University of Wisconsin-Madison
Positive Youth Development I Diana Hammer, Youth Development Educator Life Skills Launchpad is a program designed to prepare young people for managing their finances and making big life decisions such as buying a vehicle, finding work, paying for education, navigating housing and paying their bills. Young people in Wisconsin are facing increasingly complex financial decisions […]
4-H I Sarah Feider, 4-H Program Educator A six-hour day camp for 18 youth in grades K–7, where participants built teamwork and communication skills through team-building activities, 4-H Bingo, art, LEGO sink-and-float challenges, S’mores, puppet and air-dry clay creations, and hands-on exploration of what 4-H has to offer. Through these experiences, youth developed new skills, […]
Jace Purdy, Human Development & Relationship Educator Meeting with community collaborators. The goal is to see how we can work together to better serve our target audiences. Starting a new role, in a new community, requires a lot of face to face meetings with the existing organizations that are serving the target audiences my role […]
Kirtis Orendorff, Community Development Educator This has been an ongoing effort to better understand the current state of educational materials, land use ordinance, and relevant state case law surrounding the emerging land use of data centers. The findings of these efforts will help better prepare local government officials to update their land use ordinances with […]
Dairy I Manuel Peña, Regional Dairy Educator A corn silage dry-down event for dairy farmers and forage growers in the east central region, where participants can submit corn silage samples for free to assess their dry matter content. This information helps them to determine the appropriate time to harvest their corn for silage maximizing forage […]
