EFANS Connects
A quarterly UMConnect event for EFANS employees
Upcoming programs | Past programs
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These programs feature EFANS employees sharing expertise and experience with each other.
All programs are on Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. at https://umconnect.umn.edu/efansconnects. Please enter the meeting a few minutes early to avoid technical problems.
Are you willing to present at a future program? We are looking for EFANS program members/teams to present on successful programming approaches that may have application for others. If you have ideas for topics and presenters, including yourself, please share them at any time with Rebecca Noran at ran@umn.edu.
In order to make EFANS Connects a meaningful experience, we ask that you share your feedback to past events and ideas for future ones.
Upcoming programs
2012
September 12
December 5
Past programs
2012
March 7
View UMConnect recording | Download PDF (2.2 MB PDF)
- Center update—Associate Dean Mike Schmitt
- Exploring online and hybrid education—Larry Coyle, Katherine Waters, and Suzanne Driessen
2011
December 7
September 14
View UMConnect recording | Download PDF (529 KB)
- Center update—Associate Dean Greg Cuomo
Download PDF (47 KB)
- Program Conference—Rebecca Noran
Download PDF (46 KB)
- Extension Strategic Plan—Associate Dean Greg Cuomo, Jeff Coulter, Dean Malvick, and Nate Meyer
Download PDF (258 KB)
- Program area spotlight: Crops—Jeff Gunsolus
Download PDF (302 KB)
June 8
View UMConnect recording | Download PDF (138 KB)
- Center update—Associate Dean Greg Cuomo
Download PDF (51 KB)
- Connecting with the EFANS initiatives: water, climate, renewable energy, community food systems
Download PDF (128 KB)
March 9
Download PDF of entire presentation (790 KB)
2010
December 8
View UMConnect recording | Download PDF (1.9 MB)
- Center update, conference follow-up on EFANS mission, vision, values, and goals—Associate Dean Greg Cuomo
- First Detector team (this year's winners of the Extension team award)—how partnerships played a role in their program—Angie Gupta and Jeff Hahn
- Program area spotlight: Forestry—Mel Baughman, program leader
September 15
View UMConnect recording | Download PDF (189 KB)
- Center update, program conference, income use principles—Associate Dean Greg Cuomo
- New feature Program spotlight: Nate Meyer, program leader, housing technology, environmental science education
June 16: How EFANS programs are using social media
View UMConnect recording | Download PDF (2.3 MB)
- Social media overview—Rebecca Noran
- Social media highlights from EFANS programs—Jessica Franken
- Program panel discussion—Eli Sagor, Krishona Martinson and Karen Jeanette
- Center update—Associate Dean Greg Cuomo
June 4
Not an EFANS Connects, but a special program to welcome new EFANS assistant dean Renee Pardello. View UMConnect recording
March 10
2009
December 9
April 29
- EFANS: One year as a new center (UMConnect recording): Associate Dean Greg Cuomo presented a center update over UMConnect that was the precursor to this EFANS Connects series.
