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March 27-30: Western Region Spring Meeting

Agenda

Minutes

Monday, March 27, 2023

 2:00-4:00 p.m.              WAAESD Executive Committee Meeting

WPOLC Meeting

3:00-4:30 p.m.              WEDA Meeting – Hotel

          • Executive Session
          • Tribal Extension Programming & Discussion – Trent Teegerstrom, Associate Director for Tribal Extension Programs, University of Arizona

4:45 p.m.                      Meet & Transport to CSU SPUR Campus Location: Hotel Lobby

5:00-7:30 p.m.            Opening Reception & CSU SPUR Tours  Location: Stockman’s Saloon

 

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

 7:45-8:00 a.m.              Transportation to CSU SPUR Campus

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.            Breakfast- Willow Creek Hallway

8:00-5:00 p.m.              WREN- Spring Creek

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.            NIFA Update –Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

9:00-11:00 a.m.             Opening Session-Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

Looking to the Future of Land Grant Universities: CSU President Amy Parsons, Senator Hickenlooper, CSU Board of Governor Armando Valdez (Colorado State Director), USDA Rural Development, Oregon State University Provost Edward Feser

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.        Break

11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The Ready Workshop –Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

12:30 – 12:45 p.m.        Break

12:45- 3:00 p.m.           Working Lunch & The Ready Continued-Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.            Break

3:15- 4:30 p.m.             The Ready Final SessionWillow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

4:30-5:00 p.m.              Break

 5:00-6:00 p.m.        Closing Session- “The Future of Work”  –Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek CSU Board of Governor Kim Jordan (Co-founder New Belgium Brewing), and Aaron Dignan

6:00-7:00 p.m.              Dinner Location: Denver Stockyard Saloon – The Yard Bar

7:00 p.m.                      Transportation back to Hotel from CSU SPUR

 

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

 7:45-8:00 a.m.              Transportation to CSU SPUR Campus

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.            Breakfast        

 8:00-5:00 p.m.              WREN Location: Spring Creek

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.             North American Agriculture Network: Western Youth Institute Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

9:00-9:15 a.m.              Opening Remarks by WGA Executive Director- Jack Waldorf Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

9:15-9:30 a.m.              WGA Leadership Institute- Anna ThielenWillow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

 9:30-10:30 a.m.             Work Session with WGA- Lauren DeNinno, Lauren Cloward, and Zack Nowak – Willow Creek/ Cottonwood Creek

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.        Break

 10:45 – 11:15 a.m.        WAAESD-WEDA Executive Session-Willow Creek

 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.   Tours at CSU SPUR Campus

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.          Networking Lunch       

1:30- 3:30 p.m.             Association Business Meetings

        • WAAESD Cottonwood Creek
        • WEDA Bear Creek
        • WREN- Spring Creek
        • WPOLC- Willow Creek

 

                                    WEDA Agenda items:

        • Meeting with WPOLC
        • Debrief CARET/AHS meeting
        • State Updates

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.            Break  

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.            Association Business Meetings Continued

WEDA – Cottonwood Creek

        • Meeting with WREN
        • ECOP Strategic Directions (ATTACHMENT)
        • State Updates

5:00-5:15 p.m.              Transportation back to hotel

5:30 p.m.                      Dinner on your own

 

Thursday, March 30, 2023

 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.                        Breakfast                     Location: Hotel

8:15a.m. – 10:30 a.m.    Association Business Meetings Location: Hotel

WAAESD

WEDA – Hotel

        • Discuss Fiscal Reserve
        • State Updates

WPOLC

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.        Break  

 11:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.    Association Business Meetings

Doreen’s Updates:

            • Contract
            • April 11th WEDA Meeting –Don McMoran report, WEDA Budget, etc.   
            • Summer Meeting – June 20-22, 2023, Richland, WA
            • State Updates

 12:00 p.m.                    Meeting Adjourned

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