CSU LAND-GRANT e-NEWS

Extension * Teaching * Research

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 * Issue 23

Welcome to this issue of our bi-weekly CSU Land-Grant e-News (published on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month). We keep you in the know of happenings in the CSU 1890 Land-Grant Programs, Extension, and Agricultural Research and Development (ARD). Each issue brings you new and engaging content. Enjoy!

CSU PRESIDENCY

Podcast Episode 2: President Kuti's vision for his alma mater

"My purpose and aim as President of this great university is to make sure there are thousands [of members] of CSU Class of 2025, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 -- that there are thousands of alumni, thousands of individuals that attain the power of education and use that power to change their individual lives, their families, and their communities."

RESEARCH

Visit to CSU

Q&A with Gov. Mike DeWine's Senior Adviser: "I was very impressed with the breadth and depth of the research performed at Central State University"

Research Showcase

CSU researchers proudly showcase their work to Gov. DeWine's adviser, appeal for state funds for their university's research infrastructure

Photo by Land-Grant Communications

Read more: CSU research professors

Q&A with Joseph Zeis, aerospace and defense adviser

View a photo gallery

RED and 1890 LAND-GRANT

Dr. Jose U. Toledo hired as new Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Director of 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Photo by Nancy Jehn/CSU

EXTENSION

Submitted photos

CSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) student workers, (l-r) Corey Higgs, Mariah Simmons, (Clare Thorn, in yellow shirt, is Extension Associate) and Kamille Austin enjoyed a beautiful spring day on Friday, June 7, to witness the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of Great Council State Park, Ohio’s 76th State Park, in Xenia, Ohio. Read more.

Photos by Crystal Duckett/Land-Grant Communications

The Central State University Extension's Discovery Day Camp 2024 welcomed 21 youngsters in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades to a week (July 8-12) of fun, hands-on learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math, and agriculture (STEM-Ag). Hosted by CSU Extension's 4-H team, this camp was held in Trotwood and gave the youth the opportunity to learn, make friends, have fun, and enjoy the great outdoors.

Watch out in this and other Land-Grant publications for more coverage of numerous other summer camps.

View a photo gallery.

PEOPLE

Try this dish!

A group of youth learned how to hold their own in the kitchen and confidently present delicious and nutritious dishes for sharing during the CSU Upward Bound Academy, which concluded Tuesday, July 9. The program was two days a week for four weeks with 15 participants. With the instruction of 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension educators, the program focused on healthy eating options, basic kitchen safety, setting financial goals, self-care and how to handle stress, as well as introduction to food production from 4-H with the tower garden.

The students had one day of learning the above-mentioned topics, and one day of a cooking lab. In the lab, the participants made smoothies, chicken quesadillas and homemade salsa, air fryer pizza bombs, and milkshakes. Pictured here are (l-r) Kylee Peoples, Southwest Extension FCS educator, Upward Bound Director John Anene, and Juliana Wickline, Southwest Extension FCS educator. Other participating CSU Extension staff in the Upward Bound program were James Keys, interim Program Extension Associate; Jodi Black, Southwest 4-H Extension educator; and Donna Kuykendall, Southwest EFNEP Educator.

CSU's Accessible and Inclusive Semiconductor Training

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LAND-GRANT PODCASTS

Extension Central podcasts cover rural grocery stores and a slew of other topics relating to community and economic development in 42 of Ohio's counties. Listen on SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcast.

Research Connection Podcast focuses on research activities and projects that are occupying the attention of CSU research faculty and students. You can listen on SoundCloud or on wcsufm.org.

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ABOUT CSU LAND-GRANT e-NEWS

CSU Land-Grant e-News is published on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Feel free to share the newsletter with your work colleagues, friends, and family members.

Land-Grant Communications Team

Cyril Ibe, Ph.D.

Interim Communications Coordinator/Editor

Crystal Duckett

Media Relations Specialist

Alfred Robertson

Videographer & App Developer/Photographer

Jesse Montgomery

Videographer/App Developer/Photographer

Extension

Cindy (Alcinda) Folck, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Extension Administrator

Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP)

Shafiqur (Shafi) Rahman, Ph.D.

Associate Research Director

Contact:

937.376.6276

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YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US

CSU Extension has offices in five regions in Ohio, covering 42 counties. You can contact Alcinda Folck, Ph.D., interim associate Extension administrator, at (937) 376-6101, or via email: afolck@centralstate.edu.

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