March 27-30: Western Region Spring Meeting

by kristi.axtell@wsu.edu | April 6, 2023 3:36 pm

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 Session– –Willow 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 Thielen–Willow 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 11^th 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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