Penn State Intercom......November 8, 2001

Staff selected for
weeklong internships

Nine Penn State Outreach and Cooperative Extension staff members have been selected as Outreach and Cooperative Extension interns for 2001­02.

They were chosen by a selection committee based on their goals and objectives for the internship, their ability to provide leadership for outreach activities at the University and the potential for the internship to help them make a significant contribution to the University's outreach goals.

Faculty and staff members throughout the University who have been actively and directly involved in outreach activities were eligible to apply for the one-week program. The program provides participants with an enhanced understanding of the resources and programs within the Outreach and Cooperative Extension partnership and other outreach programs in the University. It also provides an opportunity to explore new relationships that can be developed between the intern and other outreach units.

Each intern designs an individualized program focusing on one or more areas of interest within the scope of outreach and then submits a report of the experience.

The interns are:

* Norman "Tut" Bailey, marketing associate, Outreach Office of Marketing Research, who will focus on gaining greater knowledge and understanding of the World Campus;

* Mary Christine Bebech-Pipic, staff assistant to the regional director, Southwest Region, Cooperative Extension and Outreach, who will focus on increasing her knowledge of the overall operation of Cooperative Extension and Outreach;

* Angelique H. Caffrey, continuing education representative, Williamsport Center for Continuing Education, who will focus on learning more about distance education opportunities and the World Campus;

* Chris Dufour, senior conference planner, Conferences and Institutes, Division of Continuing Education, who will focus on broadening his knowledge of regional Outreach and Cooperative Extension administrative units, their missions and constituents, and the partnerships they have established;

* Mary Alice Gettings, nutrition and health agent, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Beaver County, who will focus on increasing her knowledge of the communication opportunities available within Outreach and Cooperative Extension;

* Darlene Jury Kim, staff assistant to the regional director, South Central Region, Cooperative Extension and Outreach, who will expand and strengthen her knowledge about the outreach mission;

* Robin L. Kuleck, extension family living agent, Cooperative Extension, McKean County, who will focus on developing a clearer understanding of University outreach partners;

* Gregory Petersen, managing producer of community services, Penn State Public Broadcasting, who will focus on exploring the possibilities for partnerships between Penn State Public Broadcasting and other Outreach and Cooperative Extension units; and

* Nancy B. Stevens, county extension director and family living agent, Cooperative Extension, Montgomery County, who will focus on learning more about the marketing aspects of outreach programs.

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