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November 14-15, 2023

Las Cruces Convention Center
680 East University
Las Cruces, NM 88001

The goal of the 草榴社区 Outreach Conference is to promote collaboration and working relationships throughout the University system to amplify outreach and Extension.

草榴社区 outreach extends knowledge beyond the university, drives integration of activities, directly and indirectly, and supports student learning experiences, and success. Our outreach activities include research, connections with communities and families, multigenerational engagement, economic development and entrepreneurship, and collaborative efforts with industry, corporations, and government entities.

 

Agenda

November 14

8 to 9 a.m. Refreshments & Registration, Southwest Entrance and Exhibit Hall 1

9 to 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Overview, Exhibit Hall 2

Jay Gogue, Interim President, 草榴社区
John Hummer, President and CEO, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bill Soules, Senator, New Mexico, District 37

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Education Session

Cooperative Extension: Changing Lives with Food, Health, and CommunityExhibit Hall 2

Speakers
Marissa Van Dommelen, Program Manager, Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition (ICAN)
Marisa Rebecca Murga, Nutrition Educator, ICAN
Lucinda Banegas-Carreon, Extension Associate II, 草榴社区
McKenzie Yazzie-Martin, Lifestyle Coach and Program Participant

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Health Session

Social and Structural Determinants of Health:Using community data, assets and needs to achieve health equity in Dona Ana County, Exhibit Hall 2

Speakers
Mary Alice Scott, Associate Professor, Anthropology, 草榴社区
Terra Winter, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico
John Andazola, Program Director, Southern New Mexico Family Medicine

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Keynote | Presentation of Kevin B. Boberg Economic Development Award of Excellence | Lunch, Exhibit Hall 1

Speaker
Garrey Carruthers, New Mexico Governor 1987-1991, 草榴社区 President 2013-2018

1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Education | Student Organizations at 草榴社区: Connecting with Campus and Communities, Exhibit Hall 3a

Speakers
Citlalli Benitez, President, Associated Students of 草榴社区
Vivianna Castro, President, Active Minds
Daquiri Dalton-Torres, General Manager, KRUX 91.5 FM
Riley Robertson, Editor, Round Up
Cynthia Wise, President, Graduate Student Council, 草榴社区

Economic Development | Why and How Should We Redefine What Economic Development Is? Toward Social Transformation and Justice, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Yoshi Iwasaki (moderator), Inaugural Dean, College of Health, Education and Social Transformation (HEST), 草榴社区
Elsa Arroyos, Chair, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, HEST
Rene Guillaume, School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership, HEST
Dulcinea Lara, Chair, Department of Borderlands and Ethnic Studies, HEST
David Ortiz Canseco, Chair, Department of Sociology, HEST
Rebecca Palacios, Department of Public Health Sciences, HEST
Minea Armijo Romero, School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership, HEST
Julie Steinkopf, Department of Sociology, HEST
Marshall Taylor, Co-Associate Dean for Research, Department of Sociology, HEST

Workforce Development | Accelerating Entry into the Workforce, Exhibit Hall 3c

Speakers
Sherry Kollmann (moderator), Chancellor, 草榴社区 Global
Sarita Nair, Secretary, New Mexico Workforce Solutions
Patricia Sullivan, Director, Workforce and Strategic Engagement, 草榴社区
Tracey Bryan, Bridge of Southern New Mexico
JessicaLyn Robles, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance

2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Economic Development | Strategies for Border Development, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Chris Erickson (moderator), Director, Center for Economic Development, 草榴社区
Jerry Pacheco, CEO, Border Industrial Group
Joe De La Rosa, Senior Advisor, Global Trade/Infrastructure Investments; Chair, New Mexico Border Authority
Chris Faivre, Deputy Director, Economic Development, City of Las Cruces
Julia Brown, Region 5 Representative, New Mexico Economic Development Department
Bryan Garcia, Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance

Health | Advances in Healthcare Analytics for Rural and Underserved Populations, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Erica Surova, Center for Community Analysis, 草榴社区
Mark Epstein, RS21
Rick VanNess, TriCore/Rhodes Group

Education | Ph.D. in Arts and Sciences – Transborder and Global Human Dynamics, Exhibit Hall 3c

Speakers
Glenn Fetzer (moderator), Department Head, Languages and Linguistics, 草榴社区
Enrico Pontelli, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 草榴社区
Joe Lakey, Associate Dean for Academics, College of Arts and Sciences, 草榴社区
Neil Harvey, Department Head, Government, 草榴社区

3:30 to 5 p.m. Reception | Building Partnerships, Exhibit Hall 1

Sponsor: 草榴社区 Foundation

 

November 15

8 to 9 a.m. Refreshments | Welcome & Overview, Exhibit Hall 2

Speakers
Alan Shoho, Chief Academic Officer and Provost, 草榴社区
Dayan Hochman-Vigil, Representative, New Mexico, District 15

9 to 10 a.m. 草榴社区 Economic Development Plan, Exhibit Hall 2

Speakers
Chris Erickson, Director, Center for Border Economic Development
Kramer Winingham, Director, Economic Research, Arrowhead

10:15 to 11 a.m. Breakout Sessions

Education | 草榴社区 STEM+ Education Research Institute, Exhibit Hall 3a

Speakers
Luis Cifuentes (moderator), Vice President for Research, Creativity and Economic Development, 草榴社区
Michele Shuster, Interim Associate Dean Research, College of Arts and Sciences, 草榴社区
Wendi Miller-Tomlinson, Deputy Superintendent, Division of Teaching, Learning, Leadership and Research, LCPS

Health | The Power of Your Local Health Councils, Exhibit Hall 3b

Speakers
Terra Winter (moderator), President and CEO, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico
John Andazola, Program Director, Southern New Mexico Family Medicine
John Kutinac, Program Manager, Health Promotion, New Mexico Department of Health
Valeria Alarcon, Executive Director, New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils
Jamie Michael, Director, Health and Human Services, Dona Ana County

Outreach | STEM Outreach Center – Collaborative Community Building, Exhibit Hall 3c

Speakers
Sara Morales, Associate Director, STEM Outreach Center, 草榴社区
Alma Boothe, Program Coordinator, STEM Outreach Center
Wanda Bulger-Tamez, Director, STEM Outreach Center
Terri Stockberger, Outreach Specialist, STEM Outreach Center
Paige Wheeler, Educational Specialist, STEM Outreach Center

11:15 a.m. to Noon Closing Session, Exhibit Hall 2

Speaker
Regent Garrett Moseley, Secretary/Treasurer, 草榴社区