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Youth Development Capacity Area E-mail List Serves

The following lists are maintained by the Center for 4-H Youth development. These are the preferred lists to use (vs. the HR lists - i.e. the "C5 list") as these lists are maintained by Center staff and may include staff not on the HR lists.

Using 4-H Lists in Outlook
These lists addresses can be made available via Outlook by downloading and saving the following Outlook file onto your computer. Once the file is saved on your computer, open the "4hlists.pst" file in Outlook by clicking on File>Open>Outlook Data File. The 4-H list addresses will then appear in your list of available Contacts.

• 4hlists.pst - click here to download

Subscribtion status and List Archives
To determine your subscription status of these lists, OR to view the archives of any of these lists, you must REGISTER your e-mail address with the U of MN list server. Click here - lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?GETPW1=LMGT1 - to go to the necessary screen and enter your information (as pictured below):

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!!
Some county based staff will need to use their county e-mail address (i.e. firstname.lastname@co.county.mn.us). Which address is used will depend upon how the e-mail is set up in the county - for more information, please contact Todd Mehrkens at toddmehr@umn.edu or 800-444-4238.

The above action will then prompt the list server to send you an e-mail message that includes instructions about finalizing the process.

Once your password is registered, you can log on to the list server at lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?REPORT&z=3 and as you scroll down you'll see which lists you are subscribed to, your subscription status, access the archives, etc.

Joining, leaving or troubleshooting list subscriptions
Membership on these lists is maintained by Center staff - for more information or for help in resolving problems, please contact Kim Thompson - thomp037@umn.edu or Todd Mehrkens at toddmehr@umn.edu.

Clovernet
This discussion-type list is for all 4-H staff and provides a vehicle for email discussions. Any subscriber is welcome and encouraged to send messages and reply to messages on the list, provided that the messages are applicable to 4-H staff.
To send a Clovernet message, send mail to: clovernet@lists.umn.edu
To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/clovernet.html

Youth Development Weekly (YD Weekly)
This newsletter list receives weekly newsletters from the staff at the Center for 4-H Youth Development. It contains announcements and other information related to 4-H work in Minnesota. Messages cannot be sent directly to the YD Weekly list - information for YD Weekly should be send to Kim Thompson at thomp037@umn.edu
To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/yd-weekly.html

Staff Lists
The following lists are maintained by Center Staff (4-H staff are automatically subscribed) for the purposes of sending out information and announcements.

• 4hydeducators - 4H Youth Development Regional Extension Educators (also includes APL's and Center staff with 4-H responsibilities)
  To send a message, send mail to: 4hyd-educators@lists.umn.edu
  To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/4hyd-educators.html

• 4hprogcoor-dir - 4H Program Coordinators and Directors
  To send a message, send mail to: 4hprogcoor@lists.umn.edu
  To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/4hprogcoor.html

• 4hregionalss - 4H Regional Center Support Staff
  To send a message, send mail to: 4hregionalss@lists.umn.edu
  To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/4hregionalss.html

• 4hcountyss - 4H County Support Staff
  To send a message, send mail to: 4hcountyss@lists.umn.edu
  To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/4hcountyss.html

  • mn4hallstaff - A combined list of all MN 4-H staff -
    To send a message, send mail to: mn4hallstaff@lists.umn.edu
    To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/mn4hallstaff.html
    NOTE: There are no subscription options for this list - message sent to this "superlist" are actually sent to subscribers of the above 4 lists.

• Cyd-educators - Youth Development Capacity Area-Educators
  To send a message, send mail to: cyd-educators@lists.umn.edu
  To access the archives, click here: lists.umn.edu/archives/cyd-educators.html

Other E-mail Lists

• Extension Weekly
  This newsletter list receives weekly messages from Extension Administration and contains information relative to state-wide Extension programming and administration, including a weekly message from Extension's Dean and Director. All Extension staff should automatically receive Extension Weekly shortly after being hired. If not, contact the Extension Help Line at (612)624-6700.

  To view archived Extension Weekly messages, go to:
  https://myextension.umn.edu/dean/Extension_Weekly.html

• MAE4-HE List Serve
  The Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Educators (MAE4-HE) offers this list serve as a way of tapping into the collective wisdom and experience of the organization. Questions on a variety of topics are addressed and state-wide responses are distributed. MAE4-HE is a membership-based organization and the list serve is one of the many membership benefits. To find out about MAE4-HE, contact a 4-H Regional Extension Educator in your district.