has a three-fold mission:
Foster and strengthen Extension education programming throughout the Southern region by promoting multi-state cooperation.
Anticipate emerging program issues and needs.
Implement action processes to address them in a timely manner.

7. Administratively responsible to ASRED and AEA
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PLN Structure
Three Main Groups:
Program Committees (PC)
Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
Executive Committee (EC)
Administratively responsible to ASRED and AEA
PLN is structured around three main groups: eight Program Committees, one Program Leadership Committee, and one Executive Committee, which is a subset of the Program Leadership Committee.
All committees are administratively responsible to The Association of Southern Regional Extension Directors (ASRED) and The Association of Extension Administrators (AEA).
The next few slides will show how these organizations work together to accomplish the PLN mission.

8. PLN Structure Overview Program Leadership Committee
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AEA
1890 Inst - Administrators
ASRED
1862 Inst - Directors
PLN Structure Overview EC
Executive Committee
PLC
Program Leadership Committee
COM
ANR CD
FCS
4-H MM
PSD IT
This model depicts an overview of how PLN’s different groups interact. We will take a few moments to look at each piece to see how it all fits together.
Extension Service Representatives from Southern Region 1862/1890 Universities

9. Program Committees (PC)
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Program Committees (PC)
COM
ANR CD
FCS
4-H MM
PSD IT
Agriculture & Natural Science
Communication
Community Development
Family & Consumer Science
4-H Youth Development
Information Technology
Middle Managers
Program
& Staff Development
First, let’s take a look at the Program Committees. As was mentioned earlier, there are eight program committees. These committees are made up of representatives from the southern Land-grant universities that have specific programmatic responsibilities. Four of these committees are sometimes referred to as “subject matter” committees:
Agriculture and Natural Science (ANR)
Community Resource Development (CRD)
Family & Consumer Science (FCS)
4H Youth Development (4-H)
The remaining four committees serve in administrative or program support roles. These are:
Communications (COM)
Information Technology (IT)
Middle Managers (MM)
Program & Staff Development (PSD)

10. Program Committees (PC)
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Program Committees (PC)
Membership
Officers, Representatives, and Administrative Advisors
Roles and Responsibilities
Web site (
Annual Work Plan (AWP)
Regular Conference Calls
Emerging Issues
Review Annual Work Plan
Review PLN Web site and Listserv
Other Items as Determined by PC
COM
ANR CD
FCS
4-H MM
PSD IT
Membership: Each of the 29 Land Grant Universities within the southern region can appoint one or more representative to each of the eight committees. Ideally, each committee would have at least one representative from each university. However, since some Extension professionals serve multiple roles, that is not always the case.
Officers: Most committees elect a chair, vice-chair, and secretary annually. These officers are responsible for guiding the multi-state work of the committee throughout the year.
Representatives: Each committee selects two of its members to represent the committee with the Program Leadership Committee. These representatives, one from an 1862 institution and one from an 1890 institution, participate in face-to-face meetings during the conference and December, as well as in conference calls throughout the year.
Administrative Advisors: Each committee has an 1862 and 1890 Administrative Advisor assigned to assist and guide the work of the committee.
During annual conference, each committee develops an annual work plan to guide multi-state efforts to address common issues. Additionally, committees meet at least quarterly by conference call or face-to-face to advance this work as well as address emerging issues.

11. Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
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Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
PLC
Membership
Officers, Advisors, and ASRED and AEA Representatives
Roles and Responsibilities
Review the PLN Web site
Develop an Annual PLC Work Plan
Identify Emerging Issues (on behalf of all PCs)
Review Annual Work Plan for Committees
Plan Annual PLN Conference
Carry Information and Action Items from the Program Committees to the Administrators and Directors
Membership: The Program Leadership Committee is made up of representatives from each of the Program Committees. Each Program Committee selects an 1862 and an 1890 Representative from their committee to represent the group on the Program Leadership Committee. Representatives serve three year staggered terms to allow for continuity from year to year.
In addition to the Program Committee representatives, AEA and ASRED each appoint a representative and an Administrative Advisor to the group. The next slide will identify this current year’s PLC members.
Officers: The PLC selects a chair and chair-elect to serve as the coordinators of the committee.
The primary Roles and Responsibilities of the PLC are to:
Review the PLN website
Develop an Annual Plan of Work for the PLC
Identify Emerging Issues, especially those that cut across Program Committees
Review the Annual Plan of Work for each of the Program Committees
Plan the Annual PLN Conference

12. Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
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Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
ANR
Nelson Daniels
Joan Dusky
COM
Debbie Archer
Frankie Gould CD
Jenny Fertig
Joe Sumners
FCS
Shirley Hastings
Kasundra Cyrus
4-H
Kellye Rembert
Dorothy Wilson IT
Jim Segers
Lalit Rainey MM
Ray Rice
Ellen Smoak
PSD
Mitch Owens
Demier Richardson
Advisors
Jon Ort
Gina Eubanks
AEA & ASRED Appointees
Albert Essel
Gaines Smith
Ex-Officio
Ronald A. Brown
L. Washington Lyons
Alan Barefield
Rachel Welborn
The Program Leadership Committee is composed of these representatives, each serving three year staggered terms.

13. Executive Committee (EC)
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Executive Committee (EC) EC
Members
PLC Chair (Serves as Vice Chair of EC)
Immediate Past Chair of PLC (Serves as Chair of EC)
Administrative Advisors to PLC from ASRED and AEA
One Director chosen from ASRED
One Administrator chosen from AEA
One Member elected by the Subject Area Program Committees
One Member elected by the Administrative & Support Services Committees
Executive Committee is a smaller sub-committee of the PLC. It is composed of:
PLC Chair (Serves as Vice Chair of EC)
Immediate Past Chair of PLC (Serves as Chair of EC)
Administrative Advisors to PLC from ASRED and AEA
One Director chosen from ASRED
One Administrator chosen from AEA
One Committee Representative the four subject area Program Committees:
Family & Consumer Science
Community Development
4H & Youth Development
Agriculture and Natural Resources
One Committee Representative serving the four Administrative/Support Services Program Committees:
Middle Managers
Communications
Information Technology
Program & Staff Development

14. Executive Committee (EC)
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Executive Committee (EC) EC
Members:
Nelson Daniels, EC Chair
Mitch Owen, PLC Chair/EC Vice-Chair
Gaines Smith, 1862 Representative
Albert Essel, 1890 Representative
Frankie Gould, Elected Representative From Com, IT, PSD, & MM
Dorothy Wilson, Elected Representative From FCS, ANR, CD & 4-H
Jon Ort 1862 Advisor
Gina Eubanks 1890 Advisor
Ex-Officio:
Ron Brown, ASRED
L. Washington Lyons, AEA
Alan Barefield, SRDC
The Executive Committee consists of these representatives.

15. Executive Committee (EC) Roles & Responsibilities
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Executive Committee (EC) Roles & Responsibilities
Action Arm of PLN
Coordinate action on emerging issues and on regional AWP
Promote effective communication
Take responsibility for actions needed between scheduled meetings of the Program Leadership Committee
Act on issues that emerge
Appoint teams or task forces to address multi-program issues
As actions are taken, communication with SR-PLC, PCs, ASRED, AEA, and the entire Extension system is important.
The Executive Committee is the Action Arm of the Program Leadership Network, with the authority to:
Coordinate action on emerging issues and on regional AWP
Promote effective communication
Take responsibility for actions needed between scheduled meetings of the Program Leadership Committee
Act on issues that emerge
Appoint teams or task forces to address multi-program issues
As actions are taken, communication with SR-PLC, PCs, ASRED and AEA, and the entire Extension system is important.

16. Putting It All Together Program Leadership Committee
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Putting It All Together
AEA
1890 Inst - Administrators
ASRED
1862 Inst - Directors
Work Plans
Accomplishment Reports
Informational
Items
Collaborative Projects
Suggested Action Items
Logic Models EC
Executive Committee
PLC
Program Leadership Committee
This model depicts an overview of how PLN’s different groups interact. We will take a few moments to look at each piece to see how it all fits together.
COM
ANR CD
FCS
4-H MM
PSD IT

17. Southern Region Program Leadership Network
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Southern Region Program Leadership Network
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