2. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REJUVENATION FAMILY LIVING & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STATE CONFERENCE VALERIE ADAMS-BASS, PHD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 TH, 2012 CHULA VISTA RESORT

3. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM CommunicateCollaborateConnect V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

4. Highly educated professionals Connected to a state system of researchers and educators Connected to a national system of researchers and educators We have a presence in almost all of the communities throughout our state(s) V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

5. 70/72 counties are projected to experience growth 27/72 will grow faster than the state average of 19.6% St. Croix County fastest growth Milwaukee County most populated Dane County largest increase Wisconsin Demographic Center Department of Administration www.doa.state.wi.us V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

6. 22.5% will be children below 18 y/o 61.4% will be adults 18-64 y/o 13.1% will be adults 65 & over Wisconsin Demographic Center Department of Administration www.doa.state.wi.us V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

7. *Milwaukee Dane Racine Kenosha Rock US Census 2010, http://www.census.gov V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

12.  STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

13.  Step 1. Acknowledge Where You Are Step 2. Determine What You Would Like to Accomplish Step 3. RESEARCH Step 4. Engage Step 5. Share Step 6. Collaborate V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

14. R EAD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, R EACH OUT TO COMMUNITY LEADERS, R EACH OUT TO R ESEARCHERS AND COLLEAGUES WHO DO WORK WITH OR ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE (W)RITE DOWN WHAT YOU LEARNED R EVIEW YOUR PLAN Out of the Zone R Review V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

15. E VALUATE YOUR PLAN. ° HOW DOES WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED MODIFY YOUR ° YOU MAY HAVE TO STEP AWAY FROM YOUR PLAN AND LET IT SIT PLAN? ° STICK WITH IT YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING GOOD! ° REMAIN EXCITED! Out of the Zone E Edit V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

16. S EEK FEEDBACK AND INPUT S TART OR JOIN AN INFORMAL WORK GROUP WITH EXTENSION AND NON-EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS? E XPOSURE – OFFER A GENUINE SMILE Out of the Zone S Exposur e V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

17. A LLOW TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY LEVEL RELATIONSHIP TO DEVELOP A CKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY R EACH OUT TO SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS TO SHARE YOUR PLAN Out of the Zone A R each V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

18. C ALL C ALL C ALL-RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL EVENTS H ELP OUT Out of the Zone C Help V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

19. Out of the Zone V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012 R ead E valuate S eek Feedback E xposure A llow time R each out C all H elp out

20. ORGANIZATIONWEBSITE National Association of Black Social Workers http://www.nabsw.org Society for the Studies of Social Issueshttp://www.spssi.org National Association of Latino Sororities and Fraternities http://www.nalfo.org Latino Social Workers Organizationhttp://www.socialworkers.org Association of Black Psychologisthttp://www.abpsi.org. Resources for Reaching Diverse Audiences V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

21. ORGANIZATIONWEBSAITE Asian American Psychological Association https://aapaonline.org Association for Asian American Studieshttp://aaastudies.org National Indian Education Associationhttp://www.niea.org American Indian Programhttp://aip.cornell.edu Association of Black Psychologistshttp://www.abpsi.org Association for the Study of African American Life and History http://asalh.org American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org. Resources for Reaching Diverse Audiences V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

22. Community Papers Social Media Places of Worship Websites Community Elders Civil Service Workers United Way Senior Centers Shopping Center Community Centers Radio Stations V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

23. . Engage  Share  Collaborate Consider the Community as a Partner! V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

24. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM PRACTICE CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION CommunicateCollaborateConnect V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

25. THANK YOU! Valerie N. Adams-Bass, PhD Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H State Program Leader Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research 202C Beebe Hall Ithaca, NY 14852 607.255.7958 vnadams@cornell.edu V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012