2025

  • Journal of Human Sciences and Extension special issue on Aging: What Do Rural Caregivers Need? Implications of Formal Service
    Usage and the Role of Cooperative Extension Systems     

2024

  • National Needs Assessment 
  • GSA Presentation & Published Abstracts: The Benefit of Cooperative Extension for Older Adult Mental Health & Future Gerontological Research Opportunities 

2023

  •  Inclusive Expansion of the North Central Region Aging Network: A Success Story. National Health Outreach Conference, Ithaca, NY.

2022

  • Grant received: Gathering with Extension Professionals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities in the North Central Region to Seek Understanding and Create Collaborative Partnerships in Aging. 
  • Participated in the Gerontological Society of America training called, The Core Elements of Reframing Aging. 
  • North Central Region (NCR) Extension Regional Award, Team Excellence in Extension 
  • Submitted a successful proposal to the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), to fund “The Gathering,” a meeting of Extension professionals who work in the area of aging from all three Extension systems in the North Central Region. There are 34 land-grant colleges and universities in the twelve North Central Region states. Twelve are designated “1862” land-grants because they were inaugurated with the Morrill Act of 1862, two are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), or “1890” land-grants established by the 1890 Morrill Act, and the remaining 20 are tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), also known as “1994” land-grants because of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. 

2021

  • National Health Outreach Conference (NHOC), Virtual. Priester Award for Outstanding Innovative Program (May)

NCRAN Five-Year Impact Reports (2016–2021)

2020

2019

2018

  • National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Conference, San Antonio, TX. Promoted the NCRAN website with giveaways in the registration area and at members’ presentations.
  • National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Excellence in Multi-State Collaboration Award, 3rd Place National Winner
  • Aging-related needs in the North Central Region: A needs assessment. National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Webinar Series.  (June)
  • Consciousness-raising about age and ageism. Facilitated discussion presented at the National Health Outreach Conference, Bloomington, MN. Presentation on age and ageism. (May)
  • Face-to-face meeting in Chicago, IL, funded by the NCRCRD. (March)

2017

  • Dissemination of needs assessment results at the annual meeting of the National Council of Family Relations. (November)
  • Exploration of Aging in the National Framework for Health and Wellness: The Educator’s View, National Health Outreach Conference (NHOC), Annapolis, MD. Face-to-face meeting of NCRAN members, supported by North Central Region Leadership; Presented initial results of the needs assessment and a conceptualization of aging in the National Framework for Health and Wellness. Increased awareness and recognition of aging topics at the NHOC. (May)
  • Submitted a successful proposal to the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) to fund a toolkit, website, and multi-state programmatic training and evaluation. (January)

2016

  • Follow-up meeting of Consumer Sciences State Specialists. Determination of goals and priorities for the Network and created a logic model. (November)
  • Launched Needs Assessment survey, funded by North Central Region leadership (September)
  • Submitted a successful proposal to the North Central Region to fund a needs assessment and a face-to-face meeting of the network at the 2017 National Health Outreach Conference. (June)
  • Network was founded at the North Central Region Family and Consumer Sciences State Specialists Meeting. (April)

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