Southwest
Region
 |
 |
|
eNews weekly for free Southwest Region News Service uses local MU Extension faculty to inform the public of timely programs and issues. News Media Subscribe HERE
Programs available from David Burton
Index of Local Extension Videos
Southwest Missouri PRO Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Introduction Materials for David Burton
Thanks to the Greene County Commission, executive body of government in Greene County, for its annual support of extension. |
Click on the county you are interested in to access their 2007 plan of work.
Barry * Barton * Cedar * Christian Dade * Dallas * Greene * Hickory Jasper * Lawrence * McDonald * Newton Polk * Stone * Taney * Webster
MU Extension Takes Pulse of Local, State Needs; Responds With Revamped Programming While University of Missouri Extension is a statewide entity that draws on nationwide resources, its chief focus is to develop programs that address local needs said Rick Mammen, director of MU Extension in southwest Missouri. “MU Extension is a unique federal, state and local partnership, and is a direct link for our citizens to the research expertise of the University of Missouri,” Mammen said.
MU Extension recently completed a year-long assessment of local and state needs, which has resulted in a “plan of work” that will guide program development and delivery in the coming years.
“Locally, the plan of work development process identified a number of issues that citizens will be looking to MU for programming, support and expertise,” said Mammen.
Statewide, the plan of work process included community town-hall meetings at 16 sites; diversity issue discussions at 12 sites; meetings with 1,133 local extension council members; a random telephone survey with 1,000 respondents; and a Web survey with approximately 7,000 respondents. In addition, extension faculty and staff gathered input from Missouri state agencies, federal agencies, associations and funding partners. This input also went into priorities for the plan of work.
MU Extension is moving to an ongoing, cyclical process in which statewide and county plans will be reviewed annually. In spring 2007, councils will be asked to review progress to date and suggest revisions for program thrusts for the following year.
Missourians with suggestions or other input on MU Extension programs can give that input several ways Mammen said. Comments can be delivered to the local extension office, or to a member of the county council. Comments also can be made electronically by browsing to the MU Extension Web site at http://muextension.missouri.edu and selecting the “Contact Us” button on that site. ###
FOR
INFORMATION
|
|
|
||||
|
|
David L. Burton, BurtonD@missouri.edu |
|
||
