NACDEP

09/30/2026

Applications for the JCEP Excellence in Extension Engagement Award close tonight at 11:59 p.m. (your time). Future you will be so glad you hit submit. 🙌

📧 Send to BOTH [email protected] and [email protected]
👉 jcep.org/awards

09/28/2026

🚨 Last call! Just a few days left to apply for the JCEP Excellence in Extension Engagement Award.

If your application is sitting in a "drafts" folder right now, we see you. 👀 There's still time to polish it up and send it off!

🏆 First place: $750 + a plenary speaking spot at in Orlando (registration waived)
🥈 Honorable mention: $250 + waived ELC registration

🗓️ Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 11:59 p.m. your time
📧 Send to BOTH [email protected] and [email protected]
👉 Application: jcep.org/awards

Your great work deserves to be seen. Go get it! 💪

09/25/2026

🌟 Your work made a difference. Let's make sure people hear about it.

There's still time to apply for the 2027 JCEP Excellence in Extension Engagement Award, but not much! Applications close Wednesday, Sept. 30.

If you've led a program that started with real community needs, was built on solid scholarship, and showed measurable results, this award was made for you. Reviewers are looking for work that:
🔹 Responds to local needs
🔹 Is grounded in scholarly practice
🔹 Has meaningful evaluation behind it
🔹 Has been adopted beyond the original audience
🔹 Strengthens Extension professionals within or across states
🔹 Brings something new to the field

🏆 First place receives $750, waived registration, and a plenary speaking spot at the Extension Leadership Conference in Orlando, Feb. 9–10!
🥈 Honorable mention receives $250, waived ELC registration, and a possible invitation to speak.

Individuals and teams are both welcome. And honestly? You've already done the hard part. The application is just telling the story. 💬

🗓️ Due Sept. 30 by 11:59 p.m. your time
📧 Send to BOTH [email protected] and [email protected]
👉 Application + past winners: jcep.org/awards

Know someone whose program deserves the spotlight? Give them a nudge and tag them below! 👇

09/23/2026

⏰ That award nomination you've been meaning to get to? This is your sign. 😉

The deadline for the 2027 JCEP Excellence in Extension Engagement Award is Wednesday, Sept. 30, which means you've got just over a week to finally hit "send."

This award celebrates evidence-based Extension work with real, documented impact. Think programs that are:
🔹 Driven by local needs
🔹 Grounded in scholarly practice
🔹 Well-evaluated
🔹 Adopted beyond the original audience
🔹 Strengthening Extension professionals within or across states
🔹 Bringing something genuinely new to the field

🏆 First place receives $750, waived ELC registration, and a spot as a plenary speaker at the Extension Leadership Conference in Orlando!
🥈 Honorable mention receives $250, waived ELC registration, and a possible speaking invitation.

Individuals and teams are welcome. You already did the hard part (the work!). Now let it get the recognition it deserves.

🗓️ Due Sept. 30 by 11:59 p.m. your time
👉 Application + past winners: jcep.org/awards

Know a colleague whose program deserves the spotlight? Tag them below! 👇

09/22/2026

📣 Your leadership story belongs on the ELC stage.

The 2027 Extension Leadership Conference is headed to Orlando, Feb. 9–10, and we want to hear from YOU. This year's theme, Forward Together: Leading with Purpose, Action, and Impact, is a call for the ideas that are actually moving Extension forward.

Built something worth sharing? We're looking for proposals on:
🔹 Leadership development & organizational capacity
🔹 Sound programs & practical solutions across all Extension areas
🔹 Measuring and communicating impact
🔹 Recruiting, retaining & growing our workforce
🔹 Technology adoption (yes, including generative AI)

Pick your format: a 25-minute skill-building session, a 50-minute training workshop, or a poster. Tip: reviewers are looking for interaction and innovation, so bring the hands-on piece!

🗓️ Proposals due Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
👉 Full details: jcep.org/elc

Open to members of ANREP, ESP, NACAA, NACDEP, NAE4-HYDP, NAEPSDP & NEAFCS. Tag a colleague who should be presenting! 👇

09/02/2026

The deadline for the Excellence in Extension Engagement Award is at the end of the month - don't procrastinate too long or the opportunity to celebrate your outstanding outcomes will pass you by!

Visit https://www.jcep.org/awards to learn more!

08/20/2026

Don't forget about the 2027 JCEP Excellence in Extension Engagement Award!!!!!

The Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) “Excellence in Extension Engagement Award” nomination period is open.
What is the Excellence in Extension Engagement Award?
This award recognizes high quality, evidence-based Extension work that has documented outstanding outcomes and impacts with clientele and strengthens the Extension profession. The selection committee considers individual or team applicants that documents an engagement program that is: local needs driven, grounded in scholarly practice, has adequate program evaluation, adoption beyond the initial audience, strengthens professionals within or across states, and shows innovation that brings something new to Extension professionals.

Full details and the application, along with examples of past winners, may be found at: www.jcep.org/awards. The application deadline has been extended to September 30, 2026. Submit your application to both Kevin Zobrist at [email protected] and [email protected] by 11:59 p.m. submitter’s time, September 30th.

First place receives a $750 award. The winner will be an invited plenary session speaker at the Extension Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL in February 9-10, 2026 (ELC registration waived). This presentation is required to receive the award.

Honorable mention receives a $250 award, possible invitation to speak at ELC, and ELC registration waived.

To learn more, visit: www.jcep.org/awards

06/03/2026

Thinking of bringing an item to donate for this year's Silent Auction? Be sure to let us know so we can anticipate it!

CAN'T WAIT to see you at NACDEP 2026 in Wichita!!!!

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06/02/2026

You asked for a conference app - and this year we delivered! Our Kansas State Hosts have been hard at work with the Whova App for the 2026 NACDEP Conference!

Use the QR Code to download the app directly onto your phone! You can build (or update) your profile - and check for updates!

05/30/2026

Interested in growing connections at the local level? Have you ever imagined taking it as granular as getting people together in their neighborhood to create change? Then you might be interested in the 2026 NACDEP Mobile Workshop Where Change Takes Root: A Tour of Neighborhood Innovation with The Neighboring Movement!

Join this tour to discover how The Neighboring Movement transforms communities through asset-based community and economic development and strategic partnerships. This interactive tour will take you through real-world examples of our economic development work in the South Central neighborhood—from an urban corner revitalization project to innovative nonprofit spaces such as Legacy Works ICT and Harvester Arts. You'll learn how we mobilize neighbor gifts and resources to create sustainable change, exploring everything from our nonprofit-to-impact fund structure to the power of community investment. Come see firsthand how abundance thinking and relationship-building spark lasting transformation right where people live. There are plans to taste some of the best tacos in Wichita on this tour - who doesn't love an excellent taco!?

Space is limited to 30 attendees – register early!

Learn more about the Neighboring Movement here: https://neighboringmovement.org/soce-neighborhood

To register for the conference, visit: https://www.nacdep.net/2026-nacdep-conference

SoCe is our founding neighborhood, and our office is located at the heart of it. Find how you can get involved, lead, or connect with neighbors.