Annual/Termination Reports:

[10/07/2026]

Report Information

Participants

Kevin Carey, University of Illinois Extension; Courtney Cuthbertson, University of Illinois; Jessica Fish, University of Illinois; Jenifer McGuire, University of Minnesota; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University; Jeff Howard, University of Maryland; Erika Grafsky, Virginia Tech; Amy Loviska, University of Illinois; Ramona Oswald, University of Illinois; Russ Toomey, University of Arizona; Jody Russon, Virginia Tech; Kristen Benson, Virginia Tech; Clint Whitten, Virginia Tech

Brief Summary of Minutes

Note: This was the first meeting of this group after being established. The focus of the meeting was introductions and identifying commonalities to move the group forward under NCDC241.

 

1. Welcome and introductions


2. Presentation from our AA, Ramona Oswald, about NCDCs/multi-state projects, Q&A


3. Intro to Teams space 


4. Guided activity to identify group goals/debrief


5. Next steps and wrap up
   
   
   
   1. Decision: The group will meet on a quarterly basis to maintain momentum.
   
   
   
   

Accomplishments

<p><strong>Short-term outcomes</strong>: Identify and establish a network of faculty with relevant expertise in research and practice.</p><br /> <p><strong>Outputs: </strong>Meeting agenda from first annual meeting.</p><br /> <p><strong>Activities: </strong>The group has been newly established; therefore, holding the first annual meeting is an accomplishment. The group met on 9/3/26 from 2-4 pm Central via Zoom.</p><br /> <p><strong>Milestones: </strong>Holding the first annual meeting. The group intends to meet quarterly for the next two years.</p>

Publications

<p>Nothing to report</p>

Impact Statements

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