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Organization profile
Organization profile
The Department of Youth Development is the only organization of its kind in Minnesota. By researching, training, and delivering youth development programs, it helps to create positive, out-of-school-time, non-formal learning opportunities for young people throughout Minnesota. The Department:
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conducts research on positive youth development
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provides training, education, and tools for youth workers and leaders
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delivers the Minnesota 4-H youth development program
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provides financial support for youth development programs through the Minnesota 4-H Foundation
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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MaryAnn P Anderson
- Department of Youth Development - Extension Program Associate
Person: Civil Service
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Denise L Barkey-Meis
- Department of Youth Development - Extension Program Associate
Person: Civil Service
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Positive STEM Experiences for Underrepresented and Rural 6-12th Graders: A Novel Approach to Pre-Collegiate Neuroscience using a Train-the-Trainer Model, Summer Immersion, and Sustained Mentorship
Randolph, A. C., Fair, D. A., Koenig, M., Simacek, J. J. & Skuza, J. A.
NIH NIGMS NATL INST OF GENERAL
9/1/23 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Minnesota and North Dakota joint CYFAR Sustainable Community Project: Ka Joog 4-H Leadership Clubs
Tzenis, J. A. & Skuza, J. A.
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/23 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Sustainable Polymers: New 4-H STEM Curricula
Worker, S., McCambridge, J., Stevenson, A. M., Fields, J., Maille, A., Meehan, C., Mondl, A., Malone, C. & Smith, M. H., 2022, In: Journal of Extension. 60, 1, 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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4-H Engineering Design Challenge Program: Engaging Youth in STEM Learning
Compton, R. M., Meyer, R. L., Stevenson, A. M. & Teng, M., Jun 16 2021, In: Journal of Extension. 59, 2, p. 1-6 6 p., 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Traffic influences nutritional quality of roadside plants for monarch caterpillars
Mitchell, T. S., Agnew, L., Meyer, R., Sikkink, K. L., Oberhauser, K. S., Borer, E. T. & Snell-Rood, E. C., Jul 1 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 724, 138045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Scopus citations
Activities
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Department of Youth Development (Organizational unit)
Jacquie Lonning (Member)
Jul 2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Nationwide 4-H Professionals (not officially sanctioned) (External organization)
Jacquie Lonning (Chair)
Sep 2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
Press/Media
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For Minnesota 4-H, livestock shows go on ... virtually
10/7/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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4-H’ers innovate to complete virtual competition
Danielle E Ganje & Jennifer A Skuza
8/28/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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COVID throws challenges and opportunities to Minnesota's 4-H youth
Mikayla Frey, Cassidy T Martin, Becca Turnquist & Krystal K Viktora
8/8/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
Prizes
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Achievement in Service (ASA) Award
Lonning, Jacquie (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Destinguished Service Award (DSA)
Lonning, Jacquie (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Agents State Teamwork Award
Lonning, Jacquie (Recipient), Mc Neill, Brian R (Recipient), Pokorney, Nicole L (Recipient), Derdowski, Jan (Recipient), Kukowski, Joshua A (Recipient), Conway, Judith A (Recipient) & Boyce, Sherry P (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)