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Despite accounting for 18% of the total US population, Latinos hold just 5.3% of executive positions (Swerzenski et al., 2020). This article will outline the potential reasons for this underrepresentation as well as discuss ways that organizations can address this issue through the creation of a more inclusive and welcoming environment for Latinos to take on leadership roles.

The group was the recipient of the 2022 National Extension Award for Diversity, co-sponsored by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The award was presented during the association’s annual meeting November 6, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.

A strategic planning group at Penn State seeks to enhance engagement and continue to provide support to Pennsylvania’s Latinx agricultural community.

Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs

Senior Director, Development

Team Leader, Director, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies; Associate Professor, Anthropology - Laurie's research integrates issues in economic development, environmentalism, and indigenous rights.

This publication answers common questions you may have about lead in drinking water. It also helps you determine if your drinking water contains too much lead and suggests ways to reduce lead in your water.

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The LRN offers a variety of professional development opportunities from online to instructor-led courses, with subjects that include project management, business acumen, faculty development, technology, professional growth, compliance, and many more. The LRN provides way access to browse for, register for and track learning opportunities that enable you to engage, develop, and grow while at Penn state.

LearnNow videos allow you to transform your PowerPoint presentations and other visual and audio content into short, narrated videos to help your customers learn in an easy, appealing way.

The Lessons from the Land webinar series highlights Pennsylvania-born successes in improving water quality through innovations in technology, policy, and enhanced partnerships.

As new residents of the U.S., immigrants may have inadequate access to organizations that provide free technical support. These underrepresented populations may rely more on personal relationships for information. An Extension meeting was developed and implemented between two Extension specialists and nine immigrant community members interested in U.S. agriculture. The bridge between these two diverse groups was an international graduate student who had developed a relationship with the participants and had a similar cultural background. Following the meeting and Extension presentation, guidelines were identified that may prove useful to others wishing to implement this concept. Journal of Extension August 2012 // Volume 50 // Number 4 // Ideas at Work // v50-4iw1

Director, Colombian Partnerships and Engagement Office

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Eugene and Carol Schurman, of Clymer, Pennsylvania, have given $50,000 to establish the Eugene and Carol Schurman Trustee Scholarship in the College of Agricultural Sciences. The scholarship will benefit students with demonstrated financial need, with first preference going to animal science majors.

This endowed research center is housed in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and engages in conservation genetics, genomics, and biotechnology research and training focused on specific restoration and forest ecosystem sustainability.