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The Extension System: A Vision for the 21 st Century Funded by the Kellogg Commission

The Extension System: A Vision for the 21 st Century Funded by the Kellogg Commission. A Time of Urgency. The Kellogg Commission’s Report. A Time of Urgency. Universities are out-of-touch and out-of- date Universities are losing public support. A Time of Opportunity. A changing world

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The Extension System: A Vision for the 21 st Century Funded by the Kellogg Commission

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  1. The Extension System:A Vision for the 21st Century Funded by theKellogg Commission

  2. A Time of Urgency The Kellogg Commission’s Report

  3. A Time of Urgency • Universities are out-of-touch and out-of- date • Universities are losing public support

  4. A Time of Opportunity • A changing world • A changing Extension

  5. Charge to the 21stCentury Extension Committee Respond to the Kellogg Commission’s Report: Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged University

  6. Engagement Is… A two-way partnership defined by mutual respect

  7. 21st Century Extension Committee Goals • Serve as a resource… strategic planning… engagement • Speak to university leaders and their partners

  8. The 21st Century Extension Committee • 10 Extension Directors and Administrators • 10 Partners from the University System

  9. Challenges for Extension

  10. Challenges for Extension • New Faces of America

  11. Challenges for Extension • New Faces of America • Globalization

  12. Challenges for Extension • New Faces of America • Globalization • Community Vitality

  13. Challenges for Extension • New Faces of America • Globalization • Community Vitality • Communities of Interest, Communities of Place

  14. Challenges for Extension • New Faces of America • Globalization • Community Vitality • Communities of Interest, Communities of Place • Information Technology

  15. Challenges for Extension • New Faces of America • Globalization • Community Vitality • Communities of Interest, Communities of Place • Information Technology • Uncertain Future

  16. Growing and Thriving in a Changing Environment • “Want to receive funding for programs in rural areas?…Convince urban legislators that Extension is a valid tax dollar investment… • “You must have good urban extension programs IF you want to continue to have rural Extension programs.” – The Honorable Pete Laney, Speaker, Texas House of Representatives

  17. Questions for Change • Where is Extension today? • Where does Extension go from here?

  18. Charting The CourseWith the Seven-Part Test of Engagement • Responsiveness • Respect for Partners • Academic Neutrality • Accessibility • Integration • Coordination • Resource Partnership

  19. Changing Program Directions • Involve new partners

  20. Changing Program Directions • Involve new partners • Be consistent to the vision

  21. Changing Program Directions • Involve new partners • Be consistent to the vision • Keep leadership strong

  22. Changing Program Directions • Involve new partners • Be consistent to the vision • Keep leadership strong • Build an organization that values shared leadership

  23. Strengthen Extension Leadership • Encourage leadership to facilitate engagement

  24. Strengthen Extension Leadership • Encourage leadership to facilitate engagement • Ensure that leadership influences important university decision-makers

  25. Strengthen Extension Leadership • Encourage leadership to facilitate engagement • Ensure that leadership influences important university decision-makers • Retain and train the best

  26. Strengthen Extension Leadership • Encourage leadership to facilitate engagement • Ensure that leadership influences important university decision-makers • Retain and train the best • Promote leadership development

  27. Enhance Partnerships • Engage in open, expanded, flexible partnerships to share resources

  28. Enhance Partnerships • Engage in open, expanded, flexible partnerships to share resources • Establish multi-state and multi-institutional efforts

  29. Enhance Partnerships • Engage in open, expanded, flexible partnerships to share resources • Establish multi-state and multi-institutional efforts • Participate in partnerships with continuing education and other university outreach

  30. Boost Funding Sources • Advocate for university-wide funding strategies

  31. Boost Funding Sources • Advocate for university-wide funding strategies • Enhance funding streams from foundations and corporations

  32. Boost Funding Sources • Advocate for university-wide funding strategies • Enhance funding streams from foundations and corporations • Implement fee-based structures

  33. Boost Funding Sources • Advocate for university-wide funding strategies • Enhance funding streams from foundations and corporations • Implement fee-based structures • Create budgetary flexibility and agility

  34. Get The Most From Technology • Expand learning choices through technology

  35. Get The Most From Technology • Expand learning choices through technology • Develop alternative technology access for rural communities

  36. Get The Most From Technology • Expand learning choices through technology • Develop alternative technology access for rural communities • Establish and manage learning centers in high-traffic locations

  37. Encourage Scholarship • Define scholarship of engagement

  38. Encourage Scholarship • Define scholarship of engagement • Gain acceptance and implementation for a definition of engagement scholarship

  39. Encourage Scholarship • Define scholarship of engagement • Gain acceptance and implementation for a definition of engagement scholarship • Include expectations of engagement in position descriptions

  40. Recommendations for the Extension System

  41. Recommendations for the Extension System • Partner with a variety of outreach organizations

  42. Recommendations for the Extension System • Partner with a variety of outreach organizations • Dedicate 3 to 5 percent of Smith-Lever funds to establish a national information network

  43. Recommendations for the Extension System • Partner with a variety of outreach organizations • Dedicate 3 to 5 percent of Smith-Lever funds to establish a national information network • Advocate for block grant funding to include education

  44. Recommendations for the Extension System • Encourage CSREES to employ an associate administrator

  45. Recommendations for the Extension System • Encourage CSREES to employ an associate administrator • Develop a rapid communication system

  46. Recommendations for the Extension System • Encourage CSREES to employ an associate administrator • Develop a rapid communication system • Establish an “Academy of Engagement”

  47. Recommendations for the Extension System • Encourage CSREES to employ an associate administrator • Develop a rapid communication system • Establish an “Academy of Engagement” • Provide leadership to NASULGC to strengthen engagement

  48. Are You Prepared to Meet Future Challenges?

  49. Ask Yourself • Have you established strong relationships?

  50. Ask Yourself • Have you established strong relationships? • Have you modified programming to meet changing needs?

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