Extension and Engagement Week 2023: All Things Youth

Missouri’s youth are our future. The opportunities they have and challenges they face will shape our communities, our state, and the world for decades to come. It’s up to today’s leaders and educators to create the conditions needed for today’s youth to thrive.

Oct 24 - 26: Save the date for Extension and Engagement Week 2023! Join us as we explore how best to equip our youth to become the leaders who will shape the future of agriculture, the economy, education, and health and well-being. Together, we will work to empower this next generation to make a positive mark on our communities, our state, and the world.

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Collaboration

Resilient Network of Workforce and Opioid-focused Rural Community-Organizations

S&T Collaboration, Community Engagement, Workforce Development

Our mission is to go beyond current opioid coalition efforts as we will be purposefully applying organizational science, workforce development strategy, and systems engineering to assist rural communities in developing an R-NetWORC Center to combat OUD.

Art in Translation’ exhibit – an ekphrasis project between S&T & UMSL

S&T, UMSL Arts & Culture, Collaboration

‘Art in Translation’ exhibit — an ekphrasis project between S&T & UMSL

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Education

New summer workshop for high school teachers

S&T Community Development, Continuing Education, Education, Environment & Nature, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

Getting Your Feet Wet is a new summer workshop for high school teaches to learn how to integrate geoscience field activities into the classroom.

Substitute teacher & paraprofessional certification workshop

S&T Continuing Education, Education, Student Success

If you have ever wanted to make a difference in the lives of children, consider attending our three day workshop.

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Nonprofit

Community-Centered Leadership: Practicing DEI in our Organizations and Communities

UMKC Continuing Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Nonprofit

This one-day workshop will explore the fundamental role DEI plays in community-centered leadership.

UM System Partner Organization, Special Olympics- Missouri, preparing for their 2023 Polar Plunges.

UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Nonprofit, Youth Programming

Join UMKC in this “unbearable” event and show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics athletes by walking, running, or crawling into the most frigid winter waters that Missouri has to offer.

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Professional Development

UMKC GenCyber Camp

UMKC Cybersecurity, Professional Development, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Summer Camp, Youth Programming

Cybersecurity is an exciting career prospect and a great opportunity to stay engaged and challenged. Join us to learn about cybersecurity concepts, ethical hacking, digital forensics, ethics and more!

UMKC Pharmacy Camp

UMKC Continuing Education, Professional Development, Summer Camp, Youth Programming

Engage with current faculty and practicing pharmacists, view experiments in the lab and interact with current students to find out what it’s like to be a pharmacy student at UMKC.

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Youth Programming

Save the Date: UM System Extension & Engagement Week-2023

UMKC Youth Programming

Missouri’s youth are our future. The opportunities they have and the challenges they face will shape our communities, our state, and the world for decades to come. It’s up to today’s leaders and educators. to create the conditions needed for today’s youth to thrive.

UMKC Day at the Kansas City Zoo

UMKC Youth Programming

Hey, Roo! You’re Invited to the Zoo!

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UM System Resources

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UM System Map

Explore UM System properties, Extension offices, hospitals and Presidential Engagement Fellows statewide

MO Source Link

MOSourceLink connects entrepreneurs and small business owners with a network of nonprofit resource organizations that provide business-building services
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All Things Missouri

All Things Missouri is a gateway to maps, data, reports, and resources to help better understand community needs and allocate resources