Family and Consumer Sciences Extension News
Since January, six new Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Education have joined the UK Cooperative Extension Service. We welcome these new professionals to our team and introduce them to you.
The Alpha Kappa Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP), the National Extension Professional Organization, recognized professionals from across the state for their service in Cooperative Extension on March 21, 2017. The group honored outstanding faculty and agents for their dedication to the mission of the organization and their continuous outreach within their communities. Several Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension Professionals were among the honorees.
The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is celebrating Kentucky Save$ Week this week, February 27-March 3, 2017. This statewide campaign encourages individuals and families to save money and build personal wealth and is part of the America Save$ program.
A new fitness app developed by University of Kentucky could help users lose weight by competing against a Wildcat or others, tracking daily activity and monitoring accurate calorie consumption.
FitFace-Off, a free app for iPhones and Androids, was developed by a web development company in Lexington after UK received a CDC grant for obesity prevention in rural Kentucky.
A total of 110 students at the Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) had a “reality check” when the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office hosted the It’s Your Reality program on campus. Modeled after the Kentucky 4-H Reality Store curriculum, the simulation is designed to introduce students to financial realities through mock budgeting choices and lifestyle decisions. The program was initially designed for the 18 to 22-year-old traditional college student, but was adapted to meet the various financial stages of the broader Owensboro campus demographics.
Volunteers construct raised beds at the community garden in Metcalfe Co
The Cooperative Extension Internship Program is a unique program that provides students an opportunity to work with an Extension professional to make a difference in a Kentucky community. In summer 2016, seven students from the School of Human Environmental Sciences participated in the 12-week summer internship. The hands-on experience enabled students to implement their own projects, network with agents, and further develop their professional interests.
On a warm fall day nearly 200 children and their families laced up their sneakers to read.
