Frank Cox
MSU Extension
4-H Capacity Building
Muskegon County Extension Office
4-H Career Exploration/Work Force Preparation
Telephone: 231-724-4738
Coverage Area
Allegan County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Benzie County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Grand Traverse County, Kalkaska County, Kent County, Lake County, Leelanau County, Manistee County, Mason County, Montcalm County, Montmorency County, Muskegon County, Newaygo County, Oceana County, Otsego County, Ottawa County, Presque Isle County
Authored Articles
- Pathology as a career option, June 17, 2020
- Epidemiology as a career option, June 2, 2020
- Journaling about your internship experiences, December 26, 2019
- Working well with other generations can serve as a win in the workplace, December 20, 2019
- 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
- Science writing in 4-H: From project participation to a career, August 30, 2018
- Basic tips for filling out good scholarship applications, 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
- Presentations and connections after pre-college programs, December 29, 2017
- Youth supporting camp in their future, 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
- Networking at pre-college programs, November 14, 2017
- Youth leaders coordinating activities at camp, 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
- Service projects and recruiting volunteers, December 22, 2016
- Running into your future, 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