EL PASO, TX (October 14 – 17, 2013)—Leadership in Action was the title of Cohort II’s sixth meeting. The three day program included a session on leadership through conflict and change with guest speaker, Dr. Merna Jacobsen and a panel presentation on Leadership Philosophies – Leadership in Action by the Executive team. Dr. Ari Michelsen, Resident Director, Texas A&M AgriLife and Extension Center, El Paso, gave a tour of the Center and a presentation on water resources in the tri-state region. A daytrip to Las Cruces, New Mexico to visit and tour with the Cooperative Extension Service at New Mexico State University, included field trips focusing on pecan research, chile processing and viticulture. An evening session gave Cohort II an opportunity to present the latest draft of their Capstone project. The final day finished up with a book review on The Omnivore’s Dilemma, an advocacy presentation on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the final shadowing assignment report for the Cohort.

• Session Agenda
• AALP-Cohort-II-Advocacy-Presentation-10-2012-COALS (1)
• Advocacy Presentation: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Corliss Outley and Jason Sawyer)
• Capstone, Cohort II: Providing Enduring Solutions for a Better Tomorrow