Cooperative Extension in the 21st Century

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Cooperative Extensionin the 21st Century
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Front Door to the University
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Front Door to the University

• Local presence in
• 85 Nebraska communities
• Local access

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Research and Extension Centers
Research Extension Centers
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Learning Centers
Research Extension Centers
Learning Centers
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Where We are Located
Extension Offices
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Front Door to the University
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Cooperative Extensionin the 21st Century

• Extension mission is responsive
• Methodology and approach changes
• Volunteers important to delivery system
• Three-way partnership

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Cooperative Extension Partnership

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• County Government
• U.S. Department of Agriculture

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External Factors CauseOrganizational Changes

• Societal changes
• Shrinking public resources
• Communications technologies

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Multi-County Administrative Units
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Extension Programming Units
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How We Have Changed

• Multi-county delivery
• Extension Educator affiliates
• Issue focused programs
• Increased partnerships with grant funding
• Expanded electronic access

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Electronically ServingNebraska (ESN)
ESN Backbone
Research Extension Centers
Network Hubs
Learning Centers
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How We Have Changed

• Multi-county delivery
• Extension Educator Affiliation
• Issue focused programs
• Increased partnerships with grant funding
• Expanded electronic access

• Extended education
• Student recruitment

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Cooperative Extension Funding
FY 1998-1999
FY 1989-1990
County Funding
State Funding
Federal Funding
Grants/Contracts/Fees
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Cooperative ExtensionPrograms
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Some Example Programs

• Navigating the Net
• Character Counts

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Some Example Programs

• Navigating the Net
• Character Counts

• Crop Diagnostic training for agribusiness

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Curriculum-Based Delivery
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Some Example Programs

• Navigating the Net
• Character Counts
• Crop Diagnostic training for agribusiness

• Keeping Families First
• Nutrition Education
• Decisions Now - Building Your Future

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Cooperative Extensionin the 21st Century

• Building on strengths

• access to clientele
• responsive to clientele needs
• relevant programs that are high quality
• maintain close relationships with research

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Future Opportunities

• Expand the use of Cooperative Extension network
  to support distance education
• IANR
• UNL
• University of Nebraska System

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Cooperative Extensionin the 21st Century

• Front door to the University
• Extended Education
• Partnerships
• Electronic access
• Target agribusiness/agricultural consultants
• Focus on systems approaches, environmental, risk
  management and policy issues
• Youth, family and community development

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Panhandle Study

• Panhandle Review proposed regional office model
• Panhandle has 11 counties with 10 extension
  offices
• Plan to initiate a study of office structure

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Panhandle District
Extension Programming Units
County Extension Offices
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Panhandle Study

• Consultant will interview
• Stakeholders
• Elected officials
• Extension faculty and staff

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Anticipating the Future

• Focus on the 3 Rs

• Relevant

• Responsive

• Respected

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Cooperative Extensionin the 21st Century