Summit Program
Thursday, November 20, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions III:
TH-01: Generations in the Workplace
Duane McClure, Staff Development Consultant, Human Resources, North Carolina State University
This session will introduce you to the four generations in the workplace and how to engage them to reach their highest performance. This seminar will introduce you to the impact of having four generations working together and explore room for growth and areas of concern regarding that demographic diversity. Learn about The Traditionalist, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennial's and how they share, interact and communicate with each other.
TH-2: Accessing Funding Streams for Youth and Family Programming
Allan Burrows, President, Capital Development Services
Accessing funding for community-based youth and family programming is becoming increasingly challenging in these times of tight budgets and fiscal retrenchment. This session will provide an overview of the national and statewide philanthropic trends, highlighting the growing numbers of individuals, foundations, corporations and other funding streams eager to partner with community organizations serving youth and families.
TH-03: The ABC’s of School Nutrition Policy
Kathy Andersen, MS, RD, North Carolina Division of Public Health
Lynn Hoggard, EdD, RD, LDN, FADA, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
This session will explore recent developments in Local Wellness Policy related to the ABCs of school nutrition. We will define Local Wellness Policy; contrast the requirements with existing state and federal regulations; make the connection between student success and Local Wellness Policy; address moving from policy to practice; and explore resources for successfully implementing Local Wellness Policy to create a healthful school nutrition environment.
TH-04: The World is Flat (But, is North Carolina?)
Clark Plexico, Founder of International Strategies, Inc.
We have all heard about Thomas Friedman’s contemporary classic, The World is Flat, and the affects of “flatterners” on the global economy. But, what are those “flatteners” that are currently at work in our state? How do they affect policy and programs related to youth and families?
TH-05: Building Effective Community Collaborations from the Ground Up
Pam Garza, National Project Director, Professional Development, National 4-H Council
Effective, sustained community collaborations don’t just happen, they have to be built. This session will explore hands-on strategies for designing, developing and evaluate community partnerships supporting youth and families.
TH-06: The Legislative Agenda and Our State’s Youth and Families
Convener: Dr. Marshall Stewart, Associate Director, Department Head and State Program Leader
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences, North Carolina State University
Panel Members:
This panel session will explore current and emerging legislative initiatives at the federal, state and local levels as they affect policy decisions affecting our state’s youth and families.
TH-08: iGen, U-Tube, My Space, Scrilla, Steezy & Swarming—Youth Culture 2008 and What EVERY Adult Needs to Know About This Powerful Millennial Generation!
Eric Rowles, President/CEO, Leading To Change, Inc. and Aidil Oriz Collins, Training Associate, Leading To Change, Inc.
How familiar are you with today’s youth culture? In this very hands on session, participants will identify some of the generational difference between Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y on multiple levels—including career outlooks, work ethic, volunteer trends, and pop culture influences. Participants will also be introduced to recent research and findings from the work of Neil Howe and Williams Strauss, authors of Millennials Rising, Generations, and 13th Gen, as well as emerging trends that youth development professionals may experience with this changing generation.
TH-09: The Dilemma of NC Undocumented Students and its Implications to Educators and North Carolina Cooperative Extension Faculty
Dr. H. Nolo Martinez, Assistant Director, Center for New North Carolinians, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Cintia Aguilar, Extension Associate, Latino Affairs Facilitator, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University
The purpose of this community resource presentation is to discuss the legal and political dilemma of educating the hundreds of undocumented students graduating from NC public schools and how that impacts the work of university educators and Extension agents.
What is the current law in this area? Is an undocumented student eligible to attend a U.S. college or university? We attempt to answer these questions. There are multiple perspectives, but for those of us employed by U.S. colleges and universities, particularly those Cooperative Extension agents working with youth and family have the greater challenge to offer guidance on this subject while maintaining an unbiased position between the enforcement role required by federal regulations and the helping role that is basic to the relationship between educators and students.
TH-10: Engaging Divergent Thinkers
Dr. Susan Jakes, Extension Assistant Professor, Community Development; North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University
This will be an interactive session focused on leadership skill development for both new and experienced leaders. We will do some exercises in understanding our current leadership style in dealing with divergent thinkers and exploring strategies for engaging and collaborating with them. Workshop focus will be on enhancing innovation for organizational success.
This workshop will increase the participants:
• Curiosity about other’s views and perspective
• Ideas for managing their own fear of change
• Collaboration with divergent thinkers
• Management of divergent ideas to enhance organizational success
