John Lawrence’s message from April 15, 2019
When we lead, others will follow. In mid-March, our e-Accessibility Initiative team began sharing our online, self-guided courses for creating accessible materials far beyond ISU Extension and Outreach. Did you know? So far, 12 universities have downloaded our free accessibility training curricula and toolkit for creating accessible documents. That’s great, because when more of us design for all, we increase our chances of justice for all – even more.
By the way, you still can participate in a Creating Accessible Digital Documents Workshop this spring, April 30 or May 1 in Independence. Another round of workshops begins in August.
Goodbye … and welcome
In March, we said goodbye to the following individuals who left ISU Extension and Outreach:
- Yvonne McCormick, Hamilton County extension horticulturist.
- Sarah Lenz, Keokuk County program coordinator.
- Anne Pierce, East Pottawattamie County office assistant.
- Rita Schoeneman, Hardin County office assistant.
- Theresa Voss, Lucas County office assistant.
- Amy Lewman, Greene County office assistant.
- Kristi Cooper, field specialist III, Human Sciences.
We welcome the following new staff:
- Kali Downs, Dallas County office assistant.
- Nancy Henry, Story County office assistant.
- Yenibeth Lopez, extension program assistant I, Human Sciences.
More notes
- Year-end computer purchases: Extension Information Technology says if you are planning to spend year-end money for new computers, you need to place your order by April 30. Check the EIT website for more information and the order form. If you have questions, contact Mike Mauton, mmauton@iastate.edu.
- Next week’s message will focus on the Internal Communications Task Force Report Executive Summary.
— John D. Lawrence
Iowa State University Vice President for Extension and Outreach