Extension Plan
Our Impact: Extension Goal
Inspire, empower others, and provide leadership to improve the profitability, quality of life, and societal well-being for people in Alabama through science-based extension programs.
SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES WITH CORRESPONDING TACTICS
1. Develop innovative needs-based extension programming
- Develop integrated theme-based extension programming, which will lead to increased team networking (e.g. water, food safety, climate, economics)
- Educate community and commodity leaders to strengthen statewide agriculture and natural resource related constituencies
- Identify, create and support continuing education certificate programs that harness faculty expertise
2. Use targeted, innovative delivery methods tailored to reach meet specific audience and address their unique circumstances
- Engage inter- and intra-generational audiences
- Utilize culturally new and familiar techniques to strengthen communication and learning experiences
- Introduce historically traditional audiences to technologies that will allow them to move forward in today’s information environment.
3. Create a culture of integrated research-based Extension programming
- Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, training and problem-solving opportunities
- Provide platforms that compare multiple solutions and alternatives to constituent needs
4. Raise public awareness of and access to Extension programs, resources, career opportunities and societal impacts
- Initiate and develop collaborations to support community led activities that reach audiences not previously served by extension
- Provide opportunities for students to participate and interact in extension programming and activities and develop them as future extension advocates
- Engage non-extension faculty in extension programming and activities to meet needs of stakeholders
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Overview
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Departments
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Directory
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Leadership
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Strategic Plan & Reports
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Annual Report
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Undergraduate Education Plan
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Research & Graduate Education Plan
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Extension Plan
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Diversity & Inclusion
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Global Programs Plan
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