met with the UNH team to discuss creating a digital presence outlining the HUB project and lessons learned, such as a Flipping Book. The UNH team is excited about the prospect of creating such a document. Workload of UNH team members during this reporting period time frame prohibited them from contributing to this work. ● Cathy Leach attended all NTAE Year 4 grant introduction and workshops and began work on the UNH Engagement Hub Year 4 NTAE grant proposal. Experience(s) working with your Catalysts and Key Informants: We have had so much great support from our catalysts and key informants that we are very grateful for! The KI support is outlined in question one. Our catalysts, Dyremple Marsh and Scott Reed, along with Tira Adelman, provide unwavering support. They exude excitement about our project, provide ‘right on’ observations, encourage us to utilize the EF services, as well as to push ourselves to think more broadly about the project impact. Much of the progress accomplished are items we never would have considered, or potentially would not have seen to fruition. Our catalysts, Tira, and all KIs have truly made this happen. The key informants have been wonderful to work with as well.
Does your project work with veterans or veteran farmers? Yes
Please explain briefly how your project works with veterans or veteran farmers. UNH offers programming and support for Veterans through its veteran's affairs office. These offerings will be part of a future Hub implementation iteration.
Does your project work with diverse, under-served, and underrepresented audiences? Yes
Please explain briefly how your project works with these audiences. UNH is committed to its work with these audiences. In this project, our initial hub implementation will include programs for UNH Extension 4-H and adult audiences, as well as non-Extension youth programming that includes these audiences, particularly Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, and others. Lastly, faculty and staff engage in numerous outreach to educators and students in school districts from underrepresented communities in the State, particularly those in rural communities. It is the goal that all these activities will be included in the Engagement Hub to raise awareness and create higher collaboration and participation.
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