Dear Extension Family, As we embrace the changing of seasons this October, we have much to celebrate and reflect on. From our successful presence at the State Fair to the outstanding representation at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, the past month has been full of opportunities to showcase the impactful work we do every day in […]
Extension Employee News
September 2024: Monthly Director’s Letter
Dear Extension Family, I want to thank you all for your dedication and passion for Extension work. This became very clear during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. I have witnessed our folks helping their neighbors and our stakeholders, as well as working with other agencies to assist however we could to help our communities get […]
August 2024: Monthly Director’s Letter
Dear Extension Family, We are starting to put the dog days of summertime behind us, which means the South Carolina State Fair is right around the corner! We occupy a large exhibit space in the Ellison Building that we populate with as many Extension employees as possible to greet the endless stream of visitors throughout […]
CFSA Extension Educator Travel Scholarship
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s 39th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference will be held November 2–4 at the Durham Convention Center in Durham, NC. Thanks to support from the USDA Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education Program (Southern SARE), Extension personnel and agricultural specialists at Clemson University and SC State University may access a limited […]
2024 4-H / FFA National WHEP Competition
The South Carolina 4-H and FFA Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) Teams traveled to the National WHEP Competition in Brownwood, Texas, at the end of July. WHEP is a 4-H and FFA youth natural resource program designed to teach wildlife and fisheries habitat management to junior- and senior-level (ages 8-19) youth in the United States. […]
2024 State Fair Assignments
The 2024 SC State Fair runs from Wednesday, October 9, through Sunday, October 20. Each program team has an assigned day for staffing the Cooperative Extension exhibit space, which will be located in the Ellison Building (view the fairgrounds map). If you are not signed up to work a shift yet and would like to, […]
July 2024: Salesforce Update
Many of you may be aware we have a generic survey that is automated and connected to each of your programs. When your program is marked as “complete” within Salesforce, Qualtrics will send a general survey to the participants who attended. Although we have just started collecting this information, your hard work and service to […]
July 2024: Monthly Director’s Letter
Dear Extension Family, I am proud to announce the completion of the final stage of our Strategic Plan regarding our administrative structure. We have successfully established five equal-sized regions, and we are pleased to welcome Ms. Terasa Lott as the 5th full-time District Extension Director. In line with this structural enhancement, I have also implemented […]
