Frank Cox
coxf@msu.edu
Telephone: 231-724-4738
MSU Extension
Career and Mentoring Educator
4-H Capacity Building
4-H Career Exploration/Work Force Preparation
Muskegon County Extension Office 209 E. Apple Ave.Muskegon, MI 49442
Tags: diversity equity and inclusion committee, msu extension, muskegon
Authored Articles
- Use International 4-H exchanges to prepare for the global economy, July 26, 2019
- Foreign languages and career opportunities, May 31, 2019
- Learning about counseling services on college visits, May 30, 2019
- Mentors as resources for career development, May 3, 2019
- Explore financial options for post-secondary education, March 1, 2019
- Volunteering provides youth with valuable career exploration experience, January 28, 2019
- 4-H Tech Wizards thank mentors during National Mentoring Month, January 18, 2019
- Hard and soft skills for career preparation, December 1, 2018
- Career assessments and planning for post-secondary education through Michigan 4-H, November 30, 2018
- Consider a graduate certificate, October 31, 2018
- Sign language as a career, October 30, 2018
- Developing character for career preparation, October 29, 2018
- An undergraduate certificate option, September 26, 2018
- Basic tips for filling out good scholarship applications, August 30, 2018
- Science writing in 4-H: From project participation to a career, August 30, 2018
- Plan for post-baccalaureate certification, July 5, 2018
- Michigan 4-H events for 4-H SPIN club members, June 29, 2018
- Journal your camp experience, June 8, 2018
- Preparing youth to be money smart after graduation, March 21, 2018
- Add to your experience in a pre-college program, January 5, 2018
- Youth supporting camp in their future, December 29, 2017
- Presentations and connections after pre-college programs, December 29, 2017
- Write a thank-you note after camp, December 22, 2017
- Journal the pre-college program experience, December 4, 2017
- Recruiting youth for camp, November 22, 2017
- Youth leaders coordinating activities at camp, November 14, 2017
- Networking at pre-college programs, November 14, 2017
- From camp to a pre-college program, October 19, 2017
- From a pre-college program to job shadowing, October 13, 2017
- Career preparation after summer camp, September 21, 2017
- 4-H and service learning after a pre-college program, September 14, 2017
- 4-H and service learning after camp, September 7, 2017
- Parks and recreation for fun and careers, August 23, 2017
- Poultry science and 4-H: From a project to a career, June 28, 2017
- Common interests to recruit volunteers, June 21, 2017
- Interests and skills for community partnerships, June 7, 2017
- Using portfolios for scholarships, June 1, 2017
- Graduate fellowships: An option for funding graduate school, April 11, 2017
- Utilize the skills of peer mentors for programming, March 30, 2017
- Graduate assistantships: An option for funding graduate school, March 17, 2017
- Recruiting judges to serve as volunteers, March 14, 2017
- Running into your future, December 22, 2016
- Service projects and recruiting volunteers, December 22, 2016
- Golf: Building skills beyond the game, December 13, 2016
- Making college and career connections for youth involved in community gardening, December 9, 2016
- Cost of living for youth, November 16, 2016
- Invest in study abroad for your future, November 11, 2016
- Mentors: Share your story about school, November 1, 2016
- Awards ceremonies: A showcase for recruitment, October 20, 2016
- Mentors can share a story about college or trade school, September 29, 2016
- Mentors: Your career story matters to mentees, September 27, 2016
- Consider volunteering in 4-H during college, September 12, 2016
- Swim into a career, September 9, 2016
- Fishing and environmental education college and career preparation, August 8, 2016
- 4-H volunteers emphasizing postsecondary education in 4-H clubs, July 27, 2016
- Understanding remedial classes in college, June 27, 2016
- Academic struggles and applying for college, June 2, 2016
- 4-H volunteers and members can share stories for volunteer recruitment, May 24, 2016
- Consider 4-H participation in a gap year, May 19, 2016
- Preparing 4-H members to become future volunteer leaders, March 14, 2016
- Using former 4-H members as resource leaders, March 3, 2016
- Entrepreneurship as a college student, February 15, 2016
- Match schools for the college application process, January 27, 2016
- Apply to safety schools as a part of your college application process, December 23, 2015
- Options for attending a college that may be a reach school, December 22, 2015
- Options for late registration for college, December 21, 2015
- Preparing for a career in climatology, December 17, 2015
- I’ve been accepted to more than one college – how can I make a decision?, December 17, 2015
- Preparing for a career in meteorology, December 10, 2015
- There are colors for interviewing?, December 9, 2015
- Writing grants: The skill and the career, December 7, 2015
