4-H Pathways Leadership Institute
Fellow: Andrew Turner, Cornell University Roadmap
Fellow Report: The final quarter resulted in the completion of the remaining deliverables for the 4-H Pathways Leadership Institute project. We held two additional Level One Leadership Institute on June 21 and 22, reaching the University of Alaska and the University of Vermont, and July 27 and 28, reaching Oregon State and Alcorn State University. In addition, the leadership team completed our final deliverable for this grant, developing a sustainability plan for the Pathways project, and presenting this to the ECOP 4-H Leadership Committee. Experience working with the Catalysts and Key Informants: Our NTAE catalyst (Chuck Hibberd), was a key resource and advisor throughout the entire grant process. Chuck participated as a key team member, involved in all planning and delivery of the Leadership Institutes held in June and July. Dr. Hibberd also contributed to our sustainability planning, both in person and in the development of the report shared with ECOP 4-H. Significant Results: At the completion of this funding cycle, the Pathways Institute has provided change management training to Triads (Extension, 4-H, and University leaders) from 17 land grant universities. The team has created an overall report, including detailed recommendations, regarding what we have learned, what has worked well, and where there is a clear need for additional support to continue to achieve the national goals and priorities established for 4-H by the ECOP 4-H Leadership Committee. One area of rich learning has been around trends in 4-H enrollment data from 2010 to 2020. Taking a closer look at the first 13 participating states, we discovered that 4-H enrollment has declined in 9 of these states, with 4 states declining more than 50%. In addition, enrollment of minority youth declined as well with half of participating 4-H programs now less than 20% minority, compared to 49% of U.S. youth under the age of 18 and 54% under the age of 10. Based on this initial assessment, Changing Our World went deeper and looked at demographic data and shifts in 27 states, assessing the potential impact and opportunities for 4-H. We are continuing our conversations with ECOP 4-H to determine a way forward to continue this work and support the process of growth and change for the 4-H program with an eye towards shifting demographics and changes at the state and county level. Does your project work with diverse, under-served or underrepresented audiences? Yes
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