Committed to Excellence

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• Committed to Excellence
• External Advisory Meeting
• April 25-26, 2002

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External Advisory Meeting Agenda

• Overview
• Cornell Cooperative Extension System
• Committed to Excellence Plan
• Business Management Systems
• Presentations by Business Systems Task Group
  Chairs
• Framing the Work Group
• Formulate Outline

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Cornell University Cooperative Extension
History

• 1862 First Morrill Act
• 1865 Cornell University founded
• 1887 Hatch Act
• 1913 New York State legislation passed

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Cornell University Cooperative Extension
History (continued)

• 1914 Smith-Lever Act
• 1948 New York City Office
• 1951 County Law, Section 224
• 1957 Enabling Act New York City

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Cornell Cooperative Extension Today
Roberts Hall
Photo by Cornell University Photography
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Cornell Cooperative Extension

• Our Mission
• The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational
  system enables people to improve their lives and
  communities through partnerships that put
  experience and research knowledge to work.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension

• Our Vision
• Cornell Cooperative Extension will be nationally
  recognized for high-quality educational programs
  that help New Yorkers build strong and vibrant
  communities.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension

• Our Core Values
• Learning
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Responsiveness
• Inclusiveness

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Martha Van Rensselaer Courtyard
Photo by Cornell University Photography
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Cornell Cooperative Extension is a partnership
involving

• 412 extension educators located in every county
  in New York State
• 245 faculty and staff in Cornells Contract
  Colleges
• 50,000 volunteers participating in both program
  and organizational leadership

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Cornell Cooperative Extension is a partnership
involving

• 103 land-grant institutions across the United
  States
• Statewide and community agencies, organizations,
  and businesses
• New York States people

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Our funding sources include

• United States Department of Agriculture
• New York State
• 57 New York counties
• Grants and contracts from both public and private
  sectors
• Fees for service
• Colleges of Agriculture Life Sciences and Human
  Ecology

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Sources of Income, 2001
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Cornell Cooperative ExtensionChanges in Funding
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Cornell Cooperative ExtensionSystem Support

• Cornell Cooperative Extension Administration
  supports all 56 County Extension Associations in
  the state, area programs, and NYC programs
• 1,710 staff and 50,000 volunteers
• 107.5 million budget

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Cornell Cooperative ExtensionSystem
Accountability

• Cornell Cooperative Extension MUST be accountable
  to and comply with laws, regulations, policies,
  acts, etc., from
• Federal Government
• State Government
• County Government
• Cornell University
• Funding Sponsors

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Committed to Excellence Plan

• Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) finalized its
  Committed to Excellence plan in January 2001.
  Each section was designed to revitalize the CCE
  system in ways that would make CCE more
  accessible, responsive, and accountable to New
  Yorkers.

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Committed to Excellence Plan

• Sections.
• Enhanced Program Development
• Program Excellence
• Professional Excellence
• Regionalism
• Connectivity
• Business Management Systems

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Committed to Excellence Plan

• Cornell Cooperative Extension sets forth as one
  of its outcomes and goals, a plan to guide
  changes that result in administrative and
  management systems and structures that are
  understood, efficient, and effective.

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Committed to Excellence Plan

• Business Management Systems States
• Cornell Cooperative Extension will
• evaluate and modify business management practices
  and systems to minimize transaction costs and
  maximize return on resources
• create area business centers to determine their
  effectiveness for improving operations

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Business Management Systems Calendar of Events

• May 2001 Core Group Formed
• June 2001
• Team Leader Appointed
• Web Page
• Business Work Team Formed

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Business Management Systems Calendar of Events

• July 2001 Business Work Team Begins
• Aug. - Sept. 2001 Statewide Meetings
• Sept. 2001 Information Summarized
• Oct. 2001 Identified Priorities

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Business Management Systems Calendar of Events
Oct. 2001 - Jan. 2002 Task Groups Formed
Met Jan. 2002 Recommendations Submitted Feb.
2002 External Advisory Panel Finalized
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Business Management Systems Calendar of Events

• March 2002
• CCE Assn. Integrated Recommendation
• Business Core Group Review
• April 2002
• Final Report to External Advisory Panel
• External Advisory Panel Meeting

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Business Management SystemsPresentations

• CCE Association Task Groups
• General Ledger Paul Bonaparte-Krogh
• Payroll Linda Keech
• Human Resource Donna Brooks
• Financial Resource Marilyn Smith
• Regional Charles Fausold

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Business Management SystemsPresentations

• CCE Administration Task Group
• Financial Human Resource Co-Chairs
• Deena Haines Tatyana Fabrikant