- Career exploration in entrepreneurship for mentors, October 26, 2015
- Landscape architecture as a career option, October 19, 2015
- Working during college: Tips to prepare for your future career, September 15, 2015
- Money management resources and mentoring, August 19, 2015
- Training and certification in high school can provide options for careers and college, August 5, 2015
- Careers in construction and heavy machinery, July 28, 2015
- Driving your way to a career, postsecondary education or both?, June 24, 2015
- Exercising your way to a career, June 11, 2015
- Exploring sports turf management as a career, June 5, 2015
- Preparing for an athletic training career in high school, May 26, 2015
- Preparing for an athletic scouting career in high school, April 8, 2015
- 4-H and preparation for professional development?, March 24, 2015
- Documentaries, films and videos in 4-H: From the project, to college, to a career, March 13, 2015
- Record-keeping and journaling as part of the scholarship process, February 23, 2015
- Courtesy, connection, and continuing in the scholarship process, February 19, 2015
- Students with disabilities and college visits, January 27, 2015
- Club sports, intramural sports and college visits, December 22, 2014
- Physical fitness and college visits, December 19, 2014
- Student organizations and college visits, December 18, 2014
- Learning about health services on college visits, December 12, 2014
- Learning about academic support on college visits, November 19, 2014
- Investigating study abroad centers at colleges and universities, November 14, 2014
- Investigating career centers at colleges and universities, October 27, 2014
- Investigating service learning centers for college, October 15, 2014
- Integrating and promoting character education from the 4-H ambassadors, October 2, 2014
- 4-H ambassadors can build communication skills for career preparation, September 2, 2014
- A tool for job preparation as a 4-H ambassador, August 27, 2014
- 4-H ambassadors and job preparation, August 21, 2014
- Photography as a trade and career, July 23, 2014
- Statistics as a career, July 11, 2014
- Preparing for an athletic coaching career in high school, July 3, 2014
- Summer activities for youth: college visits and pre-college programs, June 20, 2014
- Planning for the college waiting list, June 13, 2014
- Fundraising for a scholarship as a community service project, May 29, 2014
- Using community service to prepare for college, May 19, 2014
- Event planning: The career and the training, March 26, 2014
- Basic tips for starting a scholarship, March 12, 2014
- Fundraising: The career and the training, March 10, 2014
- Cooking and 4-H: from a project to a career, February 27, 2014
- 4-H and visual arts: Illustrating and designing a career, January 24, 2014
- Music and 4-H: From a project to a career, December 23, 2013
- A career in entrepreneurship from 4-H participation and college, December 20, 2013
- Performing toward a career through 4-H, December 18, 2013
- Leadership in 4-H can jumpstart a career in accounting and other related fields, December 13, 2013
- Communicating to a career through 4-H, November 25, 2013
- Environmental science and 4-H: From a project to a career, November 7, 2013
- Plant science and 4-H: Growing a career, October 28, 2013
- Animal science and 4-H: From a project to a career, October 11, 2013
- Family and consumer sciences and 4-H: From projects to a career, October 2, 2013
- Technical writing in 4-H: From a project to a career, August 23, 2013
- Using selectivity for college preparation, August 16, 2013
- Get your résumé off to a good start, August 7, 2013
- Listing and submitting references for jobs, July 29, 2013
- Career planning from a résumé – gaining references, July 19, 2013
- Career planning from a résumé – Tracking your skills, July 11, 2013
- Career planning from a resume – participate in activities, July 3, 2013
- Career planning from a resume – volunteer experience, May 24, 2013
- Career planning from a résumé – building a work history, May 15, 2013
- Career planning from a résumé – the educational experience, May 5, 2013
- Career planning from a résumé: Starting with the objective, April 18, 2013
- Scholarship application process fosters career preparation, April 2, 2013
- Community service for scholarships, February 16, 2013
- Strong recommendations for scholarship applications, January 31, 2013
- Basic tips for writing good scholarship essays, December 31, 2012
- Providing follow-up and support for scholarship recipients, December 27, 2012
- Baby sign language: A helpful communication tool, December 14, 2012
- Sign language is a beneficial life skill, December 12, 2012
- Can communication be both a soft and hard skill?, October 31, 2012
- Hard and soft skills for career preparation: Participation and documentation, October 10, 2012
- Youth benefit from attending National 4-H Congress, June 13, 2012
- Mentor-mentee teams positively impact communities and result in personal growth, April 26, 2012