Valuing Cooperative Extension in Urban Areas

Maurice W. Dorsey, Ph.D.National Program Leader for Public Policy, Division of Family and Consumer Sciences,

National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA

Background

• Baltimore City Public Schools, 3 years

• University of the District of Columbia, UDC, 22 years

• USDA, IPA, Urban Programs, 18 months

• USDA, National Program Leader for Public Policy, 13 years

• NIFA Diversity Officer

Hatch, Smith-Lever, Federal Administration, Special, and Extension Grants

• Urban Horticulture, WI• Comparative Indicators for Urban and Rural

Development, Environmental Planning and Public Policy formulation

• University of the District of Columbia

State Extension Programs

• Western Region, Started Urban Discussion• Eastern Region, University of the District of

Columbia• North Central Region, Current Leaders of

National Leadership• Southern Region

Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU),Extension Committee On Organization and

Policy, (ECOP)

• National Urban Task Force, organized• Urban Extension: A National Agenda, published• National Urban Conferences, San Diego, Atlanta,

Denver, Pittsburgh• USDA Urban State Contact List• Bi Annual National Conferences (North Central)

Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, Commission on Urban Initiatives

• The Education Pipeline/Urban Educator, Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, The State University of New York System, Presidential Chair; Beverly Warren and Larry Johnson, Co-Chairs

• Strengthening Communities, Luis Proenza, President, University of Akron, Wim Wiewel, President, Portland State University, Co-Chairs

• Urban Health, M. Roy Wilson, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Colorado Denver, Betty Drees, Dean and Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri

Land Grant Urban Serving University Members

• Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis• North Carolina State university• The Ohio State University• Tennessee State University, 1890• University of Colorado, Denver• University of Illinois, Chicago• University of Massachusetts, Boston• University of Minnesota• University of Missouri

Urban Cooperative Extension Programs

• University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs www.cura@umn.edu

• Iowa State University, University Extension, Urban Initiative

• Alabama Cooperative Extension System Urban Affairs and New Non-Traditional Programs

Resources and Events• Brookings Institution• Urban Institute• National Urban Conference• National Extension and Research

Administrative Officers’ Conference• APLU Commission on Urban Initiatives

Summer Meeting• APLU Annual Meeting

Urban County Directors• Hank Allen, MI• Morris Brown, M• Dino De Ciantis, PA• Stan Farlin, AZ• Chester Fehlis, TX• George Hadley, GA• Gwendolyn Jackson, MD• Cheryl Lloyd, NC• Bonnie McGee, TX

• James Oliver, IL• James Reeves, TN• George Rendell, CA• Juana Royster, WA• Preston Sides, TX• Paul Sunderland, OR• Jose Vasquez, WI• Mary Jane Willis, NJ• Tedi Winnett, WI• Barbara Martin-Worley, CO

Thank You!

Division of Family and Consumer Sciences Program Support:

Dr. Ahlishia Shipley, Program Specialist Cameron Briggs, Program Assistant