“Being Indispensable”
K‐State Research and Extension
Partnership Meetings
2016
Daryl Buchholz
Associate Director
Why indispensable?
Why bring it up now?
Being Indispensable Demands Focus and Attention on Foundational Values, Goals, and Principles
“While the selection of goals is an important part of the process, it is the development of a plan to accomplish the goals that is what usually differentiates those who are successful from those who are not.”
Leadership Lessons from Bill Snyder by Shoop and Scott
Delivering on the Land‐Grant Mission
• Access to high quality education.
• Applying research to the needs of Kansas, the nation, and the world.
• Extending knowledge to strengthen Kansas’ economy and citizens’ quality of life.
OUR 2025 GOALS
1. Provide students and citizens
with knowledge and education
2. Contribute integrated solutions for the grand challenges
3. Enhance the quality of life of people and their communities
4. Build our human capacity and infrastructure
Goal 1
Lead and advance our state by providing and empowering Kansas residents with the knowledge, education and facilitation needed to address the Grand Challenges and enhance the quality of life and livelihood of people and their communities.
Goal 2
Build our human capacity and infrastructure to readily address the Grand Challenges and accomplish our vision and goals.
Stakeholder Expectations
• Focused and specialized programs
• Connect with broader range of KSU’s and
the Land-Grant system’s expertise
• Increase responsiveness – agile, current
• Enhanced accountability
• Adopt emerging technologies
• Expand network of people engaged
• Being a TRUSTED Source!
And, what does this mean for K‐State Research and Extension throughout our state network?
By 2025…
Local units will have assessed local Grand Challenge needs and developed, implemented, and reported against action plans that address those needs.
By 2025…
All local units will effectively communicate the public value of their programs.
By 2025…
Local units will have developed a culture that embraces interdisciplinary, internal, and external collaboration.
By 2025…
The characteristics of local unit Boards, personnel, Program Development Committees, volunteers, and their program audiences will more closely reflect the characteristics of the communities they serve.
By 2025…
Local units will be aligned in districts or in such a manner as to encourage agent specialization.
By 2025…
Local unit personnel will have developed the content specific and core competency expertise needed to develop an area of expertise and are primarily engaged in that area. Will we be Indispensable?
• The best possible outcome will happen as all parts of our K‐State Research and Extension system are working together towards shared goals and outcomes that benefit Kansans!
• Teamwork, partnering and working as a system is next on our agenda.
• Consistent communication/marketing will be our focus this afternoon.
“Why” K‐State Research and Extension?
• K‐State Research and Extension provides practical education you can trust – to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. • Our focus is on solving grand challenges in our state around water, health, feeding the world, vitalizing our communities, and growing tomorrow’s leaders. • We are Kansas State University in your local community. • We have numerous opportunities for you to be involved in making serious progress on each of these grand challenges. Will you join us?