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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Burris, Frank" <frank.burris@oregonstate.edu><br>
<b>Date:</b> February 8, 2021 at 21:08:40 MST<br>
<b>To:</b> "Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto)" <Silver@ag.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> "Sparks, Elizabeth W - (esparks)" <esparks@cals.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[EXT]Western Extension Leadership Development Invite, Announcement, and Application for the 2021 program</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">February 8, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Dear Dr. Silvertooth,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">During your summer 2019 meeting, the Western Extension Directors agreed to support the Western Extension Leadership Development (WELD) Program in providing leadership development for our Western Region Extension
faculty and staff. The WELD Program, which began with WELD I in 2001, provides a 15-month program requiring a strong commitment and follow-through on the part of program participants, and I would request for you to encourage your state’s participation in
the upcoming WELD XI Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>Specifically, we request that you advance the names (if appointed) or applications (if chosen by application) of the Interns you have chosen to participate in WELD XI to the WELD XI Planning Committee by 5:00
pm PST on April 2, 2021.<span style="color:red"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">The WELD Program guides and assists participants in learning and applying leadership skills in their Extension work. Specific objectives include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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A 2020 survey of 98 previous WELD interns highlighted the benefits of participation in the WELD Program. Survey participants were broken into two categories based on their WELD attendance years. Results below show the responses of the early group (participation from 2001-2010) and the late group (participation from 2011-2018) related to the impact the WELD program had on their professional career.
• 95% of participants in the early group agreed that WELD participation inspired them to continually better their leadership skills and increased their confidence as a leader. Similarly, the late group mostly agreed that participation in WELD inspired them to improve their leadership skills (86%), helped them understand their own strengths and weaknesses (86%).
• All participants within the early group (100%) agreed that being selected for WELD made them feel like a valuable member of their institution. Also, the early group mostly agreed WELD participation helped them to evolve and grow as a professional (97%). Similarly, participants in the late group mostly agreed that being selected for WELD made them feel like a valuable member of their institution (84%), and WELD participation helped them to evolve and grow as a professional (82%).
• Overall, both the early and late cohorts perceived their participation in WELD had a positive impact on their professional value.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->A virtual session will be held via Zoom on May 26, 2021 to introduce WELD XI Interns to each other and Planning Team members, and to explain the purpose for and specific components that contribute to effective Innovative Project
learning experiences. Interns will then develop and begin to implement their Innovative Projects with direction and leadership from the WELD XI Planning Team, their Extension Directors, Program Leaders and Supervisors.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Interns will conduct a leadership self-analysis and then participate in a leadership inventory assessment to illustrate their strengths and challenges in organizational leadership, and the roles they are best equipped to perform
in group projects and other settings. Participants will then consider, articulate, and prepare a personal plan for developing and utilizing their leadership skills in their Innovative Projects and Extension assignments. Pre-assessments and leadership inventories
will begin in mid-summer of 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The first Seminar of WELD XI will be held in Kalispell, Montana on September 20-23, 2021. The seminar will include topics such as: review, discussion, and practical application of leadership inventories; recognizing leadership
styles and using them to articulate personal and organizational visions and directions; motivating others to take action and facilitating change; working together through teams; effective communication; justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in Extension;
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->WELD XI Seminar 2 will be held in May 2022 at a location to be determined. During Seminar 2, WELD participants present the results of, or progress on, their innovative projects to the entire group, including the WELD XI Planning
Committee. Additional training sessions will be delivered in such topical areas as empowered leadership, essential facilitation skills, ethical decision making, conflict management, and other topics identified as useful by both WELD XI and previous WELD participants.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Last year, we were forced to conduct WELD X - Seminar 2 virtually because of travel and gathering restrictions due to COVID-19, and in an assessment of WELD X by WELD Interns, almost half of the Interns requested
the chance to meet together in Kalispell (the original location planned for a face-to-face WELD Seminar II) for a FINAL WELD Session. The Planning Team would like to honor the Interns’ request and are planning at least one day (probably the 23rd) of the WELD
XI - Seminar I as a “professional development day” and inviting (and supplementing the travel costs for) the WELD X Interns to join us. We are inviting speakers such as Dr. Dan Clark, Dr. Wes Alford, and a panel of experts to talk about and lead Intern discussions
on JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion). Additionally, we have asked the WELD X graduates to design a process for previous WELD Interns to mentor current WELD Interns as they journey through their Leadership Development Program. We have recently
received a SARE grant for $10,000 to supplement the travel expenses for WELD X graduates to attend this Professional Development Day.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">To review past WELD Seminar 1 and 2 program agendas, visit the WELD website at
<a href="http://www.unce.unr.edu/weld/events/">http://www.unce.unr.edu/weld/events/</a>.<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Directors agreed to support at least one and hopefully two or more participants per state in the upcoming WELD XI program. The fee of $1600<span style="color:red">
</span>per participant includes registration for the WELD XI Program, pre-seminar activities, seminar leadership activities and presentations, communication, a welcome reception during Seminar I, a graduation celebration during Seminar 2, and all follow-up
materials and resources. This fee does <i>not</i> include travel to the seminar locations, lodging, and some meals. Additionally, because of planning and budgetary considerations for the WELD XI Program,<b> this fee is non-refundable once an individual begins
the program</b>. However, if needed, states may substitute intern participants providing the leadership inventory instrument can be administered prior to Seminar I. Once applications are accepted by the WELD XI Planning Committee, each state will be invoiced
for the fee of $1600<span style="color:red"> </span>per participant. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">We request your assistance in identifying your state’s WELD XI participants and encouraging their involvement in order to promote leadership development in Extension in the Western United States. We also encourage
you to consider applications from both County Extension Faculty and Extension Specialists from your state since this mixed involvement enriches WELD participants’ discussions and interactions. A WELD XI informational flyer and application are attached. Additional
WELD information can be found on the WELD website - <a href="http://www.unce.unr.edu/weld/">
http://www.unce.unr.edu/weld/</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>The names of Extension employees you wish to advance to the WELD XI Planning Committee need to be mailed or emailed with scanned signature pages (preferred) to the WELD XI Chair by 5 PM Pacific Standard Time
on April 2, 2021 to:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Frank Burris, Chair
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Oregon State University Extension Service<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">PO Box 488<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Gold Beach, OR 97444<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="mailto:frank.burris@oregonstate.edu">frank.burris@oregonstate.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any further questions about the WELD XI Program, please feel free to contact Frank Burris at 541-698-7810 or by e-mail at
<a href="mailto:frank.burris@oregonstate.edu">frank.burris@oregonstate.edu</a>, or contact your state’s representative on the WELD XI Planning Committee via the WELD website at
<a href="http://www.unce.unr.edu/weld/committee/">http://www.unce.unr.edu/weld/committee/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">On behalf of the WELD XI Planning Committee, I extend our appreciation for your support of the Western Extension Leadership Development Program and we look forward to your state’s involvement in the WELD XI Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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