Breakout Session 4
Below you find information for the sessions that were held during Breakout Session 4 on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Becoming a Good Gatekeeper of your Own Nervous System
Community Collaborators
Explore the multifaceted challenges faced by rural and urban communities related to health, including physician shortages, social determinants of health, and the disparities that affect access to quality care. Hear from Dr. Aron Sousa, Dean of the MSU College of Human Medicine and Dr. Lee Anne Roman, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology for the MSU College of Human Medicine and director and co-founder of the Maternal Health Equity Lab. Both will share their insights into the unique challenges and opportunities within rural and urban settings, and how these differences impact health outcomes and access to care. Leave with a deeper understanding of how community collaboration can drive meaningful change and enhance health equity.
Demystifying Grants: An Overview of the Essential Steps and Strategies
Paola Bacigalupo Sanguesa, Josh Cohen, Sarah Faubert, Sarah Grubb, Erin Lizotte, Erin Moore, Katie Ockert, and Brian WibbyJoin the Extension Grant and Contract Support team for an insightful conversation designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully secure funding. This session will feature our Extension colleagues who will share their expertise on the grant life cycle. You'll have the opportunity to engage directly with our colleagues during a Q&A session, where you can ask specific questions and gain tailored advice. Whether you’re new to the grant world or looking to refine your skills, this session is a valuable resource for all seeking to enhance their grant application strategies.
Empowering Volunteers: Effective Training and Support Strategies (PART 2)
Christine Heverly, Kristy Oosterhouse
This session will enhance participants' understanding of the critical importance of training and supporting volunteers. Attendees will gain practical experience for on-going volunteer training ideas, the importance of setting boundaries for volunteer management, and ideas of ongoing support of volunteers.
Attendees should also plan to attend Part 1 during Breakout Session #3 from 2-3 p.m.
Engaging the Hesitant Learner
Providing information and knowledge to clientele is work that is done through our Extension efforts, providing that information, transforming it into action and seeing changes implemented defines success in Extension.Join Phil Tocco, food safety educator as he discusses the ways he has incorporated the principles of Androgogy: Need to Know, Experience, Self-Concept, Readiness, Problem Orientation, Intrinsic Motivation into his MSU Extension work, to “flip the script” on his educational efforts. Phil will share how his use of simulated outbreak recalls, storytelling and scenarios to get people who have no interest in the subject, or outright hatred of the subject, to a place where they’re implementing changes. This session will benefit staff looking to take their education efforts to the next level using thought, vs technical solutions and how to “level up” your engagement efforts.
Ethical Storytelling: Tips for Sharing Success
Heather Dyer, Dawn Earnesty, Becky Henne, Crystal White
This session will be focused on centering equity when communicating programmatic success while also learning the skills to write, take photos and share successes. Examples will be focused on the topic area of nutrition and physical activity.
Ethical Storytelling Tips for Sharing Success
Ethical Storytelling Asset-Framing SNAP-Ed Toolkit
Literacy Ally Training – Part 2
Shea Ross
This interactive workshop is focused on strengthening your capacity to broaden your reach to include all levels of adult readers. Anyone serving the public can benefit from this discussion about adult literacy and will leave with ideas of how to make any service and promotional material more accessible, effective and impactful.
Attendees should also plan to attend Part 1 during Breakout Session #3 from 2-3 p.m.
MSU Benefits Overview
ChaCha Robinson
The session will highlight key enrollment information for the 2025 benefits open enrollment, available resources, action to take, how to enroll and more.
MSU Libraries Digital Resources - Accessible to YOU
In this session I will show and describe Library resources accessible to Extension Educators statewide. Newer Educators may not know that using their Net ID and password opens up a world of quality and reliable journals, ebooks, music and movies that can be utilized to learn, to write columns and to educate their communities. The session will focus on the Library Guides for Institutes and OD.
Reconnection with Extension: The role Extension plays in addressing the Loneliness Crisis (PART 2)
In this session we will critically examine the underpinnings of the current loneliness crisis and discuss how we can leverage a better conceptual understanding of loneliness to enhance our work at Extension. The World Health Organization has recently declared loneliness a “global public health concern,” while others, including the U.S. Surgeon General, have declared loneliness an “epidemic” due to its increasing prevalence and wide-ranging health effects. Despite renewed interest in this topic, however, there seems to be a lack of consensus on how to confront the crisis. Before we can discuss solutions, we must first develop a foundational etymology, ontology, and epistemology of loneliness. The first portion of this session will provide a brief history of the study of loneliness and highlight multiple loneliness frameworks. We will then discuss how these conceptions of loneliness can inform modern solutions. Finally, we will conclude by discussing how Extension plays a unique and critical role in addressing the loneliness crisis.
Attendees should also plan to attend Part 1 during Breakout Session #3 from 2-3 p.m.
Rediscovering the Power of the Icebreaker
Have you ever led an icebreaker and had it fall flat? Do you get eyerolls from your staff when you even mention the word “icebreaker”? Do you ever feel like an icebreaker is just another thing to check off your meeting agenda? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then this workshop is for you! Do you regularly lead meetings, trainings, workshops, or work with people in any capacity? If yes, then this workshop is for you! Come join me and explore how to leverage the power of the icebreaker to do what it’s meant to do…create meaningful connections.
Together We Can: Co-Parenting (Part 2)
Raising children is a team effort! The adults in a child’s life need to consider the child’s needs as they parent together. Build upon your knowledge and skills to promote healthy family and parenting relationships and discuss healthy communication strategies. This workshop is for all primary caregivers and parents (married, divorced, single, step, etc.).
Attendees should also plan to attend Part 1 during Breakout Session #3 from 2-3 p.m.
Welcoming Refugees and Immigrants to Michigan (Office of Global Michigan Panel)
Ben Cabanaw, Dilli Gautam, Molly Kosnak, Helen McGuirk,Meet members from the Office of Global Michigan, within the Michigan department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. They will share emerging health and demographic trends for Michigan’s refugee and immigrant populations, information about OGM’s new strategic plan, and opportunities for partnership between the state of Michigan and MSU Extension to support welcoming communities. www.michigan.gov/ogm.
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