Dr. Tom Dobbins
Director of Clemson Cooperative Extension, Clemson University
2022 SC Joint Extension Conference | December 5-7, 2022
Clemson and SC State universities are proud to present the 2022 South Carolina Joint Extension Conference! Join us in Clemson, SC December 5-7 as we celebrate our land-grant partnership and strengthen our Extension bond through coordination, collaboration, and cultivation.
The conference offers three days of top-notch speakers, informative breakout sessions, plenty of time to network with Extension professionals from across South Carolina and a few special guests.
Want to get more involved? Consider assisting at registration, serving as a facilitator, displaying a poster or presenting a lightning talk. These opportunities will be available during registration. Learn about requirements.
The conference will be held at the Madren Conference Center, 240 Madren Center Drive, Clemson, SC 29634.
All Extension staff are expected to attend the conference. County Extension offices will be closed for these three days.
Strengthening the Extension Bond Through Coordination, Collaboration, and Cultivation
Meet our Directors
Dr. Edoe Agbodjan
Associate Extension Administrator of 1890 Program, SC State University
Location: Clemson, SC
The Madren Conference Center
The 2022 SC Joint Extension Conference is being held at the beautiful Madren Conference Center, located on the Clemson University campus. When you're not attending top-notch sessions or networking with Cooperative Extension associates from across the state, step outside to enjoy the lakeside setting, beautiful gardens and spectacular sunsets.
Guest Appearances
Good Morning Extension
Featuring Ben, Guinn, and Sydney
Mr. Houdini
Magician
Spike
The Tiger
Extension Professional’s Creed
I believe in people and their hopes, their aspirations, and their faith; in their right to make their own plans and arrive at their own decisions; in their ability and power to enlarge their lives and plan for the happiness of those they love.
I believe that education, of which Extension is an essential part, is basic in stimulating individual initiative, self-determination, and leadership; that these are the keys to democracy and that people when given facts they understand, will act not only in their self-interest, but also in the interest of society.
I believe that education is a lifelong process, and the greatest university is the home; that my success as a teacher is proportional to those qualities of mind and spirit that give me welcome entrance to the homes of the families I serve.
I believe in intellectual freedom to search for and present the truth without bias and with courteous tolerance toward the views of others.
I believe that Extension is a link between the people and the ever-changing discoveries in the laboratories.
I believe in the public institutions of which I am a part.
I believe in my own work and in the opportunity, I must make my life useful to humanity.
Because I believe these things, I am an Extension professional.
