Getting Connected With FCS Connect!

Abstract

Successful Extension programming relies on strong relationships between campus-based Extension faculty/specialists and the field-based Extension agents they support (Shaklee et al., 2014). Strong connections facilitate bi-directional communication, enabling specialists to understand the needs of agents and their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent county and university office closures could have stymied these campus–county connections. Instead, it cleared a path to virtually strengthen relationships between Extension countybased and university-based staff through FCS Connect!